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Whole Foods Twitter
Twitter is a free micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates of up to 140 characters in length. Most updates come from mobile phones, which makes Twitter an useful service for blogging "on the fly." Many companies' marketing teams are embracing social networking in order to reach a wider audience, and Whole Foods is one such company.
Where most companies are using Twitter to simply make announcements, Whole Foods are using Twitter to actually interact with their customers; subscribers can request new Whole Foods locations, make inventory suggestions, request refunds, and more. This is taking customer service to a completely new level, and we like it. No more standing in line or being on hold on the phone - simply type a few characters on your cell phone and send. Nice!
Do you use Twitter? Do you follow any food-related Twitters?
- Sign up for Twitter here. It's free!
- Follow Whole Foods Twitter here.
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I am on twitter and 99% of my Twitter friends are food bloggers/writers so it is pretty much all about food!
I have a Twitter or two feed in my google RSS. Some Twitter feeds are not amusing, while some are. I would like to see how Twitter from a store--Whole Foods--pans out. Seems like just another way to take our "Whole Paycheck." I feel a barrage of tweets coming in with this, so I'd like someone else to do my research on it.
I personally don't send tweets and I read Twitters lightly.
Began tweeting a couple of months ago as part of my gig at Everyday Food. Thought I'd be doing a lot of talking but am doing a lot more in the way of listening--hearing what fans are looking for and what foodies are excited about. The whole thing is much more interesting than I would have guessed! I look at Twitter as one more way to connect with folks with likeminded interests--I respect what Whole Foods is up to (I happen to follow, FWIW).
I've been on twitter for a while and have recently started following a bunch of food and baking bloggers - including @everydayfooddeb and her colleagues! I also follow Whole Foods and some other companies, including Jet Blue and Zappos. Nice to know that reaching out to these companies is only a 140-character message away! FWIW - I noticed that Whole Foods has been giving out gift cards to people based on favorite tweets of the day.
I have been really getting into Twitter, and am really looking forward to checking out Whole Foods-related tweets. Being in the NYC metro area, there are lots of Whole Foods, and I'm still a big fan of the company.


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Where Are My Feet
Posted on December 14th, 2009
Has anyone seen these shoes yet? they're incredible! They've been dubbed the invisible shoe, and were created by Brazilian AndreiaChaves. She says the design was inspired 'from the chaos and structure of her hometown, and visual puns from the likes of Maison Martin Margiela, ReiKawakubo, YohjiYamamoto, and IsseyMiyake'. But all we really care about is that they make you look like you have no feet... which is awesome!
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:41:00
Rock Of Love 2 Finale - Bret's Rock of Love or "AMBRE AMBRE AMBRE"
This is it. The big moment we've all been waiting for, when we find out that
the script has always called Ambre to win as the "Comeback Kid" Ambre wins after OH MY GOD DID YOU KNOW SHE WAS ALMOST ELIMINATED WAY BACK AT THE BEGINNING AND NOW SHE WON IT ISN'T THAT FUNNY HOLY COW JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU!
Let's whore it up.
The final two:
Ambre - Hombre, simply because of the spelling
Daisy - Muppetface. As matthean noted in week 3, she looks exactly like Janice from the Muppet Show.
- Recap; everything the two finalists have been through. Focusing on Hombre's OH MY GOD COME FROM BEHIND REMEMBER SHE ALMOST GOT ELIMINATED, Daisy's hotness, and for fuck's sake they featured Bret using the word "mediocracy" again. Mee-dee-ock-rih-TEE. TEE, you dipfuck. "Mediacracy" is the closest thing to the word you are saying, and it means something else entirely. And is a made-up non-word anyway. SHUT THE FUCK UP. Dummy.
- "And now, the exciting finale of Rock of Love." We pick up with Douche announcing the trip to Meh-hee-coh. Hombre reminds us, for the fucking sake of fucking fuck again, that she was almost eliminated.
I'm serious. I'm going to go postal if they keep this up.
- Beers at elimination and then through the magic of some really bad editing, we're packing for Mexico, then the sun rises and we're off.
- Hombre does a double bad acting job. In confessional she's all "We're (big pause) flying (big pause and drop-mouth stupid face) to Mexico!" and on the plane Bret's asking if they;re ready for Mexico and she so oversells her response. She's like that really enthusiastic, yet untalented girl in the drama department of your high school who keeps getting parts just because people feel bad for her and "We want to let her do something, for God's sake the kid loves acting" but she's fucking terrible at it.
That's our Ambre Lake. A shitty actress. Get that one, will ya, Google? Ambre Lake is a shitty actress. Also, Bret Michaels is a douchebag.
- Bing. We're in Mexico already. Douchefessional that he took some time to really plan some great stuff. LIAR. You were handed a call sheet each morning. Do me a favor and eat a lot of sugar will ya?
- They're having a HUGE intro to the Me hotel in Cancun. 1. How appropriate that Bret Michaels is staying in a place called "Me." 2. He's so earnestly selling how much he loves the hotel, etc. "We love the hotel." You just got here. You mean "I was told to say we love the hotel because this trip was comped as long as we talk endlessly about how much we love it, right?"
Man, am I bitter? One more and then the reunion, Jim. That's all, and then you can say goodbye to this dickbag forever. And Poison too. Fuck the lot of them.
Moving on. Awesome-ometer; 1, for the "traditional Mayan dance." That poor bastard in the Mayan costume. This is probably about as traditionally accurate as my asshole, but the tourists love this shit. The whole dance and costume are probably catering to what the white folks *think* Mayan culture was about. sort of like the "Polynesian" dances and shit in Hawaii. And what's worse, they have to dance in a fucking car port for three white assholes who just stepped out of a stretch limo.
You know, if I was Mexican...I might hate white people a little.
- Hombre so ridiculously oversells her confessional about the dancers that it makes me want to punch her in the cooch.
- Daisy; "Bret gave us presents." Festooned with the Me logo. So yeah...I'm sure he spent hours tracking them down.
- He left a note saying he'd see them at dinner, but it wasn't in verse. Did they not bring that Production Assistant who writes those with them? Dinner time.
- Question time. Daisy has a list. Really. On paper. With a pen to check off the ones she's asked.
- Question: Is Bret's attraction to her ONLY physical? Awesome-ometer; 2. Answer: She's a mystery, so it's tough for him to say where's she's at. Douchefessional; "So now I need for Daisy and me to connect on a much more cerebral level. mental, if you will." Yes, I think I will, fucktard. Because that's what cerebral means. CAN WE GET A LARGE LEMONADE, EXTRA SUGAR FOR MR. MICHAELS, ASAP? If you could maybe boil me up a simple syrup and help me inject in in his veins that would be great.
