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We caught up with one of our favorite Delecters: Steve Matthiasson. He is the winegrower and winemaker San Francisco Chronicle Wine Editor Jon Bonné calls the "Quiet radical." "Everything he touches," says Bonné, "turns to delicious. Attach a dose of ego to his work, and you'd easily have another Napa rock star on your hands."
We agree. No matter how many accolades he receives from peers and critics alike, Steve remains unwaveringly thoughtful and humble. Equally excited by the classics and the vanguards, Steve's endless wine curiosity make him a perfect tastemaker to watch.
I was first introduced to Steve when I was a harvest intern for Abe Schoener's Scholium Project. The entire Scholium team fondly called him Steve-Everyday-Matthiasson, as Abe inevitably mentioned him at least once every day. "Everyday" is indeed a fitting moniker. It could just as easily refer to how often his hands are in the dirt. Or how often one could drink his wines. And certainly to how down-to-earth he is. While Steve may not have a hint of pomp, he does get a ton of press: he was named a 2012 Winemaker of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine's Executive Wine Editor Ray Isle, is referred to as "one of the most interesting California producers" in New York Times Wine Editor Eric Asimov's book How to Love Wine, and is a major player in Jon Bonné's forthcoming tome The New California: A Guide to the Producers and Wines Behind a Revolution in Taste. I asked Jon to share some insight on Steve's role in today's wine world:
I'm absolutely convinced Steve will change the face of viticulture in California. There are lots of people who can farm well, and there are plenty of winemakers who want to make wines that show more restraint and sense of place. Steve is that rare person to prove the potential of California's new guard by his work in the field.
It's people like Steve, along with the John Kongsgaards and Ted Lemons of the world, who are putting intellect back into winemaking. Theirs is more than great farming. It's moral work. It's a realization that undoing the excesses of the past isn't simply about proving a point. It's a demonstration of a true love of the land. And in Steve's case, it's as populist as you'll ever get in Napa. — Jon Bonné
Photo: Julia Weinberg
Steve and his wife Jill are integral parts of the Napa wine community I live in. We've shared countless meals and bottles. We've become friends. I've become keenly aware of their impact on the wine world, yet I didn't know exactly how it all happened. So I sat down with Steve and as is his nature, he shared:
Julia: How did you get started in winemaking?
This is not a short story, and it starts with pictures of a wheat farm. Expansive, rolling green vistas that light up Steve's eyes.
Steve: Every single year, without fail, we were down in North Dakota visiting my aunt, cruising around the farm, climbing up on tractors. Farms to me are all about the farm edges. Barn and equipment, I just loved that shit. If I could pick something, that's what I wanted, to be a farmer. But easier said than done. I was like 'I don't know how to do that,' so I didn't do anything. So I majored in philosophy and worked as a bike messenger. And I got into gardening. As a bike messenger, every single morning without fail I would be at my community garden plot. I was already into wine, cause I was into Jack Kerouac when I was in college. Having a jug of wine in the park is a big part of life.
I would drink the Buena Vista Chardonnay, cause on the back it said what foods it went with. That was a great afternoon- go to the park with a blanket, hunk of cheese, bottle of Buena Vista. It was either that or the Hearty Burgundy – which actually was probably not that bad – high acid, picked at low brix. You could put that in a bottle now and it could be a wine geek wine.
Steve: My friend mentioned this school UC Davis that was an agriculture school. I went up to the library and looked at the course catalogue and was like 'Holy crap! There's a whole department of soil science. A whole department of plant pathology. How can I get into that place?'
On his first day at Davis, intending to study International Agricultural Development, Steve met with his assigned advisor, soil scientist and sustainable agriculture pioneer Bill Liebhardt. When asked what he wanted to get out of Davis, Steve replied "I want to learn how to farm." Bill replied "you're not going to learn that here, you've gotta go work on a farm."
Steve: And so, ok - I immediately took a leave and did an internship in Merced doing the technical side of a sustainable ag project that Jill [Steve's now wife] helped organize. I worked on vineyards as well as orchards. So that was a huge education in California agriculture and vineyards.
