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All Customer Reviews for "1.5mm Men's NeoSport XSPAN Wetsuit Pants"
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Comfortable fit, love the waistband, 10.15.2014
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I'm a short lady who is a bit broad in the beam. The XXL size is a very comfortable fit. I especially like the high waistband in the back and barrel on the drawstring located on the side. This size is for a person over six feet in height. It was easy for me to hem--just cut and stitch with a stretchy stitch.
Great for tall women!, 10.1.2014
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In looking for a women's wetsuit for fall paddle boarding in NW Montana, I tried several, but none fit well. I'm 5'9", weigh 145 lbs, and the suits that were long enough in body length were really large everywhere else. I bought these pants in hopes that when paired with my 1.5 and 3 mil tops that they'd work instead. They are perfect, and way better than a wetsuit for my paddling purposes. They are long enough, snug but not tight (bought the XS), are high-waisted in the back so nothing is exposed when leaning over or paddling on my knees, warm enough for fall paddling, and they are super comfy. Definitely 5 stars in my book!
Perfect for ocean swimming, 5.27.2014
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This wetsuit is perfect for long distance ocean swimming. It gives me a little buoyancy in the back end, and protects my knees when I get out on the rocks.
When it wears-out I will get another just like it.
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I use them for kayaing in moderate temps, spring and cooler days . have not used them in the fall yet , but so far very good impressed !!!
Even fat women can wear it, 2.24.2014
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I need to lose weight, that's for sure. So it's hard to pick out a wet suit. I actually bought this so I could get in my pool in April and clean the walls of the sides of my pool. I am a size 18/20 in a woman's size. When you advertise your man sizes you may want to say what the equivalent is in a large woman's size.
I bought the 3x. It fits tight, but I can wear it.
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For sit-on-top kayaking, 1.27.2013
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I'm 5'8",weigh 170lbs with 32" waist, the small size fit perfect.
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thin and stretchy, 10.10.2012
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light weight, thin and super stretchy. moderatly warm for cool temps. wouldn't use them below 60 degree water though, might be a bit chilly. i use them for kayaking and couldn't be much happier. not sure how durable they will be though, but so far so good.
Great for SUP in the cool / cold, 11.30.2011
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I am currently using these pants to SUP in New York and I expect they will take me deep into the Winter.
Good fit, good stretch, I will buy the shorts in the Spring
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1.5mm Men's NeoSport XSPAN Wetsuit Pants, 11.20.2011
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Super stretchy and super comfortable. Sizing chart is true to size. I was compelled to by the pants after having an equally good experience with the matching shorts.
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I just recently received this product prior to a week long water training course. I used these pants in a wide variety of fashions from just the pants in a pool to under a 7mm wetsuit in a river. I was very pleased with this product and would recommend to a friend.
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These pants are very stretchy, so they will fit a wide variety of body shapes!
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Great pants, 6.14.2011
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Easy on/off. Not super warm but air and water were in the low sixties
Perfect for tropical diving, 5.2.2011
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I'm an odd size person and have never been able to find a wetsuit that fits me, so I needed to buy a pair of pants to go with a rash guard. Because i take photos while diving, sometimes its necessary to kneel on coral or rock, and these pants are perfect. Love them and would definitely patronise Wet Suit Wearhouse again; service was great and delivery was prompt.
NeoSport XSPAN wetsuit pants, 1.21.2011
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These pants are unisex and there are no awkward bulges when I wear them. Just order one size down than you wear in women's pants.
I use them for kayaking and so far they have kept me warm if I swim.
comfort, 9.20.2010
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I am a larger sized woman whose top and bottom measurements do not "agree" (ie my pants size and shirt size are not the same). I ordered these pants (and a top as well) and could not be happier. I plan to use them for triathlons. They are easy on and off and permit the freedom of movement needed to swim. Very stretchy!
Comfortable as air, 9.20.2010
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I used these wetsuit pants for hours snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia last month. The water felt cold, about 22 degrees C. They are light weight, stretch easily with movement and give just enough extra protection to make swimming/snorkeling comfortable enough to stay in the water without being overly concerned about the temperature. They do stretch out a bit at the ankles, perhaps taking care putting them on and removing them would prevent excessive stretching. I'm so glad I purchased these and plan to use them next winter swimming in Hawaii where I live.
great lightweight pants, 9.16.2010
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We used these pants recently on the southern (cool) part of the great barrier reef and they worked great and felt like air. Definitely a good deal.
great service, 9.9.2010
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great service. product great and prompt delivery.
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Great fit.Comfy and keeps legs warm!