He confirmed everything her question belies; he's into her for her body and thinks she uses her sexuality all the time. Hombre tried to pile on with her "I agree with Bret" bullshit. Daisy tried to make her give a SPECIFIC example of when Daisy "led with her sexuality." Hombre's example? That Daisy is always banging on his door to spend time with him.
Can someone just say it? She sucks and fucks instead of *talks* and then wonders why no one takes her seriously. Can we just *SAY* it? Because this conversation is like listening to two lumps of beef debate politics, in two different languages. Nobody knows what the fuck anyone is talking about, and neither one is saying anything worth hearing in the first fucking place.
- Hombre asks Bret what he thinks the two women bring. Douche says that he fears Hombre is in it just to win it. So she interrupts him and says "I'm sorry I just gotta do this." And then mouthfucks him with her old lady tongue.
1. Gross.
2. Thanks for making it obvious that you are playing tactics just to win the game...just like the script says you should.
- Daisy says that Hombre is walking on the wild side to try to break out of her shell, that she doesn't do rocker guys. Bret agrees. Well fucking DUH. She's a good little Southern daughter of a fairly conservative guy. She's probably never dated outside her own faith before much less outside her own social class. God help us all if she ever brought home a black guy!
You know, Ambre never stops overselling. As Daisy is talking, Ambre has this look on her face:
Her answer; "You're not the typical guy that I date, but I'll tell you what you are. You're exactly what I'm looking for." All over-sold, all over-acted. Hombre has all the sincerity of a used appliance salesman.
- Hombre gets her date tomorrow, Daisy the next day. Muppetface is all torqued out because she has to wait. Dinner over. Douche is going to his room to "think." That's code for "I gotta call the concierge and have one of those cheap Mexican peasant whores sent to my room." Commercial.
- The sun also rises in Mexico. Hombre is so excited as she gets ready for her day-long date. Daisy decides to confront her over the "use my sexuality" thing. Ambre tries that bullshit response that she always does, which is to lie and pretend that she never meant it in a bad way, when of course that is exactly how she meant it. Daisy comes back with the fact that as a Muppet baby, she feels comfortable with her body and feels confortable being sexy. And made of 97% man-made fibers. And being fire-retardant. And having a hand stuffed up her to make her mouth move.
Then Muppet says to Hombre that Hombre doesn't feel sexy. How could she? Especially in a room with Sex Kitten Porno Star Stereotype Number 13? She's old compared to Daisy. She looks old compared to Daisy. She dresses like a frump. If Douche hadn't made a big deal about her abs the first night she'd be dressed even frumpier. Hombre doesn't take this criticism well. Daisy says she walks shoulders frumped forward. She does. It's totally true. Daisy did a perfect imitation of it.
Ambre's confessional is that Daisy is hot, but surgery can make Ambre hotter. But surgery can't make Daisy smarter. Doh. The argument devolves into a "I'm better than you" nonsense fight.
- Hombre-fessional that this argument makes her more determined than ever to prove herself to Bret. I'm sure Muppetface will thank you for proving her right about you when you try to whore it up on your date. Might I suggest bending over in front of him and stretching? He seems to really like that. Also, blowjobs. I hear he loves those. Just ask Lacey.
- Awesome-ometer: 3. He's taking her on a "Mayan jungle experience" at Xcaret. Oh for fuck's sake. Tourists will fucking do anything if you slap a "This is old stuff" label on it. It's a trek through some ruins then a day at the spa. I swear to fucking christ I will never ever go to one of these tourist trap, native-exploiting bullshit things ever. The stone isn't even real. You may as well just go back to Vegas! This place looks like the alien set in an old Star trek episode.
- They walk around a built-up, faux-material walkway through the "nature park" which looks for all the world like the jungle room in any shitty zoo, then find some lagoon thing. A poor "native Mayan" bastard rows them out to some mid-pond massage tables, and a really fucking awful Bret Michaels ballad sets the mood. if the mood is "Make Jim vomit."
Jesus H. Christ this show is making me angry tonight.
- Hombre decides to crawl on top of Douche.
It progresses into her trying to be sexy, kissing his neck and shit, and it isn't working. Mostly because the song sucks in ways that none of these whores ever thought of. Plus Ambre is about as sexy as a root canal. And if you have some kind of weird dental fetish and think that root canals are sexy, fuck off my site you weirdo. Commercial. Thank fuck the song is over.
- We're back. Oh imagine that, it's lunch and a conver/////// OH CHRIST! Oh fuck you gotta see this. Forget anything I was about to say.
Dude. Bret. Dude. You should sit in on editing so they never catch you doing shit like that. It makes the wig very, very obvious. If VH1 goes high-def you'll never get away with it next year.
Do you guys think Bret gets his wigs from the Sheinhardt Wig Corporation? Awesome-ometer; 4
- The conversation is about how they are so much alike. Then Douche douchefessionals that isn't it funny that Ambre was one of the first girls who was supposed to OH MY GOD DID YOU KNOW THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET ELIMINATED AND NOW SHE'S HERE AT THE FINALS AND oh fuck you VH1 I wish all of you slow, painful cancers. I hope all of you had money invested in Bear Stearns. Pricks.
- He's worried that she can't hang as a rock star girlfriend. She over-acting-fessionals (am I stretching that gimmick too far yet?) that her being a stodgy old mom sets her apart. Sure it does. Ever you say, honey.
- He says that having the two of them to choose from is a great time in his life, but a hard decision. Jesus. Can you imagine the gall of asking two women to declare their love for you and then telling them straight to their face that you can't decide between them? What kind of woman would put up with that, even for a small piece of the 80's cash pie? And what kind of guy would want a woman who would earnestly be all "Oh yeah, this must be so hard for you to decide that you aren't in love with me after making me declare it to you six million times, and then go run off with this other girl you've been making me compete against for two weeks." Bret Michaels, that's who. Because he's a douchebag.
The sun also sets in Cancun. DOUBLE AWESOME ALERT! Awesome-ometer: 6. They stroll through the grounds of the hotel to get freshened up for dinner.
- Back to the room with the Muppet. Holy edited tensions Batman!
- Daisy's tat is a whole tableau of Nightmare Before Christmas. That's kind of more awesome than I first thought, as I don't *really* like sleeves on women. The work is pretty good, too. The more I see of it the more I like it. I hate the stars on her neck though. Those were a terrible, horrible choice and should be lasered off ASAP.
