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When I was young and ignorant, I was like everyone else who is young and ignorant. I thought I knew everything. So because I thought I could just sell my own shows and produce them without knowing how things worked I was developing characters on the side constantly.
In the meantime, while nursing my dreams of grandeur I amassed lots of experience in every department in various animation studios.
I inbetweened and animated on commercials, did storyboards for Filmation, layouts for everyone in town, wrote shorts and movies for Ralph Bakshi and designed characters for different studios. I devised a new layout system while working on the New Jetsons, as a way to get more acting and life into the Hanna Barbera factory system.
I designed character models on crummy shows, then got into the development department at TMS and Hanna Barbera where I would see how the ideas we thought were good would come out on screen later:Not only that, but I was inspired by all the classic cartoons and studied them frame by frame, copied them, analyzed them and read everything I could about how the cartoons were made.
Before I ever got to make one of my own series, I learned how each department worked (or didn't work) and how they all fit into the overall production. Plus I met and worked with many talented artists and learned what people's special talents were.
Know How Animation Production Systems Work - good and bad
I had worked on bad cartoons for years in a bad production system, but studied the good old cartoons and mingled with the classic cartoonists and learned as much as I could how they made their cartoons the right way.
TV production systems were creatively inefficient in the 1980s (as they have become again in the 2000s).
They were designed to undo anything creative that might have accidentally appeared in any of the assembly line departments.
It was built to evolve and improve. Watching cartoons from the 1930s and 1940s, you can see them get progressively more sophisticated and funny almost month by month.
On the other hand, Cartoons from the 60s to the late 80s stagnated or got worse with time - not only because of conservatism at the top, but because of the way the production system was set up. You could have had an army of super talented cartoonists on staff (as Filmation did for a short period in the early 80s) and still not produce anything that reflected the talent or individuality of the contributors.
I'll go into this more in its own post.
A studio and a shorts program needs more than just talent in order to succeed and produce stars. Both star characters and star talent. They need to give the talent an environment where they can thrive and get experience and have some room to experiment.
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Since NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon launched in 2009, Elvis Costello has been a frequent guest. There, Costello got to work with the show's in-house band, The Roots, and he struck up a professional relationship with the its leader, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson.
That became a friendship — and that friendship eventually blossomed into a collaboration. But as ?uestlove tells it, the story behind Wise Up Ghost, a new album on which The Roots play backing band to Costello, is a little more sinister.
"Me and Steve Mandel did everything but plot a kidnapping and torture this record out of him," ?uestlove says, noting that he and Mandel — the band's recording engineer — had coveted working with Costello for years, but needed a way to catch his ear.
"When I did my initial interview with Lorne Michaels and Jimmy Fallon, and they were giving me scenarios of how this could be a good look for The Roots to take this late-night gig, one of the examples was, 'And Thursday nights, someone like Elvis Costello could come sit in.' So when I quoted that to Steve, the light bulb went off: 'Bing!'" ?uestlove says. "Once we got him on the radar, we had to reprogram ourselves to not geek out. ... We maintained our composure three times in a row, and then after the third appearance it was like, "OK. We got him."
Costello and ?uestlove both recently joined NPR's Arun Rath to discuss making Wise Up Ghost off the cuff — without even alerting a record label first — and the possibilities that emerge when songs are written in rehearsal. Hear more of their conversation at the audio link.
Now, if I'm allowed to make the call, check out the coolest musical partnership of the year.
RATH: Musician Elvis Costello has been a frequent guest on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." There, Costello got to work with "Late Night's" in-house band, The Roots. And he struck up a working relationship with the band's leader, Ahmir Thompson, also known as ?uestlove. That became a friendship; and that friendship, a collaboration. Elvis Costello and The Roots have just released a new album. It's called "Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs."
ELVIS COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) I can tell the time by the color of my skin, and I know my neighbor 'cause he's the one...
RATH: Now, the way I tell the story about the collaboration is the nice version. The way ?uestlove tells it is a bit more sinister.
AHMIR THOMPSON: Me and Steve Mandel did everything but plot a kidnapping, and tortured this record out of him.
RATH: Steve Mandel is The Roots' recording engineer.
?UESTLOVE: He declared to me that Elvis Costello is the greatest living artist ever. So when I did my initial interview with Lorne Michaels and Jimmy Fallon, and they were giving me scenarios of how this could be a good look for The Roots to take this late-night gig, one of the examples was, quote, "And Thursday nights, you know, like, someone like Elvis Costello can come in and sit in." So when I quoted that to Steve, then the light bulb - bing! - went off. And he's like, dude, we can get to Elvis this way.
And then once we got him on the radar, we had to reprogram ourselves to not geek out - you know, I have Japanese imports of "Imperial Bedroom" and da-da-da-da - you know, like, none of that stuff; like, nothing. And we maintained our composure three times in a row. And then after the third appearance, then it was like, OK, we got him. Let's get him.
RATH: So Elvis, when did you become aware of the conspiracy to kidnap you?
ELVIS COSTELLO: I never...
?UESTLOVE: He's just finding out now.
COSTELLO: Yeah. We're - yeah, yeah.
?UESTLOVE: We're just coming out...
COSTELLO: The room is locked, and I can't get out.
?UESTLOVE: Yeah.
COSTELLO: No, but here's the other way around of it. You know, when I first came into the show, I said to Karriem Riggins, who is a friend of Ahmir's, who plays drums with my wife, Diana Krall. Do you think those guys would play with me if I went on the show? I know they back people sometimes. And so we started having a dialogue about what the song would be. And I thought, well, I made this record with a lot of references to '60s R&B, called "Get Happy." And I thought this song, "High Fidelity," maybe it would be a good one. And then they said, yeah, we want to do it in the arrangement from 1979, where it was all slowed down and sounded like "Station to Station," by David Bowie.
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) Some things you never get used to, even though you're feeling like another man...
?UESTLOVE: That should have been warning, right then...
COSTELLO: That should have been a red flag that it was trouble.
?UESTLOVE: Yeah. It was instant red flag that we referred to a one-time-only performance from, like...
COSTELLO: Seventy-nine.
?UESTLOVE: ...a concert, like, 30 years ago. So...
COSTELLO: But, you know, in going in the room right there and playing them together - I mean, the good thing about the way The Roots work day-to-day for the Fallon show is, they're not learning the music two seconds before a performance. They're going in and working on the music for the show, and their music, in an environment where there's no escape from the music. It's a tiny - it's like the tech cupboard in most studios, that's been converted into a workroom.
So I go in there, and there's literally, you know, we're standing shoulder to shoulder in the best possible sense, and learning this song. What I didn't know is that everything is recorded in that room. It's running the whole time. What I now realize was a master plan - or dastardly scheme. There were these...
?UESTLOVE: (Evil chuckle)
COSTELLO: ... little cells of music, which are no less authentic the foundation of a song than me picking up the acoustic guitar and saying, these are the chords, this is how it goes; let's make it - you know?
RATH: Wow. So clearly, you guys were - are in synch musically. But did you have like, a master plan, a mission statement when you came - went into this?
COSTELLO: The way we did it there was, we started playing without any fear, any prior consultation. And we didn't really make any prior plans between ourselves. We just started playing and reacting to what we heard. And if it was good, it stayed on. If it wasn't, it got erased.
COSTELLO: (Singing) Will you walk us uptown and wherever you go, you know we will follow. Will you walk us uptown, and we'll stand in the light...
RATH: This first song in the new album, "Walk Us Uptown," you know, it's got kind of a rhythmic vibe that reminds me of some of your earlier work, Elvis. It's got kind of like - almost like a reggae punch to it. And ?uestlove, did you have that in mind? Were you a fan of those early records?
?UESTLOVE: Absolutely. You know, it's funny because when we started this record, I had initial fear. I really wanted to sort of suppress what I was known for. I didn't want it be that groove heavy. But then, you know, I sort of realized, like, you know, a lot of his earlier work - I mean, half that stuff could have been break beats in hip-hop circles, you know what I mean?
RATH: Right.
?UESTLOVE: Pretty much, I wanted to channel in the spirit of it. I didn't want this to be a footnote in his history. I wanted this to be as an important of a statement as "Trust" was or as "This Year's Model" or, you know, any of his records.
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) Will you hail down that flag and dishonor that vow 'cause we must not change its color now. Could you walk us uptown...
?UESTLOVE: "Walk Us Uptown" wasn't my personal intention for starting off the record. Initially, I wanted to take a super risk, and start the album off with a slow song. It's like one of the last songs that we cut, a song very deep and personal to him, a little too personal.
COSTELLO: It's a song that's called "The Puppet Has Cut His Strings," and it only appears on the...
?UESTLOVE: The deluxe version.
COSTELLO: ...on the deluxe version. And it's not just - if you're going to call it deluxe, it better be that. And "Puppet" was a beautiful piece that Ahmir and Ray Angry conceived. And I sat at home and wrote one draft of the lyrics, and I actually recorded the vocals sitting at my kitchen counter on my computer. And then Ahmir wouldn't let me re-record that vocal because it was...
?UESTLOVE: Hell no.
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: ...very to the point.
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) Why is your face drawn on so glum, old chum?
COSTELLO: That last piece of music just was moving to me. Then I couldn't do anything else but confront this one subject. That occurred to me while I was returning to England for the first time since my father passed. And it was like all of the chaos of the world as we were living through in that moment was, you know, contained also in the chaos of his mind in the last months; something that many people experience, looking at a loved one in the last stages of a dementia-related illness. Before I could stop myself, I'd written the last hours and days - a description, a literal description.
