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How do you carry things when you are commuting? Backpack. Panniers. Frame bag. Handlebar basket. Trailers. Sherpa?
For this first week of my new 20 mile round trip bike commute I used a pannier 100% of the time. One day I used my Chrome Niko camera bag in addition to the pannier, but a pannier was always used for the past week. Yesterday, I switched it up to my trusty Mission Workshop Vandal backpack as I was carrying a laptop and more expensive camera gear.
Granted, I was carrying some heavier gear (an extra 4 lbs for my laptop with charger) with my backpack but it changed many things riding up my 20 mile roundtrip commute. Some good and some bad, I won't do too much talking on this until I do some more testing. For the month of September I plan on experimenting more on the backpack vs pannier debate. At the end of the day I believe it will depend on what you are carrying and for how far. Having a go to "setup" that I don't have to think about too much will be ideal.
Day 1 for 30 Days of Biking is in the books, kicking it off in style by replacing the car commute with a bike ride to bus ride. How was your first day?
It's been proven that many of our trips and errands are less than 2 miles away. Now picture having a reliable, easy to ride, cargo bike to hop on in your garage. Once you get in the habit of riding a bike for those trips less than 2 miles away you'll question why it took so long!
Haul kids, groceries or help a buddy move.
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The EdgeRunner completely reinvents the cargo bike, with its low cargo platform, upright yet efficient ride-position, 100% chromoly step-through frame, and complete line of cargo and family specific accessories. Leave the car in the garage on your next family drive or grocery trip. The EdgeRunner assures a fun and wallet-friendly alternative to driving and still gets the job done.
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The story of a group of Colorado cyclists who challenged each other to commute by bike, at least 52 times, during the cold, dark, and snowy months.
Being seen at night is a big concern for most cyclist (yet reflectors are the first thing that come off new bikes.) Chrome is launching a limited run of Reflective Camo Bags that are made in the USA. What looks normal in the day, lights up when a car light shines on the fabric to make it easier to spot.
Limited run, available at select shops – find one near you or hit up Chrome.
Last week I wrote about the bike commute into my new job at Pearl Izumi. After nailing down my inbound and outbound routes it takes between 1.5 – 2 hours each way. This is going pretty easy and really only attacking on the way home to get home faster!
Fast forward to this week, I drove in the first couple days this week and became more frustrated as I sat in traffic 45 minutes each way. I also learned about a pretty cool challenge going on by LiveWell Colorado called Colorado Get Moving Challenge. The challenge is to make Colorado the most active state by having folks commit to 30 minutes of exercise every day in August.
All of this got my wheels turning…I need base miles for cyclocross, I need to be on my bike, I hate sitting in traffic and I would love to commit to this challenge. With the encouragement (and reality check from my better half) I checked myself thinking I would commute all 22 work days of August and decided committing to 1,000 commuting miles in August is more reasonable. This allows me to drive one day a week to bring food and clean clothes in/out of the office and 3 days of recovery.
Along this process I've also become an ambassador of the Get Moving Challenge. You'll see my tags #COgetmovin on Twitter and Instagram, and my fitness updates on MapMyFitness. Every few days I may do a mental download here on things I'm learning, food I'm eating and adventures I'm having by putting in roughly 240 commuter miles a week. I may not be very social this month during the week, and if you see me I'll probably always have food and water in hand!
If you are in Colorado check out the Challenge and give it a go!
The above photo was taken for my sweet Em and her love of cows.
It's been two and a half weeks of work at the new job and pretty early on it was apparent that I need to do something with this 45 minute car commute each direction. Between the time spent staring at cars and mountains ahead of me, the miles on the car and the gas being wasted a bike commute plan needed to be made ASAP.
Last Tuesday I rode into the office at Pearl Izumi for the first time. Roughly 28 miles each direction (an extra 5 on the way home after getting lost) added up to a solid day of riding but broken down into two bite size segments so my legs weren't toasted when I woke up the next morning. There is a perfect mix of greenways (paved and gravel), road riding and dirt roads to keep everything interesting. The sights are gorgeous thanks to in the morning riding towards the mountain and then riding through "open space" with animals all around. I've already seen cows, foxes, prairie dogs and a ton of cool looking birds. Also, I've already wiped out on the greenway due to some construction and really soft sand being thrown across some gravel. Don't worry, the bikes okay.
I'm scheming up a rather lofty goal for August when it comes to bike commuting, it will mean random commuting rants on here, a lot of great gear reviews and all of you keeping me motivated but look for a full disclosure of this crazy plan come early next week.
Hopefully, your week is going well and you've put some time in the saddle! Who else commuted by bike today??
Bike commuting is a passion of mine. The joy of swinging a leg over my bike to get to my next destination is freeing and can make any day feel complete. One thing I realize as more friends and readers are getting into bike commuting is that there can be a hugee lack of preparation for going by bike and the stress that involves. There are many topics on this subject, but today's point is this.
Too many times in my experience bike commuters are running behind because they didn't give themselves enough time. For those showing up early they are sweaty and need time to "cool off." Selfishly, I want bike commuting to be looked at as a viable alternative to many people's car commute. Helping give it a good image and taking a bit of time to be presentable and ready to go when your day starts will go a long way!
An on going series of riding and commuting in my new city of Denver Colorado. See more about my Denver Cycling experienced here.
Over the past couple weeks I have been reminded about some key things for commuting and riding in a major city like Denver, CO.
Over here at Bike Shop Girl headquarters we get many emails asking common questions on how to survive being a cyclist and a woman. In order to get more insight from other women I will often ask if I can put the email I received up on the web for others to answer.
Question : Okay – I have heard this before but it has always been from male sales people. I rode to work 3 or 4 times a week this year until the temps dropped and the snow started flying.
I am having difficulty wraping my head around the idea of putting on the same pair of shorts I wore on my 8 mile ride in the morning, to ride the same 8 miles on the way home – without underwear. It is easy to change my underwear a couple of times a day and pull on the same pair of shorts.What do other commuters do?
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I'm jealous.
I *was* farming the green proto drake from the egg...for 2 years, every week (when it was a 7 day cooldown) I faithfully came back, bought another egg, almost to the minute of the other one "hatching."
