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Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N., B.S.N, C.D.E
Nancy Klobassa Davidson is a registered nurse who has worked in diabetes education for 17 years. She is a certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.) and is currently in graduate school working on a Master of Science in nursing (M.S.N.) and health care education.Nancy works with adults who have type 1, type 2 and other forms of diabetes. Nancy is coordinator of the Diabetes Unit's intensive insulin therapy program within the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, & Nutrition at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Nancy has worked extensively with insulin pump therapy and continuous interstitial glucose sensing.
Peggy Moreland, R.N., M.S.N.
Peggy Moreland is a certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.) in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, & Nutrition at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.Peggy graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing and Health Care Education from the University of Phoenix and is a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association. A certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.), Peggy enjoys working with patients to set and achieve diabetes self-management goals.
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Diabetes and college
By Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N., and Peggy Moreland, R.N.
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Diabetes and college — together they present some unique challenges. Going away to college for the first time is exciting. You will be living away from your parents and learning to make decisions on your own. The greater independence may be a welcome change, but not having your parents to rely on may also cause some anxiety.
If you have diabetes, you have to learn not only the typical college drills — like doing your own laundry and getting along with a roommate — you also have to learn how to count carbs in the cafeteria and how walking to classes affects your blood sugar. You will have to remember to refill prescriptions and make doctor's appointments. The biggest challenge when it comes to diabetes and college, however, will be adjusting to a new schedule — one that is less predictable, with varying class times, late night study sessions, sports and parties.
Here are a few tips to help you prepare for the challenges that diabetes and college will throw at you:
- Take the initiative. Find a diabetes care team near your college. Start with your college's health center. Get recommendations for endocrinologists/diabetologists in the area. Your parents can help with this process.
- Meet with the resident assistant (RA) to go over emergency procedures. Offer to give the RA a glucagon kit to use in case of severe low blood sugar.
- Tell your roommate and close friends that you have diabetes. Explain how they can help if you have symptoms of low blood sugar. Teach a close friend how to administer glucagon in case of an emergency.
- Work with a diabetes educator. He or she can help you figure out how to control fluctuating blood glucose during college sports.
- Get a fridge for your dorm room. Store supplies and snacks in it. Let your roommate and friends know that the snacks in there are for you and that they are not to help themselves without first asking you.
- Be prepared to treat an insulin reaction. Buy large quantities of whatever you take for insulin reactions to avoid panicky runs to the grocery store in the middle of the night.
- Wear a medic alert bracelet. And wear it all the time. There are many different styles available.
- Keep a copy of insurance and prescription cards. Keep a copy in your wallet and another in your room.
- Have an extra glucose meter for backup. And make sure you have extra batteries as well.
- Use a needle/test strip disposal container. Be considerate of your roommate and friends.
- Keep three months of diabetes supplies on hand. Check your stock periodically. Have your prescriptions on file at a local pharmacy.
Those of you who are experienced college students with diabetes, please share any other tips that you have learned along the way.
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November 23, 2013 10:01 p.m.
Omg, some of these comments are unbelievable. I have been a Type 1 Diabetic since I was 5 and am now 42, so for 37 years. I wasn't "allowed" to go away to college by an over-bearing Mother because of my condition--NOT a disability--like her, some of you Moms on here need to cut that cord and allow your ADULT kids learn how to manage THEIR condition and take care of THEMSELVES!!!!! I had to cut that cord myself, move away so that I could go to college and guess what--by the grace of God and by learning to take care of MYSELF, I'm still here--who would've thunk it?!? I got married and have two healthy sons myself and have learned from my Mother's mistakes--LET GO, LET GOD--just saying!
- Fiona
January 22, 2012 8:33 a.m.
My son is a college student almost 20 years old. he was diagnosed with type1 when he was 17. He has been taking minimal amounts of insulin and he is lean and active. He now has mono...and was given prednisone to cope with the swollen sore throat. I know that they told him his sugars would be over range...with the meds..anybody else have problems with mono? How did others cope with diabetes and mono?