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) Time is meaningless. We carried you on buckled limbs through mournful airs and martyrs' hymns; then one blue and one more yellow pill...
COSTELLO: You try to not to be too selfish when you're working with people for the first time. You're not telling all your stories. So to write a song that was deeply personal seemed like a selfishness to me, in this context. But it came out before I could stop it. And then Ahmir wanted to open the record with it.
?UESTLOVE: But for me, I feel like an artist of your caliber, songs are very therapeutic. And, you know, I kind of expected you to use this open canvas as your playground.
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) The puppet has cut his strings...
RATH: Is there any chance that - I imagine the late-night schedule makes things tough - any chance that you guys would - can tour together?
?UESTLOVE: Elvis is the one that's busy.
?UESTLOVE: Ball in your court, bud. No, you know, the information's not going to leave my head - ever. So, I mean, if ever there's time for us to do anything together, yeah, absolutely. I welcome it.
COSTELLO: You know, it's been a great joy to do it, even though there's so many dark and kind of sometimes, you know, horrifying images in this record. It would be a pleasure.
RATH: Gentlemen, thank you so much. This has been a real pleasure.
?UESTLOVE: Thank you.
COSTELLO: Really, the pleasure's mine.
RATH: That's Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Elvis Costello. Their album together, with The Roots, is called "Wise Up Ghost."
COSTELLO, THE ROOTS: (Singing) She's pulling out the pin that lets her hair fall down...
RATH: And for Sunday, that's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. Thanks for joining us from our new home at NPR West. I'm Arun Rath. Check out our weekly podcast. Search for WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED on iTunes, or on the NPR smartphone app. Click on Programs and scroll down. We're back with more next weekend. Until then, thanks for listening and have a great week. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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Thursday, July 8, 2010
That brain tumor can wait 4-8 weeks, can't it?
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29 comments:
- Mike said...
My father has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. When his shunt failed he went, in a period of 12 weeks, from being able to walk and drive to being aphasic.
The idea of a neurosurgeon assuming a 4-8 week delay before deciding to even treat a patient fills me full of fury.
- July 8, 2010 at 2:03 PM
- The Good Cook said...
Maybe Dr. Doesntrefertome should send his menangitis patient over to this doctor.
- July 8, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- quixote said...
Maybe not quite brain tumor territory, but one of my relatives had a pinched nerve at the elbow. It was so severe, the primary care doctor expected the nerve endings to die from the pinch point down unless she got immediate surgery. Wait time until the neurosurgeon would see her? Twelve weeks.
Dr. I. B. Bizzy is not alone.
(And, yes, she did lose some ability to move her hand and fingers.)
- July 8, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Faith said...
Wow. To be in such high demand must be really gratifying, eh? I go to a dermatologist that has a long wait time for first time patients, and she turned out to be worth it.
But if someone had told me to wait 8 weeks to find out if a neurologist would even consider my case when I was having headaches so bad on a daily basis, I wanted to put a drill to my head? I would've told them to go suck it. I know it was surgery level shit I was dealing with, but still...like you said, Grumpy, I sure hope they have another surgeon as an option to refer to! Wow.
- July 8, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Sue G said...
C'mon this is you right? THAT's why the good Drdoesntrefer doesn't refer to you. (J/K!)
- July 8, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
He's a SURGEON. Not me. I'm just a lowly neurologist.
- July 8, 2010 at 4:58 PM
- KateA said...
I started smelling phantom smoke, then really severe hand tremors. It was to the point of not being able to perform surgery. I called my GP and their office called to set up an appt with a neurologist. My appointment was for 2 months in the future. I called the neurologist office and told them that I had to get in ASAP as this was affecting *my* ability to perform surgery. I had an appointment for the next day.
Once you have the initial appointment set up through your GP, a call to the office might yield a faster appointment. I was very polite about it, just advised that it was an urgent situation.
- July 8, 2010 at 5:29 PM
If that neurosurgeon ever has a fire in his house, I hope he can wait 4-8 weeks for the local Fire Department to evaluate his case and decide whether they can help him. Or burglar/Police Department. And that he has filled out the required forms....
- July 8, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- The Plaid Cow said...
From some of the quack referral paperwork you've gotten, it seems that this would be a form letter you would provide. It sounds like it might cut down on the amount of sheer junk coming through the referral system.
- July 8, 2010 at 5:35 PM
How then do they schedule appts without using a phone. I hope that
his patient is not in dire straights
since there is a LONG wait.
OMG!! It seems like he wants to pick
and choose his cases! He needs to decide if case is worthy of his care
and if it is surgical.
I had a disc repair by my neuro-surg
and about 3 years later some more
problems. When I saw him, case was not
surgical but he had many ideas on how
to deal.
This guy seems like a real douch
- July 8, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Wow, it's a wonder he has any patients at all.
- July 8, 2010 at 7:16 PM
- Chrysalis Angel said...
Hope he never finds himself in his patients' positions.
- July 8, 2010 at 7:24 PM
the logic of having the imaging for the consult is lost in the arrogance.
- July 8, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- a.generic doc said...
4-8 week wait...
a) He's really busy and doesn't want to waste well paid OR time for seeing patients he can't heal with steel.
b) He doesn't want to ruin his statistics by operating on people who are so sick they might die quickly no matter what he does.
c) He's an asshole... er, wait, we already know that since he's a neurosurgeon.
- July 8, 2010 at 9:56 PM
- Cara said...
Wow! How is that even ethical? ..Or should I say legal?
- July 8, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- terri c said...
To The Good Cook, yeah, I was wondering if he does spinal taps in the office... I also wonder if he has to consult oracles or read tea leaves or something, sure seems like it takes him a long time to review stuff. And what if the patient "does not have the time to invest" because the patient's condition will be fatal without surgery? Too bad, so sad I guess!
- July 9, 2010 at 12:40 AM
I agree with a.generic above about the doc not wanting his statistics messed up with people who are going to die anyway, but also I wondered if he was losing his skills and had to take only the cases he could study up for in 4-8 weeks? Kind of like a teacher being a chapter ahead of the class. Maybe he needs to re-read the part on (insert symptoms/problem here) before he can manage the consult? Either way, "danger, Will Robinson!"
- July 9, 2010 at 12:47 AM
I have chronic health problems (anyone who wants to look up Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is welcome!) and am having very very strange massive above the waist sweating and other problems (swallowing, dizzy, sleeping etc) which are deemed to probably be neurological. Back in may my internist sent off a request for a neurologist in the 'big city' near here. I got a letter a month later with a date for November!
However, I can also see why he screens his patients as I was due to see a rheumy before my EDS diagnosis and once I was diagnosed I called the office to see if they wanted me to send some information over and they cancelled my appointment right on the spot. I also had an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon who did not have all my images before hand and walked in the room, saw all the scars (have had 3 knee operations) and said sorry I wont work on you and walked out. I wish he had of told me this over the phone instead of having to wait 4 months to get into see him!
Keep up the good work Dr. Grumpy! I finally have a good team of doctors after years of looking and you remind me that if you just be patient and keep looking you will find the doctor that fits you.
- July 9, 2010 at 12:55 AM
Um, I bet some nurse with an attitude wrote that and it was not fully approved by Dr. I B Bizzy... What doc would let that go out?
- July 9, 2010 at 1:28 AM
As a primary care doc, I'm finding this increasingly common, especially among neurosurgeons and, for some reason, rheumatologists.
What this doc is saying is that he is intellectually incapable of examining and evaluating patients on his own. He can only deal with patients who already have a definitive diagnosis made by the time he sees them. He has reduced himself to the level of a surgical technician.
- July 9, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Pranab Chatterjee said...
You know what I think? Bull-effing-shit!
- July 9, 2010 at 10:22 AM
WTF? How can he possibly be in practice?
Although I am not a neurosurgeon, or even currently certified in CPR, I am pretty sure that things in the brain requiring surgery that can wait 4-8 weeks don't happen often.
- July 9, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Greg said...
OK, I'll defend the guy, maybe, a little bit. The letter specifies that the patient has to get his/her most recent spine VT or CT myelogram, and then says that the surgeon will evaluate whether or not anything surgical can be done.
I'm assuming that this is the letter that the neurosurgeon sends out regarding prospective back pain patients.
I bet that (if he touches tumor patients) he doesn't send them (or their doc) this letter.
Having run the gauntlet recently with a messed up C-3 disc, I'm not surprised by this. I got in to see a spine guy within a week only because I was already a patient for the ortho group - otherwise, it would have likely been 6-8 weeks. I actually talked to the spine doc about it, and he said that they get overwhelmed by people that they can't do anything for, other than recommend PT.
- July 9, 2010 at 11:24 AM
this sort of reminds me of my orthopedic oncology surgeon. When i was diagnosed with Mets in my bones, my oncologist thought i should look into having a part of my hip replaced b/c of the large lesion it contained.
i had to jump thru an amazing amount of hoops in terms of providing information, films etc.
when i arrived for my appointment, said doctor had not looked at any of the documents that had to be received ten days before my appointment. HAD he actually done so, he might have noticed that some of my films were crap - and then I would not have had my consult cut short and a return visit scheduled b/c he couldn't read the films.
I bet said douchey neurosurgeon probably walks into appointments the same way - unprepared, with attitude and completely winging it.
THe surgeon I saw insisted upon doing a biopsy of my lesion to make sure it was really metastatic breast cancer - and a met that gave me no pain, now aches constantly.
- July 9, 2010 at 2:20 PM
This must be Canada, right? Things like this don't happen in the USA
- July 9, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Sorry, but the neurosurgeon who sent that practices, and was born in, the U.S. In a large city.