Stretttccchhhy!, 8.22.2010
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Very nice skin-type pants, on and off super quick. They stretch a ton so buy a size smaller than normal.
Protecting the lower part of the body, 7.24.2010
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Needed a product that would not only keep the lower part of my body warm but keep it protected.
neosport xspan for jetski, 7.10.2010
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hi, i purchased these pants for riding on my jetski here in australia. as i am not always in the water i wanted something that wasnt going to cook me when i was riding but still keep me warm when i get wet and the NeoSport XSPAN wetsuit pants do just that. ive found them very comfortable and non restrictive as well as keeping me warm
Good stuff, 6.15.2010
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I had no idea what to get when moving from Hawaii to colder temp, and did not want to restrict movement. These pants are ideal for OC paddling in the cold.
Super comfortable/a must have, 3.1.2010
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I am really amazed at the quality. It is so soft and stretchy that it feels more like a rashguard than a wetsuit. Used it for snorkeling in Maui (in January), Paddling (inflatable sit on top) in SF bay area and Cat sailing. When sailing/paddling I wear spray pants over them to protect it. That's when you are glad they have a drawcord on the side so it doesn't overlap with other gear you're wearing in the belt area. For snorkeling you can tuck in the top (rashguard or jacket)and tighten it with the cord so it doesn't ride up. They dry faster than hydroskin by NRS (I own both) and they are the same soft. Do not expect it to keep you warm in very cold water (after all it's only 1.5mm), but they'll shave off at least 10 degrees of whatever the water temp is. In warm weather you can have it dry while you're wearing it, unlike thicker wetsuit. I am 6'1'' / 180 lbs and large is perfect for me. I bought the same top 1.5mm in large, but there they didn't do sizing so well for the shirts so I exchanged it for an XL.
Highly recommended
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Arrow S03E03:Corto Maltese
OLIVER SEARCHES FOR THEA IN CORTO MALTESE WHILE DIGGLE TRACKS A.R.G.U.S. AGENT MARK SHAW – Oliver decides it's time for Thea to come back to Starling City, so he packs for Corto Maltese, where Felicity has traced Thea's whereabouts. Lyla asks Diggle to go with Oliver because one of her field operatives, Mark Shaw, has gone dark in Corto Maltese and she'd like him to look into it. Feeling responsible for Thea's departure, Roy joins Oliver and Diggle on their journey. Shaw double-crosses Diggle, putting numerous A.R.G.U.S. agents, including Lyla, at risk. Meanwhile, Laurel meets Ted Grant, and Felicity adjusts to her new job.
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Lance calls the Arrow when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer's identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix, who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source ? Laurel. Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn't heard from Thea, which forces Roy to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer pursues Felicity. In the flashback, Maseo tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy. Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara with Lance.
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OLIVER SEARCHES FOR AN IDENTITY BEYOND THE ARROW – With crime in Starling City at an all-time low thanks to the Arrow and his team, Oliver thinks he can finally balance being both the Arrow and Oliver Queen and asks Felicity out on a date. However, when a new villain emerges, who has claimed the name Vertigo from the recently deceased Count, Oliver is caught off-guard and someone close to him is hurt. Oliver and a newly suited up Roy take on the Count. Meanwhile, Diggle becomes a father, Lance is promoted to Captain, Laurel joins Arrow's inner circle and Felicity gets a part-time job at a tech store to make ends meet. Also, Oliver fights to regain his company, Queen Consolidated, but comes up against a very worthy opponent ? the charming Ray Palmer.
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Watch Arrow – Unfinished Business Online S01E19
This week's episode of Arrow, "Unfinished Business" was written by Bryan Q Miller and Lindsey Allen and directed by Michael Offer. All three are new to Arrow. Miller is not new to the genre, having written for the CW's Smallville as well as comics for DC, including Teen Titans. Allen worked with Mark Guggenheim on Green Lantern. Offer has a number of action credits on his resume, including Last Resort and The Unit. All this experience may help explain why even a brand new team to Arrow was able to deliver a satisfying episode that once again wove a single theme through multiple story arcs. This week's theme was summed up by the Count (Seth Gable): "Nothing is what it once was."
The Count is not who he once was and neither is his drug, Vertigo. However, another theme that runs through the episode is misconceptions built on preconceptions, so Oliver (Stephen Amell) believes that the Count is still a threat and not really crazy and therefore buys into the Count escaping. This results in Oliver being captured by the doctor who is actually behind the new version of the drug and Diggle (David Ramsey) having to kill to save both of them. On the other hand, Oliver is not able to kill the Count in the end because he realizes that it would be a cold blooded killing. The Count is no longer a threat to anyone, and Oliver is not simply a cold blooded killer.
