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Color Girl
Written By Onyx Azor
Second Shade: Mangos + MonHun = A Good Morning
I had a dream that night. A very nice dream. A very, very nice dream. A very, very, VERY, nice dream. Probably the best dream that I've ever had in my entire life. A dream that most guys would loooove to have. A dream so perfectly amazing that it would make one curse reality, forever wishing that their life could be like that dream. It was that kind of dream! Want to know what it was? You really want to know? Are you suuuuurrreee??? Alright, I'll tell you!
I dreamed that I was in my underwear at school.
Why are you laughing? What? I'm serious, it was an awesome dream! Don't give me that look, I wasn't finished. It gets better, I swear. Really.
Yes, I was in my underwear, in my pure white, dookie-stainless boxer briefs inside the local educational facility for young adults. However, it just so happened to be my gym period (and somehow, that alone makes being in your underwear less embarrassing. No idea why though). Not only that, but my class also happened to be spending the period in the recently built indoor pool. Not only that, but for some reason all the guys in school were absent that day, forcing the different gym classes to combine for the period. Not only that, but, as luck would have it, the school's cheerleading squad and volleyball team came for a dip in the pool (while still in their uniforms I might add). So basically it was maybe one hundred or so girls (the indoor pool was really huge) plus me.
Hello! A pimp of the pool named Slick Quick (Yes, you have to say the whole thing) is in the house! Ooh, I tells ya, all dem girls couldn't keep they eyes off me (yes I've been watching too much of the Boondocks). Some girls giggled in their little groups while others were flustered at the sight of me (most likely because of how ripped I was. What other reason was there?). But most of the girls just called for me to hop on in and join them for some fun! How could I refuse? (A pimp of the pool named Slick Quick would be straight crazy not to.)
With my chest out and my butt flexed, I took my first step toward the pool. Just as I did, my foot hit something. I looked down to find that I'd knocked over a bottle, its contents flowing into the pool. Soon, the water became a blend of vivid colors. It was quite a sight, watching the water shift from blue to red then yellow and every other color of the rainbow. What's more, the rays from the lights made the water sparkle and glow, reflecting the colors of the water into the air. A sight to behold indeed.
The next thing I knew, a sudden metamorphosis had started to occur among the crowd of women. In every direction I turned chests were enlarging, stretching out both swimsuits and uniforms, the fabric straining to contain the swelling flesh. Within moments almost all the girls had boobs whose size were no less than D cups! The view below the water was no different than the view above. Hips slowly expanding wider and wider, tearing shorts apart, raising skirts to reveal an assortment of different panties (giggity), and stretching swimsuits which dug into groins of many girls, causing them to moan in ecstasy (giggity goo). The growth had left about all the girls' clothing in tatters leaving little to the imagination. Looking around again, I saw that many of the girls continued to go through strange (and erotic), transformations. I watched in bewilderment as some girls continued to grow to the point that they could literally step out of the pool. Others grew fur, scales, wings and more animal-like extremities. But most surprising was seeing girls grow extra limbs, combine with one another, and even melt into the water! It was like an all female circus was in town and had, for some reason, just decided to all take a dip in the pool!
When everything had finally settled down, all eyes were once again on me, however this time they belonged to a legion of devilishly starnge, yet erotic, women, their lustful gaze begging me to join them in the rainbow colored water. They made suggestive gestures like squeezing their boobs togethers and pressing their new bountiful bodies against each other. All of this was done in order to seduce me into leaping into the pool with the intent on having some "fun" (which I'll assumed mostly meant sex. Could be wrong though). Some even asked me to lose my underwear, since I wouldn't be needing them anytime soon~ (Yup, definitely meant sex).
Honestly though, all of their actions were really unnecessary. The boner I had at the moment had arrived with so much force that it burst through my boxer briefs. With the flames of manliness (and complete perversion) blazing in my eyes, I took a leap of victory into the sea of boobs! My target: the biggest set of hooters in the water! This was truly a man who had strange fetishes' para-
"Ooow," I grunted. "Goddamn. What the hell?"
Damn, talk about a rude awakening. I dive for boobs and hit my hardwood floor face first. Even my old alarm clock was better than this. At least it didn't use violence to wake me up (though it did scare the shit outta me and made me flip out of bed a couple of times). Still, I guess it's better than waking up to a bundle of wet bedsheets. Actually, on second thought, maybe it would've been worth it. At least then I would've gotten to enjoy a face full of boobs for a little while longer. Mnn, tough choice.
I was about to try and go back to sleep but the sound of my current alarm going off let me know that it was time to get ready for school anyway. I really like this alarm because it played music from my I-pod. Made getting out of bed in the morning slightly more enjoyable. Not to mention that since it was on my desk I had to actually get out of bed to turn it off, so at that point I'm pretty much awake. I shut off my alarm and then initiated the daily ritual of preparing for school in the morning- beginning with a nice, hot shower.
I, as well as a lot of men, find the shower to be a place of tranquility, a private sanctuary to relax and think about the things that needed to be done. The main thing on my mind this morning: the event that had taken place the night before. I'd already disproved that everything was a dream with the first piece of evidence- the small briefcase I noticed as I walked out my room. I'd also remembered following Prof. Rainbows instructions before I went to bed: mix the contents of all the bottles with my semen in order for me to be recognized as the MASTER. The whole thing still seemed crazy to me, but at the same time I was eager to test it. So with the first step of this perverted experiment done, the next step was to find someone to use it on. Only question: who would do it? I pretty sure that Professor Rainbow intended this for use on a girl. However, that condition alone made solving this question a whole lot more challenging. At least for me anyway.