- July 9, 2010 at 10:38 PM
My mother in law had a brain tumor. When her drugs stopped working, she went from being a possible candidate for a second surgery to a hospice situation in 7 days. The tumor grew that fast... she was an RN and knew exactly what was going on. She refused a feeding tube even though by the end of those 7 days she had lost her ability to swallow from tumor growth/pressure.
4-8 weeks versus ASAP can be the difference between weeks and years for survival.
- July 9, 2010 at 11:32 PM
The dude did say up to 4 to 8 weeks
before he may-or-may not see the
patient!!! The films I can see
he needs. But what about emergent cases?? It can be (probably is) a
case of life or death!
I think he is just lazy and doing
the old pick and choose..maybe to
fit into his schedule...
- July 10, 2010 at 4:17 AM
I seems he has received a lot of chronic back pain patients that might simply be chronic pain patients that do not require surgery or any other interventions that he can do. He is tired of the chronic pain referrals. That being said, he also seems like he is culling for the more profitable patients only.
He would not be on my referral list.
- July 12, 2010 at 8:30 AM


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I have never had a pet in my entire life. Unless goldfishes count...
So at the age of 25, I am proud to have my very first pet- a baby bunny! The BF wants to name it Bugsy Siegal, after one of the mobsters that created Las Vegas by buying Flamingo .
So i've been busy taking care of my newborn bunny, so I apologize for the lack of posts or FOTD's, but they are coming!
He is so tiny he fits in my shoe!
"Daddy" Jon is having a blast feeding our newborn milk from a kitten bottle since he is only a few weeks old...
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My new baby bunny!
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44 comments
- MakeupByRenRen said...
awww so cute! i had a couple of bunnies growing up...they're too cute when they're little :) my current bunny is called Toffee b/c he's the color of toffee...before that we had penelope but she ran away :(
- April 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM
- Kaoru said...
Ahhh! Cuuuuttee!
My family had a bunny when I was in high school, and my brother had one when he started college. My brother's bunny was hilarious. He would make sounds at you for attention, and if you didn't greet him when you got home with a head bop, he would get huffy and ignore you!
- April 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM
- MeaganMonster said...
Bugsy Siegal is a good name for a bunny. He's going to get an ego though. Hehe.
Very cute little fur-baby.
- April 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM
- MrsDiaz said...
Hey Ness,
I'm working tomorrow night. How does Wed night work for you?
Cute bunnies btw!
- April 21, 2008 at 10:52 AM
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- Nicole said...
OMG! Your bunny is sooooo adorable!! I love it!
- April 21, 2008 at 11:19 AM
- Christiana Divine @ Memoirs of A Shopping Addict said...
aww! cute baby bunny. i had one when i was a kid and it was grey. hehe. SO CUTE! :D
- April 21, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Fei said...
LOVE rabbits. I used to have tens of them... They really DO multiply like mad! lol. Baby animals are so much fun to take care of!
- April 21, 2008 at 11:47 AM
- Tracy said...
that bunny is so adorable! zac bought his youngest sister a bunny a while back, but their grandpa accidentally sat on it! =X i don't think she knows... haha.
- April 21, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- ilurvemakeup said...
Grats on your first pet :) Make sure bunnybum doesn't go outside!!! My first bunny ever got run over by a car when we left him in the backyard with high fences. He dug a hole and ran out ;_;
- April 21, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- Camilla said...
ohh so cute!! reminds me of my little bunny, he was the same color but he passed away a year ago :( now im thinking of getting another one after seeing these pics. good luck with raising your pet!!
- April 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM
- Tanya Annette said...
Adorable!!! I've never had a bunny but a couple of my friends did growing up, I was so jealous ;)
- April 21, 2008 at 12:36 PM
- Nic Nic said...
omg its so cute!! awwww
- April 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM
- BeautyTalk said...
soooo cute!
- April 21, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- mayaari said...
soooo cute! i love animals when they're all tiny :) i still love em when they get bigger, but you know what i mean :) congrats on your new pet!
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- April 21, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- BeautyChick101 said...
Oh my gosh, that is the most adorable little pet ever!!!
- April 21, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Gee said...
He is so cute!!!! I've never seen a bunny so small!!! I had a bunny but he ran away, his name was Sniffy~
- April 21, 2008 at 3:57 PM
- c a s s i e said...
bunny siegal would be better!
- April 21, 2008 at 4:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
soo cute!
- April 21, 2008 at 5:53 PM
- Liz said...
oooh. so cute! :-)
i am sure he will brighten up your life even more.
it's great to have a pet. :-)
- April 21, 2008 at 5:57 PM
- Askmewhats said...
wow, kinda made me think about my pet rabbits..they all grew up soooo fast..too fast :( :( :(
Awww you and your boy are proud parents..congrats!
- April 21, 2008 at 6:00 PM
- Krystle said...
Your bunny is adorable! I love the colors on its coat. I can't wait to see it grow up!
- April 21, 2008 at 6:07 PM
- molly said...
uper cute!!! =)
I have 4 rabbits myself. I got two of them when they were babies and the other two are the babies of the first two. I gave away the other babies it had since I couldn't keep all 7 of them.
I have pictures of them on my xanga and three videos on youtube. =)
- April 21, 2008 at 6:22 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
awe..bunny power!
- April 21, 2008 at 6:54 PM
- Meredith said...
Oh my gosh! So cute!! I always wanted a bunny :)
- April 21, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
ohmygod..!! how cute is your baby bunny...!!! i want one...!
- April 21, 2008 at 7:48 PM
- Aradani said...
you are making me in danger of getting one of my own. i don't know how hard it is to take care of a bunny though or if they are messy.
- April 21, 2008 at 8:22 PM
- Alma said...
Awww Vannessa poor thing maybe he still needs to be with his momma? He looks tiny and especially since your still bottle feeding him. Where did you get him from?
- April 21, 2008 at 9:33 PM
- christy. said...
Omg your bunny is so cuteee!!!! Makes me miss mine. T___T
- April 22, 2008 at 12:24 AM
- stylishmomy said...
cute wittle bunny, but Im not a pet-person coz Im not so sure how to take care of them, my friend gave me a bunny before.. it was sooo cute but I couldnt take it home since I was terrified of holding it coz I was so scared of the nails. I saw my friend's arms having scratches from the bunnie's nails (she had 5)
so it was basically mine, but not mine at the same time *doesnt make sense* lol I was just so scared of it s nails and of it biting me.
Congrats on your new baby bunny Nessa =)
- April 22, 2008 at 12:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
adorable! i had this baby bunny so young his eyes were still closed and he had no fur. my cat found it and started playing with it!
- April 22, 2008 at 5:01 AM
- Bliss said...
OMG your baby bunny is the cutest pet ever, im so jealous heheh:D
- April 22, 2008 at 6:05 AM
- Vi Anne said...
bunnies are so cute!!! She looks so small. :)
- April 22, 2008 at 7:45 AM
- Izar said...
Oh, you're so lucky! I've always wanted a bunny but never had the chance to get one. One day though... :-)
I hadn't had a pet either until I was 22: then one day Mum turned up with this adorable two months old half Maine Coon kitten, and I almost didn't believe my ears when I heard her shopping bag say "Meow?". It was Mum who never let me have a pet saying one can't keep pets in a flat, you see.
Anyway, your baby bunny is so adorable! I wish you many hours of happiness with him! ^_^
- April 22, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- Bionic Beauty said...
Oh. My. Goodness. She is just an adorable bunny! Congrats on your fur-baby. lol
- April 22, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
Very cute sis! Aren't they so fun?!? I love baby ANYTHING, lol. Hubbo and I almost bought a bunny before too but then I thought Big Tyke + bunny (before the real baby was born) would already be too much. Luckily I held off, lol! I'd have TOO many things to be chasing after.
Miss ya sis.
- April 22, 2008 at 5:52 PM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
What a cute bunny!!! She's adorable. :) My boyfriend used to have a bunny, but then, um, something traumatic happened and now he refuses to get a bunny anymore. :(
- April 23, 2008 at 3:58 AM
- nilla cookie said...
OMG, how adorable!! I kinda like Bugsy for a girl or a boy! :)
- April 23, 2008 at 5:23 PM
- Distinque said...
cute bunny!
- April 23, 2008 at 5:35 PM
- yummy411 said...
ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!1 look at mommy and daddy with the baby!!!!!!!!!!! proud parents!!
- April 23, 2008 at 6:19 PM
- Dskco said...
omg your bunny is so cute and so small! i want one =)
- April 23, 2008 at 6:49 PM
- Shen said...
cute! i wish i got my Duke that young. the feeding would have bonded us more. :) lol!
- April 25, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- for the love of beauty by lara said...
so so cute ^^ awwww I've always wanted a baby bunny. Just wondering... do you still have it? :)?
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
3 random Panther thoughts
1) Thank goodness a Ryan is getting involved in the Panthers' coaching search. Rob Ryan will get a look from the Panthers, whose four known candidates are all current NFL defensive coordinators. Wow, way to think out of the box, guys. Actually, though, Ryan is thinking a bit out of the box -- given the way Rex and Buddy do things, you just know Rob would be fun.
2) If you missed my final column on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck -- whom the Panthers plan to take with the No.1 pick if he comes out -- you can find it here. I analyze Luck in the column and predict that Luck will ultimately come out, but I'm not at all sure about that. On the other hand, I'm very sure Jim Harbaugh isn't coming back to coach Stanford, which I think will help Luck make up his mind to leave.