- Tracy
March 1, 2011 1:35 p.m.
No name: I am a mother of two boys with type 1 diabetes. One is in grad school and the other graduated from West Point Military Academy and is an officer. They are both doing excellent. Low blood sugar is a common occurance after exercise and insulin needs to be adjusted accordingly.
- Peggy
February 28, 2011 8:54 a.m.
"My children are prepared to live on their own before they leave home. They do their own laundry, clean, cook small meals and basically take care of themselves including medication. Time for some children to grow up or maybe they are not ready to go to college yet. Wow." Wow is right! As the parent of a three-sport athlete with T1 diabetes and hypothyroidism I can only respond to this post with that. Obviously you have NO idea what it is like to have a child with diabetes. Our son is an "A" student who takes responsibility for his own treatment but college is totally different than high school. As his doctor has told him repeatedly, the highs won't do the damage for years but the lows can kill you and his extreme exercise causes his BG to drop like a rock quickly. What worked yesterday doesn't work today to get it back up. It's an ongoing struggle and as a parent, we want to give him the tools to deal with it but those tools change constantly. The first day he got out of the hospital after being diagnosed he went directly to basketball practice. Our diabetes educator told us in the hospital we wouldn't have to worry about lows for months. How wrong she was! He could barely stagger out of the gym trying to find a quick source of carbs. Unless you've walked in our shoes, keep your mouth shut!
- No name given
February 9, 2011 11:12 p.m.
I'm 25 & in my second semester of grad school. I was diagnosed type 1 last semester (about 1 month into the grad school experience). At first the disease didn't seem that bad. I had to inject insulin frequently, and "partying" all but stopped (I have a beer or 2 once or twice a month, but no more than that - it's dangerous). But once I gained tight control of my glucose levels, it actually got more difficult. Tight control means it's easier to experience hypoglycemic events. This began happening to me during class, and when it hits you it becomes nearly impossible to concentrate. Looking back at my notes during some of those events, I see the slow decline of my handwriting... My biggest hurdle has been learning to recognize the symptoms early. It's much easier to take care of 65 GL than it is a 45 (or less!), that's for sure. Also, make time to exercise before it catches up to you. Starting insulin seems like a guaranteed 10-lb increase... It's harder to take 10 off than it is to prevent it. Actually, regular exercise has decreased my insulin requirements, so now I can eat 10 or 15 g of carbs without injecting! Best advice: do everything possible to cook your own meals (even if it means getting a fridge and hot plate). Restaurants almost never have carb info on hand. They'll tell you calories and fat, but carbs are often unknown (which can lead to taking too little or too much insulin). Good luck!
- Jenn
January 19, 2011 1:47 a.m.
I would recommend talking with your professors and the office at your university to discuss testing accommodations. Stressful times can lead to poor numbers and you cannot be without your meter and something to correct hypoglycemia. Also, many college campuses pay students to take notes for disabled students who may have to miss class. I, as a diabetic have personally had to use this when I have missed class due to ketones (both at the college and graduate level). Hope this helps
June 7, 2010 4:55 p.m.
i am 22 and have an auto immune called hoshimoto's disease. its a diesease of the thyroid which causes symptoms like the underactive thyroid but twice as much. as a kid when doctors told my parents that if i didnt get treated i would end up with diabetes. thats exactly what happened. i went untreated from the age 12 to 18. i moved out at 18 with my boyfriend and found a wonderful docter who diagnost me with type 2 diabetes. I struugle with managing my blood sugar, work, school, and fitting in my excercise. i stiil am in denial but the occasional dizzyness reminds me to keep up. college and diabetes can be easy to manage when you live with your parents and they care for you like a child, and if you have the chance, do it. dont go out and live on your on because evey day it becomes harder to awake and get things done. there are good days and bad days. i struggle to pay my presciptions and tuition. its not the greatest way to go through college but if your strong you can do it. thats my advice. stay with parents as long as they allow you to so that managing your diabetes isnt as stressful... good luck. good eating...