Another facet of the theme this week is that people can and do change, but sometimes they get stuck in the past. Diggle is obsessed with finding Deadshot. He keeps this a secret from Oliver even though he's enlisted Felicity's (Emily Bett Rickards) help. He is so consumed with finding him that he fails to come when Oliver needs him at the Aquarium. Just as a side note, the scenes in the actual aquarium were filmed in the Vancouver Aquarium, which I've visited. Diggle tells Oliver that he can't get on with his life until he avenges his brother's death. He doesn't tell Oliver about his meeting with Lyla (Audrey Marie Anderson), however, and this may be a problem in the future if both the military and Oliver and Diggle are both hunting Deadshot.
Anderson, who is a very good actor, worked with director Offer on The Unit. She provides another layer to Diggle's backstory, so I hope we'll see more of her. It's a great scene between Amell and Ramsey when Oliver tells Diggle that he's making Deadshot a priority because it's a priority to Diggle. I really like the way their partnership is growing. It's also a nice way that Oliver is changing, letting people back into his life.
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It's completely ordinary for television shows, or any serialized form of storytelling, really, to take a little breather after a big episode. Breather episodes typically involve some sort of emotional fallout, or perhaps a reevaluation of goals and relationships. They give the show time to reflect on recent events, and they normally afford an opportunity for some measure of character growth. Essentially, they're narrative way stations between major plot developments.
"The Huntress Returns" was such an episode. And it was ridiculously dull.
If you've been watching (and reading) along with me for the past 16 episodes, you know I'm generally more interested in the melodrama portion of Arrow's action + melodrama set-up, and as a result, I was rather eagerly looking forward to seeing the aftershocks of "Dead to Rights" playing out a bit. And those aftershocks did happen, but to nowhere near the extent that maybe they should have. I say this knowing full well that they're something that will continue to weigh heavily over the rest of the season, but I just wanted more.
Instead, "The Huntress Returns" brought Helena back to Starling City. It turns out that Daddy Bertinelli cut a deal with the feds and was going to get himself a little witness protection in exchange for blabbing about some of the regional crime families, and Helena was none too pleased that he was going to get a second chance at a life. She wanted Oliver's help bringing Bertinelli down, permanently, and was willing to hurt anyone Oliver cared about to get him to cooperate.
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Tonight's episode of Arrow, "Dead to Rights", was written by Geoff Johns and directed by Glen Winter. Johns also co-wrote the teleplay to "Muse of Fire" with Mark Guggenheim, an episode that also featured both Tommy (Colin Donnell) and Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) and Moira (Susanna Thompson). Johns' script and Winter's direction resulted in an episode that delivered a number of terrific performances from Donnell, Barrowman, Thompson, and Stephen Amell. This was Winter's first time directing, and I felt his strongest scenes were the more emotional, character-driven ones. The initial fight sequence was good, though it felt like the helicopter got in the way, but I felt the fight sequence with China White (Kelly Hu) was too choppy and cut up to really enjoy or appreciate.
This episode was very much about trust and the bonds of family, and that played into every character's decisions. The loss of a family member and the subsequently strained relationship with a parent was a theme that touched on Tommy's relationship with his father, Oliver's relationship with his father, and Laurel's relationship with her mother. In addition, Diggle (David Ramsey) is also confronted with his brother's death again when Lawton/Deadshot (Michael Rowe) turns up alive. Ramsey is terrific in the scene when Oliver breaks the news to Diggle. I'm also very much enjoying the chemistry between Diggle and Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards). It feels very much like the team is becoming a family themselves, especially as Diggle begins training Smoak to be able to defend herself in the event she has to fight to protect herself.
One of the things about the show that has impressed me from the beginning is the complexity of the characters. This is a tribute to both the writing and the acting on the show. The characters are anything but black and white, stereotypical comic book good and bad guys. Instead, they are very real characters with complex motivations, and one of the ways that this manifests itself is in how difficult it is to label a character either good or bad. This in itself holds a mirror to the Vigilante. Is he bad, for committing violence, or good, for defending the city?
Up to this episode, Malcolm Merlyn seemed to be the straightforward bad guy as the head of the "Undertaking" and as the Dark Archer. He seemed to have no fatherly feelings towards Tommy and even tried to get Tommy to disband the charity that his mother had set up. This episode shows Malcolm as the head of the "Undertaking", telling his fellow conspirators that "There is hope on the horizon. We won't fail this city." Yet, while making his speech for Humanitarian of the Year award he says "I haven't done enough for this city. I've failed it. I'm going to do more." This echoes Oliver's tagline to the villains that "You have failed this city."