3) I wonder if Panther president Danny Morrison has ever been at a press conference before and never been asked a question. Richardson joked during the conference that Morrison's free pass with the Panthers is over because he's now involved in the coaching search -- but with Richardson holding court, it lasted at least one more day. I doubt Morrison minded, though.
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I don't get it our defense looked young but played well and looks like will be even better next year.
Our Offense, Disgusting and Jerry still living in his "old school" days(when he played) of "Run the ball Bend don't break defense" is still the way to go... NOT!
So the "D" looks promosing and The "O" Putrid..... So lets bring in a defensive coach and let Hurney etc. bring in another FLUNKIE Offensive coordinator, who the only thing he knows how to do is run block and then we have... run, run, pass... PUNT! Future looks bright!!!!
- January 5, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Hey Jerry! You better be CONCERNED about TV blackouts brah! because these "candidates" could'nt get a cameo on Survivor!
- January 5, 2011 at 5:37 PM
If I was Andrew Luck and if I was declaring myself for the darft, I would make it a point to categorically say "I will never play for the Carolina Panthers". I will do what Eli Manning did a few years ago and join maybe the 49ers where Harbaugh will be coaching. Under no circumstances will I ever play for Jerry Richardson, the old, anti-player, penny-pinching moron owner.
- January 5, 2011 at 5:59 PM
Not to make fun of handicapped or challenged kids but the Panther's Marketing Department should come up with a slogan using "JERRY's KID's" in some way, shape or form.
People will flock from all over the Carolinas to donate to "JERRY's KID's" if there even is football next fall.
- January 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM
Ryan somewhat intrigues me. Just my thoughts.
- January 5, 2011 at 6:54 PM
yes, please, let's hire another DC as head coach that won't let his OC do his thing.
- January 5, 2011 at 7:14 PM
"JB said...
If I was Andrew Luck and if I was declaring myself for the darft, I would make it a point to categorically say "I will never play for the Carolina Panthers". I will do what Eli Manning did a few years ago..."
That's the ticket. He can refuse to sign with the Panthers and enter the 2012 draft where there will be a rookie salary cap. Instead of getting $50 million from the Panthers he can get $4 million from Buffalo or whoever had the number 1 pick next year.
Good thinking.
- January 5, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- Conan said...
I don't understand your hatred of the Panthers. Ask any player (except Peppers) about this team, and they all love it here! Look how many stay after they retire. Go back to NY and complain about the Giants, PUNK!
- January 5, 2011 at 7:43 PM
Here is 3 Random Thoughts about the coaching Search...
1) Really? this group of clowns is who we are interviewing
2) Really? this group of clowns is who we are interviewing
3) If this is the final list... we need to start addressing J Richardson,Hurney,and Morrisson as the 3 STOOGES !
- January 5, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Danny Morrison was staring at Jerry the whole press conference with love in his eyes and a stupid flowergirl grin...
What a suck-up chode
- January 5, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Hurney ain't got the guts to hire Rob Ryan ---
Rob might kick jis leprechaun lookin ass
- January 5, 2011 at 9:25 PM
Hurney must give one hell of a "smoker" behind closed doors!
Morrison must be a close second.
There has to be more qualified people to run a team in the NFL than these two light weights, right?
- January 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM
How is it that Hurney, the architect who mastered the destruction of the Panthers (not alone, of course) is still here? And is Jeff Davidson pounding the pavement yet? Sure hope so...that or pound sand.
Hope they get some true football minds in the front office....we miss Polian.
- January 5, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
It was well known that Fox handcuffed his coordinators. I don't care if we get a Special Teams Coach as long as the guy has an open mind and a modern progressive view on how football can be played.
- January 5, 2011 at 10:27 PM
The Panthers can only interview Coordinators from teams not in the playoffs, so their opening list of candidates is going to be less than stellar. Af the playoffs move along, you should see better candidates come in.
- January 5, 2011 at 10:44 PM
The four candidates have nice resumes, but our problem is offense, not defense. Does the NL have any offensive coordinators with the chops to be a head coaches?
- January 5, 2011 at 11:43 PM
"Anonymous said...
It was well known that Fox handcuffed his coordinators."
How is that well known? You are a retard that assumes shit you have no clue about.
- January 5, 2011 at 11:47 PM
- Rudy James said...
What do people think about bringing in Rob Ryan as Head Coach and a guy like Josh McDaniels as the OC? I'm a Denver Broncos fan and bringing in a 32 year old kid (my age now) as the Head Coach turned out to be a disaster, however, McD is a creative offensive mind and a smart guy who could help turn the Panthers' O around.
- January 6, 2011 at 12:36 AM
I'd pay to watch jerry richardson die. go fuck yourself jerry richardson and the rest of the panthers organization.
- January 6, 2011 at 2:12 AM
It was well known that Fox handcuffed his coordinators."
How is that well known? You are a retard that assumes shit you have no clue about.
It's well known because as soon as they leave here they tell everyone that. Turgovk(sp?) has been very vocal about it. So maybe you should get a clue.
- January 6, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Y'all calling Jerry Richardson cheap must not have seen his press conference. He's willing to spend money to field a winning team. He had Hurney do the veteran purge because the young players weren't being played. Taking the vets away gave no option other than playing the young guys.
Richardson wants to win. He wants back to back winning seasons which is one of the main reasons Fox's contract wasn't renewed.
- January 6, 2011 at 8:24 AM
With all these rabid knuckleheaded non-fans spewing their worthless hate drivel its about time for Jerry to take his marbles and go back home 90 miles down I-77 south.
Yes, its nearing the time for the Big Cat to pull the plug on these losers and take up residence in Columbia SC playing at the 90k seat Brice Gamecock Stadium where there are real football fans who know the game and not these whiny fakers who know nothing and deserve nothing.
It is the Carolina Panthers anyway. The seats were packed for decades when the Cocks didnt win. They would welcome their Panthers home where they should have been all along. Jerry was too soft.
Also the sports writers are much more knowledgeable in Columbia. It aint even close.
Change the name of the team to the NFL Columbia SC Panthers too? Maybe. Enough is enough.
Columbia is TRUE football city anyway.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Is this REALLY the best that the Panthers can do??? I've stayed loyal to the team through all of the "It is what it is" B.S., but I'm becoming more and more convinced that JR simply wants to do things on the cheap and isn't serious about building a championship-caliber team. The mere fact that Hurney remains on board is a travesty, and Davidson (along with his singularly unimaginative play-calling) has long since burned out his welcome. JR, you have one more off-season to restore the faith in this fan, otherwise I'm sending all of my gear to Goodwill and writing the team off as being committed to mediocrity. You are on notice.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:12 AM
It is also well known just by watching the same offensive garbage for 9 years, After 2 O'coordinators.
Look at the same 1st down plays and 3rd and long draws etc., same passive playcalling it has been for years. 4th and inches punt, all signature plays of foxy.
Even Fowler himself has said it in a round about way(I think it was a crayon analogy).
- January 6, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Jerry said to F off. You a waste of time.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:17 AM
I watched the game between Ohio State and Arkansas. Both Mallet and Pryor, the quarterbacks for those teams really impressed me more than what I saw from Andrew Luck the night before. This was just one game, but Panther fans should be careful not to beleive the hype about this guy just yet.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Hey Columbia,
Then why the hell did he not build/start the team there to start with idiot?
Don't come Chirping 15 years after the fact IDIOT!!!!!
- January 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Its never too late. Talk to JR.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:25 AM
JR did start the team in SC at Clemson the inaugural year of 1995 or didnt you know?
The Gov of SC in 1994 demanded the Panthers be in SC and would build the stadium below Carowinds convenient to NC. Bruton Smith wanted the team at the Charlotte Motor Speedway infield he was going to remodel.
Then there was Gaston group and of course Raleigh.
Charlotte was the obv choice for size and central location but idiot Tom Sorehead then went on his spree to piss everyone off to ditch Carolina and call it Charlotte Panthers. Typical ahole.
Clearly the same aholes who caused Shinn to want to go to SC and ultimately ran him off screwing up the NBA are the same ones now trying to run the show and run off Jerry Richardson.
They never learn. Business owners try to bend over backwards to help and get stabbed in the back.
Same ole crowd of losers whining again ...
You not dealing with Shinn now. JR wont put up with that BS.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Yeah we all know it started in SC while the stadium was being built in Charlotte....... What is your point!
That is why I said don't come chirping after 15 years of growth in this area and say lets move them here there and everywhere, but where this all came to a reality for all of us fans. Bitching or not.
- January 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Panthers = weak
Go Irish!
- January 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Jerry, form the school of economics I offer you the following. If Jerrys current motivations are not all about money why did he bring up his investors returns and the financial arrangements with the players?
On the player split Jerry mentioned split percentages of TV revenue only. But that is not all of the revenue he and his fellow owners receive. All of the ticket sales, concession revenue and licensed products (jerseys, hats, accesory items etc.) go straight to the owners erasing a negative in rev. to expense and making them extremly wealthy.
That fact is validated by the fact that I heard that one of the highly respected financial magazines estimated that the Panthers francise was worth ove a Billion Dollars. So to take just one step further for the 15 partners to invest $80m franchise fee and for tens of thousands to pay for PSL's the owners in fifteen years have a return on investment of over 1200%. Outrageous in business terms.
What this is about I agree is a franchise in turmoil without a general manager/president to establish a clear operating strategy consistent with the best practices of successful NFL franchises not just at the bank but on the field. Whoever is making the draft choices over the past three years has not been knowledgeable with the attributes, skill and ability that it takes to be successful position by position in the NFL. This franchise had the nucleus of football talent to make a smooth and successful transition but the record defines the performance of those who make the ultimate decisions on what football players come or go to the franchise. There needs to be an accoutability that the general manager is held to and not just the coach. If not then that person and or team of scouts that report to him will continue to make the decisions that have lead us to Dwayne Jarrett, Armante Edwards, Jimmy Clausen and no reciever that could be enough of a threat to keep the defense honest in covering Steve Smith or the run game.