I know the pics are hard to see, but the art in the tat is pretty cool.
- Muppet asks about their date. Hombre decides that she doesn't deserve an answer. They start bickering again. Who fucking cares. Ambre over-delivers a few choice lines, like "For a pretty girl, you;re the ugliest person I've ever met." Bad. Actress. Hombre calls Muppet a bitch as she walks out of the room.
- You know, for a not-really-very-short girl, Ambre has got some stumpy fucking legs. She strolls to her dinner with Douche, who has a gift for her. He described it as a "Little rock & roll meets a little cool meets a little classy." Only it's fucking horrible.
Good lord. That man has zero taste. In anything.
- The dinner convo is more of the "I like you." "Well I like you!" stuff that feels so fucking scripted. "By the way, for the record, I'm not wearing any underwear." Douchefessional that he thinks that's the best thing a woman can say. meanwhile I retch a little, because "I'm not wearing any underwear" means a few things.
1. It means that during the normal course of just being a human - especially a human in a warm climate like, say, Mexico - your privates generate moisture, and the whole point of underwear is to help absorb and wick away that moisture. If you don't wear them, then it just sits on you, until it dries, but more moisture always comes, and then the bacteria and yeast start in and the next thing you know, the whole damn hotel room smells like a cross between a sewage treatment plant and a San Francisco pier.
2. It means there's a good chance that your buh-gine is going to run against the furniture at some point. The same furniture that 6,963 sweaty tourists have rubbed their asses on for the last umpteen years, after riding Mexican buses, riding in Mexican cabs, rubbing up against fuck knows what all day, and of course depositing their own genital sweat into the mix. Oh yum! SO SEXY!
Ladies, wear the fucking panties. Not wearing them is not half as sexy as it seems on TV
- Oh. Then she shows him. Am I supposed to believe that these two are all giggly and attracted to each other? I mean I know he'll take a flying fuck at a rolling donut given half a chance, but come on.
- They go to his suite. he give her (read: us the viewers) a tour. It's a commercial for Me. I wonder if he got a little something extra for all these blatant commercials during the show, or was it something he had to do in order to get the contract. I;d want a little extra scratch for being so blatant a pitch whore. It's decidedly non-rock & roll.
- Awesome-ometer; 7. Douche-fessional; "This is it everybody. This is the moment of truth." Really? Pretending that you are going to put your cock in this actress is the moment of truth? If you say so, dude.
Can i just re-iterate something? If this were real, what we have here is a guy making a bunch of women compete to get to be his "special lady." At the end, as it was last year, he takes the two finalists on a trip. It is plainly stated that he sleeps with both of them, and they're perfectly OK sharing his cock and being made to stand there while he picks only one of them and then unceremoniously dumps the other one.
What the fuck?
- Next morning. OH FUCKING BLOODY HELL THE WIG.
He thanks her for a great day and an "even more awesome-eser night." I think that counts. Awesome-ometer; 8. Jesus Jumped Up Christ on a sidecar that wig is terrible. It looks like a plastic mold of what a wig might look like.
- That about wraps it up for them. Hombre heads back to the room, and Muppetface's duck-faced pout-fest which is no doubt waiting for her. Cut to the balcony where Muppetface is trying so hard to make Hombre jealous. While I don't like Ambre, but this is pathetic. Ambre calls her out on it and Daisy pulls the same game on her that Ambre tries all the time: "What? What am I doing? I'm just..."
- The date starts. You can smell the vibe right away. It's all goofy and surface and stupid, and "awesome." Awesome-ometer: 8. He's only interested in one thing with Daisy. He;s probably right, I mean she's not exactly the deep end of the pool or anything. May as well poke & go.
- their date is deep sea fishing, a cruise and drinking. The whole point is to get her drunk and ranting, I suppose. Douche-fessional: "I wanna find out besiodes Daisy being one of the hottest women I've ever laid eyes on, I wanna find out what's goin' on inside her noggin. In her heart, in her soul. (REALLY douchey, sleazy voice here) And then suck face with her."
He really thinks that shit makes him seem cool. he;s like that dick at the party who is always making the not-quite-funny jokes that are just a little inappropriate.
- He tells Daisy, YET AGAIN that he's into her for her body and some shit about great sex and how he knew it would be awesome. Awesome-ometer: 9. OK, BRET, WE GET IT. AMBRE ALMOST WAS ELIMINATED AND DAISY HAS A HOT BODY, AND YOU ARE THE KING OF ALL PUSSY. WE FUCKING GET IT.
He lays the "transitional period" rap on her again. The script here is that Bret already has his mind made up that Ambre is more "stable" and at Bret;s age, he's still a rocker but wants to settle down. he is SO picking Ambre, and it's all about rehabbing his image from the big mistake he made last year. He eliminated the slightly older women that never had a prayer, but this will be all about the come-from-behind victory and the fact that he picked the more "mature" one. Even though they have about as much chemistry as Draino and my asshole.
This is about solidifying that MILF fanbase of his so they keep buying his records and paying for tickets. he has about as much intent of dating Ambre later as I have of pouring a bottle of Draino in my ass with a funnel.
- Mawhn-tahge of fishing and riding the "King of the World" position on the boat. Then Muppet gets seasick. Bret is giving advice about how to deal with it. Dude...there's nothing you can do. You either puke and pray it stops, ride it out, or take drugs to stop it. Talk all you want, but that shit will whup your ass until the boat stops moving. trust me, I know. I love the ocean, and it hates me. I get sick as fuck on big waves. Nothing to do but deal.
- They go to fish, and she's stumbling...she's for real seasick. She goes down to the deck. She's losing circulation in her hands? Weird. He decides to turn the boat around. Douchefessional: "I really wanted to spend this most awesome day out with Daisy at sea, but I'm realizing; she's a landlubber."
And that's why you should have ASKED before booking - or having the staff book - this kind of a day. Not everyone likes boats. Even if they do - like me - they may get sick anyway. But, the point of this shit is not to have a good time with a woman, the point of this shit is to prove that Bret can decide and determine what is going to happen, and you either get with the program or go home. Because as I said last week, your role as a potential "rock of love" is to subordinate your existence to his. Never make things hard for him, never be real, never question him, never present more than a minor bump in the road, something that he can "fix" with a hug and one of his stock "caring" phrases. Anything more than that and he'll walk away.
Bret Michaels is Powerpoint deep.