Steve returned to Davis, ended up with his masters in Horticulture, and started working for a agricultural consulting firm. For the next 10 years, Steve worked on other peoples' land - including budding over Ribolla Gialla the legendary George Vare had brought back from Friuli. Steve had never heard of the grape before, and had certainly never tried any Ribolla Gialla wine.
Steve: I didn't know anything about Ribolla. I was like 'how are we going to grow this thing?' Now it's like, let's do Trousseau Gris, that was not going on in 2001. It was 'let's do Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet or Sauvignon Blanc. And if you're crazy, Zin or Syrah.'
In 2005, Steve traveled to Friuli and met Enzo Pontoni, the man behind the rare and celebratory Miani wines. Miani is Steve's inspiration for his flagship Matthiasson White Wine.
Steve: He's an awesome dude. Super down to earth, great farmer. It's one foot new world, one foot old world. They are pretty clean, they have some oak, they definitely have a foot in the new world, ours does too. It's not a super funky, super old school. We're trying to straddle and find that balance point.
As a wine drinker, it's easy to think of Steve as a winemaker. But that's just the culmination of his efforts. He's a farmer first and foremost, a grapegrower, a vine-tender. The wines are simply the reward of the vineyard, and their quality a direct reflection of the farming.
Steve: What I try to do with the wines… Here's the problem – almost everything you say about wine sounds like a cliché. So I was going to say that [our] wines are very distinctively true to their place. If you're a rosarian, the flower is the point of it – of course the whole process is the satisfaction – but it's about getting the flower. With wine, the different vineyards and the different varietals – the flower is the wine. It flowers in the glass. So that's the thrill, working on it and finally pouring it the glass and you go 'wow.' The winemaking side is pretty straightforward. It's the reason that the wines do show their place is that they are made pretty simply. So then the thing I get really excited about is the discovery of finding out how these wines are going to flower in the glass.
It can be easy to overlook the fact that the Matthiassons make a number of very classically informed wines. What often gets the most attention is their adventurousness with obscure varietals. In a state where over 93% of vines are planted to just 10 major varietals, Steve is farming and fermenting an eclectic array of these outliers: Ribolla Gialla and Tocai Friulano from the Vare Vineyard, Refosco and Schiopettino from his backyard vineyard, plus Aglianico, Vermentino, Arneis and Cortese. Almost as if there were no other option, he's doing it all with the Zen mind, the beginners mind.
Steve: The Refosco has been really fun because you don't know what that's going to be like. I'm really excited about the Schiopettino right now. I've never even seen a Schiopettino vine before. We made an Aglianico last year, and the Vermentino for Tendu. And it was great because it tastes like Vermentino. So that was thrilling to see oh wow – this actually tastes like Vermentino. So many varieties in California don't taste like where they are from. But I think that doesn't need to be the case. If you show some restraint in when you decide to harvest them, and how you make the wine, the classical core of that variety is there.
It's very difficult to do here in California because it goes against our American nature. We're in the land of abundance. It's not like any of these old world wines have any corner on the restraint market. It's not that they are more restrained, they can't get it any riper.
Steve's sense of adventure is pervasive, it's how he farms and certainly how he drinks. What he puts in his glass is another sign of that Zen mind, there is no dogma and no presumption, just a genuine opportunity to learn. Steve and I both recently attended famed importer Louis/Dressner's portfolio tasting. In many ways the international counterparts to the California new wave Steve is a part of, the winemakers and wines there were an eclectic and inspired bunch.
Jill: You know how they say dogs look like their owners? I'm trying to figure out how to visually depict wines and their makers.
Steve: Yeah, cause they fit the personalities of the people. If I have a wine I really like, I try to reach out and say, "hey you wanna trade some wine?" I try the wines and I think they must be cool. I like really crazy, impractical, opinionated, idealistic people. And so you can get that in [the Louis/Dressner] wines. That's why that tasting was so fun, those wines are so different from each other, so singular and distinctive. The personality comes through and what comes through is that these are some big personalities. And I love that.