I gave up. I'm hoping that one day my tanking satchel will have one, but I've learned not to hold my breath.
Never give up hope. I had gotten to the point where I only sporadically picked up a mysterious egg, and the last one I got I forgot it was even in my bags for days after it hatched. Then, the morning of my birthday, I found the cracked egg in my bag, opened it, and discovered a Green Proto-Drake mount waiting for me.
If you need some extra reason to keep getting the egg, the pets inside can sell for a decent amount these days. The proto-drake hatchling goes for something like 500 gold on my realm.
I too spent well over a year (when the egg had a 7 day hatch time) buying those darn eggs from the Oracles, hoping for the green proto drake and being disappointed time and time again. My husband got his on his warrior main in a couple months, and then had the nerve to get one on his priest alt as well, while I tried in vain. I was so elated when I finally got the drake, but at the same time I felt lost! What to do now?
Grinding the Molten Front to get my Flameward Hyppogryph was just a tedious bore.
Then camping Deepholm for Aeonaxx almost made me start biting my fingernails again. But I think that one was the most rewarding... showing off the Phosphorescent Stone Drake to my very obviously jealous guildies was the best!
Gratz on the Fiery Warhorse! Hmmm, maybe I will have to start soloing Kara....
I called that the egg of disappointment, well actually I heard a guildie call it that and I liked it therefore it became a running joke. I had the green proto on my, now "JC spec, working out of her shop in Org" Paladin, after just 3 eggs.. I wanted it for my priest, my main, the one I've been achievement-whoring since she's capable of doing far more things than any toon that came before her. I forget how long I kept going out to buy an egg, even with the 3 day timer, and selling tickbird after tickbird, cobras and proto-pets.. I finally got the drake last week. And its soo weird to not go visit the Oracles for an egg of disappointment.
Yeah, it was around 18 months or so before the green proto-drake dropped. I'm still buying eggs though, because people still buy hatchlings and cobras, and on the off-chance that another mount drops, it's going in the bank for the day that soulbound mounts become tradeable.
/grumbles about deleting an army of Sinsiter Squashlings on multiple toons

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Daily Links: Ready for Spring Edition
Published on - February 15th, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
The older I get, the more I crave the sun. I'm a life-long Oregonian, and I love the place, but I'm beginning to understand why people move to Phoenix. Or Miami. Or San Bernardino. This morning's four-mile run in the spitting rain was enough to break the spirit of even the strongest man! I console myself with the knowledge that spring will soon be here, and then I'll be living in the best place on Earth. (And at least the afternoon was sunny…)
I also console myself by reading great articles about personal finance, articles like these:
First up, No Credit Needed describes how to create a zero-based budget. "Your goal is to create a scenario where total income minus total expenses will equal zero," writes NCN, and then he lays out the entire process. If you've been looking for a way to get started with budgeting, check out this article.
Bob Sullivan at The Red Tape Chronicles has some advice on how to save money on credit card bills. He writes that these aren't just for people who carry a balance, but for anybody who uses credit. These three tips ("keep a clean card", "when you pay (and buy) matters", and "use auto-pay") are actually rather clever. The "clean card" tip is worth a full post at GRS sometime in the future.
Steph Davis at High Places — who usually writes about rock climbing and base jumping — has some advice on how to live simply. She writes: "I have always been determined to keep the overhead low. To me, money and debt directly relate to freedom." (Steph Davis has an awesome blog by the way. I'm not into outdoor sports at all, but I love her philosophy and advice. There's some great stuff here. Check out the B choice.)
Finally, there's an interesting conversation in the Get Rich Slowly forums. Deja Broke writes: "It feel like every time I find a way to save some money on something, it ends up costing me more in the long run, either in cash or aggravation. I'm starting to think I should just go pay full price at the store and be done with it." The cheapest price isn't always the best price. It's worth it to me to pay extra for good service and for quality.
This article is about Spare Change
I love Bob Sullivan, and I really enjoyed his book, "Gotcha Capitalism," but I have to say I really hate auto pay.
I'm less hateful toward auto paying bills and using your credit card. But auto paying anything directly from my bank, with my actual money is a HUGE no no for me.
I'm sure there are a lot of people for whom it's no big deal, because they have their many months of emergency funds stashed safely away and their checking accounts are never that close to the wire. But so many people are paycheck to paycheck, and currently I'm one of them.
1.) I don't like the idea of paying my actual money until I've verified that the bill I'm paying with it is accurate. If I use auto pay for other bills using a credit card, I can have the bill paid and still get any issues fixed before my actual money is at stake.
2.) As I said, so many people are paycheck to paycheck, and so few jobs are certain at the moment. It would only take one auto payment to fail, or to go through at an inopportune time, to cause a real mess. In some cases it might be better to buy food with the money you have rather than pay more than the minimum on the credit card. If payroll screws up a check, or if you lose your job suddenly, having all those payments automated can kill you. Having them automated makes it very very easy not to pay attention to specific line items on a bill or even to forget that they're happening.
I think it's much much better to get into the habit of taking 15 minutes each week to log into each credit card account and make any necessary payments manually. It becomes a habit, and it's a higher level of involvement than "set it and forget it," because in a perfect storm that can be very dangerous.
J.D. I'm with you. As each year passes, the more I realize how much I enjoy nice weather. Having spent my whole life up here in Michigan, the long, cold, and dreadfully snowy winters never get any easier.
But as much as I loathe the six months of winter, it's about this time of year where you know spring is just around the corner. And there is nothing more exciting and uplifting than the anticipation of warmer weather and things turning green. I think it's the thrill of knowing that change is always coming is what makes it all worthwhile.
Although I will admit, once the holidays are over you could ship me off to Phoenix or somewhere in Florida until March and I wouldn't complain
I don't know, J.D, I'd trade a few months of rain for five straight months of 90-100 degree temperatures and high humidity we have here in the south. I've grown to actually dread May-September because of the heat. Then again, I don't care much for snow and ice, either. Too bad I'm not independently wealthy so I could have two houses in a temperate climate all year long.