- January 6, 2011 at 10:27 AM
It will be an easy drive just 90 miles down a nice big wide I-77 to the Palmetto state capital of Columbia and a REAL live football city for the past 100 years or more.
Lots of scenery along the way and you can visit Riverbanks Zoo to see the lions tigers and bears along the scenic Congaree River.
Its real easy to get to the University of South Carolina football stadium too with open expanse of great parking and tailgating.
Catch Hootie and the Blowfish when they are back home playing or take a grande tour of beautiful downtown mall where you can walk anywhere. Tour Ft Jackson. Tour USC campus. Tour the capital blds.
You will love Columbia. Wheree the REAL Carolina plays football too.
Columbia (Carolina) Panthers? ... has a nice ring to it.
- January 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Call Ron at Prudential Realty University, in the book, if you need a real nice home at a great price anywhere in the met area of beautiful Colo SC.
- January 6, 2011 at 11:11 AM
6 of the coaches of this weekend's teams have backgrounds in offense. Two have backgrounds in defense. Of the four teams with a bye, all four came from defense.
- January 6, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Andrew Luck staying at Stanford......let the misery continue
- January 6, 2011 at 2:41 PM
are y'all asleep over there???
- January 6, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- January 6, 2011 at 3:01 PM
How bout We change to the Charlotte Panthers and you columbians get your own team....
OH Wait That Ain't Gonna Happen! LOL!
- January 6, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Richardson is from Spartanburg SC. Its only fair South Carolina gets the team but hey its you whiners in NC bitching and crying so much about it all so he will only do what you NC whiny punks want and move south where he belongs and where people are real football fans and know the game.
Go get your own owner from your own state or city.
Jerry is only giving you what you want. You gonna whine about that too?
- January 6, 2011 at 4:05 PM
Typical NC screwballs. Damn if you do damn if you dont. U cant please them so dont even try.
Myrtle Beach Charleston & Hilton Head is ours too. Got a prob with that? Just go spend all yo money there so we can laugh all the way to the bank. What do you have? Half of Carowinds? lol
Dont worry. We will be taking OUR SC Panthers home soon so you wont have to keep whining.
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Most of the comments are based on the man's advanced years. A lot of them ( mainly from far younger men) are tinged with envy - " What does Tiwari eat for breakfast - Viagra?" There is an incredulous, almost jealous tone to those remarks. What that suggests is pretty obvious – howcome he is still getting it up and I am not?" Hardly anybody bothers about the women who have serviced Tiwari – what they feel about their bodies being used by a man old enough to be their Daadu. Sickened ? Or is it just a case of business as usual, and to hell with the fellow's doddering years? Our revulsion has a lot to do with the fact that at a time of his life when Tiwari ought to be looking towards meeting his maker, he is actually thinking of making out with the neighbourhood wench. Indian society being as rigid as it is, men and women have their life spans cut up neatly into appropriate compartments. Tiwari's delayed 'vanvaas' upsets us. We feel the man has no business to be indulging in carnal affairs when his mind, body and soul should belong to God. Our imposition of these arbitrary 'laws' is so peculiarly rigid, that we find it impossible to accommodate an older man's libido. Come on….let's be honest, women are revolted at the thought of sleeping with a vintage model. And men are way too jealous of his performance! Everybody hates Tiwari for not conforming to society's set definitions and standards.Period.
Strange and annoying as it is, we have ourselves to blame. There will always be a neighbourhood Tiwari leching away at nubile girls. And there will always be a set of highly offended auntyjis and unclejis ready to condemn such a person. Rarely will we spare a thought for the man's unwilling bed partners, or even his wife and family. It is as if they are nothing more than bit players who don't really count. We choose to obsess over the 'pervert's' sexapades instead and wish him a terrible, painful end for committing all those sins. We assume morally superior positions and debate endlessly on what a terrible example he is setting. We talk about the guy's depravity and decadence. But the bottom line is slightly different. The unspoken emotion is one defined more by awe than shock. In an almost perverse way, there are those who may be secretly saying, " That dude rocks…!" Horrible, but true. Deal with it.


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Huskers Host Woody Greeno
Lincoln - The Nebraska men's and women's cross country teams hit the course at Pioneers Park on Saturday for their lone home event of the season at the annual Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. The Huskers will co-host the meet with Nebraska Wesleyan University.
The women's 6k race opens the competition at 10 a.m., followed by the men's 8k event. A total of over 60 men's and women's teams will compete with more than 500 student-athletes participating.
The Husker rosters are filled with homegrown runners, including Lincoln natives and co-captains Trevor Vidlak and Sarah Larson.
Vidlak, a Lincoln Northeast graduate, is coming off one of the best performances of his career in an opening-meet win at the Augustana Twilight. The fifth-year senior captured USTFCCCA National Runner-of-the-Week honors after winning the Augustana Twilight in a time of 18:18.03. He also claimed the first Big Ten Runner-of-the-Week award of his career. Vidlak, who did not compete during the 2012 season because of injury, led the Huskers with a fourth-place finish (24:46.22) at the 2011 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational.
Larson, a junior out of Lincoln Northeast, led the Husker women at last year's Woody Greeno with a 14th-place finish (22:26.1).
In addition to the leadership the Huskers expect from Lincoln natives Larson and Vidlak, the NU men also hope to be bolstered by the return of a pair of experienced Nebraska natives.
Senior co-captain Jarren Heng, who was one of Nebraska's top runners despite battling injuries as a junior, expects to make his 2013 season debut Saturday morning at Pioneers Park. The Norfolk native said he can't wait to get back on the course.
"I'm super-excited to get back on the course. It's a great feeling to compete after not being able to compete for the last year on the track and on the cross country course," Heng said. "It has been a long road back, and I believe the team has a great chance of winning."
Connor Gibson, a junior from Blair who lettered for the Huskers in 2011, also hopes to make a positive impact on the NU men's lineup in his first competition of the season Saturday.
Nebraska Head Coach David Harris said the Huskers have had a two strong weeks of training leading up to the Woody Greeno, but he hopes they are primed to compete at a high level.
"I probably have them a little tired to be honest," Harris said. "The training has been tough. We have tried to work these last two weeks. The last couple days of practice have been a little bit easier, and now it is time to get them rest so their legs can get a little bit of rest."
Harris said the Huskers are looking forward to hosting the event at Pioneers Park.
"Pioneers Park is a course that we probably have over 35 races on during the year with high school events," Harris said. "It is very well known. It is important that we have a home meet. We want to perform really well in front of our track and field athletes and our coaching staff that will be out there. We don't compete at home that much. This is the only time we do that."
The Huskers started their season out with an impressive showing at the Augustana Twilight in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sept. 6. The NU men took the crown and the women finished second. Harris said he hoped for even more success from a talented group of freshmen.
"I think its two fold, we got our freshman some experience at Augustana, now it time to have a pattern of training and I believe they know what to expect a little more." Harris said, "The veterans their goals are set for this meet because they have ran this course, we are really shooting to have people finish in the top 25 in this meet."


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William Andrew "Bill" Webber, 88, of Devonshire Road, Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Julia Manor Healthcare Center of Hagerstown.
William Andrew "Bill" Webber, 88, of Devonshire Road, Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at Julia Manor Healthcare Center of Hagerstown. Born Sept. 23, 1924, in Knoxville, Md., he was the son of the late Lloyd A. and Annie (Porter) Webber Daugherty. He was a veteran of WWII serving three years in the United States Army Air Force. He was a member of Local 1473 Painters Union of Hagerstown and retired from the Washington County Board of Education. He was also a member of Hagerstown First Church of God, Rose Hill Avenue, and a charter member of First Church of God, Knoxville, Md.; a member of American Legion Post 239 Cascade, Md., and Lions Club of Sharpsburg, Md. He is survived by his second wife Frances Myers Webber, one daughter Linda Harbaugh and husband Stephen of Cascade, Md.; three stepdaughters, Ruth Statler of Martinsburg, W.Va.; Diane French and husband Shane of Hagerstown, Md., and Kay Pepa of Carlisle, Pa.; two sons Dale Webber and wife Judy of Greencastle, Pa., Eric Webber and wife Cheryl of Hagerstown, Md.; one stepson Carl Myers and wife Elena of Hughesville, Pa.; one sister Mary Cooper of Frederick, Md.; one brother Lawrence Webber of Hagerstown, Md., many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 63 years, Betty Demory Webber, one daughter Deloris Webber, one son Larry Webber, one grandson Christopher Harbaugh, one sister Margaret Snoots and two brothers Dennis Webber and Arthur Webber. Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at 11 a.m. at J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, Md., with Pastor George Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery Cascade, Md., with military honors provided by AMVETS Post 10 of Hagerstown and The Marine Corps League of Hagerstown. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.


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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The World is Spinning - Literally
1. Airplane!
2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
3. Better Off Dead
4. A Christmas Story
5. Breakfast at Tiffanys
6. Dirty Dancing
7. Ella Enchanted
8. Jaws
9. Rainman
10. The Shawshank Redemption
11. The Princess Bride
12. Tootsie (some people said A League of Their Own, but I think that quote was more like,
"What do you recommend?" in reference to Marla
"A lot of night games!")