- He tells the "captain" that Daisy's seasickness is going beyond sick and going "into the mind, where she just wants off the boat." Well fucking duh you stupid prick. I'm guessing Douche has never been severely motion sick. It's one of the worst feelings. I'd rather be in a lot of pain. Luckily for me, on our honeymoon, I was both. Popped a disc in my back and went on an ocean run where I got so sick I had to stare at the floor for two hours.
Anyway, Bret's a douche. She's gonna hurl. Commercial.
- Back, and Daisy's chucking margarita over the side of the boat.
Douchefessional that of all the girls he's watched puke, Daisy is the hottest. OH FOR FUCKING FUCK'S SAKE YOU FUCKING SAD OLD PIECE OF SHIT STOP. Puking isn't sexy and you are pretending that every fucking thing makes you horny and it's sad and pathetic. It's not cute or endearing or cool.
- He's "caring" for her by hugging her and rubbing ice on her stomach, and she confessionals that she doesn't think he could be more caring. SEE! See what I'm saying? A few easy lines, some ice and a hug. Meanwhile she has REAL issues in her life and he's going to cut her loose so fast because of them it'll make her head and gut spin all over again.
- Back on land. He douchefessionals that they are still gonna have a most awesome date. Awesome-ometer: 10. Double digits two weeks in a row! Sweetness. Jesus! before I even get a chance to move in another awesome as they part to get dressed for dinner. Awesome-ometer: 11.
- Weird. When Daisy went back to the room to get ready, wither Ambre was gone, or nothing happened. I vote for the second and why? No script. This wasn't supposed to happen now because they were supposed to be on the boat all day. I caught you, VH1!
- Cut to dinnertime. Douche is wearing some spangly Ed Hardy shirt and Muppetface is wearing what looks like a satin nighty. hey, when your ass looks like that, you can wear whatever the fuck you want.
- Gift time. Same box as the one Ambre got. Could it possibly be the same necklace only with different charms?
It is. Fuck me...it is. It's the same fucking thing. Jesus Christ. If that doesn't demonstrate how little he thinks of them...even if this is as fake as I think it is, if *I* were in the Bret position I would insist on the producers differentiating the gifts based on, you know the person I was supposed to give them to. If for no other reason than I would like like a total twat giving the same gift to two women on TV.
This is a fucking sitcom plot for fuck's sake. SO cheesy.
- Sidebar; My prediction is that inside of three years, Daisy ends up as a contract girl for Vivid's Alt division. Or worse, Elegant Angel.
- She tells him she is at a point that she wants to change and grow. And he replies that is...wait for it...that's right, awesome. Awesome-ometer; 12.
- Muppetface tries to say something, and I think she was trying to tell him that Ambre went apeshit when Daisy called her old and boring or whatever the hell they said during that fight. Plus, she's trying to sell herself as the hotter, more exciting one. two things leaped out at me:
1. Daisy can't talk. She is literally incapable of beginning a thought and expressing it coherently. She starts a sentence, throws in a bunch of "you knows" and "umms," then cuts halfway through to the beginning of another sentence, then leapfrogs to the past half of whatever conclusion she hopes you've reached. She talks like her brain is a boggle shaker.
2. I'm the middle of this she said 'I'm not the girl (she grabs her own boobs), obviously with the white picket fence" And douche replies with "That;s not what I'm looking for." She keeps talking. realizing his mistake, and how that would damage the script later when he picks Ambre, he tries to cover it with 'That's not what I'm looking for in you."
He's picking Ambre, and those two will NEVER date. Not even once. It's all for show.
- The babbling continues. she tells him she loves him. He says nothing in return, but starts sucking face. Dinner over. Did they even get any food?
- Time for Muppetface's turn on the Bret Michaels Pussy Spit. Fucking hell. These people have no god-damned respect for themselves. Commercial.
- SIDEBAR; Holy fuck, it just gets worse.
Fucking hell. That's just *sad*.
- The next morning. Awesome-ometer: 13. I believe that is a tie for the all-time record, so, you know, historic. He sends her off after dumping loads into her all night. Sucker. You just got your vagina rented.
- The girls are back together in the room. Supertension is in the air. No one speaks. Ambre-fessional that she doesn't get the silence. "Am I missing something here?" Yes, you are. First one to speak loses, sweetie. if you ask, you *need* to know and Daisy wins. If she volunteers it too soon, then you win because she had to rub it in your face. In her mind, I mean. It's a silly power struggle played by immature goofballs. Like the kind of women that would go on a reality show to date a washed up rock star.
Take my advice - advice I learned from WOPR; the only way to win is not to play.
- Ambre loses. She is really fixated on that fact that Daisy imitated her walk. Struck a nerve? Ambre asks her why the silent treatment...once again, Muppetface speaks a language that is not right down to earth and that no one can understand. She starts four different sentences, all of which are trying to say that she;s in some kind of zone or fantasy land where only she and Bret exist. She never finishes any of them, then looks at Hombre and says "Do you get it?" No, Muppetface, no one gets it because you're not actually saying whatever the it is that we're supposed to get.
Huge parts of that girl's brain are just missing.
More arguing.
"You degraded me by calling me a stripper."
"Dude that's your occupation! I'm a TV host, you're a stripper."
First of all, cable access in LA does not make you a "TV Host." Secondly, well, yeah, she's a stripper, but no stripper wants to be reminded of that. The number of strippers in any given club who strip because they god-damned well want to can usually be counted on one finger or less. They HATE being reminded of what they are and what they do. Apparaently it's an insult to simply state the facts as they exist. Seen it a million times. Hell, we saw it last year on this show with Heather.
If you want to see Daisy's tee-tas, BTW, just head to Shotgun Willie's while in the Denver area. I hear she;s still working there, and still living with Charles.
- SOB! Daisy is really scared. Of course that means muppet tears!
Aww, widdle stwipper girwl wanna stay wif big wock staww! Whatever.
- Room service shows up at the room with a note for the girls. It's in verse this time. They get spa treatments. How exciting............wait, that's not excitement. That is my heart stopping dead from boredom.
- BIG logo shot.
What a surprise, it's part of the hotel. Gee, comped gifts again? Who'd a thunk it? Mawhn-tahge of the Yhi Spa.
- Oh for FUCK'S SAKE. Mawhn-tage of Ambre's doings on the show. YES, I KNOW SHE WAS ALMOST ELIMINATED. I FUCKING WELL FUCKING GOD-DAMNED WELL FUCKING KNOW IT ALREADY. This is just padding the extra half hour.
- And now it's Daisy's turn for the same exact kind of recap of all her doings.