I'm also noticing that I crave the sun more. I make it a point of sitting in the sun that comes through the window any time it peeks out (here in NE Ohio that can be a rare occurance in the winter). I also have a daylight broad spectrum bulb in my office light, that seems to help as well.
J.D., we moved to Las Vegas from Portland and I think we regret it at least a little every day. While it's nice to have the sun, it's just like the rain; too much of a good thing is still too much. And ironically, we went back to visit in December, and it was that really nice odd sunny weekend you guys had. We can't even chase the rain.
Not San Bernardino! Nooooooooooo J.D.!
I couldn't even read the rest of your post after reading that…
and here i am in the deep warm sunny winter south, wishing i were back in seattle. haha: http://pistolette.blogspot.com/2009/02/morning-rain.html
I really liked the Bob Sullivan piece. Thanks for the link.
Sorry about all the rain. I'm with Frugal Dad, the heat and humidity where I live (Virginia) can get nasty.
Sorry about the rain over there..
Greeting from sunny Aruba!
spring will soon be here
"And then it will be WARM and rainy!" I have to admit that I don't mind paying the California premium even if fall is a little bit dull.
JD – I'm not so sure that "clean card" bit is worthy of a full post. I guess it depends on what you're going to say, but…
Sullivan writes that you should have two cards. You use one exclusively until it becomes obvious that you're not going to be able to pay the bill in full that month; then you switch to the second.
Maybe I'm uptight, but my two cents is that the instant you realize you won't be able to pay a credit card bill in full, you STOP USING CREDIT, "clean card" or not. Otherwise, you're just turning a bad situation into an overly complicated, bad situation. And you *absolutely* need to stop charging things like lunches out.
SAN BERNARDINO?!? NOOOOOoooooooooo! Try running 4 miles in 100 degree sun & smog! You'd be followed by vultures awaiting your doom!
Go to San Diego – America's finest city )
>>a zero-based budget
BAD! If zero-based, no savings!
The idea should always be: SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN.
I am from San Bern, but live in Utah now. Here in Utah, everyone says Idaho is the armpit of America, I guess America must have two arms with corresponding pits
@lost in hell…
If you read the post, you'll see that "savings" is one of the categories…


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Minnie Driver Shows the Goods
Minnie Driver posted the first photo of her new baby Henry, who she gave birth to last month, and a bizarre baby bump shot on her MySpace page.
Is this a new trend? And is it better than selling your photos to magazines?
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Danika October 7, 2008, 6:23 PM
sure, it is more personal in my opinion :)


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"The compromise is," said Recreation and Parks director Bill Vondrasek, explaining the rationale for adding parking in Patterson Park, "if you can keep the vehicles in one area and not let them go everywhere else…"
The rest of his sentence, spoken at the first public meeting to discuss the proposal for the park, was drowned out by a chorus of no's and boos from a large audience that was apparently uninterested in compromising on the parking, paving, and driving issue.
Nearly 500 very vocal residents showed up to the Virgina Baker Recreation Center in Patterson Park on Monday night to hear Vondrasek and city health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot explain the proposal to add 96 new parking spaces plus a loop road to Patterson Park, relocate the John Booth Senior Center to the park's Casino building, and eventually renovate the Virgina Baker Recreation Center into a full-fledged community center.
"I want to hear the details," said Mike Minnicino of Baltimore St., explaining his attendance at the meeting. "I'm pretty much against paving the park in any form. It's not so much the paving, but the traffic it introduces."
It is unclear at this point if the proposal is still active. A few minutes before press time, The Baltimore Guide received a statement from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announcing her intention to have a special group formed to deal with the park.
"Today," wrote Rawlings-Blake, "I've ordered the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Health Department to work with Councilman Kraft and community stakeholders to create a Patterson Park Master Plan Working Group."
She said the group would be charged with "building upon the existing master plan to create comprehensive, community-driven strategies to enhance green space, increase traffic safety, and facilitate improved recreational opportunities in and around Patterson Park."
"Enhancing our parks and supporting the needs of our seniors are not mutually exclusive goals," Rawlings-Blake continued.
It is also unclear as of this writing whether future public input sessions scheduled for Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday will still happen. Check the
Baltimore Guide website, www.baltimoreguide.com, for this information as it becomes available.
Several dozen residents had showed up early to Monday's meeting to hold signs against the park proposal. Greg Walsh, a resident of the 2500 block of E. Baltimore St., displayed a petition with approximately 5,500 signatures against the proposal. An unknown person showed up in a full chipmunk—or possibly squirrel—costume. The chipmunk's white t-shirt read "This is nuts!" on the back.
First District Councilman Jim Kraft hosted and opened the meeting, and his sentiments reflected those of the residents who showed up:
"My message…is a simple message," Kraft said. "It was nothing to do with utilizing the Casino for one group of users or another. It has to do with one fact—it allows for the entry of one more car into Patterson Park."
As he launched into the now familiar "No more cars, no more parking, no more paving," he didn't get past the word "cars" before being drowned out by applause.
Vondrasek gave a slide presentation explaining the proposal.
Vondrasek discussed the park's Master Plan, which was established in 1999. He emphasized the fourth of the plan's four objectives: To restrict vehicle access to limited areas of the park, to revise site features to conform to this objective, and to protect the park and its users from the impact of vehicles.
"Some of the things we started thinking about, we think will do exactly that," said Vondrasek, before someone in the audience yelled "Ha!"
"But we're here to talk about it," he responded.
Recreation chief Bill Tyler explained planned improvements to the rec center, including a full gym, larger computer room, better staff room, and fitness and weight rooms, as well as facilities for arts and crafts, aerobics, and dance.
"We will continue to have conversations; anything on this list will be adjusted according to what the community wants," said Tyler.
Barbot explained the proposal from the Health Department's perspective. She noted that the department had received a $1 million budget cut in July.
"Our number one priority in absorbing that cut is to ensure that services for seniors continue," she said, adding that seniors in the adult daycare program previously located in the park's Casino building had been relocated to other adult daycare programs.
The John Booth Center, Barbot said, is not compliant per the Americans with Disabilities Act, while the Casino building, also known as the Hooper Center, is. She also argued that the school adjoining the John Booth Center is "bursting at the seams" and could use the John Booth building.