13. When Harry Met Sally
14. While You Were Sleeping
15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
16. A Christmas Story
17. Ferris Buehler's Day Off
18. Better Off Dead
19. A Christmas Story
20. Ghostbusters
21. The Princess Bride
22. National Lampoons Vacation
23. While You Were Sleeping (I totally made a typo on this one! It was supposed to say, "These mashed potatoes are so creamy."
24. The Cutting Edge
25. The Princess Bride
That was fun, huh? See, it's good to procrastinate. I can come up with all sorts of fun things to do like that. Of course, when I procrastinate and do all sorts of stupid things like come up with a list of dog names for a dog I don't have and am not planning to get, I end up staying up until 3:00am trying to get actual chores done. That happened last night and I woke up this morning so dizzy I couldn't see right. The whole house was pitching and turning and I couldn't stand up straight. Now this wouldn't have been so bad had I been drinking, but I had no excuse for my dizziness. I couldn't even walk a straight line so I opted to keep the kids home from school instead of attempting to drive them there.
It was a great idea to let the kids stay home. As I lay on the couch trying not to throw up because my head was spinning and making me nauseous, it gave the kids a chance to try some fun, learning experiments. They tested the laws of gravity as they threw stuff around the family room. Brooklyn experimented with the effects of toxic materials by filling her diaper and walking around until our eyes started watering and if it's possible, I think I got even more dizzy. They did a little chemistry and mixed different liquids on the kitchen floor. They broke a snowman soap dispenser. They did some cooking and made nachos with potato chips, string cheese, chicken soup, and cantaloupe. I'm pretty sure we've never seen that recipe on Food Network. They dumped out the contents of the bathroom garbage can for unknown reasons, and finally they took the mattress off my oldest daughter's bed. Why not?! This, my friends, is why mom can NEVER get sick. My poor husband came home from work to this insane mess because I didn't do a darn thing today. Every time I stood up, I fell back over and well, that makes it hard to keep up.
66 comments:
- Jennifer Foster said...
I had a similar day, dear Dawn :-) I came home from school this afternoon (rainy day + class Christmas party = Majah headache) and collapsed on my bed for two hours. I woke up to find chalk pastel drawings on the dining room table, hot dog bits on the couch, half eaten candy remnants from the gingerbread houses and stains on the carpet from the mud football game that very clearly came inside. The kids were watching claymation Christmas movies and having a great time! I then spent two hours reclaiming order. Mom did not have such a good time. Sound about right? Cheers and I hope you're feeling better...! ~funjenny
- December 20, 2007 at 12:19 AM
- Me, Myself and I said...
Isn't Vertigo fun?? If you ever have that again try a few doses of Naproxin or Ibuprofen (not all at the same time that is!) Let's hope it doesn't become a common thing ... otherwise they give you med's for the nausea that are not taken by mouth! (if you get my drift) Good Luck and here's hoping that never happens again!
- December 20, 2007 at 12:25 AM
- Heidi said...
Oh Dawn, I'm sorry! I hope you feel better soon!
- December 20, 2007 at 12:28 AM
- Rick said...
Like a pack of wolves sensing fear, your gang is able to see that you're weak and they swoop in for the kill.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER let them see you weak - and, oh yes, don't look at them in the eyes either.
- December 20, 2007 at 12:39 AM
- Kaitlin said...
Hope you're feeling better!
- December 20, 2007 at 1:33 AM
sounds like an inner-ear infection. Take care hope tomorrow is better for you.
- December 20, 2007 at 1:42 AM
- Rachel said...
What is it with kids and mattresses? I told my kids to get their buns upstairs and clean up the toxic waste dump that they kept claiming was their bedroom one day. Two hours later I went up to see what they were actually doing (hey, there are five of them and they were out of my hair for two whole hours! Didn't want to disturb that).
My nine year old son had apparently translated "clean room" to mean "make a Tower of Babel in the center of the room out of everything you own and then finish it off by putting your sister's bed mattress on top." Brain damage. That's the only excuse I can think of.
Hope you feel better tomorrow!
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- December 20, 2007 at 1:48 AM
- Lisa-Anne said...
I don't usually hand out medical advice, but I *know* where you're at on this one!!
Dramamine (yes, the travel-sickness medication) or the generic "meclizine" (over the counter med, just ask the pharmacist) can really just clear that vertigo/dizzy/sick thing right up. It sounds like you may actually need to go in and get checked, because if you've picked up Labyrinthitis your doc is going to want to treat you. (It happens sometimes after an airplane trip, a virus can cause your inner ear canal to become inflamed and make you feel just as you've described.)
Like I said, I don't usually give out medical advice, but when I had this, I was desperate for it to go away, and I hate the thought of you suffering.
Praying for you!
- December 20, 2007 at 1:50 AM
- roseys madhouse said...
You poor thing I know what you mean though I dread getting sick. I am the sort of person that doesnt get sick very often but when I do, I am like you and cannot get up. Thank god for my mother in law she lives an hour away and if I need her she would come and watch the children for me. I am sorry to hear you havent been well though and pray that you will be feeling better really soon.
- December 20, 2007 at 2:40 AM
Hope you feel better soon, don't want to be in bed all troughout christmas now, would you? But I something did pop into my mind... You said you didn't have to play Mary this year because you weren't pregnant... Have you checked that status recently? It might even fall under Murphy's law.
Anyways, I do hope that you can be up and about chasing kids again soon. Merry Christmas!!!
- December 20, 2007 at 5:00 AM
- Vivian M said...
Hope you get better soon! Any chance you might be pregnant? Just kidding!
- December 20, 2007 at 5:19 AM
It could be Vertigo (stay away from stairs), or an inner-ear infection, or too much salt (foods with sodium). I get it a few times a year, and my whole day is wasted. Keep motion sickness meds around and take those. (I loved the comment from Rick! So true!)
I also get "rich foods of the holidays" hangovers, which present like flu symtoms. Just had one last Monday. I just told my work I had the flu. I look at it as God's way of saying "back off, and remember what the holiday season is really about!"
Hang in there, Dawn! Juggling the blog and (the 2million jobs of) family is enough to make anyone see stars. Take a step back and remember the over-used, but oh-so-true saying of "He won't give you more than you can handle."
Please know that you are joined with the rest of us right now, clawing and screaming our way through what we think we should be doing at this time of year. You know you are loved by those closest to you. Love them back, trust in God, and the rest will fall into place.
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
- December 20, 2007 at 5:48 AM
So, you better today??? Let's hope so, huh?? otherwise you could be waist deep in kid fun.
Hey was that snowman dispenser one you may have purchased at Walmart this season?? I ask because I bought one and it leaks icky gooey soap all over my powder room. It's quite gross. Of course I don;t have the receipt to return it. So a leaky icky, sticky soap dispener it shall be until next Wed, Dec 26.
Have a great day!
- December 20, 2007 at 5:59 AM
It soundslike you my dear have an inner ear infection!! I'd get that checked out just in case, staying home day after day with all the kids will drive you insane. Maybe the oldest could drive...LOL....just kidding!! And Vertigo is a terrilble feeling. I get this feeling every time I take the stairs!!! Merry Christmas
- December 20, 2007 at 6:38 AM
just once I would LOVE to be sick and actually get a "sick" day!! I think I might even pay to be layed up on my back for a day or two!! I actually look forward to being in the hospital when I have a baby. You're not sick, you get pretty much anything you need, usually the nurses are really nice to you, and you have a sleepy lil baby to cuddle for the next two days. I encourage everyone to stay away until I come home with the baby!! It is like a vacation, except the whole givin birth part. But as you know after you do it a couple times it is a piece of cake. Maybe you should just have another baby. HAHAHA
- December 20, 2007 at 7:04 AM
- Liz said...
Dawn, been there done that...well at least the vertigo minus the kids. You might have an inner ear infection. As a frequent sufferer of vertigo, I feel your pain. If you would really like to wipe out a day of your life, take some Dramamine. The "less drowsy" formula actually makes me want to sleep for a good 14 hours, and that's only taking half a pill.
- December 20, 2007 at 7:39 AM
- Lucille said...
I hope you are feeling better soon...very soon.
I actually go up and feel sick from a head cold. Ugh. NOT NOW I say, NOT NOW!
Somehow we mom's always get things done - but this is a test I'd rather skip.
Thanks for the answers to the quiz!
- December 20, 2007 at 7:40 AM
- Dr. Bob said...
Ack! The only thing worse than vertigo would be vertigo with the sure knowledge that the house is being slowly destroyed around you, leaving the couch left standing alone.
Would you get in trouble with the law if the kids were put in little pens -- only while you were sick, mind you.
- December 20, 2007 at 7:53 AM
- Donna's blog said...
I'm sorry to hear you had a hard day. When I'm not feeling well I am happy to get the kids off to school so I can have some peace and quiet. I'm surprised you didn't call a taxi for them to get there. Let's see, dizziness, nausea, lack of energy....pregnant?
- December 20, 2007 at 8:06 AM
- Kristen & Jason said...
Ahh, Vertigo. It's probably from the plane. I was sick with it for a month before I finally went to the dr. (we were also in Vietnam so I thought it was dehydration, nerves, among other various ailments. Plus I wasn't real eager to see a dr. there). A little decongestant can right your world for a little while anyway.
- December 20, 2007 at 8:22 AM
Hi Dawn!
I had what you described for three days. Yesterday was the first day I felt better! I usually go to the doctor and they prescribe Antivert, but I couldn't drive myself. Instead I took two Benadryl every four hours, and that took the edge off. It didn't help completely, but I was able to sit up without wanting to throw up! I hope you feel better soon! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
- December 20, 2007 at 8:30 AM
My hubby has vertigo and takes Meclazine (I'm sure I butchered the spelling). You don't need a prescription but you do have to get it from the pharmacist. Take it at the first sign of dizziness and it should really help!