The result of all this exploration and learning for Steve is that his perspectives on wine feel less like mere opinions and more like the truisms he's discovered in his journeys. He knows what excites him, and he knows why. It's a pretty amazing reminder of the rewards of open-mindedness.
Steve: We just did a big Nebbiolo tasting. You know the somm from Aquerello, Giampaolo, he's a fountain of information on Barolo. And he said they don't even get why we like it that old – they want the tannin. And Burgundy is like that too, they drink them young in Burgundy. It's a pretty rare wine for me to like it more than 12 or 15 years old. A lot of wines, somewhere in that 7-10 year range is a sweet spot. You still have some of that primary fruit, but it's getting interesting and deep and complex. Once the fruit is gone, it's a pretty rare wine that I'll like.
An old wine to me is like being with an old person, they're not that fun to hang out with, they talk slowly, they smell, it's hard to talk to them because they can't hear you. But you sit there and you do it because it's your duty and because it's pretty cool that they're still around. And if you're patient, you can glean a little bit. That's kind of like old wines.
What excites me… well, wines made by friends are #1. If it's made by a friend, it tastes better. For domestics, wines made by people I want to be friends with. I try the wines and I think they must be cool. I'm really interesting in meeting that guy Hank from La Clarine Farm. I'm really interested in seeing what we can do here in California. You know the 7% Solution [a recent tasting started by Idlewild Wine's Sam Bilbro celebrating California wines from those "minority varietals"] – it was really cool –there's finally a community coming together. It's getting to be exciting to try things that people are doing.
Steve and Jill have a house rule about Delectable: they only post the wines they like. And that's also true to who they are in the wine community. It's not that there aren't wines to criticise and practices to shun, it's that their energy is better spent being champions for what they do believe in. All good reasons why I look to them for how to live and what to drink.
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See the full gallery on PosterousSpotted these dolled up girls dressed in black and wearing white Ruskie hats, carting a contraption round their front with a tablet on top to record the sales.
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Now I've stayed in hotels all around the world from basic to 5 star. However this hotel brings a whole new meaning to the word "basic".
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You expect me to pay HOW MUCH for Wifi?
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- Calories: 99
- Fat: 0.0g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 4g
- Carbohydrate: 21g
- Fiber: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 1167mg
- 1 package (2 1/4 tsp.) active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 1/4 cup coarse salt
- 1. Stir 1 cup warm water (105°F to 110°F), yeast, sugar and salt in an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Set aside until yeast has dissolved and mixture bubbles, about 5 minutes. Stir in both flours, set mixer speed to medium and knead with dough hook until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. (Or, mix with a wooden spoon and knead by hand.) Transfer dough to an oiled bowl, cover with a clean kitchen towel and set aside in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- 2. Preheat oven to 425°F. Oil 2 large baking sheets. Stir baking soda and 2 cups warm water in a bowl until dissolved.
- 3. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface; cut into 20 equal-size balls. Working with 1 at a time, roll and stretch each ball to form thin, 12- to 15-inch-long ropes. Twist each into a pretzel shape.
- 4. Use a slotted spoon to dip each pretzel into baking soda solution; place on a baking sheet. Reshape as needed. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove sheets to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes; transfer pretzels to rack to cool further.
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Piscataway, N.J. (December 30, 2012) – Winners of nine of its last 10 games, Rutgers (9-2) opens BIG EAST play in a 7 p.m. tip-off at the 33,633-seat Carrier Dome on Wednesday (Jan. 2) night. The Orange, who has been ranked as highly as No. 3 this season, is presently ranked No. 7 in both polls. RU has won five straight and will be competing in its first game away from the RAC since an 81-73 win over Iona at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 8 and first true road game since an 80-67 loss at Ole Miss on Dec. 1.