I finished my shower, dried off, then went to my room where I mechanically put on my uniform, one article of clothing at a time. Once it was on, I made for the door, making sure to take both my backpack and the small briefcase with me. The backpack was a given (school obviously), but I wanted to keep the briefcase safe with me. My room wasn't the best place for it to be today, not with my sister hanging around.I passed her room as I walked down the hallway and stopped. For a moment, I wondered if I should have her be the first one to take an elixir, not only because she was a girl, but also to get back at her for all of her teasing and pranks. I decided against it though. The most dangerous thing about my sister was that she had a way of turning the tables on me whenever we had some kind of argument or scuffle. You can believe me when I say that this was something I definitely did not want her getting her hands on. Who knows what she'd do to me? I get chills just thinking about it.
After a hearty breakfast, I made my way to the bus stop, still trying to figure out what to do with my situation, the briefcase in my hand a constant reminder. One thing was for sure, I didn't want to force these on anyone. Even if the elixirs supposedly gave me complete control over a girl's body, having them resent me for it would kinda suck. And even if it did give me control of their minds, the whole thing just seemed wrong to me. Like, I'd be making them into my slaves or dolls or something. I don't think I could really do that to a girl. Still, the odds of finding a girl who would both willingly go along with this and at the same time not think that I was crazy were slim to none. As it stands, there really aren't any girls whom I'm on friend status with around here. Not only that, but the one girl who I would even try to ask has a guard dog around her at all times. And this guard dog has a really bad attitude, especially around me.
I saw the school bus pull rolling down the street. Looking at my watch, I noticed that I hadn't been waiting for more than five minutes or so. Damn, that was quick. Usually I'm here twice as long. Either the bus was really early today or Father time wanted to get the ball rolling quickly (whatever ball that was). I took my seat as the bus started to pull off when I heard a voice calling from outside.
"Waaaiittt! Don't leave without meeee!!!!" Damn. Looks like someone was SOL (shit outta luck) this morning. I heard the guys in back start a commotion about whoever it was that was chasing after the bus.
"Hey, who's the black chick? She new around here?"
"Hell if I know, but damn she's got a fine bod. You see the hooters this girl is packin?"
"Goddamn! I'd do anything to grab a handful of those! Shit I'm about to hope out the window right now!"
"Nigga sit your ass down! The girl ain't worth going crazy over! Even if she got a huge ass rack!"
That was all I need to hear to turn around and peer through the window. The double take I did almost gave me whiplash. Chasing after the bus was a girl who ran as though her life depended on it. Like those guys said, she did have a nice body, but the first, second, and third thing that caught my attention was the pair of double D's bouncing around in her shirt and the huge amount of cleavage showing through the opening at the top. Goddamn! How could I not have seen a girl like this wandering around the neighborhood?! My boob radar must need some repairs. (Or an upgrade. Either way I can NOT be unaware of a pair jugs that huge bouncing around my neighborhood).
"Stop the bus!" I yelled frantically to the bus driver.
The bus slowed to a stop, allowing the girl to catch up, huffing and puffing after her early morning bus pursuit.
"Damn Colors," laughed Jimmy Burgins, a junior who sat behind me. "Didn't know you wanted to grab some tits that bad. Should've jumped out the window instead, heh heh!"
I ignored him and watched as the new girl boarded the bus. After thanking the driver for stopping, the girl went about looking for a seat as the bus continued its usual route. Now even though the bus is never packed, it isn't exactly easy to find a seat either. The back was a lost cause if you're not one of the first on the bus, the one seaters were often the next to be filled, and some people liked to monopolized two seaters all to themselves, the part of the seat that they didn't fill occupied by whatever they brought to school.
I just happened to be on the outside of a two seater. For a moment I thought of moving toward the window and offering a place for the new girl to sit. I really should've done that without a second thought, but that remark from Jimmy made me hesitate. That was all the time needed for the perfect chance to slip by. I watched as the new girl passed by my seat toward the back. Well, I guess that's natural, right? I mean, about half the people who ride the bus head towards the back first, though I don't know why exactly (it even happened to me a couple of times). I mean, as a kid I always liked how the back bounced the most, but as I got older, it became less of an attraction to me (besides, I did say that the back was often full from the get go). Oh well. Guess I'll just enjoy my spacious two seater till the end of the ri-
"Excuse me. Can I sit here?"
Surprised, I turned to see the new girl standing right beside me. Or to be more precise, I turned to see a fairly good amount of cleavage facing me. Hello! Can you spell "Lucky"? I hastily started to move inside the seat when the girl asked, "Can I sit on the inside? I'd like to be next to the window."
Weird question, I thought. At least it was weird for a high schooler to asked. It's not like we were on an airplane or something. Still, not knowing what to say and not having a reason to refuse, I got up and made room for the girl, enough for her to squeeze inside. Behind us I could hear some of the guys chatting.
"What the fuck? Why's she sitting with Colors? She attracted to losers?"
"I don't man, but the nigga is fuckin lucky as hell."
"Yo Colors, let's trade seats!"
Ignoring the assholes in the back again, I took my seat beside the new girl. Now, as much as I wanted to look, common sense told me that staring at her boobs was a big no-no right now. Not to be a creeper or anything, but that's only something that I'd do if she was talking to someone else or was a good distance away from me. But right now, the only distance seperating us was the small briefcase. Definitely a "no stare zone." Best thing to do was to play it cool and-
"Hey Colors." I heard Jimmy whisper behind me. "Colors!"
I turned a bit so that I could see his face. "What?" I asked irritably.
"What's the new girl's tits look like?"
"Excuse me?"
"Come on man, what do they look like?"
"How should I know?"
"What the hell do you mean "How should you know?" You're right next to her?!"
"Well, yeah, but-"
"Come on man, just a quick look. Just to see how big they are."
I gave him a look that said "Forget it," and turned away. Jimmy kept asking a couple more times. I ignored him, but what I couldn't ignore was being curious myself. For a girl to have tits that huge and not be overweight was rare. Only place you could see shit like that was on TV (or some other media. You know what I mean).