- December 20, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Dawn, I'm so sorry it hear you where so sick. Don't you have a neighbor or friend that could take the older ones to school? Or family to help with the little ones? I know what my house looks like when I'm down and I only have 2 boys. I hope your feeling better.
- December 20, 2007 at 8:58 AM
Isn't it the most horrible thing to sick while your kids run crazy?? It's like your body is saying "sleep, rest, recover" and that part of your brain that a Mom can never turn off, the part that hears a kids cough at night and know not only which kid it was but if it's a serious cough or not, that part of the brain says "do NOT go to sleep...you kids will destroy the house". So basically you spend the day wanting to rest, trying to rest, and wishing you could rest...and listening to you kids, and knowing exactly which kid is doing what, destroy your house!!
Feel better soon!!
- December 20, 2007 at 9:14 AM
Dawn, you had vertigo! I had my first experience with it this summer, and it was AWFUL. Get thyself to the nearest Walgreens or other pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for Meclizine. It is very inexpensive, $10 for 100 tablets, and you don't need a prescription. If you ever have another episode, it will take care of it. I carry a few with me all the time.
Merry Christmas!
- December 20, 2007 at 9:25 AM
Hi Dawn, Maybe you have an inner ear infection? I know dizziness is a symptom. Maybe your ears got ffected from flying on the plane. Just a guess. Hope you feel better soon! Kristine in Michigan
- December 20, 2007 at 9:37 AM
- Cheryl Hudgins O. said...
I hope you feel better fast. If you are still dizzy, over the counter Meclizine will help. Don't drive to the store though - call in a friend!
Merry Christmas,
- December 20, 2007 at 9:42 AM
Sounds like you have vertigo. I've had it twice now. The first time I was pretty sure I was dying, and should get my affairs in order pronto. I've never experienced anything so weird in all my life, except for having a wicked hangover - but since I hand't been drinking, I was puzzled. It's a good sign that you are able to post on your blog. I was in bed for three days the first time I got it. Yuck. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
- December 20, 2007 at 9:45 AM
And the fun part was cleaning up, right?
Wow, that wore me out just reading that. Sorry you weren't feeling well.
- December 20, 2007 at 9:59 AM
- Susie J. said...
See if you can get your ears checked. That kind of dizziness usually comes along with an inner ear infection.
((((hugs)))) I hope you feel better soon.
- December 20, 2007 at 10:03 AM
- 2121212 said...
Oh you poor thing. I had vertigo once. Prior to that, I thought people were crazy when they talked about it. I mean, honestly, how in the world can the room spin in at least three different directions at one time. Oh but it does! I layed in bed, unable to move and when I finally thought I got it all under control, I heaved.
I found out what caused it though. Apparently, I'm "sensitive" (because you can't be allergic too) the frangrances used in all candles, lotions, cleansers and perfumes/sprays. Yeah, nice eh? The girls at work were burning candles all the time and I always felt my chest getting heavy and my ears filling up. Well, my ears filled up with fluid from this sensitivity which, in turn, caused my vertigo. I avoid all things frangranced now.
Anyway, I so hope you feel better. I hope it isn't a precursor to a sinus infection, cold or worse.
- December 20, 2007 at 10:21 AM
That kind of thing scares me. My niece lives 1,000 miles away, closest kid I know. She came to visit for the summer at age 5, and I had to take care of her for a day.. After a day of swimming in the scorching sun, and fixing her lunch..*I* was ready for a nap! And she would not lay down, she wanted to chase the cats, and run up and down the stairs. I kept suggesting we watch Spongebob or whatever other cartoon was on.. And she would not stop. I finally called my mom and said.. "I need a nap, how do I take a nap with her being like this?" And it was a moment where it was obvious I don't have kids.. and she said "You don't." Oy. I can't imagine a sick day with 6 of them.
- December 20, 2007 at 10:26 AM
- rare1urwaiting4 said...
So sorry to hear this Dawn-- here's hoping today's a much better, less messy day!
SAHM- Surviving Assorted Home Mayhem
- December 20, 2007 at 10:34 AM
- Veggiemomof2 said...
Don't you have some dogs they could blame some of this on?? What's the matter with you! LOL
- December 20, 2007 at 10:44 AM
- Grandmother Goddess of the Garden said...
Wish I lived closer, I'd pack up all your kids and let them help me clean up the barn...lots of fun for them, and a little rest and less mess for you! Hoping you're feeling better soon!
- December 20, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Oh, Dawn! I hope you're feeling better!! I know what you mean about how moms can never get sick... and I only have 2 kids, so I can only imagine (vividly, from your discriptions) what caring for 6 while sick must be like!
Hang in there! You are in my prayers : )
- December 20, 2007 at 11:38 AM
- Cheryl said...
Oh dear! It sounds like maybe you brought something home from your trip to NY besides photos, souveniers, and good memories. Like maybe a bug of some sort. I hope you feel better soon!
- December 20, 2007 at 12:33 PM
- My Semblance of Sanity said...
I have had a similar three days - my toddler is sick and unlike most children who just lay around when they are sick....he bounces off the walls as though he is looking for the cure...in the oven...nope....under the couch cushions...nope...in the kitchen drawers...nope...then the house ends up looking like it puked on itself and I literally just run myself ragged chasing and cleaning, chasing and cleaning!
We need to get paid for what we do! Sheesh!
- December 20, 2007 at 12:35 PM
- suburbancorrespondent said...
It's so relaxing, lying around on the couch being ill, while the entire house is torn apart by the ravening hordes around you. Really. I do hope your husband had the sense not to ask what was for dinner.
- December 20, 2007 at 1:08 PM
- Robin said...
Aww, hope you're feeling better today. You're not pregnant are you!?!?! Isn't that a common early ailment? I was never dizzy but .....
= )
- December 20, 2007 at 1:39 PM
- Charissa said...
I'm disappointed that you didn't include the quote, "We'd have a better chance of playing Pick-Up-Sticks with our butt cheeks than getting a flight out of here tonight."- John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
- December 20, 2007 at 1:44 PM
Hi Dawn,
Great movie quiz! I only scored about 5, and they were mostly the 'Princess Bride' ones :-)
If you find yourself with a spare five minutes, you might like to have a try at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4mF5tZ3TOw
- December 20, 2007 at 2:02 PM
- Patty said...
Ug, I so know that feeling of dizzy to falling over even though you are not drunk. As a matter of fact thats about how I feel right about now. I didn't call in sick, just went to Lowes and shared my germs and now I still have to drive to pick up the youngest from preschool. Actually I feel worse now than I did when I first woke up, which is not a good sign.
I hope we both feel better soon
- December 20, 2007 at 2:12 PM
LOL, forgive my chuckling!! I see myself in your writing about staying up until 3 a.m. doing such nonsense.
You think we'd remember there are kids to take care of with so many bodies nearby, huh?
Even though I have twice as many as you do at home right now, I'm sure the experiences are no different. I just hide my mess when I post pics. :P he he (got to earn respect for future job prospects!)
Good days are coming... no, these are among the best! :)
- December 20, 2007 at 2:15 PM
- Becky said...
Ick...sounds just like the inner-ear infection I had on vacation. The doc said something about already having fluid in my ear, then add pressure from airplane travel and a little bacteria from the pool I swam in (or maybe a finger stuck in my ear...) and voila. Inner-ear infection. I hate being so dizzy that I throw up.
- December 20, 2007 at 2:49 PM
I read through all the comments and I'm not the only one to ask the question: Are you pregnant??
I truly hope you are feeling better... even IF you are pregnant. Do you all plan to have any more kids? (Another question I get thrown at me since I have 5 kids.)
Rest up. I'll be praying for you.
- December 20, 2007 at 4:03 PM
- SubWife said...
First time I had vertigo I thought I would die. I couldn't stop throwing up and ended up in the emergency room with dehydration 8 months pregnant. Not fun. Having this with six kids running around is probably much worse. Interestingly enough, I had similar experience this Sunday, but I was lucky enough to be able to stay in bed most day. Feel better! (and stay away from salt as much as you can - I couldn't stop myself from giving advice, sorry)
- December 20, 2007 at 4:45 PM
I sooooo know what you mean. I am out of bed for the first time in two days. Ugh. The flu abounds around here, and my house is trashed. My sweet hubby did come home from work and take care of me though. He brought me chicken noodle soup and Sprite. God Bless him. I think now though, I will have to return the favor, as he and my oldest seem to have it now.
- December 20, 2007 at 8:55 PM
I just read about your "celebrity" status in the new issue of Redbook magazine. I had to check out your website. You are hilarious! Seriously, a great sense of humor. I have 2 kids and their bad days pale in comparison. Keep writing. I love the posts.
- December 20, 2007 at 11:06 PM
Sorry you aren't feeling well. I know what you mean about not being able to get sick. My fav is when my husband looks around and thinks I haven't done anything all day long. Of course wehn I leave for 2 hours to vegetate in the Wal-Mart aisles, my house gets ransacked by crazy people. Why is it that it looks worse after 2 hours with him than all day long with me? Hmmm, maybe I was doing something :) I just have to add as well, you simply can't do a movie quote trivia quiz that includes Better Off Dead, without including "I want my $2" :)
- December 21, 2007 at 2:44 AM
- StampingJoan said...