The Scarlet Knights have downed three top 10 programs at home under head coach Mike Rice, but the program has never defeated a top 10 team at an away site. RU is 2-15 all-time in BIG EAST openers and will be looking to earn its first ever victory on the road to begin BIG EAST play. The Scarlet Knights last started the conference campaign with a victory in 2005-06, courtesy of an 82-78 win over Seton Hall at the RAC.
Rice will make his return to the bench at Syracuse on Wednesday night after serving a three-game suspension.
The game will be televised live in the New York Metropolitan market on MSG and via the web at ESPN3.com with Jason Benetti calling the action and former Rutgers player (1968-71) and head coach (1988-97) Bob Wenzel providing the analysis. On the radio, the contest will be broadcast live on the Rutgers Radio Network, WOR 710 AM in New York and WCTC 1450 AM in New Brunswick. Chris Carlin will serve as play-by-play announcer and Dick Lloyd will provide commentary.
Wednesday evening's contest marks the 48th meeting between Rutgers and SU on the hardwood dating back to 1920, with the Orange holding a 38-9 advantage, including 12 consecutive victories. The Scarlet Knights are 1-22 all-time in games played at Syracuse, including 15 consecutive defeats. The last trip inside the Carrier Dome resulted in a hard-fought 84-80 overtime loss in Rice's first season at the helm. The Scarlet Knights most recent victory at SU was a 76-75 decision on Feb. 6, 1975. Four Rutgers Hall Famers - Phil Sellers (20), Mike Dabney (16), Hollis Copeland (18) and Eddie Jordan (14) - scored in double figures in that win. In BIG EAST regular season play, the Orange has a 19-4 advantage. Last season, No. 2 Syracuse out-scored RU 12-2 down the stretch to escape the RAC with a 74-64 victory.
Senior wing Dane Miller (Rochester, N.Y.) shot 5-of-9 and 8-of-9 from the free throw line to score 18 points with five assists in helping Rutgers to a 68-56 win over Rider Friday afternoon at the RAC. Sophomore guard Eli Carter (Paterson, N.J.), sophomore forward Kadeem Jack (Queens, N.Y.) and junior power forward Wally Judge (Washington, D.C.) joined Miller in double figures. Carter was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line to post 15 points, all of which were scored in the second half. Jack tied his career best with 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Judge had 10 points with eight rebounds. The Scarlet Knights, who committed just eight turnovers, limited the Broncs to 30.4 percent (14-46) shooting.
Carter leads the BIG EAST in free throw percentage (90.5), while ranking eighth in scoring (16.9). Fellow St. Anthony product Myles Mack (Paterson, N.J.) is second in the Conference in free throw percentage (89.7), third in three-point field goal percentage (.512), sixth in field goal percentage (.589) and 17th in scoring (14.5). Judge is eighth in the league in field goal percentage (.571) and 12th in rebounding (6.9). As a team, the Scarlet Knights are second in the BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.732) and third in field goal percentage (.483).
Syracuse, under the leadership of 37th year head coach Jim Boeheim, is 11-1 and hosts Central Connecticut on Monday (Dec. 31) afternoon before welcoming the Scarlet Knights. If SU defeats CCSU, it will provide Boeheim with his 902nd career victory, tying him with Bob Knight for second place on the all-time college hoops career wins chart. The Orange, which leads the BIG EAST in scoring offense (80.8) while placing second in field goal percentage defense (.353), defeated Alcorn State 57-36 at home on Saturday night. James Southerland boasts 14.0 points-per-game to lead four SU players that average double figures.


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Alan Joyce, founder of the Dharma Foundation in Bogotá, has been working with dying children in Colombia for 12 years. The former mechanical engineer and his Colombian fashion designer wife, Monica, have been married for 30 years. Ten years into his Buddhist life he stopped manipulating the Dharma to suit his own ego – "I can cheat on my wife but I'm going to be honest about it because we Buddhists don't tell lies." It was around then that his work with dying children began.