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Last week's installment of Arrow was easily the best of the series so far, thanks mainly to the strength of the flashback scenes and the prominent role played by Manu Bennett's Slade Wilson. With the focus shifting back in favor of the present day material again this week, it was a safe bet that there would be a certain decline in quality. "Dodger" was a strictly average episode that had the misfortune of following such a strong one.
Perhaps recognizing the fact that none of the various plot threads were particularly compelling on their own, the writers crammed this episode with numerous concurrent storylines. Chief among these was the emergence of a new villain on the Starling City scene, the Dodger. Like just about every baddie the show has to offer, the Dodger is inspired by a comic book character.
In this case, he was a minor foe from the pages of Green Arrow & Black Canary a few years ago. He didn't really amount to anything more in this episode than he did in the comics. Even so, Dodger was a fun rogue for Ollie to clash with, one who had enough wits to lead our hero on a brief but merry chase. James Callis (best known as Battlestar Galactica's Dr. Baltar) brought a nice touch of roguish charm to the character. We didn't learn much about the villain besides the fact that he prefers a very specific type of artifact. But the fact that he didn't die in the climax at least leaves the door open for more Dodger capers.
In between clashes with the Dodger, Ollie and Diggle had the chance to hit the town and go on dates. I suppose you could consider this a slightly delayed Valentine's episode. It was fun to see a lighter side to their shared adventures, though both romantic struggles fell pretty flat in the end. With Diggle, the problem is that his former sister-in-law was and is a very poorly developed character with no real personality or defining traits other than that she's pretty and has a "complicated" relationship with him. Nothing in this episode did much to change that.
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?Arrow' lets loose another episode with its fourteenth outing of the series "The Odyssey" as Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) finds himself grievously wounded and in need of Felicity Smoak (newly-minted series regular Emily Bett Rickards)'s help, while flashing back to his time on the island training with Slade Wilson (?Spartacus? Manu Bennett) for a deadly mission to overtake an airstrip.
Last week's ?Arrow' episode "Betrayal" saw Oliver's vigilante association with Laurel (Katie Cassidy) putting her life at risk when Cyrus Vanch (David Anders) sought to make a name for himself in Starling City, while Diggle investigated Oliver's mother to determine her involvement with the mysterious book of names. So, what does the fourteenth episode of ?Arrow' bring? Does it hit the same bulls-eye as the first 13 episodes?
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Holding his mother at arrow-point, Oliver demands answers to questions of "the undertaking" and Walter's location, but Moira only cowers and begs the vigilante not to hurt her for fear of her children. Reluctantly, Oliver lowers his bow, and Moira takes the first opportunity to retrieve a hidden gun and fire a bullet into the vigilante, and call for security. Before she can react, the vigilante is already gone.
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Arrow picked up the slack in a big way with this week's installment, which easily ranked as one of the best in the series' short lifespan so far. "Trust But Verify" was a consistently executed episode that forced nearly all the main characters to deal with the disparity between how they wish to perceive those close to them and how those loved ones actually are. Only the presence of another underdeveloped villain kept this episode from fully realizing its potential.
This week, it was Ted Gaynor and the Blackhawks' turn to make their Arrow debut. In the comics, Gaynor and the other Blackhawks are a group of elite, international fighter pilots. The most recent incarnation of the series cast them as essentially the G.I. Joe unit of the DC Universe. As per usual, the source material was toned down considerably in the process of being adapted for the show, and the Blackhawks became just your average private security firm that robs armored vehicles on the side. As mentioned, I had a real problem with the lack of motivation given to Gaynor and his men.
If you're going to recast a normally heroic band of soldiers as villains, you should really have a good reason for doing so. This episode never revealed why exactly Gaynor and his men were knocking over armored trucks, other than vague references to Gaynor's disillusionment and a love of money. Like Deadshot and the Royal Flush Gang, this particular DC element felt wasted.
But in terms of fostering drama between Ollie and Diggle, these villains more than did their part. I'v been looking forward to this episode ever since Gaynor's role and connection to Diggle was announced. Our two heroes had a real wedge driven between them as Ollie's pragmatism clashed with Diggle's optimism And it was a rift that wasn't completely healed by episode's end. One of my favorite moments came when Diggle hesitated to pull the trigger on his former C.O. and Ollie finished the job for him. Ollie is clearly willing to take measures Diggle won't, and that will almost certainly continue to color their relationship moving forward.
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When you're doing a good job protecting your city and carrying out your father's wishes, you start to feel invincible, like you there's nothing you can't handle. But then you get beaten, and you get beaten bad, and it rattles you to your emotional and mental core (thankfully, your physical core is still okay because you're able to do your salmon ladder reps). It's tough to bounce back from a defeat like that.