"For us, moving the Booth Center to the Hooper Center was an obvious solution," Barbot said.
Vondrasek continued his presentation with a slide depicting the park as it is now, and as it would be under the proposal. Since the proposal would reduce 25-foot-wide pedestrian tracks to 12-feet wide, the whole proposal would actually result in a net reduction of 45.78% in pavement in Patterson Park.
Another slide showed that people using the rec center might come from a mile away.
"Is everybody in that volleyball league that gets out at 9 p.m. a pedestrian?" Vondrasek said, and was met with more yells.
The meeting included a question-and-answer session, in which residents wrote down their questions on index cards.
"We are all here to talk about parking," read the first question. "Why are you wasting time talking about other non-pertinent issues?"
"If the Booth Senior Council only wants 15 spaces, why are you putting in 96?" was another.
"How many people walked here tonight?" was another question.
Most of the audience raised their hands.
"How many people drove here tonight?" asked Vondrasek, to which about 20 people raised their hands.
"How many parked in the park?" asked Kraft, and only Vondrasek raised his hand.
"How many would not have come if they couldn't park?" asked Vondrasek.
There was no audible response, but Vondrasek said he saw a few heads shake.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this room knows that nobody can get 100 percent of everything," responded Kraft.
Several seniors from the John Booth Senior Center also attended the meeting.
"They had their minds made up when they got there," said Ray Lubinski, president of the center's advisory board, when asked for comment on the meeting. "Dr. Barbot did a good presentation, and so did Mr. Vondrasek."
A letter from Lubinski, which was distributed at the meeting, states that the seniors would enjoy coming to the Casino building for services, but that vehicular access would be needed.
"We are talking 15 or so cars on any day and access by taxi, MTA Mobility, etc., to drop off members," Lubinski wrote. "We are not asking for a parking lot. We are asking to be able to use the road surrounding the building that comes off Luzerne Ave. It would be perfect. We would be parking in the same area the staff (of the Hooper Center) used to park."
Also at the meeting were Delegates Peter Hammen and Luke Clippinger, plus State Senator Bill Ferguson.
"Where's the mayor?" someone yelled when the state congressmen were introduced.
"I don't think this is a good idea," said Clippinger of the Recreation and Parks proposal after the meeting. "What was shown here tonight was a huge outcry from people who use the park, love the park, and who don't want any additional parking—or in some cases any parking at all—in the park."
"There's already enough traffic in the park," commented Hammen, who had signed the petition against the proposal. "I hope the city agencies are listening."
Representatives from various community groups commented on the proposal.
"The faster we put this plan behind us, the quicker we can find a real solution to what they want to do in the park," said Joe DiMattina, president of the Patterson Park Neighborhood Association.
Jennifer Robinson, president of the Friends of Patterson Park's board of directors, said, "We're not opposed to the Casino being used for seniors.
We oppose paving and increased vehicular traffic."
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2013-01-28 08:42:37.901443-08 by Dan Lyke 4 comments
Kodak and On Demand Books sign deal to put book printing in CVS stores.
I frankly don't know if the physical book will survive the ebook, whether this is Kodak making a better film camera, but it does not bode well for the bookstore.
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#Comment Re: made: 2013-01-28 12:30:20.128536-08 by: petronius
It sounds interesting, but going into business now with Kodak is a bit like chaining yourself to a corpse. What do they bring to the table you can't get elsewhere? The photobook stuff is nice, but if I want a book to read I'll just cut out the middleman and go for the Kindle.
#Comment Re: made: 2013-01-28 12:46:01.102716-08 by: Larry Burton
Hmm, if I owned a small coffee shop chain I think I would be trying to make a deal with On Demand.
#Comment Re: made: 2013-01-29 07:48:35.377265-08 by: m
Why buy a book at a brick and mortar if you can't at least look through it first? You might as well order it over the net where it will undoubtedly be cheaper.
#Comment Re: made: 2013-01-29 08:15:37.143381-08 by: Dan Lyke
I think at this point retailers have to be asking "what's going to be worth the premium for same day vs next day delivery". It's been years since I went to the bookstore to browse, I do all my book discovery on-line.
Which is why I asked if this was Kodak making a better film camera.
But with the shopping list becoming the Amazon Prime order, and Amazon putting in warehouses so that same or next-day delivery becomes the norm, the only thing really missing here is someone who wants to take the Trader Joe's/CostCo remaindering/surplus model. At least beyond Woot.
Then the same day things for me become produce, and the hardware necessary to finish a project on a weekend afternoon.
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Amid rumors of frustration with his recovery from offseason hip surgery, Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall was conspicuously absent from practice on Wednesday.
However, coach Marc Trestman insisted there was no need for panic since the Bears had long since planned to give the Marshall four-days off to rest from team activities.
"This was a planned-out miss today for personal reasons," Trestman said after Wednesday's practice. "I let him go for personal reasons. But something that has been part of the offseason plan since training camp started."
This means Marshall will not be in uniform for the preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday and will return to the team at the end of the weekend, only to practice again on Monday.
When further pressed on whether Marshall's absence was related to his surgically repaired hip, Tretsman continued to deal with the situation as a coincidence and would not further elaborate on his health.
"I'd rather just leave it to personal reasons out of respect to Brandon," Trestman said. "But it's all good. As I have said, when I let guys go for personal reasons, it's all good. It's not reflective of anything other than I gave him time off. He will be back on Sunday."
Marshall was sat out nearly the entire offseason program due to hips issues and was only cleared to practice when the Bears reported to training camp in July. On Tuesday, Marshall complained that he felt pressured to make progress in his recovery from January's hip surgery, his third since 2009, and noted he isn't quite happy with where it currently stands.
"It's one of those things where you may be rushed a little bit, and some people might think I need to be farther on than where I am," Marshall said. "So it's a little frustrating not being where I want to be right now, and maybe pushed a little bit. So we'll see."
NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that Marshall missed Wednesday's practice to attend a pre-scheduled, post-surgery follow-up appointment, which again raises concerns about his hip and availability for the start of the season. But the eight-year pro tweeted out later Wednesday that he was fine and still expects to play in the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 8.