- Oh GOD, Douche gets a recap mawhn-taghe that starts out with him strolling along the surf.
Nice strategic holes, dickweed. That was cool when we were 16. Also, another shitfuck ballad that is making me more than a little seasick myself...OH FUCKING the recap ends with the sheesiest "bret is the sunset" pose ever.
Fuck me. It's so bad it's beyond cheese. That should be labeled as a processed cheese food.
- Commercial. THANK MOTHERFUCKING GOD THIS IS ALMOST IT. The long night is almost over for me!
- Elimination time. Hombre is petrified. She over-acts a line about how Bret holds her heart in his hands. She'll feel complete of he picks her. I buy exactly none of it.
- Daisy elimination-fessionals that she's scared, but if Douche picke Ambre she'll be shocked. Prepare to be shocked.
- Driven separately, they arrive and walk down some fake Mayan temple set. So cheesy.
- The douche arrives from a pit under the stairs. Holy fuck, the suit.
That could not be worse. Casino called, douchebag, and they want their wardrobe back.
- Usual lines about how they both look great. Thanks for taking the journey and all that shit. He douchefessionals that he made the wrong decision last year. Yeah, financially...picking the young girl cost him money. betcha!
- Speechifying about how he has been through X Y and Z with Daisy. Same shit as he always says. Then he fucking says again that Ambre was almost eliminated. I can't believe they keep saying it over and fucking over.
Fuck you VH1 I'M NOT STUPID YOU BASTARDS, I GET THE GOD-DAMNED STORYLINE. I SAW PI AND UNDERSTOOD IT, SO FUCKING KNOCK IT OFF.
- Choice time. Dramatic music. Chick-fessionals. He hems and haws. 'COMMERCIAL! You'd think we were watching a Fox game show.
- Back. Can we just pick Ambre and get it over with? Douche babbles some more. More about each girl. More chick-fessionals. STOP FUCKING DELAYING IT. "Daisy would you come down here please"
She thinks he's picking her. Doh. Sorry, Muppetbaby, but your tour ends here.
She's stunned. He gives her some shit about how he loves being around her but it's just not going to work. Muppet-fessional full of sobbing how she's in love with him and seven half sentences. She wanders away into some kind of artificial cave, which has to be some sort of metaphor.
- Ambre gets picked. WHAT A SURPRISE! WHAT A TWIST OF FATE! And then, just to solidify my hatred for all things Bret and VH1, he fucking douchefessionals AGAIN that Ambre almost got eliminated and blah blah blah.
If in the future you read about a crazy fat man assaulting the VH1 studios with a arsenal of weapons, screaming nonsense about "I FUCKING GET IT YOU BASTARDS" you'll know what happened.
He uses that "rock of like, rock of lust" line *again*. Blah blah, they both think they're the one for them.
Last line, from Bret: "Now let's go have hot monkey sex."
That's so fucking appropriate. Such a typical cheesebag line. Perfect way to end this show.
- The reunion looks pretty fucked up. Heather and Daisy literally get into a huge physical fight. Maybe that will be fun. All I know is it'll truly be the end of this shit.
I'd love to lie and say it was fun, but after awhile, it wasn't. Still, it was a great exercise in making up new words...and it does improve my typing speed. Just not my accuracy. :)
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#1 Posted by chipjet on 04/15 at 11:43 AM -
First, thanks for doing all these. They are pretty much the only reason I kept watching this show. Your blogs are amazing. Please, if there is ever a RoL3, please continue. It will definitely be worth it.
Second, I think you said Awesome-ometer: 8 twice, which would put this at a new record.
Third, as ridiculously fake as the show is, the final elimination is not a set. It's actually a really nice cemetary in Cancun.
Thanks again. Seriously. Awesome.
#3 Posted by Janna on 04/16 at 12:26 AM -
Third, as ridiculously fake as the show is, the final elimination is not a set. It's actually a really nice cemetary in Cancun.
They had the finale in a cemetary...really? Yeah, that's classy as fuck.
I think I'm going to go vomit now.
BTW Jim, I told a co-worker of mine about your blogging the show...she was upset that it could be anything less than real.
I had to turn around in my chair so she would not see me laugh. I love her but there is not one "reality show" that is 100% real.
#4 Posted by surfpunk on 04/21 at 02:34 AM -
Oh, BTW Jim (and anyone else), if you are a Firefox user, the new Firefox 3 fixes the issue with the image tagging (it displays the entire tag, instead of chopping it off).
#5 Posted by Drumwaster on 04/22 at 04:38 PM -
Considering the latest version is 18.104.22.168, how does this help us?
#6 Posted by surfpunk on 04/22 at 04:59 PM -
Considering the latest version is 184.108.40.206, how does this help us?
Firefox 3 is still beta...Beta 5 is the current release. I'm not sure when it is scheduled for final release.
#7 Posted by Buzzion on 04/24 at 12:28 PM -
Aww man no review on that garbage reunion show with mini-douche hosting it?


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Start another thread to discuss your possible pregnancy. This is a rant and belongs in the "Ranting and Venting" forum.
None of us understand your point. Sorry.
Well your 15 and had a positive pregnancy test. I would post in expecting in general if you need advice on being newly pregnant. Take time to gather your thoughts and talk to a parent, a teacher, doctor, someone who is a responsible adult. You getting in trouble for throwing a ketchup packet & and your mother calling you a baby/ talking about diapers is going to seem very petty compared to being pregnant at 15. I hope you get some professional help for someone to guide you through this. Good luck.
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Positive Pregnancy test huh? Funny that yesterday you posted on another board, saying a different story, Oh well fakes everywhere I guess
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AbstractWe consider a statistical model for pairs of traded assets, based on a Cointegrated Vector Auto Regression (CVAR) Model. We extend standard CVAR models to incorporate estimation of model parameters in the presence of price series level shifts which are not accurately modeled in the standard Gaussian error correction model (ECM) framework. This involves developing a novel matrix variate Bayesian CVAR mixture model comprised of Gaussian errors intra-day and Alpha-stable errors inter-day in the ECM framework. To achieve this we derive a novel conjugate posterior model for the Scaled Mixtures of Normals (SMiN CVAR) representation of Alpha-stable inter-day innovations. These results are generalized to asymmetric models for the innovation noise at inter-day boundaries allowing for skewed Alpha-stable models. Our proposed model and sampling methodology is general, incorporating the current literature on Gaussian models as a special subclass and also allowing for price series level shifts either at random estimated time points or known a priori time points. We focus analysis on regularly observed non-Gaussian level shifts that can have significant effect on estimation performance in statistical models failing to account for such level shifts, such as at the close and open of markets. We compare the estimation accuracy of our model and estimation approach to standard frequentist and Bayesian procedures for CVAR models when non-Gaussian price series level shifts are present in the individual series, such as inter-day boundaries. We fit a bi-variate Alpha-stable model to the inter-day jumps and model the effect of such jumps on estimation of matrix-variate CVAR model parameters using the likelihood based Johansen procedure and a Bayesian estimation. We illustrate our model and the corresponding estimation procedures we develop on both synthetic and actual data.