Just one look couldn't hurt. You know, a quick glance just to confirm what I saw. Just once.
I turned my head slightly so that I could get a better look at the girl. Her hair was a complete mess, her bangs were so long that I could barely see her eyes. It was dark brown, but had it been green it would look like a bush was on her head. She stared out the window, silent and seemingly oblivious to everything else that was going on in the bus. My guess was that she was a bit of a ditz. I've never seen a girl walk out the house with bedhead that bad and seeing that her collar was wrinkled and open was a better indicator as well. Then, slowly, my gaze descended.
Really. You've got to be kidding me. Holy shit! Those mangos were freakin huge! Two round, brown bundles of flesh hanging comfortably from her chest! Her shirt was unbuttoned so far down that it was hard to believe that her boobs hadn't flown out of her top when she ran after the bus! There was so much cleavage showing that I could've stuffed my PSP comfortably in there! To make things even better, the bumpiness of the bus ride made her boobs constantly jiggled like a pair of pudding cups. They were such a tease! What would grabbing one of those brown marshmellows fell like?! Oh man, I'd give anything to get a handful of those jiggly pair of-
My view of her cleavage was suddenly blocked by a pair of hands. Snapping out of my daze, I realized that I'd started staring very intently, and obviously, at her boobs. She had, of course, noticed this and opted to ruin whatever fun the view had given me by covering herself and turning her chest away from me. She stared at me through the vines that were her bangs. Then she opened her mouth and uttered softly a single yet devastating word that pierced through my very soul.
Crap! Crapcrapcrapcrap, CRAAAAAP!! Why?! Why did I do that?! I haven't even talked to this girl and already her opinion of me was dropping like a rock! It wasn't even a case of judging a book by its cover, she'd gotten a full preview of the contents! She hadn't even been exposed to the rumors flying around about me in school and already she thought I was a weirdo! Crap! Whyyyy?!!! If I'd played my cards right, I could've had this girl drink one of these things in the briefcase! I messed up the one chance that Lady Luck had given me! Completely screwed up the design laid out by some higher being! Dammit, WHYYYYY??!!!!!!
The girl turned away from me, obviously disapproving of my lewd behavior. I just sighed and laid back in my seat. It wasn't the first time that I'd messed up something good that I had going for me (still sucked though).
"So Colors," said Jimmy. "How were they?"
I said nothing, but simply gave a thumbs-up where he could see. From what I could hear, he then told the guys in the back of the bus, who then started going crazy from the info that they'd just gotten. Won't be long before guys start hitting on this girl. I made a slightly disgusted face at the idea of her being turned inside out by the assholes at school. I know one thing, I probably won't be sitting next to her again anytime soon. Or seeing her possibly.
Oh well. It's out of my hands now. At least I can still enjoy the rest of the bus ride with some Monster Hunter. It was the second thing that made the morning more enjoyable. I whipped out my PSP, turned on some music, and got to hunting. A couple of minutes passed and I already totally into it. I was actually doing pretty well this morning. The monster that I was hunting had given me a lot of trouble recently and had caused me to restart the mission a bunch of times. Usually I try to avoid this monster because of how annoyingly hard it is, but I kept retrying because I really needed some materials from it. I'd actually been doing well for most of the fight, managing to only die once. Looking at the way things were going so far, I may finish this before I reach the sch-
Squish? The hell was tha-tha-thaaaaaaa- Holy crap!
I didn't even have to turn my head to see what it was that was squishing against me. Apparently, at some point while I was concentrating on Monster Hunter, the bushy haired girl had leaning over toward me, watching silently as I played. Now she was leaning so close that she was practically right on top of me. Or, to be more accurate, she was close enough that she had a good view of the screen, yet positioned so that her hair wouldn't distract me (which I found very impressive by the way). Still, she didn't take into account her boobs, which were pressing up against my arm. I mean, really pressing against my arm, to the point that I could feel every little movement they made whenever the bus rumbled. It might not have been a handful, but being pressed against them still felt really good. Ooh man, this felt nice~ I could just close my eyes and enjoy this feeling forev-
"Oh!" she said suddenly, startling me and bringing my attention back to the screen. In my enjoyment, I hadn't paid much attention to the game and had caught the brunt of a lethal attack, killing me instantly. Now I only had one more try before it was game over. This was no time to lose myself in the softness of boobies! I was in the middle of a hunt! Focusing on the matter at hand, I went at the monster with everything I had, unleashing a flurry of attacks, dodging it's attacks by a hair's breath, restoring health whenever I could in order to not get OHKO'd. It was a battle of epic proportions, man and beast going at it head to head, each attack leading the fight toward it's dramatic conclusion! And the winner was.....
The monster.
"DAMMIT!!!" I yelled. How could I lose?! I was sooo close!!! My sudden outburst caused several heads to turn to see what the commotion was about.
"What? What happened?" a Shirly Maddison, a girl two seats in front of me asked, her eyes wide from the sudden surprise.
"Yo Colors! Your balls finally dropped out of your pants man?" asked some jerk further back.
"Ay man, can't ya see da nigga done fucked up with shawti big tits?" yelled some really random guy from the back-"It's cool dog, I got ya back," who apparently was defending me.
Raising my arm over my head to give the guy in back a thumbs-up, I turned to see what the girl was doing. She'd retreated back into her spot by the window, acting as if nothing ever happened. I was a little surprised by that. Usually people ask me a ton of questions about what I was playing or what games I played. Still, I couldn't help but feel annoyed that her curiosity (and her coconuts) is what probably cost me the mission. But I'm more mature than that. It's just a game, something that I enjoyed in my spare time. I can try again later.
The bus pulled up to the drop-off point at school. Once it slowed to a halt, everyone got off and entered school building. Right before I turned to head down the hallway where my locker was located, someone tapped my shoulder.