"As far as me not being out there today, this is something we've had planned since camp [opened]," Marshall told ESPN.com's Michael C. Wright. "I had some things I needed to do, and I sat down with Coach Trestman and we decided [Wednesday] would be the best time to do it "It's nothing serious, but I'll just keep my personal business to myself."
"Other than the hip, I'm feeling great and life is good," Marshall said. "And my hip's gonna be great, too. But it's all about this recovery, which has been a little frustrating."
Marshall's agent Kenny McGuire said his client's frustrations were linked to not being able to play at an elite level since he is a "perfectionist." McGuire also indicated that any reports suggesting that Marshall's leave was not planned with the Bears are otherwise incorrect.
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The new streetcars may be longer and have more space for customers, but this benefit is a double-edged sword. More of us will be able to board any given vehicle (which will be welcome at rush hour), but this will be balanced by longer wait times: larger vehicles means the TTC can run service less frequently and move the same total number of passengers.
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Indian G-Sec Market: How the Term Structure Reacts to Monetary Policy
AbstractAgainst the backdrop of interest rate risk in the fixed income portfolios of the financial institutions in India that arose since the first quarter of the current financial year 2008-09 the influence of monetary policy on the term structure emerged as an important issue for research purposes. In this context the findings in this paper are (i) strongest sensitivity of the term structure at the short end compared to other parts to expected changes in monetary policy, (ii) existence of unutilized arbitraged opportunities in the case of short term securities in absence of stripping, (iii) a mitigating tendency in the fluctuations of Nelson-Siegel-Svensson short rate and the proxy monetary policy rate during the post sample period and (iv) existence of a fear among the market participants about the future liquidity conditions during the last quarter of 2007-08.
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Related researchKeywords: term structure; liquidity; monetary policy; Nelson-Siegel-Svensson; Vasicek; federal funds target rate; MIBOR;
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- E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
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How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?
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vitisva 5 years
Wii fit daily body test
vitisva 5 years
Wii fit daily body test
austerity 6 years
Once every two months or so. I tend to look into the mirror more, and decide whether I look healthy or not. Weight is a very relative number.
InnaInna* 6 years
Every day.
InnaInna* 6 years
Every day.
audrina 6 years
I weigh myself every morning now. I was on a really bad diet last summer and lost too much weight. I had a hard time gaining most of it back. So now I am paranoid about losing weight again and have to weigh myself every morning to reassure myself that I am still there.
Glittersniffer 6 years
I'm trying REALLY hard to stay off the scale. I think I'm just going to take it out of my apartment. I want to judge by how I feel and how my clothes fit, not a number.
robinesque 6 years
Every few weeks. I can tell my weight by how my clothes feel. It's all psychological, too, for me. If I see a low number, then subconsciously I think that maybe I can eat MORE, and will! So, I don't do the scale often.
g1amourpuss 6 years
too often
g1amourpuss 6 years
too often
Tami715 6 years
Never! I haven't weighed my self in about 8 years. Only my doctor and personal trainer know what I weigh. As long as I'm happy with how I look and how my clothes fit, why stress myself out with a number?
LilyLyra 6 years
Every day. Because if I eat a little more one day the next morning I will see that I'm a little more (1/2 a pound to a pound) so I am extra careful that day or for two days until I'm back to my weight and less. I find that much more effective than once a week.
leeluvfashion 6 years
Once or twice a year, when I go for a physical. I judge my weight by how my clothes fit and how I feel.
valancyjane 6 years
I've been tracking my weight as I try to slim down, so I weigh myself "for the record" once a week. But I do check in between weigh-ins; I like to weigh with clothes and then naked, or before and after going to the bathroom, to see just how much difference my pajamas or a full bladder make. It's sort of fun, in a weird way.
dmartinxoxo 6 years
I have one of those digital scales, and it drives me nuts! If I drink more water or tea one day then I gain .5 lbs. It's very discouraging and frustrating. I try to weigh myself about two-three times a week to avoid to whole liquid issue.
Raquelie 6 years
I'm a sicko that weighs myself all the time. It's a problem and I have to put the scale away or I will keep stepping on it. A nurse told me to be skeptical of a doctor's scale because often they have not been calibrated in years (meaning it hasn't been tested and reset). Now that's a relief.
Raquelie 6 years
I'm a sicko that weighs myself all the time. It's a problem and I have to put the scale away or I will keep stepping on it. A nurse told me to be skeptical of a doctor's scale because often they have not been calibrated in years (meaning it hasn't been tested and reset). Now that's a relief.
blueyedbombshell 6 years
i never got around to buying a scale for my apartment, but i weigh myself on the industrial scale in the shipping department at work, hehehe!
Sun_Sun 6 years
neverlast time i weighed myself was when we were playing around with my freind's wii fit.checking my weight would drive me crazy. i prefer a visual scale. its works way better for me. i really dont care how much the number is as long as i looked trim and toned.
Sun_Sun 6 years
never last time i weighed myself was when we were playing around with my freind's wii fit. checking my weight would drive me crazy. i prefer a visual scale. its works way better for me. i really dont care how much the number is as long as i looked trim and toned.
apinkchicklet 6 years
Every morning before I shower. I just like to keep track of where I'm at. I've been within the same 5 lb range for a year now, so that's good. I keep track of any weight loss or gain by how my clothes fit, so I'm not worried about what the scale says.
Taadie 6 years
I'm going to start doing it once a week with a scale at work. I dont own a scale because I know it would discourage me. I'm trying to start measuring myself once every two weeks though and see if that helps me. Though I weigh myself less I keep track of what I eat on fatsecret.com so I know when my calorie intake becomes out of control and what I'm eating that is really hindering my weight loss.
Taadie 6 years
I'm going to start doing it once a week with a scale at work. I dont own a scale because I know it would discourage me. I'm trying to start measuring myself once every two weeks though and see if that helps me. Though I weigh myself less I keep track of what I eat on fatsecret.com so I know when my calorie intake becomes out of control and what I'm eating that is really hindering my weight loss.