And that's how we found Oliver, who took six weeks off as the hood to try and get himself back together, both physically and mentally. He couldn't do the little tennis ball trick, and he hadn't been crossing names off the list. On top of that, there'd been less than nothing about Walter's disappearance. Nothing from Diggle's contacts with various investigative agencies, and nothing from Oliver's link to the Russian mob (thought the show had forgotten that, hadn't you?). Things were seeming rather dire for Oliver's career as a protector of Starling City.
Since his return, Oliver had been ignoring the trauma that he experienced on the island and funneling that denial into his crime-fighting. But then he suffered a blow that forced him to deal with his issues because it struck him at a place where he felt safest and the most in control. If he wants to continue working through the list and improving Starling City, he has to fight through barriers and not lose sight of his goals. That he was able to do so in "Burned" indicates that he may just be ready to start dealing with other issues as well.
It may also mean that he's ready to move away from being a vigilante and become something more heroic. Oliver seemed to respond well to the crime stats that a news pundit rattled off on the TV, and to the fact that his actions at the gala were considered heroic (we'll circle back to that). Coupled with his actions against the Reston bank-robbing family, he can see himself doing things that help Starling City beyond taking down people on the list.


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Well, okay.
In my opinion - mind you, my opinion only (: - this is one of the defining moments for Aliena. After her rape, even though she battled much, she never felt like herself again. In one way, she cowered - as the quote puts it, she was a cocoon. Aliena was this shining beautiful girl, and she got reduced to a shell. And by loving Jack - and mostly, Jack loving her back - she got back to herself, somehow.
I think this quote says a lot more about Aliena than about the relationship between her and Jack - not that she really needs Jack or depends on his existence, but she loves him because he reminds her of who she was before. By loving him, Aliena could finally allow herself to love who she was, to find out her strenghs again, and accept who she is. She can remember that she's not entirely broken, but has something to fight for, and people who believe in her. Once again - she was a living shell, and after this she has become a person again.
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Moon shadows and perfect Christmas moments
I had my first Perfect Christmas moment early this year, the Sunday after the Thanksgiving weekend.
It was a cool, crisp day and nobody had any plans. The whole family pitched in and put up the Christmas decorations. Everybody was excited. We all worked together. The Christmas spirit was in the air.
The Emmerich Christmas decorations are, not surprisingly, reflective of our family's nature. High in intensity, low in subtlety. Pull in the cul-de-sac of Rebel Drive in Loho and you will see a blast of flashing Christmas lights.
The lights are hung around the wire frames of a Christmas tree, a snowman and candy cane, but after we got through, the shapes just look like big blobs of bright flashing colored lights. It's the thought that counts.
Eight-year-old Ruth's job is to turn the lights on every night and she takes this responsibility very seriously.
That night, the whole family cooked. Knowing that I would soon be destitute from Christmas bills, I have gone on a home-cooking kick. Since my children only eat chicken fingers and pizza, this involves homemade chicken fingers and homemade pizza, both of which turned out deliciously.
I have to admit after analyzing the grocery bill, I'm not sure I saved any money, but it was sure fun to have the whole family talking and laughing and cooking together in the kitchen.
We had a fire going and - just to prove there are miracles - I actually got the family Christmas song favorites to come up on the computer and play properly through the stereo system. We took breaks from the cooking to do some dancing. Everyone was smiling. Everyone was happy. It was a perfect moment that I will cherish forever.
Two weeks later, I had another perfect moment. Lawrence and I were watching the Saints game, when I realized I was missing a beautiful sunset. The game was tied and Lawrence wasn't budging, but Ruth had been wanting me to jump on the trampoline with her all afternoon.
As we bounced, unending squeals of laughter emanated from Ruth's little body. We watched the beautiful pink, orange and blue hues as dusk settled onto our peaceful piece of paradise.
"You see, Ruth," I said. "God makes a painting for us every sunset to show us how much He loves us and how great He is. Each one is unbelievably beautiful. Each one is different."
"I know," Ruth said.
Is there anything more perfect than an eight-year-old child? Is it not the perfect age? They are still children, yet old enough to communicate intelligently. They still love you. They still have their childlike joy and awe.
Oh, if I could only keep her just the way she is. But I know that is not to be.
After the trampoline, we swung in the hammock, watching the stars slowly emerge. Our backyard abuts an old hidden graveyard and it feels like you are in the woods miles from any city.
As we rolled out of the hammock, Ruth shouted, "Look Daddy. The moon!" Sure enough, a gorgeous full moon was shining down, bathing us in moonlight. The beams were clearly visible as they reflected off the low-hanging tree limbs.