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Recently remodeled home located in the gated community of Kapoho Beach Lots. Master bedroom has two queen size beds with a private handicap accessible master bathroom, and second bedroom that has a queen size bed. There are also two single beds located adjacent to the living room behind a privacy screen. The kitchen is fully equipped with updated appliances including a dishwasher. In addition to the indoor dining area, there is also a covered outdoor dining area with BBQ. Washer and dryer are located on the property, and all linens and towels are provided. There is a serene private fishpond located in the back yard. Satellite television service is included, as well as free US nationwide long distance. The house is a short walk to the famous Champagne pond, and close to the Wai'opae tide pools.
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- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- wheelchair accessible
About Audrey Ah Sing
I was born and raised in Hilo and I am the eldest of 11 children. I have two children, three grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. Hale O Pi'ilani means 'Pi'ilani's House.' My Hawaiian name is Pi'ilani and was given to me at birth by my parents. Pi'ilani means 'heavenly ascent.'
Audrey Ah Sing purchased this house in 1988
Why Audrey Ah Sing chose Mountain View
I love to swim and snorkel in the ocean. This is a very peaceful area of the Big Island and I enjoy relaxing here.
What makes this house unique
My home is about a 2 minute walk to champagne pond, a thermal heated swimming area, that is frequently visited by Hawaiian green sea turtles. I fell in love with the area and the cool ocean breezes.
Guestbook comments from the owner
The location is approximately 1 hour drive from the Hilo airport. Well located in a private neighborhood. The rooms are comfortable and there is plenty of amenities. The sea is not very far, but rocky. Mahalo!


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- " Manuela the owner/manager was amazing, a very helpful and genuine lady. She went out of her way to show us local restaurants for every occasion and was happy to hang out with us at night. The hostel is well kept and the pool and outdoor area was a great place to socialise and relax. Amazingly priced for clean dorms and bathrooms. Free washing and use of kitchen and bikes! Definitely recommend visiting Playa del Carmen and staying here!! "
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- " Manuela is a very nice Housekeeper and helps a lot with everything =) The area is very cheap for going out for eating real mexican food, which is very nice because of the high prices at the beach. U can grab a taxi easily which brings you to the beach for 30 pesos. Nice Cenote in 15 minutes with bikes. free bikes and snorkeling. Also the pool is clean and refreshing. You can buy big beers, 40 oz very cheap in the hostal. The whole stay was really nice=) "
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Hi guys new to the forum - sorry if I'm not as advanced as you lot I'm currently only at A Level in my adventures of Physics!
(I didn't think this would fall under homework help, I apologize if it does)
Anyway, tomorrow in school there is a house technology project, and I've been entered without doing this as a subject. I think I'll do it anyway since I do Physics.
Anyway - we have to build a small car, it is then released from rest, at the top of a slope onto a ramp. The car that goes the furthest wins. (I'm going to assume the angle is 30°)
Does anyone have any equations that could help me work out how to achieve the maximum distance? Or even any tips on the structure of the car?
I know how to do projectile motion of course, but how can I maximize the velocity at the end of the ramp?
Any help will be greatly appreciated - I'm at a huge disadvantage tomorrow and I want to make a good account for myself! Thanks guys!
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If you ignore inertia of the wheels, the speed at the bottom of the ramp will only depend on friction/weight ratio. Less friction/weight, more speed. That simple. So you need to either make your car heavier or reduce friction. Drag will depend only on shape of the car and speed, while friction in wheels will depend primarily on weight.
All in all, heavier car will probably do better, because it will help you ignore air resistance.
Now onto inertia of the wheels. It will slow your car down at the bottom, but all that energy doesn't disappear. It is still stored in rotation of the wheels. So the car will carry extra distance afterwards thanks due to the same inertia. Since your car is moving slower overall, you would have less drag. So I would recommend making wheels as massive as possible, keeping in mind that you want the weight nice and balanced. If you have time to get creative, you might even consider building a flywheel that spins at higher RPM than the wheels. That will let your car go really slowly, build up a lot of inertia in the flywheel, and use that to travel the distance, while other cars waste energy on fighting drag. Of course, if you build too much resistance into your belt/gear system, that will cost you all of the advantage, so simpler might be better here.