I turned around to see Shawti Big Tits (as she was henceforth christened by the random guy on the bus) standing there. "Ugh...Can I help you?" I asked.
"Are you going to bring your PSP tomorrow?" she asked.
Eyebrow raised, I just looked at the girl for a minute. I'd been asked this a couple of times by one or two guys on the bus and in class, but this was the first time a girl had asked me. Especially one that I'd just met and who probably already thought of me as a perv.
"Uh, sure," I answered. "I bring it with me everyday."
"K..." the girl replied. She turned and walked off in the direction of the main office. Of course. She was a new student after all. Probably just moved into town recently. Wonder if she lived by my house?
As I walked to my locker I thought for a minute. Is she gonna watch me play Monster Hunter everyday with those melons pressing on me? I mean, not that I mind, but now I'm less likely to be able to focus on it anymore. Well, at least I'll have another thing to look forward to in the morning. Never knew that Monster Hunter was a chick magnet, heh heh.
Color Girl Second Shade by OxdarockWatch
©2012-2016 Oxdarock
The second chapter of an unlikely, and incredibly perverted, story! Hope you enjoyed it!
An unusual, but pleasant, morning encounter! What future events will take place between the two? Will Quick get a handful of mangos in the future? And will he ever get a face full of boobs and not a hardwood floor. Find out next time!
An unusual, but pleasant, morning encounter! What future events will take place between the two? Will Quick get a handful of mangos in the future? And will he ever get a face full of boobs and not a hardwood floor. Find out next time!
alas, this doesnt happen in real life D:< to me anyways. i hope you use this kind of scenario with these two again
Almost thought colors screwed up with the girl.
I love the dream....wish I had it...
A nice followup to the last chapter. I liked it. :3
Felt a little shorter than the first chapter, but maybe that's because the action was more focused and less drawn out. Still I think I like this more than the first, even if there is no growing boobs and mad scientists. But then again it has games so... I guess it balances out. So... these named extras in the background that pop up... Should I be keeping an eye out for them later?
Also. Damn you for making it better than before when you showed me. I had to read it again and enjoy myself even more! Now the old copy I have pales in comparison...
Loved reading it. As before with chatper one. Can't wait to see how it progresses from here.
Also. Damn you for making it better than before when you showed me. I had to read it again and enjoy myself even more! Now the old copy I have pales in comparison...
Loved reading it. As before with chatper one. Can't wait to see how it progresses from here.
Glad to see that you liked it. It's true that it did seem shorter than the last chapter, but that's probably because most of it was Quick raging in his head. I personally like more dialogue but since the only talkative person was Quick, it just ended up like this.
Look forward to more chapters (if I can keep pumping them out, heh heh).
Look forward to more chapters (if I can keep pumping them out, heh heh).
now this makes me wanna try Monster Hunter


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New Fox Series: Dollhouse - Midseason 2009
By Kelly West 8 years ago comments
Well I was hoping wed see the new Joss Whedon series on Foxs Fall 2008 schedule but it looks like well be waiting until midseason 2009 for Dollhouse to premiere. Oh well, no sense in complaining because on the plus side: New Joss Whedon series! As I didnt watch Buffy, Angel or Firefly when they originally aired, Im eager to get to see Whedons latest creation as it unfolds.
Heres the description from Foxs website:
ECHO (Dushku) is an "Active," a member of a highly illegal and underground group who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Confined to a secret facility known as the "Dollhouse," Echo and the other Actives including SIERRA (Dichen Lachman, Neighbours) and VICTOR (Enver Gjokaj, "The Unit") carry out engagements assigned by ADELLE (Olivia Williams, X-Men: The Last Stand, Rushmore), one of the Dollhouse leaders. The engagements cater to the wealthy, powerful and connected, and require the Actives to immerse themselves in all manner of scenarios - romantic, criminal, uplifting, dangerous, comical and the occasional "pro bono" good deed.
After each scenario, Echo, always under the watchful eye of her handler BOYD (Harry Lennix, Commander in Chief, 24), returns to the mysterious Dollhouse where her thoughts, feelings and experiences are erased by TOPHER (Fran Kranz, Welcome to the Captain), the Dollhouse's genius programmer. Echo enters the next scenario with no memory of before. Or does she?
And according to Foxs site, theres a whole side-story going on in which an FBI Agent named Paul Smith (played by Battlestar Galacticas Tahmoh Penikett) is investigating the Dollhouse. Meanwhile, Echo starts to remember some of her past and things really start to get complicated.
One of the things Whedon really excels at is character development, so Im very excited to see how these characters' lives come together and the relationships they have with each other. Also, while Im excited to see Dushku returning to the small screen in another Whedon creation, Im just as eager to see Tahmoh Penikett, who currently plays the handsome boy-scouty character Helo on BSG in a new role.
As it stands right now, Dollhouse is set to air on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. Dollhouse at 8 pm followed by 24 at 9? I know what Ill be doing on Monday nights come January.
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There were at least a couple reasons why this should not have been an especially good year for banks in the United States. Low interest rates have made it very difficult for banks to thrive on their core spread businesses, and new banking regulations have certainly crimped their ability to generate the same fee-based income as before. And yet, lending has gradually improved and many banks have seen investors increasingly become willing to assign more reasonable valuations to their shares.
All in all, the regional banking industry has seen better than an approximate 30% appreciation this year, well ahead of the 13% gain in the S&P 500.
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Big Winners Include Some Big Prior Losers
To a certain extent, the strong performance in the banking industry this year is a reaction to the very poor performance of prior years and the cellar-dwelling valuations that resulted.
Some of the top performers this year were some of the biggest laggards of the post-housing crash banking world. While not really a regional bank per se, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has nevertheless been one of the strongest performers as these shares have gone up nearly 99% so far in 2012. Bank of America is still a long way from being a thriving retail bank again, but the company has made progress in fixing its sizable mortgage repurchase problems.