As I pointed out the moonbeams and told her what they were, I suddenly realized a father only gets one chance in a lifetime to explain moonbeams to his eight-year-old girl.
"Look Daddy," she exclaimed. "The moonbeams are making a shadow." Sure enough, our silhouettes were perfectly outlined on an open spot on the ground, surrounded by intense moonlight.
I began to sing to her, "I'm being followed by a moon shadow. Moon shadow. Moon shadow. Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow. Moon shadow, moon shadow."
I surprised myself by recalling all the words to that old Cat Stevens song. I sang and we hopped and leaped to the tune.
I won't pretend life is free from pain and disappointment. I have had my share. Nothing compared to the genuine misery of the oppressed, but real to me. We each face our own unique challenges.
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The question that popped around in my mind after a long day at Occupy Congress was did this movement still matter?
I wanted to think that it does. As I'm sure the thousand or so activists that had gathered at the Capitol's west lawn do too.
But has the carnival come to a conclusion?
The bad: Nothing in America has directly changed because of Occupy. The rich are still incredibly rich. They're funneling money through Super PACs, corporations are still people and real people are still suffering from massive amounts of debt.
The good: There has been more talk in the news about the depths of economic inequality. There has been a slight emboldening of the labor movement. And there has been an influx of new activists joining a spineless political left.
But this small, yet loud movement's aspirations still revolve around occupying public space rather than aggressively taking on issues. As I walked to the Capitol lawn with livestreamer Tim Pool and Tina Dupuy, the editor of Crooksandliars.com, Pool said he probably shouldn't tell us this, but that he has heard rumblings that they plan to take back Zuccotti Park on February 17.
Dupuy told him it was just a symbol and not a progression. I agree. The camps were an excellent place to organize and network for the activists. But now that many of them are gone, or have devolved into a semblance of their early days, activists are searching for what's next.
J17 was supposed to be the next step. But yesterday it seemed to be a fairly standard D.C. protest. It started off in the morning, with a few hundred protesters gathering in front of the Capitol. It was raining. By mid-afternoon there were close to a thousand protesters gathered. The sun was out.
Some protesters attempted to scuffle with police in order to create the controversy that didn't exist. They crossed police lines, they threw things, they yelled and screamed. They wanted a reaction, but the D.C. police didn't give them one. Only four people were arrested all day, despite protesters' best efforts.
They went inside the Congressional office buildings to attempt to speak to Members of Congress. The whole point of the protest on Jan. 17 was to greet Congress as they returned to session. However, very few Members were actually in their offices. As a result, staffers handled the questions of the protesters.
I sat in on one of these conversations in Congressman Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) office. First a staff member said she was unable to answer direct questions about economic inequality and corporate personhood. Instead she said she could tell the activists' about what type of legislation Hoyer was supporting that involved those topics. Yet she couldn't think of any legislation.
Then Hoyer's Congressional office manager arrived and began fielding questions. He said the protesters' were in the wrong office and that Hoyer supported their efforts. I asked him why Hoyer had taken in $90,000 from the finance and securities industry during this election cycle if he supported the protesters. He said he doesn't deal with the campaign side and that anyone can contribute to the Congressman. I asked why they had to accept every contribution. He said that's a good point.
Over time, the activists grew frustrated with the staff members' constant deflection of questions and left. The staff members looked relieved to see them go.
Here's another story about staff deflecting questions yesterday.
After the deflection session, the protesters went back to the Capitol lawn, had a little concert and then went on a march through D.C.
At perhaps the most meaningful moment of the whole thing, over a thousand protesters broke a light police line at the Supreme Court and illegally scaled the steps in a show of force against Citizens United.
That was a moment that rarely, if ever, happens at the Supreme Court. The entire steps of the Court were filled with protesters. The police attempted to shout through their bullhorns that the protesters could be arrested, but the activists didn't flinch. They chanted, loudly, "Money is not speech! Money is not speech!"
But rather than stay at the steps, which would have made a powerful statement against corporate personhood and the powers of corporations in America, the protesters left after about five minutes.
They marched to the epicenter of every D.C. protest ever, the White House. They shouted some things. There was no dramatic speech, no dramatic arrests. The only thing that happened was someone threw a smokebomb over the fence or from within the fence (not clear). Of course, this was the story that dominated coverage of the White House protest.
Obama wasn't even at the White House, he was at a steak restaurant nearby having dinner with his wife for her birthday.
After protesting at the White House the occupiers returned to the Capitol lawn. There was another concert. At 11 p.m., they dutifully left the grounds as their permit expired.
No police brutality. No overarching message. No organized civil disobedience.