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My friend sent me this video and I was blown away. It's so true, We are our worst critics! It's pretty sad actually. We see things that most people don't.
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My friend sent me this video and I was blown away. It's so true, We are our worst critics! It's pretty sad actually. We see things that most people don't.
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Ok some of you might have known I was off Monday for my great Uncles Funeral. Well if you didn't know that, now you do.
Anyways, I have the craziest story for ya.
Well, It might be hard to explain but here goes nothing.
Yesterday after the funeral I stopped to visit my grandmas grave. She is buried at Mt. Olivet in Chicago IL.
When I told my cousin he said, "Wait! That is where Al Capone is buried."
So of course he had to join me too!
What we both didn't know, and later found out, was that Al Capone's grave was later moved to Hilllside Cemetery. Well his stone wasn't moved, just him and his families 'remains' were later moved cause of vandalism.
Well here is where the story gets good.
See this picture below?! This is a google image of Al Capone's first grave stone. After I found my grandmas grave I wanted to find Al Capone. We asked a young kid who was working there but he wouldn't tell us.
That's when I found this image below...
This part might get confusing but I will try to explain it the best I can. I found this image...but the thing is, I found this image while sitting in my parked car. Want to know where my car was??
Look at the next picture...
The picture on the left is the first Google image. The image on the right is where I found image number 1!!! I was sitting in my car. YES! That is right, I was right NEXT TO HIS GRAVE! Ok, it might not sound crazy but this cemetery is HUGE! Over 145,000 people are buried here.
So I was sitting in my car trying to find info on Al Capone but couldn't find nothing about the exact location. The only thing I knew was what it looked like. I didn't have any idea I was right next to it.
We got out and took pictures (Yes weird) and then it started DOWN POURING!! Al Capone was mad. :/ but he couldn't have been too mad, I mean...I think he was helping us find it.
(My cousin Grant doing is 'mob' pose.)
Notice the white marks on the grave? They were pictures but people stole them. We also noticed a lot of scuff marks from people trying to steal pieces of the headstone.
So that's my story. I still can't believe it. Its amazy that we found it so fast.
Did you hear about the guys from Oak Creek trapping a deer and putting a bright yellow shirt on it?
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Of course it would be 3 Wisconsin guys! Here is the video..
At least the deer wasn't hurt. In the video they said the shirt is no longer on the deer. It must have been torn off by branches.
Do you know these guys? Who knows...it might even be Jon, Matt and JR! ...Just kidding its not, we dont' need to get them in trouble.
I tried to find the original video online but couldn't. I'm sure that was the first thing they did was remove it.
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Yah! I'm sure a lot of you are pretty excited for Willie Nelson's new album!
Here is a preview...
He's 80 years old and still going strong!
Remember it comes out April 16!!! So next week
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Happy Birthday Vince!
Today Vince Gill turns 56.
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I Love VInce but not even close to how much my mom does. She's in love. :)
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Congratulations to Kenny Rogers for being the newest member to be inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
It was just announced yesterday. (April 10, 2013)
Here is the official video:
From 1977-1987 he had 20 #1 hits! Wow...that's wonderful.
I also didn't know that he has twin 8 year old boys. Another WOW.
He said be inducted to the Country Music Awards was the best thing to happen to him right now. This way he can share it with his boys.
He also has a new album coming out. He's still got it! Way to go Kenny and Congratulations.
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I just want to hold her! What a doll!! I can't get over how adorable she is.
I want this dog!! ha
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I was at the gym so I couldn't watch all of American Idol last night but I did catch Scotty McCreery and Kelly Clarkson's performances.
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I love when they have past Idol contestants come back to where it all started. Its gotta be pretty surreal for them.