Likewise, the much smaller Synovus (NYSE:SNV) has managed to restore some faith in its ability to continue on as a going concern. While Synovus has been crushed by bad debts and the sharp decline in the banking business in the state of Georgia, the company does seem to be getting better. Shares are up nearly 65% so far this year, and the company recently announced the sale of a large amount of the distressed assets on its books. With this move, and slowly improving operating conditions, management has stated that it believes TARP repayment is a possibility in the first half of 2013.
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It is not just the banks that got battered the worst that have seen market-beating performance this year. Solid names like U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and BB&T (NYSE:BBT) have also delivered market-beating returns so far in 2012.
While there are of course important differences between these banks, there are also some meaningful similarities. All of these companies are known for having strong retail branch banking franchises, and each of these companies have continued to execute in their core markets. Wells Fargo remains a share leader in mortgage banking, while U.S. Bancorp has continued to drive strong results from its non-banking operations like merchant services and corporate treasury. For BB&T, the company has seen solid commercial loan performance and has managed to take advantage of the banking crisis by acquiring several quality businesses throughout the South.
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It's worth noting that this year's outperformance in the banking sector is really not a byproduct of remarkable revenue or earnings growth. In many cases, pre-provision net revenue growth has been on the order of single digits, and many banks have had to work hard to make progress in cutting their operating expenses. Instead, a meaningful portion of the outperformance for many bank stocks has stemmed from the expansion of valuation multiples, as investors have gone from valuing these companies at historically below-average multiples to more normal levels.
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Investors would do well to be cautious (if cautiously optimistic) regarding this sector in 2013. The Fed's decision to maintain very low interest rates will make it very difficult for companies to earn robust net interest spreads. Likewise, worries tied to the fiscal cliff could impair loan growth for at least the first half of the year. All of that said, difficult industry conditions are often the times when the quality franchises show that quality and widen their lead on lesser competitors, so while 2013 may be a difficult year in general, investors holding quality bank stocks should be in no great hurry to sell.
At the time of writing, Stephen D. Simpson owned shares of BB&T for more than five years.


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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has "hardly spent anything" on the search mission for the missing MH370 airliner, said Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
He said this was because other countries such as Australia, China and the United States had extensively contributed to the search mission for the aircraft – touted as the largest in aviation history.
"As far as Malaysia is concerned, the cost is for just deploying our military assets.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been with us in the earlier phase of the search," Hishammuddin told a press conference yesterday.
He said it has been 69 days since MH370 went missing and the search would enter a transition phase, prioritising deep-sea search beginning on Monday.
The priorities during this phase include re-analysing all data to verify a more accurate search area which will be conducted by a group of experts together with Inmarsat, to conduct a bathymetric survey involving an extensive mapping of the seabed, and to conduct the search operation by identifying and deploying the relevant towed and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) required for the terrain.
Hishammuddin said Australia's commitment of up to US$89.9mil (RM272.3mil) towards the search for the missing plane over two years was only a ceiling amount.
"In this new phase, we have not estimated our cost and to be fair to Australia, we should share it but the actual amount has not been determined because we need to identify the exact location and the assets needed to be deployed," he added.
Asked if the Government will provide financial aid to Malaysia Airlines, which posted a net loss of RM443mil in the first quarter of 2014, Hishammuddin said "no".
On asset deployment, Hishammuddin said the tripartite meeting of Malaysia, China and Australia on the specific assets needed for the search had agreed that procurement arrangements for the use of commercial contractors would be undertaken by Australia in consultation with Malaysia.
"Besides the commercial assets, Malaysia and China are also assigning specific assets for operations in this new phase," he said.
He said Malaysia had secured one towed sonar and AUV from Petronas.
"We intend to have them in the water as soon as ocean floor mapping survey is completed. China estimates that to be 36 days from now," he told reporters on the sideline.
The committee is also in talks with SapuraKencana for a multibeam echosounder to assist in bathymetric mapping of the ocean floor of the search area, as well as Boustead and Deftech for other assets.
"It has been agreed that Malaysia and Australia will share the cost to procure them."
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Berry Tramel: Sooner basketball can do better, deserves better
NORMAN — Easy decision for Joe Castiglione. Hard message to deliver, but easy decision.
Sooner basketball is better than this.
Better than 13-18 and 14-18. Better than giving NCAA detectives cause to investigate again. Better than hoping things improve to an NIT level. Better than looking up at Texas A&M and Kansas State and Missouri.
This isn't 1976. For the better part of the last 30 years, OU has run with the big boys of college hoops. This is not a program that should pretend bad basketball is acceptable.
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"There's every reason to believe we will be successful again," the Sooner athletic director said.
OU is a top-25 program historically. Not top 10. Not top 15. But top 25. OU has 35 NCAA Tournament wins in its history; that's tied for 21st nationally. OU has played 61 NCAA Tournament games; that's tied for 23rd.
The Sooners won big under Bruce Drake and Billy Tubbs and Kelvin Sampson and even Capel himself. So back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1967, in a sport where power-conference schools have all the advantages, is not acceptable.
And the idea that OU should have held on to Capel because no one of substance would want the job, well, that's just silly. All kinds of quality coaches will be attracted to the position and the paycheck that goes with it.
Castiglione called the job "attractive. The University of Oklahoma is special ... great tradition, state-of-the-art facilities. It's a place where people can win."
Joe C. isn't likely to go after a splash hire. That isn't OU's style. Never has been.
The Sooners' last three basketball hires were head coaches at Virginia Commonwealth, Washington State and Lamar. All three won big; Tubbs and Sampson sustained it.
Football, too. Going back to and including Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners have hired just one head coach to be their head coach: Howard Schnellenberger.