- steph
April 3, 2010 8:22 p.m.
Current college student in the States. I don't have diabetes but a different hormone-related chronic health condition needing diet control, regular blood tests, medication...(I guess somewhat less troublesome than diabetes). But in general, I think what's important for anyone attending college with a chronic health condition is to be wise when balancing your health versus being too ambitious--whether in studies or extracurriculars--'being social,' etc. Don't forgo required health routines for the sake of being able to be with your peers. Know your limits... realize and accept that you may not be as conditioned to do certain activities, and that you're parents are no longer behind your back nagging "you should know better etc. etc." Sure, college is a place to explore, achieve goals, make friends... but health is your most important, non-recoverable asset for your entire life. I learned the hard way--now I'm forced to take a semester off for treatment before going back. Good luck.
- Ain
March 17, 2010 8:02 a.m.
Let me continue.... If your son or daughter had to deal with this disease then you can make a comment like that! My son has always eaten healthy and is an athlete. This condition has nothing to do with weight nor exercise. He must inject insulin before every meal, snack, and before he goes to bed. A few times he has forgotten his night time shot for he is tired. Luckily we are there to help him. It is not advisable to be alone with type 1 for if you get sick and can't take care of yourself you risk serious consequences even death. We lost a friend that way. He got the flu, stayed home and got worse and passed away. TYpe 1 diabetic. I wish I could write a book.
- Wendy
March 17, 2010 7:55 a.m.
Shocked in some of the comments. Wow! Do you have a child diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic. You probably won't even read this but I wish you would. My son is a type 1 diagnosed at 17. He was a competitive swimmer when he was diagnosed. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that has attacked the islet cells that make insulin. Nothing can be done to stop this and it continues until they are all gone. They are insulin dependent the rest of their lives. Which means if you don't take your insulin you will die in a very short time. could only take a week! Maybe less. When they get sick they make ketones and have to treat for this which means they may miss class. A type 2 does not make ketones! Ketones are life threatening and can send them into a coma and even death. College is challenging for someone without a chronic illness. My son tires more easily with diabetes so it is a challenge. He is on the deans list and works very hard his first year. I help him with anything I can since you can get depressed if you are too overwhelmed with this disease. I am sometimes overwhelmed helping him. Childrens' hospital of Pa agrees that is an excellent patient and has great numbers but let me tell you this it is a constant challenge to manage this disease for it is very unpredictable. Every one reacts differently. When he becomes stressed over a test his numbers can rise. So those comments of Wow or care less is quite a low blow. Unless your son or daughter has had to deal with
- Wendy
February 6, 2010 12:18 a.m.
We could care less what your kids can and can not do, wow! Maybe you should write a book!
- Connie
January 10, 2010 6:54 a.m.
A person with diabetes is more likely to manage their condition successfully if they undertake good quality and evidence based education. Training is the key to good management of blood glucose.
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November 16, 2009 5:14 a.m.
This is great post keep updating me.Thanks for the great reading, college information I will pass this on to our Ira clients to read.I found this great website for free online service.
- university
August 24, 2009 9:21 a.m.
My children are prepared to live on their own before they leave home. They do their own laundry, clean, cook small meals and basically take care of themselves including medication. Time for some children to grow up or maybe they are not ready to go to college yet. Wow.
- Karen
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THE BEST: Steak in Manhattan
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Posted 17 July 2011 - 04:34 PM
- grainfed, dry-aged Midwestern beef
- porterhouse, T-bone, strip steak or sirloin
- older male waiters
- the offer not to look at a menu
- starters of shrimp cocktail and sliced tomato & onion with blue cheese
- sides of hash browns and creamed spinach
- a clubby, masculine ambience
- and probably a location in midtown
If you add other kinds of steak & restaurant into the equation, the possibilities are endless (and less interesting, in my mind).