Allytta 6 years
ywap, a weight myself every dya now too. as i skiped a few weeks and gained 8lbs.
kaytwo44 6 years
Every once and a while. I'm happy with the way I look and I don't need a bathroom appliance to validate that for me.
sparklestar 6 years
sparklestar 6 years
lolococo 6 years
I'm obsessed. Usually twice a day - in the morning and at night.
sonya-ina 6 years
Probably only every couple of months. I tend to forget and don't feel the need to unless I notice an obvious weight gain or loss, which is pretty rare for me.
Stephie-Hobbs 6 years
During my active weight loss, I use my Wii Fit to do daily weigh-ins. I like seeing how my body fluctuates over the weekends, after eating too much, etc. It keeps me in tune :)
Francoisehardly 6 years
I weigh myself when I remember to because I'm good with forgetting to. I don't like depending on how my clothes fit alone. I'm still losing weight and even when I finish I rather keep myself in check and there's not necessarily a big enough difference in how my clothes fit that I want to depend on that alone. I don't obsess over the number so I don't feel like being one of those people who doesn't weigh themselves just because it makes other people obsessive about it. It works for me.
lilCROAT03 6 years
scale = neurosis.
lilCROAT03 6 years
scale = neurosis.
zabrow 6 years
i never used to weigh myself, but my weight kept creeping up & up. i tried just keeping track of how my clothes fit & going by that, but it was wayyy easier to tell myself that my jeans just shrunk in the wash or whatever. now i weigh myself every day & have seen my weight steadily drop from watching what i eat & working out more.
lawchick 6 years
I haven't had a scale in many years. Weighing myself was a compulsive, unhealthy thing that helped me on my way to an eating disorder. Now I am only weighed when I go for my yearly gyn appointment, and I still dread that. my average/normal weight has been in a 10 lb range since I was 15 years old (I'm 30) so there isn't any point in getting stressed out over weighing 5 lbs more or less from week to week.
princess_eab 6 years
I used to weigh myself every day and it got me into big trouble, so I've been trying for once a week. The thing is, I've slipped a couple of times and started getting on it every day - I have a real problem. I guess it's better than never getting on it, which is what I did for awhile....
Renees3 6 years
I weigh myself daily, every morning usually. it helps me keep tabs on my weight loss
heyjen19 6 years
I tend to weigh myself every day to keep myself in check; if the number is higher than I'm used to seeing, I will keep myself in control with eating for that day as well as trying to walk more during the day. It might be somewhat obsessive, but it keeps me at the weight I want to be.
sugoionna09 6 years
If I weighed myself I'd only get self-conscious and depressed about the number. While I don't like the way I look at least I'm not obsessing about a number.
nv27 6 years
I only get weighed at the doctor. I'd rather not know how much I weigh, just how I look and how my clothes fit is good enough for me. Last time I went to the doctors I weighed the most Ive ever weighed in my life and Ive been freaking out ever since. SO Ive been calorie counting (for the first time in my life) and I hope to see the scale go way down next time I drop by the doctor's.
Pallas-Athena 6 years
The last time I weighed myself was in March with my cousin. I had used my sister's father's scale and he said he has his own because the scales at the doctor's office aren't level. I am supposed to be 100 pounds, but I'm 103. Good weight. I rarely weigh myself though because my grandmother's scale broke and I just don't trust the doctor's scale anymore lol.
Maribug 6 years
I'm trying to lose weight, and (almost) every website with various advice tells me that I should only weigh myself once a week, but I find that every day works better for me. It helps me keep myself in check, and once a week will not always tell the "truth", as my weight tends to jump a bit up and down arbitrary (within about 2-3pounds, just, you know, different 2-3 pounds :p). When trying to lose weight, that can be disheartening if there's a week between each time I weigh myself and the difference isn't very large, but if I weigh myself every day (and keep track), I can see the overall curve, and it's easier to ignore single days than once-a-week-numbers.
Lovely_1 6 years
Like once a week...
Lovely_1 6 years
Like once a week...
Feesje 6 years
I don't have my own scale, so I weigh myself just about every weekend at my mom's house.
tlsgirl 6 years
Well, my scale broke about 6 months ago, and I haven't bothered to get it replaced, so only when I go to the doctor now.
Martini-Rossi 6 years
once or twice a month.
Martini-Rossi 6 years
once or twice a month.
cmd0610 6 years
I used to convince myself that i was getting more "fit" even if the scale wasn't moving (i.e. i thought i was just gaining muscle), but when the scale moved a little (downward thank goodness) i could make a direct correlation with that and being my "ideal size". So now I weigh myself more than once a week to keep myself in check like sandy said. This is an interesting topic though bc I've discussed it with my friends and we realize every woman's body is so different in terms of weight and how clothes fit for determining how they feel with weight gain or loss.
sandykf 6 years
I weigh myself twice a week. If I don't, I gain weight as I can easily convince myself there's nothing wrong with an extra handful of m&ms or cinnamon toast. I find it helpful in maintaining.
sundaygreen 6 years
Never! I simply cannot base my progress or the way I look on how much I weigh, especially when I'm gaining muscle from working out.
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Soppressata Cheese Sticks
Yield: MAKES 5 TO 6 DOZEN CHEESE STICKS
- 4 ounces sliced soppressata or other spiced Italian salami, chopped
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino cheese
- 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons water
- 1 pound puff pastry, preferably all-butter, chilled
- 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds (optional)
- 1. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment or wax paper. In a food processor, work the soppressata with the Pecorino, mustard and water to a fine paste. Transfer the paste to a bowl.
- 2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry 1/8 inch thick. Spread the soppressata paste evenly over the bottom half of the dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border on the sides. Fold the top half of the dough over to cover the paste and press the edges to seal. Using a rolling pin, lightly press the top and bottom together. Slide the puff pastry onto a lined baking sheet and chill until firm.
- 3. Roll out the pastry a scant 1/8 inch thick and cut into 3 long 6-inch wide strips. Working with 1 strip at a time and keeping the others refrigerated, trim the pastry to a neat rectangle. Brush with the egg wash and sprinkle with one-third of the sesame seeds. Cut the dough crosswise into 3/4-inch-wide sticks and arrange them 1/2 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate until chilled.