So Joe C. will beat the bushes and find a man (I don't think Sherri Coale will get the job). It's not likely to be a stealth candidate like 31-year-old Jeff Capel was five years ago, but don't go expecting Billy Donovan or Tom Izzo.
Castiglione will hire a coach with a solid pedigree and a will to win. That's what he did with Capel, and it worked until it didn't. Until Capel let the program hit quicksand with player defections and NCAA rule violations.
There is no reason Capel should be anything but an aberration. This program has been too good too long to stay down.
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For a long time I intentionally avoided red meat consumption due to the traditional belief that it's bad for you. Also, animal welfare was another big concern.
Since I began Paleo diet a month ago, I have had beef twice. Mostly because I couldn't find grassfed beef conventionally.
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Marriage in Cambodia
Singaporeans who intend to marry Cambodians should check with the relevant Cambodian authorities on the rules and procedures on marriage registration in Cambodia.
It is likely that the Cambodian authorities will require an official Singapore letter stating their single status.
The Embassy is unable to issue such a letter because Singapore regulations do not require Singaporeans who register their marriages overseas to re-register their marriage in Singapore. Singapore regulations also do not require Singaporeans who marry overseas to inform the Embassy.
Singaporeans may however perform a search of the Singapore Civil Marriage Register or Singapore Muslim Marriage Register (for Muslims) and obtain a print-out of the search. This search may be conducted online and the result of the search will be returned immediately. Alternatively Singaporeans may also perform the search at the self-service kiosks of the Registry of Marriages (ROM) or Registry of Muslim Marriages (ROMM) located in Singapore. Do note that a fee is levied for this service and payment for online search must be through credit card or eNets.
Results of searches conducted at the self-service kiosks at ROM or ROMM will be cerified and endorsed with the official seal of ROM or ROMM accordingly. For searches perfored online (which can be printed but without official signature or seal), ROM or ROMM will send another formal letter on their letterhead with the search results.
Please visit the following ROM and ROMM websites for more information or to perform the online search.
Registry of Marriages
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The Embassy may endorse on the official ROM or ROMM letter confirming the result of the search if the Singaporean so wishes.
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Hello, everyone! I thought I would start a work-in-progress thread by way of introducing myself. The attached map is just barely begun, and it is my first attempt at computer-assisted mapping.
I started by scanning a hand-drawn coastline into Corel PhotoPaint. I then printed a few copies and used tracing vellum to make new layers with mountains, forests, rivers and lakes, and roads & towns. Each of those sheets was scanned in to PhotoPaint, and I began trying to combine them. I quickly realized the limits of my skills--my artwork was marginal, my scans were awful, and it took me far too long to get anything accomplished in PhotoPaint.
So, I downloaded CC3 and began the work again, saving only the coastal outline and using the fractal tools to trace over it. I've obviously got quite a way to go, but I thought it might be interesting for ya'll to watch a beginner's first map go from start to finish, and maybe I'll get lots of help along the way to speed my learning process.
So, here it is. I'll post here again if I run into major difficulties or when the map has progressed significantly. In the meantime, many thanks to Arcana for providing this community, and thanks to everyone for all the terrific advice and techniques I have gleaned so far.


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New hope!? when RIM is going to release first QNX-based smartphone
So you might already know that BlackBerry PlayBook found many problem to get to its success.
Even the QNX-based OS impressed us with cool gesture control, multi-threading, and HD video. The device itself could not stand too long in tablet war (Thank you for iPad and Android Tablet who set these device's standard)
The point that I want to tell you here, because PlayBook is already support Adobe AIR application as first citizen for QNX-based. So since the first announcement of PlayBook, I hoped it would be the second platform that Adobe developer and designer can relied on.
Anyway, it looks like RIM still stand for this QNX system. They announced a whole new QNX smartphone in earlier of 2012. Even they just announced a BlackBerry OS 7 phone last week.
So is this a new opportunity for AIR developer? Yes, I'm sure. because the architecture of QNX OS is already supported Adobe AIR application. So the smartphone should not different from the tablet too much and the hardware specification is quite high and equal to top line smartphone nowadays.
Will RIM's QNX survive this smartphone war?
So at this point, RIM still keep going on QNX OS. They also told the world that they already planned to migrate all next-generation device to QNX OS. So we have to keep in touch with this changing. If RIM made this, it will give you the best chance to own all RIM device with your Adobe AIR application.
So how do you think about this news? Would RIM survive this mobile device war and return to the throne?
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Criminal justice fields include careers that serve and protect the public in some capacity–locally and at all levels of government. Obtaining certification or a degree from an accredited college or university is the first step toward entering into one of the many diverse criminal justice fields. Among the top schools offering a criminal justice major are American Intercontinental University, Walden University, and Kaplan University, each providing programs ranging from general criminal justice to the more specific fields of law enforcement and policing, criminal psychology, forensic science, and computer security, to name a few. With options that include several physical campus locations throughout the United States and distance learning from anywhere with internet access, these schools that prepare students for criminal justice fields are both viable and accessible for anyone seeking a degree in the criminal justice field.
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Criminal justice fields cover a wide variety of paths and degree requirements. Law enforcement careers range from local police officer positions to federal government positions, including jobs with the FBI, DEA, or CIA. These careers span all levels of degree requirements, from high school diploma and certification through a local police academy to postgraduate degrees for consideration and advancement at the federal levels. Salaries range from an average of about $47,000 annually for police officers to more than $92,500 per year at the higher levels of the CIA and DEA. These jobs offer the advantage of constant challenge and diversity in daily tasks, but also carry inherent health risks due to the elevated levels of stress when dealing with criminal elements and unpredictable schedules.