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If you're talking about dry-aged trad cuts, it seems silly to me to eliminate Minetta.
It's not just the cut, it's the menu, the style, and the experience.
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1. The decor is interesting.
2. Service is friendly and attentive; and
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Makes sense to me.
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Shrimp cocktail, sliced tomato and onion with blue cheese dressing, steak for 4 medium rare, hash browns and cream spinach. Followed by a chocolate sundae and of course the gold-foil chocolate coins. Wines were a 2007 Groth and a Mondavi Cab. Started with Beefeater martinis.
The steak was very good. The best I've had at Luger? No, but not the worst either. The filets in particular were particularly seared and crunchy, and that's not my favorite part of a porterhouse - but they really stood out this time. The strip was excellent, musty & rich throughout most of the loin on both porterhouses.
Not the out-of-body experience I've had there on occasion, but still joyous & heartwarming. I plan to return again soon.
Posted 29 July 2011 - 01:33 PM
NYC steakhouses fall into two categories: the classics (steaks, along with predictable appetizers and sides) and modern (where the steaks can be great, but the rest of the menu doesn't follow a forumula). He's reviewing the first kind.So, to recap, people interested in eating great dry-aged prime steak should disregard Minetta, even though it has the second- or third-best steak in the City, because:
1. The decor is interesting.
2. Service is friendly and attentive; and
3. If your dining companions don't want steak, they have interesting choices and aren't stuck with second-rate salmon.
Makes sense to me.
Minetta may very well be the best of the second group, and maybe the best overall (if you believe Bruni), but to be fair you would also need to include Strip House, Porter House, Quality Meats, BLT Steak, and BLT Prime among that clan.
Marc Shepherd
Posted 29 July 2011 - 02:51 PM
(I can't think of a time when the second or third-best steak in New York WASN'T at a steakhouse. This is a significant and interesting new development.)
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This is a change.
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completely agree with sneakeater. while minetta isn't a classic steakhouse, its côte de boeuf is hands down the best steak in the city. we should be comparing cut to cut; not by narrowly defining what a steakhouse is. minetta also serves one of the best burgers in town even though it's not a classic burger joint.
one of the best burgers?

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Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell will present the keynote address at the 10th annual University of California, Riverside Black Graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center.
"Black Graduation is a celebration, an opportunity for students to personalize this milestone in their academic career," said Ken Simons, director of African Student Programs at UCR, which sponsors the event. "It is a way that they can share their accomplishment with all the members who make up 'their village' in an intimate setting."
Simons said that more than 130 students are expected to participate in the event, which was first held in 1999 before going on hiatus until 2003. In addition to celebrating the students' academic achievements, the event will also commemorate African Student Programs' 40th anniversary this year.
"Black Graduation is not an 'alternative' ceremony in that students who participate are encouraged to experience the pageantry of commencement by participating in the regular ceremonies as well," Simons said. "One advantage for graduates and their families is that with our large venue and smaller number of graduates, there is no limit to the number of guests each student can invite. We understand that teachers, coaches, mentors, preachers, faculty, staff, alumni, relatives and community members all have played a vital role in the success of these young scholars and we are happy to be able to provide a place for them to celebrate together."
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Keith Goodwin is an increasingly rare breed in the IT channel: a long-serving worldwide channel chief with not only the respect and financial backing of a tier-one vendor's top executives but also the support -- and trust -- of an exhaustively varied and always-cynical partner base like Cisco's.
So it can't have been easy to keep the ship steady in the seven years Goodwin spent as senior vice president, Cisco Worldwide Partner Organization (WWPO). But Cisco partners told CRN this week that Goodwin's biggest achievement was instilling channel in Cisco's corporate DNA and ensuring partners have a role in any Cisco strategic discussion.
CRN was first to report Monday that Goodwin will retire from Cisco at the end of July, and his successor is Bruce Klein, currently Cisco's senior vice president, U.S. public sector.