I too feel your pain! When I get vertigo or an inner ear infection I just lay in bed and if I have to go the the bathroom I have to crawl!!! I can't walk....if I try I just bounce off the walls! And it sounds like the kids were doing that! Last time I had it I was down for 2 days! Hubby was not happy!
- December 21, 2007 at 7:04 AM
So sorry you're not feeling well. Next time you travel by plane (and you will, just wait for the book tour), start taking Airborne three days before you fly and keep taking it until several days after you're home. While it doesn't always prevent a cold, it does make the symptoms less severe. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
- December 21, 2007 at 7:14 AM
- Valarie said...
Dawn- I hope you are feeling better today. I have a question for your Sunday sound off....how much time do you spend reading other people's blogs on a regular basis and do you have a favorite (or two)?
- December 21, 2007 at 7:19 AM
I see why some people call you the new Erma Bombeck... very funny. Not funny that you don't feel well, though... hope you're feeling better soon... if only for the sake of your kitchen floor.
- December 21, 2007 at 9:07 AM
Poor Dawn. I read the comments from your dizzy post, and I have to tell you something to keep your radar on about. I sincerely hope it's an ear infection or something else that is temporary, but I have Multiple Sclerosis and it is sometimes exhibited in the way you described. Just keep this info in your hip pocket in case they can't figure out what it is. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
- December 21, 2007 at 9:59 AM
- Mary said...
My husband gets dizzy like that. It's called Vertigo. Hope you have a flat panel computer monitor the regular kind makes it worse. He takes valium and sleeps it off. It's a virus in the inner ear.
Hope your baby got a new diaper!
- December 21, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Okay, one more trick for dealing with vertigo that has not been mentioned: a simple antihistamine. You can use benadryl (which you probably have on hand with so many youngsters), but if that makes you sleepy try one of the newer ones. I have dealt with this problem several times due to fluid in the middle ear, and the antihistamine dries up the fluid, relieving the pressure that causes the dizziness and nausea.
For a more homeopathic approach, you can also try some tea with ginger in it - ginger for the nausea, and tea to help clear congestion in the eustachian tubes so things can drain.
Good luck, and keep up the terrific blog! It's hilarious (not to mention great birth control) even for us childfree folks.
- December 21, 2007 at 10:20 AM
- Mabunny said...
Goodness. I have one child and I thought she made a mess, don't think I could deal with the mess of 6. But I can see the benefits too. Hope you are feeling better
- December 21, 2007 at 10:34 AM
Hope you're feeling better. Just want to wish you and your family a blessed and Merry Christmas.
I'd also like to thank you for the gift you've given to all of us - your faithful readers - the gift of yourself.
I appreciate you every day.
ho ho ho - KR
ps And speaking of "your readers" - I've wondered which expression is more odd, funny, or unbelievable to you: My Readers ... or My Agent!
- December 21, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- papersunshine said...
Oh I feel bad for you! Not only do you have to feel miserable but you have to clean up the mess when you are sick! Being a mom sometime's just isn't fair! Hopefully someday you will look back on this and well - thank them, for giving you material for good books!
- December 21, 2007 at 12:47 PM
Is your book going to be illustrated? If so, is Rick Green going to do the illustrations? Just wondering.
PS - I'm not Rick asking.
- December 21, 2007 at 1:11 PM
My mom had 5 kids and used to faint every Christmas morning. From exhaustion. I decided to just have 2 kids but Stacie , my TX daughter went back to old traditions, (except for the fainting, I hope)and had 3 boys and 3 girls. Merry Christmas
- December 22, 2007 at 8:53 AM
Hi Dawn! I'm sorry you werent feeling well and hope you feel better now. For some women, vertigo is one of the first signs of pregnancy...............:)
- December 22, 2007 at 12:04 PM
You poor thing! Too bad you couldn't have gotten your kids to school so you could have rested a little better during the day!
- December 23, 2007 at 2:40 PM
Here's a quote for you (BTW, I love Airplane:) :
Tis a flesh wound.
- December 23, 2007 at 11:23 PM
I had those same symptoms. I took three pregnancy tests and luckily all three came back negative (I have a 7 month old baby, this would NOT be a good time to have another one.) I think there's a stomach bug going around.
- December 26, 2007 at 1:36 PM


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It's nice that you've revamped Gmail's UI. The redesign is slick and addresses several of my complaints about the way things used to work. It seems snappier too.
However, it'd be nice if all of this didn't come at the expense of reliability. I use Chat in Gmail an awful lot, even more than I use it for mail, perhaps. In the older version this was as reliable as it could possibly be given the inherent limitations of running inside a browser. If I lost connection, switched my VPN on or off, hibernated and unhibernated my computer, or generally screwed around with stuff, it never seemed to miss a beat.
In the new UI, what I've encountered so far:
I really wanted to like the newer version. But you need to make it work right first! And in the meantime, don't keep trying to force my hand. I made the choice to switch back for a reason; do you REALLY think that pushing me forward again every time I load the page is going to do anything but annoy me?


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Human Rights Watch is urging Senegal to implement a law criminalizing forced begging. Many families are misled into entrusting their children to people acting as Islamic teachers, who then exploit thousands of young boys.
If you pass through the streets of Senegal's bustling capital, Dakar, here's something you can't miss: Young, sometimes very young boys in rags, begging on the streets. A new report from New York-based Human Rights Watch is urging the government there to implement a law to criminalize forced begging.
NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports that many of the boys are being abused.
OFEIBEA QUIST-ARCTON, BYLINE: This is Independence Square in the heart of Dakar, and this is where you see many of the young boys with their trademark tomato cans, clinking just the few coins in there. They're meant to be learning the Koran. And they have a set amount that they have to collect every single day, otherwise they are beaten and mistreated.
And with me is the author of the Human Rights Watch report, Matt Wells.
MATT WELLS: You're talking about a, you know, a country that is, in many ways, held up as a model in West Africa. And yet, yah, there's this incredible disconnect when you see tens of thousands of young boys - five, six years old, who every day are forced to beg on the streets, are exploited in the name of religion. But really simply in a lucrative criminal practice for these fake Koranic teachers.
QUIST-ARCTON: Senegalese commentator Tidiane Sy says there's resistance to change, along with support for legitimate religious boarding schools. And he says the government forgot to organize awareness campaigns along with its planned reforms.
TIDIAN SY: You have so many stakeholders involved, it can't be changed overnight. Because you have cultural, you have religious issues, and you have a survival issue. Because also those who are being taken out to beg, probably come from extremely poor families who can't afford raising their kids by themselves, and who give them to these Koranic teachers.
QUIST-ARCTON: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR News, downtown Dakar.
This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Steve Winwood this morning announced a handful of additional headlining tour dates during his US support tour with Rod Stewart.
Oct 21: Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY
Oct 25: Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Dec 06: Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland, PA
Dec 12: Filmore Silver Spring, Silver Springs, MD
Pre Sale starts 10am on August 21st with general sale following on August 23rd.
Tickets and further details: www.ticketmaster.com
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND wrapped up their ninth annual Wanee Festival this past weekend in Live Oak, FL (April 18-20) and have announced a short select late summer tour, launching with two "evening with" nights in Chicago August 20-21, following their August 16-17 performances at their second annual Peach Festival in northeast Pennsylvania. On the ten amphitheater shows that follow, the group will be joined by their pal STEVE WINWOOD for six shows (August 23-30) and GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS for four nights (September 2-7).
Steve Winwood announced this morning the following UK headline dates:
- Monday, June 17th, 2013 - Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
- Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 - Brighton Dome, Brighton
- Thursday, June 20th, 2013 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London
- Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 - Colston Hall, Bristol
- Monday, June 24th, 2013 - Lowry, Manchester
- Sunday, June 30th, 2013 - Winter Gardens, Margate
To accomodate the finishing pre-production and spring promotion of his first original rock studio album in almost 20 years, Rod Stewart has pushed back his Spring tour with Steve Winwood - this will now begin in October.


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Spammers use a variety of methods to send spam, but the use of hacked legitimate user's email accounts is booming.
In the second quarter of 2011, the average daily volume of spam, scams, and phishing emails was 113 billion, and that's actually good news. This represents a nearly 30 percent reduction in spam volumes over previous quarters due to the increasing success of law enforcement and major service providers to target and dismantle other channels used to send spam.
As positive as these crackdowns on other channels have been, one outcome is that spammers have scrambled to shift the focus of some of the recent larger malware outbreaks and phishing attacks to now be about acquiring enough compromised email accounts to make spamming viable. This includes email accounts like yours.
Your computer was most likely compromised in one of four ways. 1) You do not have up-to-date security software installed. 2) Your passwords are weak and easily hacked. 3) You clicked on a malicious link in an email, IM conversation, or on a social networking site, or webpage.4) You downloaded a game, video, song, or attachment.
When your email account is hacked, here are several steps you need to take:
Look to see that all operating system updates are also installed. To find these, type '(the name of your operating system) and updates' into your search engine. Set your computer to update automatically so that you get protection from new attacks as soon as possible.
If you are a Hotmail user, there is a feature that can help you, or others you know who have had their email account hijacked. Called "my friend's been hacked" and found under the "Mark as" dropdown, a simple click allows friends to report compromised accounts directly to Hotmail.
When you click that button, a report is sent to Hotmail where that report is combined with other information to determine if the account in question was in fact hijacked.
If you are a Hotmail user but your hacked friend uses a different email service, the alert will be sent to their email provider. For example, the alert could be sent to Yahoo! or Gmail so these companies can take action.
Provided by Linda Criddle, Founder of iLookBothWays.com
Commtouch – Q2 2011 Threats Trend Report
Microsoft – June 2011 Security Intelligence Report