Another option within the criminal justice field is a forensics crime scene investigator, or CSI. A CSI agent is responsible for collecting, examining and evaluating evidence from a crime scene, preparing detailed reports based on the investigation of a crime scene, and working with law enforcement to help solve crimes. The benefits of this career choice include more regular hours and a salary range that can be as high as $63,000 annually at the entry level. However, regular hours are not always guaranteed, as there may be nights and weekends on call and availability at any time is expected. Being able to respond quickly when called is required for this position.
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Microsoft wants to offer Windows Phone OS option on HTC's Android phones
It seems Microsoft is on a roll to push down its Windows based operating system to the global phone market as much as possible. To achieve this purpose, the company is even prepared to ride on the Android based Smartphones from HTC, taking it as their secondary option. The news has been confirmed not by any company official, but through some sources.
If reports are to be believed, the technology giant, Microsoft is in talks with HTC, the Taiwanese Smartphone mobile maker. The talks are based on a proposal by Microsoft to HTC to add on former's Window based operating system to HTC's Android based Smartphones. But the news which is buzzing up the market is the fact that Microsoft is in no mood to charge the HTC for this service. In simple terms, reports are there that Microsoft will not be charging anything (or may be very little) from HTC for providing their operating system to the Taiwanese based mobile manufacturers.
This is the first time Microsoft will be doing so since usually the mega tech giant do charge some amount as licensee fee to those they provide the services. Reports are there that the head of operating systems unit of Microsoft, Mr. Terry Myerson has decided to cut down or even eliminate the pricing company charge as licensee fee for the operating system provided by Microsoft.
Some doubts are there regarding whether this operating system will be provided in-built or it will be available as a second option for users to consider and opt when they take HTC phones. No official announcement considering the same has been made by officials from both the companies since the deal is on initial base yet and final decision are yet to be done. But one thing is for sure that the Microsoft is certainly taking some huge steps to make a strong influence in the huge global competition.
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UCLA is hosting a DIY Day this Friday 9AM to 7:30 PM and The Film Collaborative's Orly Ravid and Jeffrey Winter will present their new must-read book "How to Sell Your Film Without Selling Your Soul" at 6:30. It will all take place at the Charles E. Young Research Library on the north side of the UCLA campus. Parking in Structure 3.
Marshall McLuhan's pronouncement that "the medium is the message" was revolutionary back in its day.
Nearly 50 years later, McLuhan's influence survives, with many of his ideas serving as memes for wave upon wave of new media. Not for nothing did WIRED Magazine anoint McLuhan as patron saint at the dawn of the Internet! Digital hipster Doug Coupland even published a McLuhan book subtitled "You Know Nothing of My Work" that riffed on the old gent's ironic appearance in that Woody Allen flick.
McLuhan asserted that the container (the medium itself) mattered more than its actual content. Or something like that. Pissed a LOT of people off back then, especially people making the actual content.
McLuhan was at heart a sociologist of media, interested more in the way media technologies impact culture and and its populations, which includes, significantly, how each medium influences the others.
In today's media-drenched ecosphere, we are accustomed to judging "new media" products almost solely in terms of how quickly they reach "scale," meaning a large audience – and definitely how much they disrupt their predecessors. Darwinian. And McLuhanesque, too, if you think about it. Even more so if you understand.
Like many a college student slogging through the inscrutable prose of McLuhan's seminal tome "Understanding Media" I thought: jeez, I'll never understand how to understand. In this, I was not alone.
Dallas Video Festival
Such thoughts bounced around my skull as I reflect upon my weekend at the Dallas Video Festival, where I conducted a workshop on "Transmedia" http://www.slideshare.net/nickdemartino/transmedia4-dallas and joined a panel on "The Changing Landscape of Independent Media."
Sure, there was plenty of talk about individual films and videos on the program, such as the fascinating "Once I was a Champion" Gerard Roxburgh's film about mixed-martial arts fighter Evan Tanner, who died in the desert after a troubled life.
Or Tiffany Schlain's "Connected", a memoir/manifesto that interweaves her vision of how the Internet could save the planet with some major crises in her personal life.
Neither film (er, digital movie?) has snagged conventional distribution yet, symptomatic of the state of indie film, despite premieres at Sundance and the LA Film Festival, respectively.
Containerization of Media
For me, the juiciest conversations at the Dallas event (and most other gatherings of media makers and media lovers) focused on the container, just as McLuhan did. What is the state of distribution? How do I sell my film? How do I find an audience? How do I keep up with all this stuff?
People are struggling mightily to figure out what the hell is going on with their medium, now more than ever a prerequisite if you want to share your message. They are caught up in the containerization of media.
Welcome to the "psychic and social consequences" that McLuhan suggests will always accompany the introduction of a new medium as it brings about a "change of scale or pace or shape or pattern into human association, affairs, and action."
In today's technospeak, we call it disruption, as Jeff Jarvis enumerates industry-by-industry in his excellent 2009 book "What Would Google Do?"
Check out Scott Kirsner's 2008 book, "Inventing the Movies: Hollywood's Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs". Kirsner gives a detailed play-by-play of disruptive movie technologies, including sound, color, television, home video, visual effects, editing, digital projection, digital capture, and finally, the net.
The Perfect Storm for DIY
But filmmakers who pour their hearts and wallets into their films care little about history or trends. Most are simply trying to weather this perfect storm of our economic crisis, the collapsing market for indie distribution, and a bewildering proliferation of digital pathways to the consumer.
With vision, and probably a touch of desperation, many of them have joined the ranks of the so-called DIY distribution movement (do-it-yourself: duh) to reach audiences and seek greater return on their investments.
DIY distribution is, by definition, experimental, often the hybridization of traditional and internet-fueled distribution and marketing techniques. Put simply, filmmakers become their own distributors and marketers, building and monetizing a direct relationship with their core audience.
I learned a lot about what that really means from reading an excellent new ebook as I flew to Dallas: "Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul". Definitive and current, the book offers a white-paper detailing many indie DIY case studies, chock-full of examples and numbers on an extremely granular level as only the authors -- all active veterans of the indie disturb wars -- could possibly know: they are Jeffrey Winter & Orly Ravid of the Film Collaborative, Jon Reiss and Sheri Candler.