At the end of the night I sat on a wall with Dupuy and a protester named Rob that has been active with Occupy D.C.
He said he's not going to give up, but he also said that change doesn't happen in America without organization. I attempted to find an example of when disorganization worked, but could only come up with the French Revolution, and that didn't really fit, I didn't even say it out loud.
This movement has had some lucky breaks without organization. The public-private partnership of Zucotti Park allowed protesters to stay there for an extended period of time due to a legal gray area. The police brutality against young activists has garnered national sympathy. Union involvement has created blue collar support. And it is only four months old.
Martin Luther King was active for 13 years pushing for civil rights before he was assassinated. The first women's rights convention was held at Seneca Falls in 1848, but they couldn't vote until 1920. The Tea Party happened in 1773, yet the war didn't start until 1775.
Occupy has ignited an examination into our social and political structures that could take years to shake down, if they can stay relevant.
But on Tuesday, they missed an incredible opportunity at the Supreme Court. They were at the symbol of corporate power and political mishaps in the 21st Century. They were 1,000 strong, occupying the place that gave George W. Bush the presidency and said corporations are people. And they left.
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During the open house, community members can sign up for videography, studio production and editing classes; tour the studio, control room and editing suites; and watch a green screen demonstration. Information will be available for nonprofit organizations on how to submit community bulletin board news, video public service announcements and programs that will get the word out about their organizations.
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The government's Cash for Clunkers program may be a great step toward decreasing pollution, but it ain't doing much for the country's oil addiction. How 'bout a program that lets you trade in your old car for a new bike? Or better yet, how 'bout a program that lets you trade in your pants for a bike? That's right: The World Naked Bike Ride, St. Louis edition, is back for a second year. You don't actually have to trade in your clothes, and nobody will give you a bike — but as long as you're willing to ride a human-powered vehicle and you're comfortable in your own skin, you're welcome to join the cavalcade of nude and semi-nude people. Riders interested in protesting oil dependency and raising awareness of the cycling community should meet at 7 p.m. in Tower Grove Park (on the Arsenal Street and Grand Avenue side) for pre-ride body painting and other communal festivities. Riders depart at 9 p.m. (the full route is online at www.worldnakedbikeride.org), and the endpoint is once again the Atomic Cowboy. Participation in the ride is free — as if the nudity didn't tip you off.
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A comic I drew on fighting procrastination.
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You can still learn it now. I know I'll be trying to change
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Today, my external hard drive broke. My husband tried to fix it, and the computer told him he needed to format it. Apparently he didn't know what formatting does, so he did it. I'm a wedding photographer and had a full summer of unfinished wedding photography on there. FML
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On Wednesday, March 19, I hosted my first social media seminar. Capstone Community Bible Church was kind enough to promote this event and lend me the space to host the evening. I had seven eager attendees who listened attentively and asked pointed questions for over two hours. I spoke on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn – the social media platforms that I believe are most useful for a 25+ crowd. We covered everything from "What is social media?" to "How is social media effective for Capstone's ministry?" to controlling what we see and how often we see it, to little tips 'n' tricks that make our life easier on Facebook. Leading this seminar was as much a learning experience for me as it was for my attendees.
Offering social media seminars and tutorials is something I've been dreaming up for over a year now. I only – just recently – got the courage to try it out. What a positive response I have received! It turns out I've tapped into a need that isn't being met. My parents' generation (late social media adopters) is keen to learn about social media, but doesn't know where to start. My peers are launching businesses and know how social media works for their personal use, but don't know how to develop effective strategies and tactics for their start-ups.
I'm now developing many more social media seminars and private tutorials for all types of individuals and organizations:
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Tess Hardaway needs time away from her overprotective family. As public relations director for her family's chain of car dealerships, she's in New Orleans at the Nostalgic Car Club convention. Anthony DiLeo has an idea for the company, but after one look at Tess, he has trouble keeping his mind on business. When they set off on a cross-country rally in her purple Gremlin, business, pleasure and danger combine for one confusing relationship. Under His Skin (4.5) by Jeanie London is a great combination of warm family relationships and hot passion. The conflict is logical, and the settings are varied and unusual and used to good sensual effect.
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James Pethokoukis
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Growth only way to avoid U.S. economic collapse
Lucky this baby didn't land during the G20 meeting! America's fiscal judge, the Congressional Budget Office, has produced another nightmare report. The bad news: U.S. debt-to-GDP will hit 858 percent by 2080, roughly ten times today's level. The "good" news: The economy would implode long before. But avoiding that fate requires just the right balance now between austerity and a push for real, private-sector led economic growth.