- 4. Preheat the oven to 375°. Bake the soppressata sticks for about 16 minutes, or until golden and crisp, shifting the pans halfway through baking. Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Make Ahead: The baked sticks can be kept in an airtight container for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 2 weeks. Recrisp the sticks in a 350° oven.
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Sally Bowls said...
^ yes!!!!
I certainly would not describe this as a "neat little video package." I just press refresh in iTunes and I get the podcast whenever it gets posted. But now I have to use different software to get this??? I would much prefer this to show up with the rest of the podcast and vidcasts.
The vidcasts from gamebreakertv (e.g. the Legendary (WoW), The Republic(TOR), TWIMMO) show up fine in iTunes. If you can get your video to show up in iTunes as well, that would be great. Otherwise, the audio version of this would be greatly preferred.
I can understand a preference for audio. Really, I can.
I can understand a preference to see it pop up in itunes if you use it excessively and hardly bother with the website except specific columns.
So Clockw0rk, this comment is not for you, but I feel a need to reply here for the sake of those who replied to you.
Now granted, I've not watched a vidcast on itunes, so I'm not sure how well it looks or how well it works, so maybe I'm missing something.
This video is 5 minutes long. WoW Moviewatch videos tend to be longer. Reading an article on the website tends to take longer. It's youtube, so... flash is the only thing you need? Works in all web browsers that are on non-tablet computers? And I know you have one of those if you play WoW.
Why does anyone feel the need to grab this on the go just because audio can be listened to on the go? It's not long enough to really bother with. It's short. It's to the point. If I have 5 minutes to read an article, I don't really feel chained to watch a video instead as long as it's nicely edited, etc.
If it was longer, then sure. Audio or at least itunes or other grab and go. I'm just saying that coming to the website and clicking play doesn't seem worth getting upset over or going to extra trouble to check itunes when I consider that I listened to this video all the way through again while typing this. It's that short.


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I don't know anything about Georgiana, but I did find several titles by her, in addition to the sought-after Dr. Goat. Like Dr. Goat, they are all Whitman Tell-a-Tales, afforable little books in the fifties that Whitman hoped would rival Little Golden Books.
None right now!
All are out-of-print.
Out-of-print books are harder to stock than new books, and some are hard to find, period. If the title you are seeking is not listed for sale above, that probably means that I am currently out of stock. However, I am always on the lookout for books, and will gladly quote you when I do find your coveted book. To add your name to my Wants Files, simply fill out a Book Request Form and I will e-mail you when I have a copy in stock. Thanks.
|It was a small book. A childhood memory
of my
wife. Part of it went like this: Dr. Goat put on his coat and
went out to make some calls. He went to a house of a mouse with mumps,
He cured a frog who had the jumps, etc., etc. My wife can quote
of it and we would love to have for our children. :-)
I would be interested in 1 to 3 of these books. Thanks for searching!
My grandmother used to read this to me all the time growing up, and I would love to have a copy for my children.
Hi. I was given an assignment to find this book for my Bibliography and Research class. I'm so excited you know the first line! Thank you a million times over. You are helping me out on my Midterm.
My grandparents recently sold their house and moved to a nursing home. They dispersed their belongings throughout the family. Alas, Dr. Goat was gone before I could claim it. I can't believe how many people are familiar with this book. It was a treat just seeing the cover online.
This is one of my favorite books of all time! My dad read it to me almost as much as the Tell-A-Tale version of the Three Bears! Dr. G RULES!!!!
My mother read this book to me as a child and STILL can recite it to me word-for -word. I would love to have a copy to give her as a Christmas present!
This is my favorite all time book. When I was little I had everyone read it to me. I don't have any idea whatever happen to it. I think this started my love for goats. Please, if there's a copy out there somewhere I would love to buy one.
I absolutely LOVED this book as a child and can still recite most of it today (some 40 years later.) I've been looking for a copy since my first child was small, and she's almost 23, although not compulsively. I'd give almost anything for a decent copy. I even had an artist friend try to "recreate' it for me, but nothing is as good as the original. If you can get in touch with a copy for a reasonable price, please contact me.
This is my favorite all time book. When I was little I had everyone read it to me. I don't have any idea whatever happen to it. I think this started my love for goats. Please, if there's a copy out there somewhere I would love to buy one.
My Mother and I were talking of childhood favorite books to read. We recalled Dr. Goat...but we could not remember who wrote it. I www.'ed and found out the worth of this book and we dug deep into our archives and found the old book. Now we read it to my son and the other grandchildren of the family. What a blessing that we do have the copy.
I would love a copy of Doctor Goat. I am a visiting nurse now and I know Doctor Goat was my original inspiration. I loved it when his friends brushed his shabby old coat and swept his floor neat as a pin. Couldn't it be reprinted, there is so much trashy stuff out there for kids now, we need Doctor Goat.
Dr. Goat. I have my original copy from l950. It is one of my favorite books. I'm usually very disorganized, but I know exactly where it is.
Georgiana, Dr. Goat. Like the other comments I've read my mother read this book to me as a child. When each of my three children were born she tried to find a copy of Dr. Goat. Unfortunately, we didn't have home computers back then to help with the search. My mother is gone now & my children are grown but I would love to have a copy for my 2 grandchildren.
|This could have been a Golden Book. I
can recite
the story almost completely by heart because I read it to my little
so many times. LOL
I have looked everywhere for this book from my childhood. It began Dr. Goat put on his coat and went out to make some calls. He went to the house of a mouse with mumps and cured a frog who had the jumps. Please find one for me.
Please help me find this book! My great aunt has been looking everywhere for it.
this was going for over $70 on eBay. I would be happy with a photocopy. My sister and I have forgotten most of it - we can rattle off the first couple pages. One I still have is Mathilda, MacElroy and Mary, Whitman Tell a Tale, 1950. It is in awful shape but still readable, not going to part with it. Can you get copies or is there not a publisher willing to reprint some of these?
My sister had this book growing up and we loved it to pieces. I really want to share it with my 7 children!