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- 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 pound chicken cutlets
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 bunch flat leaf spinach
- 1 cup seedless organic red grapes, halved
- 1/2 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 2 ears corn, shucked and removed from cob
- 1 avocado, halved and thinly sliced
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In a large bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons oil, vinegar, and Dijon; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
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In a large nonstick skillet, heat remaining tablespoon oil over medium. Sprinkle chicken with coriander; season with salt and pepper. Cook (this may need to be done in batches), turning once, until opaque throughout, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes; slice thinly crosswise.
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Add chicken, spinach, grapes, shallot, almonds, and corn to bowl with dressing; toss to combine. Top with avocado. Serve immediately.
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Inès de la Fressange has a pretty plum gig. As brand ambassador to Roger Vivier, the iconic French shoe label now designed by the fabulous Bruno Frisoni, the former model travels the world infusing cool into the popular perception of the brand. Her latest endeavor, though, found her hunkered down in the perfume lab alongside famed nose Rami Mekdachi. Vivier's first collection of fragrances based around five single-notes made its debut at the Paris couture shows earlier this month. L'Iris, L'Ambre, Le Santal, Le Néroli, and La Rose will bow stateside in October. To hold you over until then, we had a few exclusive words with de la Fressange about putting "refinement, quality, and rarity" back into fragrance.
After nearly a century, why did you feel the Roger Vivier brand needed a fragrance now?
Today, it's all about marketing and licenses, and often perfumes have little in common with the original house. We initially started with just a candle for all the Vivier boutiques in order to have a universal smell around the world; fragrance was an obvious next step. Real luxury is no market research. It's all about desire, spontaneity, and frivolity. As you said, Roger Vivier is a brand. We wanted to give a little part of the brand to our customers as it used to be in the past with famous haute couture houses.
Do you see an inherent connection between fragrance and fashion—or accessories, as the case may be?
More with wine, actually! It's all about know-how, refinement, and luxury. A beautiful house couldn't look splendid if it smelled bad when you entered, right? But also, if you remember your granny or someone you loved that is not here anymore, from your childhood or whatever, you may remember a scarf, a piece of jewelry, a scent, or a perfume. What touches your soul is a music, a melody—not the way the person would keep her bank statement papers.
Seeing as fragrance is somewhat uncharted ground for you, what was the creative process like as far as conceptualizing all of the scents?
Personally, I hate all the recent, massive launches of new perfumes. I don't recognize my taste in these new creations—especially when it seems that advertising and marketing are more important than the perfume itself. I felt bad at first, for not understanding this trend and in turn acting a little more conservative than usual. But it seems that many women feel the same way and are looking for more refinement, quality, and rarity within a fragrance. Elegance and beauty were the target. I know that these words seem a little "vintage," but a little bit of honesty and sincerity is not bad. Also, you just have to find the right talent: I found Rami Mekdachi, who used to work with famous, big companies but couldn't stand the system anymore—a little bit like Azzedine Alaïa, really…
Aside from your mantra that "luxury is choosing not to choose," why did you ultimately launch with five scents instead of just one?
Some customers buy 20 pairs of shoes at the same time—so why not five fragrances? But, actually, the truth is, I couldn't choose. After all, Vivier has been creating shoes for a century and a pair of sandals, a pair of embroidered pumps, and a pair of high boots are all completely different. We have customers like Lee Radziwill, Anh Duong, and Sarah Jessica Parker—how can we speak about the Vivier woman?!
As the Vivier muse, do you have a favorite scent?
Amber, no doubt! But the sandalwood (a very good name for a shoemaker!) is made with real sandalwood from India, and the Iris and Rose are the most exclusive essences on earth. We wouldn't be able to find enough if we wanted to do a "normal" launch. The Néroli was a huge success when we presented [it] in Paris in the sunny days of July. For the moment, it's impossible to say which one is going to be the "hit." To tell you the truth, we are slightly nervous we won't have enough quantities, since we weren't expecting such a warm welcome!
What about other beauty-oriented ideas for the brand—future fragrances or otherwise?
The nice thing about [Roger Vivier chairman] Diego Della Valle is that I can start my sentences by, "I wish to do…." He knows that I only wish excellence for Vivier, and in that spirit he trusts me and allows me the freedom to turn my wishes into reality. He knows we make luxury with luxury. If we can do something special, we will. But making a soap or a cream just to "match" the perfume is not in the spirit of the house. What I know is that it only depends with whom you are doing what!—Celia Ellenberg
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The party, to be held from 7 to 11 p.m., will feature music by The Chris and Lou Band along with food and drink, but the highlight of the evening could be the Valpo Feud battle between the "Big Bad Business" team and the "Not-So-Civil Servants."
Members of the former include The Times Porter County General Manager Deb Anselm, Indiana Beverage executive George Douglas, city Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Stuart Summers, Andy Urschel and financial consultant Karen Vogelsang.
The "Not-So-Civil Servants" will be led by Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas and include Porter County Sheriff David Lain, city Councilwoman Deb Butterfield, Porter County Commissioner Laura Blaney and city Park Board Member Ric Frataccia.
The party is sponsored by the Parks Foundation, which will be leading the effort to raise more than $500,000 for the park improvements, and Urschel Laboratories. In August, the foundation and the park board are expected to approve hiring a consultant to develop the overall park master plan.
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"Before the end of the year we will know the costs and have a plan of attack to achieve it, whether to do it in phases or go after all of it at once," Parks Director John Seibert said.
The whole process from planning and design through fundraising is expected to take about a year, so construction can start around the start of school in 2014, Seibert said.
Admission to the party in the park is $75, and the foundation also is looking for sponsorships for the event. More information on the "ValPlayso: Next Generation" can be found at the Party in the Park-Valpo Parks Foundation Facebook page.


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May 22: 'Leave Your Kids at the Park Day'?!
Bethany Sanders: Spring is finally here, and one of our favorite after-school activities is heading to the park. Famous free-range parent Lenore Skenazy would approve -- but only if I leave them there to play on their own.