Of course, that's the very debate dividing the U.S. and Europe right now. How deep should spending cuts be? How high should taxes go? Should the pain come sooner or a bit later? Even the Obama White House isn't of one mind. Some top advisers, such as Larry Summers, see the weak recovery as an argument for more spending. Others, like exiting budget chief Peter Orszag, think it's time to start slashing and hacking.
The CBO feigns agnosticism on such matters. Its job is to merely run the numbers, and let policymakers drawn their own conclusions. And the numbers are alarming. Under its most likely scenario – the one where politicians keep spending and otherwise acting like politicians — debt as a share of the total economy will reach 87 percent by 2020, 185 percent by 2035.
And the economy itself? Well, CBO computer models stark to get hinky at high debt levels. So director Douglas Elmendorf and staff just plug in an assumption that GDP keeps rolling along at a so-so 2 percent annually with 10-year Treasuries stuck at 3 percent. Both, the CBO admits, are highly unlikely.
But here's the thing: To keep scary debt scenarios at bay, the more growth the better. If labor productivity, for instance, increased like it did in the 1960s — or 50 percent faster than CBO's dreary forecasts — the debt load in a quarter century would be 25 percent less. Or this: If the economy were to grow a bit faster than its 20th-century average, about 3.5 percent, a much wealthier America would be able to afford projected spending without raising taxes. The long-term budget gap would vanish.
So growth helps a lot. Indeed, some 30 debt-plagued nations since 1980 have tried to reduce their indebtedness through such austerity measures. In practically all cases, according to a study by financial giant UBS, the increase in national debt was only slowed, not reversed, by such policy pain.
After all, it wasn't just spending cuts that helped Canada — a favorite example of successful austerity — escape its 1990s debt trap. An export-led boom also helped grow the debt-GDP denominator. That would be a tough path for America to follow, but it can follow some other Canadian examples such as cutting taxes on companies and capital low. Spending cuts also seem to hurt growth less than tax hikes. There really is no other path.
"It is increasingly clear that no matter what party is in power, so long as our national security needs keep rising, an economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenues to balance our budget, just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits. Surely the lesson of the last decade is that budget deficits are not caused by wild-eyed spenders but by slow economic growth and periodic recessions, and any new recession would break all deficit records." John F Kennedy 1960
That quote from Kennedy is all nice and fine, but at that time, the United States was still running occasional budget deficits. In 1951, 1956, 1957, and 1961, the U.S. ran annual surpluses, and throughout the early 1960s was never more than about 1-2% of the GDP. Economic upticks and downturns can explain 1-2% budget deficits.
However, starting with Johnson in 1967-68, the deficits began to build, and except for a couple of low deficit years mixed in, the U.S. ran deficits of about 3-7% of GDP every year up until the late 1990s when the dotcom bubble finally gave us two brief years of surplus. After that, it was back to big deficits.
In other words, we haven't been eliminating deficits even in years of robust economic growth, and we've been running up huge deficits during downturns. That math is simply not sustainable in the long term because it is impossible to grow an already-developed economy that much to trim an amount equal to 4-5% of the GDP from the deficit every year. Yes, enough growth would solve everything, but so would a magic wand. Unfortunately, I'm about as likely to wake up and find a magic wand in my hand as we are to see the economy sustain 3.5% growth every year for the next decade or two. The United States was only able to sustain that growth post-WW2 thanks to brimming pension funds and the Social Security trust. Pension funds provided huge piles of money for corporations to reinvest, and Social Security provided the same for government spending. Now, however, we have to start paying that pension money back, which means that it will no longer be there to invest. Without all of the money that helped fuel post-WW2 investment, where is the growth going to come from? Quite simply, it's not going to come from anywhere. As long as we have an aging population, the U.S. is going to see a tepid economy that will be lucky to average 2% growth every year. In fact, in about 10 years, we will be lucky to see 1% growth per year, and average growth dropping that low will send deficit and debt projections spiraling in the wrong direction.
Finally we are seeing Collapse in the mainstream media. What does this mean? It's only being said in places like tiny Vermont, but Collapse is the breakdown of the unsustainable U.S. Empire: the largest, most brutal, most environmentally destructive empire of all time.
Vermont secessionists utterly reject the infinite growth paradigm as a key to the future, just as we led the opposition to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the national embargo of 1807, and the War of 1812. New England secessionists also expressed their opposition to a military draft at the Hartford Convention of 1814. Abolitionists in New England urged northern states to disengage from the Union.
What we have in common is a commitment to sustainable economic development, local food & energy production, to bring home the Vermont Guard troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, and to return Vermont to our status as an independent republic as we were until 1791.