Senior Editor Chad Berndtson caught up with Goodwin to chat about his decision, Klein's approach, and why Cisco partners are in good hands.
CRN: So why now, Keith? Why is now the right time to retire?
Goodwin: Well, this is one a lot of thought goes into. I have been thinking about it a lot over the past few years, and it is absolutely about timing. So why now? After seven years leading the Worldwide Partner Organization, a few things come to mind. First of all, I really believe that we have the strongest partner leadership team in the industry with Edison [Peres] and Wendy [Bahr] and Andrew [Sage] and Jim Sherriff and our leaders in Europe and Asia. I just feel that the team is so solid and I have such huge respect for them that part of it is turning it over to that team, while at the same time having a new leader, like Bruce, coming into it and having someone like him available, is fantastic.
Bruce has such a stellar leadership reputation across Cisco. I've actually known Bruce for a lot of years, and his whole approach to the business in terms of his collaborative style and relationship-building, he brings a lot. So the first point is around timing, and with the leadership team, the time was right.
The second point, from a partner perspective, I really feel in the seven years that we have built a strong foundation with our partners, and that our partner metrics -- how we measure the success of our relationship with our partners -- is across the board at an all-time high. We're just coming off our highest-rated Partner Summit ever, so it's always good to go out on top from that perspective.
Finally, for me personally, this is all about the next chapter. I really am retiring. This is my time to travel less, maybe except for some fun travel, and some time to do some more cycling, and some time to spend time with my family and my five grandkids. I even thought about taking a golf lesson, which is something I've never done, and partners who know me know that I would be well served by a golf lesson in my retirement.
CRN: Are you leaving the industry completely? This is a full retirement?
Goodwin:Yes, I am retiring, from Cisco and the industry. Other than the caveat, of course, that I do want to stay connected. I've been involved in the industry for 38 years, and I may join a board or two, and I do some teaching around channels and business and may do some more of that. But I will do all of that in the context of retirement mode with my priorities being the other things I mentioned.
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The Mini Mite Program at DYHA is an exciting first step into the wonderful world of DYHA and Youth Hockey. Our highly regarded Mini Mite program is typically designed for 5 year-olds who have either had some instruction or are true beginners. The emphasis is on skating and fun! The weekday Mini Mite sessions are coached by Blueline Sports Academy. Blueline Sports Academy will teach the basics of skating and ice hockey skills by utilizing drills and fun/educational games. All the lessons learned during the week will be reemphasized during the weekend sessions run by our volunteer parent/coaches who will also use drills and small area games to develop the kids love for the game. Parent volunteers are encouraged to help as much as possible. The Mini Mites are broken up into two groups, based solely on alphabetical order. The weekday/weekend practices will alternate between Thursday/Saturday and Friday/Sunday. Once a child has been accepted into the mini mite program, they are eligible to play in Mighty Mite and Mite house league the following years. Again, the most important part of DHYA's Mini Mite program and what sets us apart from all other beginner programs is our emphasis on the combination of LEARNING and FUN!!!
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St. Katharine's Dock (The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Talons of Weng-Chiang). Head west along Wapping High Street until it becomes St. Katharine's Way. Continue along this and it eventually bears right, coming up beside the Dickens Inn at St. Katharine's Docks.
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This will probably be my last report wearing the RW hat. Whilst I know that many of you press the delete button on sight, I wish to thank those who have taken the trouble to wade through these often splenetic offerings over the years. In recent reports, I had warned that 2009 was overrated, 2010 underrated; these petulant views remain my standpoint, just as I have always supported the 1993 reds over those from 1990. Others for whom I have great respect hold differing views, and that is how it should be: Burgundy is all about a diversity of styles and opinions. Another pleasing aspect of Burgundy is that the wines get to be drunk, and that the pricing of the wines generally, if not always, reflects the perception of the quality of the vintage, right or wrong. I am never more conscious of this than during a Bordeaux primeur campaign, where price is all too often defined by economic conditions rather than quality. This regrettably may change, as the vignerons of Vosne Romanée have been infiltrated by the Bordelais, and there are already nascent signs of a mentality which thinks not, how good is it, but what can I get away with? A recent and pernicious tendency.