Skenazy, who writes the blog "Free-Range Kids," has declared May 22 to be "Take Your Kids to the Park and Leave Them There Day."
Here are her instructions, straight from her blog:
"Across the country -- what the heck, across the world -- parents will converge upon local playgrounds and parks with their school-age kids. They will tell them to have fun, make friends and don't leave with anyone. Then the parents will wave goodbye and the kids will amuse themselves for whatever amount of time they've decided with their folks. An hour. A morning. Or maybe even just half an hour, to get used to the whole thing, which, admittedly, sounds radical. But is it?"
Oh boy: Yet another way to categorize myself as a parent. Am I a helicopter parent who stunts her kids' emotional growth by constantly supervising them? Or am I a free-range parent who's secure enough in the world to let her kids take risks? Truth is, like most parents, I'm probably somewhere in the middle.
I generally agree with most of what Skenazy writes, but though I agree with her sentiment that kids are better off playing outside with each other than with their parents, I won't be dropping my kids off at the park on May 22. And here's why.
Skenazy wants us all to raise our kids like it's 1977, but my kids -- ages 5 and 7 -- are being raised in 2010. There are no kids their age on our urban street, and though they go to a school in our neighborhood, it's not a neighborhood school. Unlike in 1977, when I lived on a dead-end road full of children who went to the same elementary school I did, my kids can't just walk outside and find friends to play with.
What I mean to say is this: Whether I like it or not (I don't), my girls are inexperienced in the kind of freewheeling life I enjoyed every day after school when I was a kid. They play together (alone) in our big backyard, or they invite friends to come home from school with them.
Dropping them off at a park without the skills necessary to handle a difficult situation should it arise -- just because Skenazy declares that I should do so -- won't solve the problem. What will solve the the problem is awareness, which is something that the buzz surrounding Skenazy's unofficial holiday is definitely creating. That, and exposure to a more independent life -- but one step at a time, not all at once.
Things I don't worry about if I leave my kids at the park alone on May 22: creepy grownups, mean big kids and injuries. Things I do worry about: that I'll jump on an Internet bandwagon that makes me feel cool and put my kids in a situation they aren't ready for. So while I won't earn my "free-range" badge this time around, I'm satisfied that the method I've chosen works for us: Grab a good book, find a quiet place in the park that isn't too intrusive and tell my kids to do what kids need to do: "Go play."
Will you be participating in "Take Your Kids to the Park and Leave Them There Day"? Why or why not?
Seriously? Let's just make an announcement for all those child molesters, kidnappers etc. "Hey no adult supervision at all the parks in the nation on the 22nd." That is the most stupid thing I have ever heard! My daughter whom is 14 can take my 9 year old, but in no way possiable would I just leave my 9 year old at the park alone! I can't beleive anyone is even thinking about this.
Um, no. I will not be participating in this. Not on the 22nd or ever, for that matter. Is she kidding? While admittedly, I do live in a very safe area, there is no way my child, or any child, should be left alone to fend for him/herself in a public place. I don't particularly care for these labels - "Free Range", "Helicopter". First of all, Free Range is for chickens. And when I do accompany my child to the park, I don't hover. I play with her when she asks and if she'd rather play with the others kids, then so be it - there's a book in my bag waiting to be read. I am all for increasing independence as she grows, but certainly not in the form of putting her in harm's way.
um wat the h e double l?
We don't have enough parks to do this here. (I'm assuming she's talking about neighborhood parks, not one that's five miles away). I will let my daughter do sidewalk chalk in the front of the house or ride her bike with friends while I'm inside).
I'd do it if my child wasn't 3 years old. Frankly parents are too paranoid. Molesters don't need a drop your kid off at the park day to find a kid to molest. Crime in general is at an all time low and it's not because we're freaks and watch everything.
You would be singing a different tune if one of your kids turns up missing. And if someone did participate in this and the kid comes up missing all of you people would be saying "where were the parents" This is just the most crazy idea I have ever heard. Or how bout you come back to pick up your kid and they have been laying on the ground for an hour with a broken arm. Why because you were not around. I just see no point in this. I think this is really stupid
My son (5) won't even stay put in the backyard. If I left him at the park he would be GONE.
Speaking on free range parenting, maybe that's what the parents of the 5 8yo girls that I saw mooning cars on the side of a somewhat busy (yet secluded from vew of the houses) road were going for. Nothing like advertizing "Hey no one is watching me, come drag me into your car!"
Not even the tiniest pang of guilt for calling the cops =)
As a single mother with no family in my area, some type of break sounds good. But I would never intentionally leave my children, alone in a park to go and read a book and relax. That is a very poor example of parenting. And it is not about being paranoid Madam Pamala. It is called good parenting. You might as well stand your child in the middle of the street, tell them to stay there and hope that a car doesnt come and run them over. I mean really. WTH. Anyone that would do something like this… AND LEAVE THEIR CHILD…DOES NOT NEED CHILDREN…I would love to be at the park when all of the parents left their children. Id call the police on all of them!
Somehow we all managed to survive, or did your parents hover around you as well? Because I used to as young at age 7 ride my bike by myself to the local park and play. And what do you know. the crime rate was higher at the time! We used to play unchecked by our parents until the street light came on, and then we went home.
I fail to understand how we all survived our childhoods with as "dangerous" it supposedly is out there, seeing as it was more dangerous when we were kids.
Something I forgot to say in this post was this: Since our kids have been toddlers, my husband and I have been magnets for little kids left alone at the park. They joined our games when our kids were little, we push them on the swings, and I've even bandaged more than a few knees for strangers kids. These kids are looking for support, not freedom. But like I said, I really do agree with a lot of what Skenazy has to say about parenting in general, just not this particular idea.
I see plenty of children… even very young children… alone at the playgrounds around here all the time. And when I show up with my 5-year old girls, I am practically mauled by them :-p They are so incredibly attention-starved. Yes, they have each other… but kids need parents, too.
I did hover over my girls a bit when they were like 2 and trying to climb giant slides :-p But now, I take them there, they run off and play with each other or whatever kids are there. Sometimes they'll call me over if they want help with something, like making it across the monkey bars. But, most of the time, I'm just there to supervise :-) And, I enjoy watching them play.
Even if you take out the whole child predator fear, there are a million things that COULD happen that a parent needs to watch out for (and personally, when it comes to the two most precious beings on this earth to me, even a small chance is too big a chance for me). What if they get caught up in a game and chase a ball into a road? Or fall off something and break their arm? If you think it's unlikely, well, maybe… but it happened to me. When I was 9, I was playing outside… jumped off my patio (which was only about 12 inches off the ground). Caught my heel on something, flipped over, and landed on my arm, where it broke clean in half. Had to run all the way around the apartment, got hit in the head by the big outside door when another kid came running out… and finally made it inside to show my parents what had happened.