Here is Kelly Clarkson singing her new single "People Like Us"
Now the youngest sexiest voice ever is... Scotty McCreery. (Yes its odd saying that) ha
Here is his new single... "See You Tonight"
It's nice to hear that he's going to school still even though he is a American Idol champ/Country Singer.
Way to go Scotty! Can't wait to hear more music.
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It's a great commercial. We can all relate singing to Taylor Swifts songs alone in the car. Yes, Men you too! ha ;)
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Yesterday was National Siblings Day and I didn't find out until today.
Either way Happy Siblings Day to the best sister ever! I'm so blessed to have an older sister that I can call my best friend.
I'm the baby in the top right picture. Aw aren't we cute! She used to carry me everywhere. She always talked for me too. Now I do most of the talking. ;)
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It appears that Marshawn Lynch is the strong, silent type and that is going to cost him. On January 5, ESPN reported that Lynch is being fined $50,000 by the NFL for not speaking with the media.
It is required by the NFL that players speak to the media regarding their games. According to NFL spokesman Randall Liu, they were not aware that Marshawn Lynch was not giving interviews or commenting to media in any fashion since November 2012.
It wasn't until January 3 that Lynch finally spoke up but this comes too late and the NFL has slapped him with a $50,000 fine. In his media appearance last Friday, Lynch was very brief. A man of few words, Lynch answered a total of nine questions. The complete interview only lasted for one minute and 23 seconds.
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Comedian and musician Tim Minchin has confirmed that a musical theatre adaptation of Groundhog Day is currently in the works.
After a long-running music-based stand up career, Minchin won universal acclaim for his musical of Roald Dahl's children's book Matilda, which transferred from the West End to Broadway amid a flurry of awards and sell-out runs.
The Australian comedian confirmed that he is writing the music and lyrics to the adaptation of Harold Ramis' 1993 comedy. Danny Rubin, who wrote the original screenplay, will be writing the book. Matilda director Matthew Warchus will again collaborate with Minchin.
The original film, now considered a classic, saw Bill Murray forced to repeat the same day over and over due to unknown outside forces.
In a statement on his website, Minchin wrote:
"The 1993 Sony Pictures film was directed by Harold Ramis and starred Bill Murray and Andy McDowell, and is a true comedy classic. However, it would be impossible to try to translate the style and tone of the movie to stage... and even if it were possible, it wouldn't interest me. (Or Danny or Matthew, for that matter). Our version of Groundhog Day is going to be both instantly recognizable, and utterly different."
The musical is expected to arrive in a couple of years. Minchin did, however, jokingly worry if Groundhog Day's mysterious powers would overcome him.
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An Ode to the Stoop
How was your Memorial Day weekend? It was hot and hazy here in D.C., a perfect kickoff to (unofficial) summer. For the month of June we'll be focusing on the great outdoors. For those of us living in a city with no backyard to speak of, the front stoop often serves as our dedicated outdoor space for the kids.
Our neighbors bring out a mini grill and barbeque on the ledge of our treebox. Friends gather with chairs and drink around the bottom of our stoop. The kids create temporary masterpieces using wet sidewalk chalk. Bubble blowing wands, bikes and scooters come out. And when it's really hot, popsicles are shared on the stoop. This summer I'll be on the hunt for a good sand and water play table or I may fashion one myself. We may not have the space for our own swingset, but we have our own brand of fun on the stoop. If you see us out there, stop by and say hello.
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We use a dishpan on a flipped over milk crate as a stoop/sidewalk water table. Bring out some bath toys and fill it up with water from an old milk jug. When you are finished, let the water out through the drain and water your plants, or wash away that chalk to create a new "canvas". Perfect height for my kids - toddlers through K. The neighbors love it. We may fill the dishpan with bubbles one of these days and bring out those big bubble wands too. Still wish we had some grass but we're making the most of what we do have.
Even though we have a nice backyard, we spent much of Memorial Day out on the front stoop. Our son loved watching all of the action in our neighborhood - every dog on a walk that came by got a big "woof, woof!"