One of the advantages of spending the summer in Beaune - the disadvantage being the weather! - is that I can watch the annual drama of that weather play out and hear first hand the reaction of the growers to meteorological events. Depending who you listen to, the flowering took place around the second or third week of May. Taking the 100 day rule, this projected through to a harvest date in the fourth week of August. Indeed one Meursault grower, I was told, a quaintly named M. Boisson, started picking on the 22nd of August; I am also told that he very much regretted this decision. The more media savvy of the other growers in the village - the likes of Arnaud Ente, Comtes Lafon and Coche-Dury - were reported to have started on the 24/25th, claiming the anti-rot treatments of the lesser mortals amongst their colleagues slowed down ripening by at least one degree, thereby necessitating a later harvest date. As you might imagine, the riposte of the more traditional growers was that these golden boys were obliged to start picking because of widespread rot in their vineyards! You believe what and whom you will, but experience shows it is best to taste what is in the barrel.
The defining events of the growing season are, however, more difficult to dispute: a warm, dry spring and July, August for the most part cold, wet and horrid. On the 25/6th of June, temperatures peaked at 40 degrees, leading to south-facing grapes quite literally being grilled, and so reducing potential yields. A serious hailstorm, on the 12th July hit parts of Montagny, Rully, Santenay, and the lower part of Chassagne before blowing itself out over the Grand Crus; Rully suffered 80 percent damage along the plateau and the run of 1er Crus from Margoté to Rabourcé. Eleven days later, there was also a skirmish with hail over Fixin, Brochon and that end of Gevrey. The 17th August brought a major storm to Nuits and Vosne (22mm), accompanied by considerable warmth, 32+ degrees. The following day, in an atmosphere of growing panic amongst the growers, I tasted the samples of must (prélèvements) drawn from various vineyards of the Domaine de Montille - the Volnay Taillepieds was already at 11.5 potential. The hot weather persisted through to the 25th at an uncomfortable 38 degrees, which served only to block photosynthesis and to delay ripeness. Then the weather broke, as is so often the case here after a build-up of heat, and 'la flotte' arrived at about 1130h on the 26th, most inconveniently for those who had started the harvest. Unfortunately, and in addition to all the other concerns, there had been from the end of July an outbreak of 'mildiou mosaïque' on the leaves, particularly prevalent amongst those vignerons who had stopped treating the vines early. This phenomenon exacerbated the problems of photosynthesis. In short, come harvest time, the vine was at the end of its vegetative cycle - one grower described the plants as "nécrosées' - and there was nothing to gain in sugar levels. The only plus point for those who waited until September (most of my lot) was a certain concentration achieved by the advent of the north wind. It is also certainly true that the older vines with their deeper rooting systems fared better than the young ones in such challenging conditions.
And the wines? Well, it is not 2010, and it is not 2009, although I would suggest that the whites might turn out better than in this latter vintage. Malolactic in many instances followed on directly from alcoholic fermentation, which has the wine-makers asking themselves questions about racking and sulphur levels - some seemed surprised just how much the wine was absorbing. Most vats were chaptalised by a degree or so except by the ideologically pure. The whites came out of the winter in a rather introspective mode, but would appear since to have opened up and turned quite plump and fruity - there was considerable acidity at harvest time, but very much less so after malolactic. If I had to venture a comparison, it would be 2002. As for the reds, the first thing to remark is that they already taste quite delicious - not necessarily a good thing - bursting with fruit, but they clearly do not have the wondrous density of 2010, but then neither do they share the appealing, commercial sluttiness of 2009. We shall have to wait and see what the elevage brings to the equation, but I see them as akin to 2001 - definitely comparable analytically - but with more youthful enthusiasm. Doubtless - and I do hope I will be proven wrong - just as difficult to sell!