Isolated incident? When my husband was about 4, an older kid pushed him off a big slide and he landed on his head and was knocked unconscious. What if his parents hadn't been there to rush him to the hospital?
Where there are kids, there are accidents. At least be there (even if it's just in the background) in case they need you… that's what being a parent is all about, IMHO.
NO!!!!! DO NOT LEAVE YOUR KIDS AT THE PARK ON MAY 22nd. That is the day people who want to hurt kids will be there. Publicly announcing that kids are going to be left at the park on a certain day is incredibly stupid.
Sounds like a new "To Catch a Predator" tag line. No my kids most certainly WILL NOT be participating. This woman is off her rocker and looking back so were my parents for the things they allowed me to do as a child.
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I would NOT LEAVE MY KIDS @ THE PARK! I know many people who do this on a daily bases. 2 of my sisters let their kids go to the park ride their bikes where ever they please I have mix feeling about it. But I can't do a thing about it. My brothers also did the same. My theory is you had kids because you wanted them. Now live up to ur responsibilities. If you don't want to take the time to take your poor kids to the park then don't make anymore!
For all the parents who think this is such a crazy idea- how exactly do you plan to develop independence in your kids. If they can't be trusted at a park by themselves at 8, can they go study at the library at 12? Go on a date at 16? It's part of a process IMO in helping kids be independent adults.
And for those of you freaked out by molesters, do you take your kids to church? To school? Yes? Well, you had better stop going there, too. 'Cause from what I can tell that's where all the molesters are really hanging out.
Not so very long ago, 8 year olds were ranging all over the neighborhood. 10-12 year olds had paper routes. Kids LEARNED how to grow up. But modern parents keep them children too long and their actions in college bear thar out.
What kind of crazy mother is this?
That's…so dangerous!
I'm 15 and I know that! Jesus!
I agree — it is sad that our kids don't have the skills yet, OR the other kids outside, to go out and immediately understand how to frolic. Mine have the same problem! That's WHY I think "Take Our Children to the Park & Leave Them There Day" makes sense. It is meant to crack the iceberg — to give kids at least this first chance to meet up with other kids. To give parents this first crucial chance to leave them (and by "them" I mean kids ages 7 or 8 and up) to their own devices, even for half an hour. There won't BE kids outside to play with if no kids ever even get the chance to see how much fun good old playing can be. The only way to get "back" the 1970s is to re-create them, and that needs a jump start: May 22. Good luck to us all! Yours — Lenore "Free-Range Kids" Skenazy!
My 8 year old daughter plays at the park all the time, with a friend or by herself. So yes, she'll probably be at the park on May 22 BY HERSELF. Gasp! I will be a few blocks away at home if she needs me.
For those of you who are paranoid of your child being kidnapped—do you actually know a child _personally_ that was kidnapped by a stranger? Molested by a stranger? If that were the case, then I'd totally understand being worried. If not, stop worrying and help your child learn some independence.
Yes I agree with some of the statements here that we were allowed to play outside till the street lights came on etc. but, I know I was not allowed to leave my street and I better be within yelling distance because if my parents yelled for me I had better be coming home. I don't agree with letting my kids go to the park alone. I have a 9 and 14 year old and I will let them go together with the 14 year old in charge. I would never leave my 9 year old COMPLETLY alone there. However with that said, my son (age 9) has a cell phone that he can use to call me. If there is an accident, or any other situation. He knows how to call me, his dad and his sister. He has been taught that this phone is to be used ONLY to call us and he abides by these rules. I think this is a great way to give him his freedom but to also ease the worry wart in me.
dmd-yes there are child molesters everywhere, however to just announce a free for all is not exactly the best idea. When we see kids being kidnapped from parks, walking home etc. people always ask "where were the parents" and they should ask that. I do not think parents should just let their kids run free anymore. I also read someone saying that the crime rate was higher when we were kids. I disagree. The neighborhood I grew up in was very low in crime when I was a kid. Not anymore. I would not let my kids play outside alone on the street like I used to now days. It's a cyber world out there and to just announce you are going to leave your kids at the park alone is just another way for the weirdo's to come out. Yes I do agree that churches and schools harbor some of these wacky people but have you seen the crimes that come out of posting where you are on facebook? This is not a safe thing to do and my kids will not participate.


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For tonight's game against the Tennessee Titans, we did a Q&A with Joshua Huffman, the editor of Titan Sized, our Fansided Titans blog affiliate.
but don't let this be the only article you read. They've got an outstanding staff with some intriguing pieces up right now, including one on former Titan and current Bengals starting cornerback Adam Jones.
They've also got a nice fantasy football breakdown of the best FFB targets from the Bengals and Titans, as well as an article detailing their plans to play their starters for 30 snaps tonight, which means we should see guys like Jake Locker, Chris Johnson and Akeem Ayers for the entire first-half.
1. This preseason matchup features two of the highest drafted quarterbacks from the 2011 NFL Draft: Jake Locker (8th) and Andy Dalton (35th). What is the consensus among fans, and even the coaching staff on Locker? Is this a make-or-break year for Locker, or does the lack of receiving threats mean he can afford another season?
JH: Most fans have kept an optimistic mindset on Jake Locker. Titan Sized conducted a preseason poll that asked readers to give their approval rate of the third-year quarterback. Out of 132 respondents, Locker averaged a 78.1 percent approval rate. 41 of those respondents gave him an approval rate of 100 percent. Here's the poll (Page 5).
Let's focus on the second part of your question: Does the lack of receiving threats mean he can afford another subpar season? That's an observation that many Titans fans would disagree with. If anything, Locker's receiving threats are a reason why he should perform well—immediately. The Titans have Kenny Britt (2009 first-rounder), Kendall Wright (2012 first-rounder), Justin Hunter (34th pick in 2013 NFL Draft) and Nate Washington.
No more excuses. Locker must stay healthy and take advantage of all the highly drafted talent that's around him. A run-heavy offensive scheme should help him.


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LEBANON, Tenn. – A crash involving at least eight vehicles has caused a significant delay on Interstate 40 westbound in Wilson County.
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Aiden & Lily BlackA collection of one shots displaying the lives of the students before they began attending Lakeview Academy For The Gifted. If I have written a chapter abo... read more