How funny that so many people remember and want this book! When I was about five (1963) my mother and I were visiting my grandmother in New Jersey, and we bought Dr. Goat at the grocery store. Within a day I becamed so terrified of the drawings (I particularly recall Dr. Goat looking in the mirror with his hooves up at his sore throat *shudder*) that my mother had to throw the book away and have me watch her put it in the outside trash can. Soooo, that would be what happened to at least one copy of Dr. Goat, and having looked at your reproduced pages here, I'm satisfied--I don't need another!
Dr. Goat was a favourite book of mine when I was little. Fortunately I still have it in my possession. Have been reading it to my Grandson who is now two and I must say it is one of his favourites, and like myself when I was little it is being read over and over again.
Ditto, all the other comments about this book. My brother and I recite the text of this book to one another (it drives my husband crazy!) I have one very beat up copy minus the cover in a plastic bag. I have considered making colored photocopies of it. My question is, what would it take to get this book back in print? I'd LOVE to get my hands on a decent copy of this book.
Just wanted to share the fact that I
have been
searching for Dr. Goat for
my son who is
42. Dr. Goat's face seemed to frighten him--BIG TIME! So it
was really interesting that one of the writers expressed the same
In fact, I laughed out loud, (even after reading his/her comments the
time), because of insisting
Georgiana , That Donkey, 1954. No one understood "that donkey" had cold ears, until Laura came to live on the farm. First, she made him a pair of brightly-colored mittens for his ears, but everyone laughed at him and made him sad. So Laura made him a pair of brown ear-mittens, just the color of his own ears.
Georgiana, Dr. Goat. I was surprised to see some other people whose lives were touched - negatively and positively! - by this story. My mom and dad used to read it to me every night. I do not know why I was so enamored with it, because some of the pictures in it are downright creepy. The Dr. himself is creepy! But I loved it. I still have a copy but it's missing a page or two.
Georgiana, Dr. Goat. All of us kids were raised with the Dr. Goat book, I am not sure what happin to the one we had. However I found one at an antique store. I wish dad was here to enjoy it again. I have read it to my Grand Kids, It is there favorite book.
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Below are some of the pictures taken during my book signing of The vampire Hunters trilogy at Harrison's Comics and Collectibles on Sunday.
Yours truly set up at Harrison's.
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Me with my biggest fan -- my niece, Kiera.
Author of the giant insect thriller Yeitso, the zombie apocalypse novel Rotter World, and The Vampire Hunters trilogy. Author of the short stories "Last Flight of the Bismarck," "The Hunger," "Rednecks Shouldn't Play With Dead Things," "Cruise of the Living Dead," and "Deck the Malls with Bowels of Holly" (think zombie reindeer).
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Vegetables Make the List for Best of New York »
In New York Magazine, the "Best of New York 2011: Eating" list includes vegetables alongside donuts, breakfast tacos and lamb (always got to have some baby sheep). What up, vegetables?! You've arrived! Stars from "the best of this year's vegivore bounty" include carrots at Dirt Candy, Brussels sprouts at Carmine Club Cafe and turnips at Dovetail. I've never been to any of these places, but I have been meaning to go to Dirt Candy as it is vegetarian.
I say the more attention non-meat gets in the foodie community, the better. It's just funny that it's like people have just discovered vegetables and that they are some kind of trend like slap bracelets and Skip Its. Little do they know, vegetables have been here the whole time!
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The article talks about Skinny Bitch, Alicia Silverstone, and Michael Pollan, the health and environmental benefits of veganism, and the accompanying picture has a Post Punk Kitchen apron in the foreground. They even make a comment on the history: "Abstaining from animal products is an ancient practice found in cultures worldwide." Yeah, bitches, I didn't make it up!
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I wanted to "test-drive" this recipe for just the two of us before making for company. I used a 7.5 oz roll of biscuits, but had to press two together to get 4" biscuits (resulted in 5 "double" biscuits). Halved the remaining ingredients. My husband loved them and ate all but one! I agree that they were very good, and make something a little bit special out of ordinary canned biscuits.
Fresh Tomato Biscuits
Yield: Makes 10 biscuits
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
- 1 (16.3-ounce) can refrigerated flaky biscuits
- 2 medium-size tomatoes, thinly sliced
- Combine first 4 ingredients. Set aside.
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- Bake at 400° for 6 minutes. Spread each biscuit evenly with about 2 teaspoons mayonnaise mixture. Top evenly with tomato slices. Bake at 400° for 6 more minutes or until mayonnaise mixture is bubbly. Serve immediately.
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by Lana Thompson; Amherst, New York, Prometheus Books, 1999, 204 pages, $19.95
This is an outrageous book about a subject potentially important to Psychiatric Services readers. Lana Thompson, a Florida freelance medical writer, does not deliver what she proposes, and she does not begin to address the relevance of beliefs about women for an audience of mental health professionals. The book is written to convey a history of beliefs about the uterus; its nine chapters move chronologically from ancient times to the "postmodern uterus."
Thompson's breezy, tongue-in-cheek style, intended to shock the reader by reporting outrage after outrage, is in itself so outrageous that it is difficult to take the writer seriously. By overstatement and by failure to put beliefs in their cultural and historical perspective, the author discredits herself. She has clearly read many secondary sources from which she extracts in order to prove a thesis: women have always been misunderstood by men. This concept is nothing new.
The author takes a narrow feminist stance, but does not take advantage of serious feminist scholarship. She has excellent, interesting illustrations, but the captions are not researched in a way that draws on knowledge of the historical period or the artist, such as Durer's iconography. The book has a strong antiphysician bias and displays ignorance about the history of medicine.
Thompson states that the book was "written to make people, particularly female people, aware of the tremendous social, psychological, religious, and medical pressures brought to bear upon the uterus as it traveled through history," but as a woman psychiatrist I did not find that it increased my awareness in a valuable way. Alas, the focus on the uterus as emblem of woman does not make a contribution about the psychology of women. A woman patient at a state hospital with whom I had been discussing "women's topics"—for example, her concerns about her children in custody elsewhere—asked what I was reading and picked up The Wandering Womb from my desk. After perusing the drawings with great interest, and reading a bit, she put it down and declared "Holy shit!" That about sums up my opinion too.
Dr. Apfel is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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