There follows brief reports and some tasting notes on Jean-Paul Droin in Chablis and our two Beaujolais growers.
Being a literary sort of chap, albeit one in touch with popular culture, I will sign off if I may with a quotation from Lennon and McCartney: 'You say goodbye and I say hello.'
Roy Richards
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For the Thanksgiving of my sixth-grade year, my parents somehow scraped together the cash to fly the family from Cleveland to southern California for a holiday with dear friends.
I remember a few things about the trip — including a turquoise Hawaiian shirt I tied at the waist, thinking it gave me a certain West Coast look that the locals would appreciate.
What stands out most solidly in my memory, though, are the pies.
Mom was known for her apple pies — just tart enough, with a buttery streusel topping in honor of her German heritage.
That year in California, she talked and worked with her closest friend for hours in a kitchen designed for a caterer.They were cooking for a crowd, made up of some new friends, and everything about the kitchen — even the tubs of baking supplies — seemed enormous.
Mom made at least three pies, and those of us who knew what to expect talked them up during dinner.
Then, when dessert was served, the faces of guests puckered.
That giant tub of sugar? Salt.
The moment taught me a lot about my mother's easy grace and even more about her sense of humor.She apologized but didn't fret. She laughed and laughed — then and for years afterward.
Last year, we celebrated Thanksgiving at her house.
She didn't feel up to cooking. She was no longer able to walk without help.But she insisted on joining us in the chaos of a small kitchen filled with the usual bustle and with the emotional weight of what everyone knew: That holiday would be her last.
We wept as we gathered around the table, my brother and I each holding one of her hands tightly.And we gave thanks for life, for family and for friendship.
In her last days of living with lung cancer, Mom had been eating bites of banana, maybe some pudding.On Thanksgiving, she ate Brussels sprouts and spicy sweet potatoes, turkey and stuffing (not my best).
She also had apple pie.
I felt like a sixth-grader again, eager for her love and approval.
She took a big bite and smiled. Then she gave me two thumbs up.
Dispatch Reporter Misti Crane, who lost her mother on Dec. 3, will be baking pies on Wednesday.


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I agree in principal with this assertion. I am, however, a Republican turned independent, solely due to the polarizing tone and undesirability of the Republican Party's policy positions and its inept candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, and I am not alone.
You are correct: The left has its polarizing issues, as does the right. The contrast between the current right/conservative issues and the issues espoused by the left/liberals has more to do with who (class) and the number of "ordinary"Americans affected by legislation and policies, proposed and supported by those who are either in or are currently pursuing positions of leadership and influence over our citizenry and our economy.
The left/liberals seem to work for the majority while the right/conservatives seem to work for a much smaller fringe minority. All of the tax breaks, all of the control over our citizenry, business deregulation and influence over our ability to democratically select our representative government is flowing to the top 1 percent while the other 99 percent is expected to submit to this status quo while footing the bill to finance this flawed, counterproductive process.
Public-sector employees and our public schools are under an unprecedented attack by conservatives who intend to leach every dime they can get out of public education and funnel the proceeds into tax breaks for the wealthy and for-profit voucher systems for private schools across this country. Balance the budget at any cost even if it's detrimental to job creation, resist raising the debt ceiling even to meet our current obligations, preserve tax cuts for the wealthy, roll back women's pay equity and women's health and reproductive rights, oppose rights for LGBTs in any form, eliminate the Dream Act for those seeking/dreaming of becoming citizens of the greatest society that the world has ever known, bust organized labor unions across the board and oppose any measures taken to provide health care coverage for as many Americans as possible are conservative goals.
But these are not Americans' goals. We are better than our politics, and our goals are "liberty and justice for all." I implore Republicans, conservatives and every other American to always hold fast to the idea that we came together in this land of the free for "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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