For an equally deep dive into the world of YouTube, I strongly recommend "Beyond Viral: Promoting Your Business With Online Video" by YouTube comic (and day job marketing executive) Kevin Nalty.
Audiences Expect More
Why? YouTube and other social sites have created an expectation by the mass audience for engagement and creativity like never before in history.
This hunger for involvement fuels the so-called "transmedia" movement, which produces media containers that empower the audience to dive deeper into a story by means of multiple platforms.
Even though "transmedia" projects are immersed in technologies (film, video, television, online video, games, live events, mobile media, telephone calls… you name it), its leading practitioners (and theoreticians) often insist that "it's all about story."
To wit: Brian Hurst's web video interview series is called "Story Centric". The upcoming "summit" of the movement is called "Story World". Indeed, the default name of the transmedia auteur is usually "storyteller."
And so it goes: What usually makes transmedia properties soar is the eagerness of hard-core fans who care deeply enough about their story to migrate from one platform to another in order to stay in that story world -- to become immersed. All of which creates a new container, arguably a new medium. It's going to be fascinating to see how this unfurls.
Echoes of a Forgotten Movement
That the unfurling happens at an event like the Dallas Video Festival is ironic, given that the event and its founder Bart Weiss are, like me, products of an earlier and somewhat forgotten media movement -- namely, the small-format video revolution.
In the early 70s Sony and other Japanese companies introduced the PortaPak, a relatively cheap system for producing TV content, and spawned a movement that went on to influence cable television, high brow art, music video, home-video, how-to-video, and many other forms of content.
The American Film Institute hooked up with Sony to launch a "National Video Festival" and Weiss followed suit 24 years ago with his event in Dallas.
Bart has built a showcase to connect creators with audiences at a time when it was difficult to see the work, and it has survived (on a shoestring) even as other regional media efforts died with the NEA cutbacks and the ubiquity of cheap consumer videocams and now camera phones.
Video may have killed the radio star, but the DV cam killed the video movement.
Today, fragmentation continues apace, so much so that many of the films (actually digital movies) programmed at Sundance, Tribeca and other bastions of indie cred will never find distribution, certainly not without the kind of intense DIY effort described in SYFWSYS.
Look to the form, said McLuhan, not the content. Look no further than YouTube. Even ABC did, in this lengthy 20/20 report on "Generation YouTube".
What would the old man have thought?
Nick DeMartino is a consultant in digital media content and distribution. He founded Nick DeMartino Consulting after 20 years at the American Film Institute, most recently as Senior Vice President. For more information, or to access his blog and newsletter, go to http://www.nickdemartino.net
A version of this post appeared on Tribeca's Future of Film site. http://www.tribecafilm.com/tribecaonline/future-of-film/Why-Marshall-McLuhan-Would-Dig-Transmedia-and-DIY-Distribution.html


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UIC Sweeps Conference Awards
March 22, 2013
SHREVEPORT, La. – Citlali Cuevas was selected as the MIC Gymnast of the Week, while Gabrielle May shared Specialist of the Week honors with Southeast Missouri State's Emma Garrett. It was announced by the conference office Thursday morning.
Cuevas and May are the third and fourth Flames to be acknowledged with a weekly conference honor.
Cuevas scored a career-high 38.975 in the all-around to finish fourth at the State of Illinois Classic on March 16. The mark bested her previous high of 38.925 set on Feb. 16.
May posted a career-high 9.825 on the parallel bars at the State of Illinois Classic to place fourth in the event. The score bested her previous high of 9.800, which was set Feb. 16 against Denver.
The Flames compete in the Midwest Independence Conference Saturday in Shreveport, La., at 5:00 p.m. (CT).


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Students seeking an Associate's of Applied Science Degree in Dental Assisting may choose to complete major requirements and general degree requirements prior to or after completion of the Dental Assisting Undergraduate Certificate program. Enrollment in the Dental Assisting Undergraduate Certificate is subject to a departmental selection process. Please see the Application Procedure webpage for additional information.
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Complete the Associate of Applied Science General Course Requirements (15 credits). (Completion of Biology and Psychology Courses fulfill the requirement of 6 credits of mathematics, humanities, social sciences or natural sciences.)
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I don't know if the actual link to the government policy statement had been made here yet.
United States Department of Transportation Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian accommodation regulations and recommendations
some excerpts....
"The establishment of well-connected walking and bicycling networks is an important component for livable communities.........Walking and bicycling foster safer, more livable, family-friendly communities; promote physical activity and health; and reduce vehicle emissions and fuel use. ......... Transportation programs and facilities should accommodate people of all ages and abilities, including people too young to drive, people who cannot drive, and people who choose not to drive......."
and from its its conclusion
"Increased commitment to and investment in bicycle facilities and walking networks can help meet goals for cleaner, healthier air; less congested roadways; and more livable, safe, cost-efficient communities. Walking and bicycling provide low-cost mobility options that place fewer demands on local roads and highways. DOT recognizes that safe and convenient walking and bicycling facilities may look different depending on the context appropriate facilities in a rural community may be different from a dense, urban area. However, regardless of regional, climate, and population density differences, it is important that pedestrian and bicycle facilities be integrated into transportation systems...."
I know the LaHood announcement had been discussed in bike forums earlier. I wanted to post some quotes from the actual policy statement.


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Ok, here's my first crack at a city map. I used Pyrandon's "Artistically Accurate" tutorial ( Thanks Pyrandon ).
Take a look, tell me what you love, like, don't like, hate, etc.
As always suggestions, etc. are more than welcome.
Here's a little background that I had written a long time ago...
Raedis - This Maydarin Elf city lies on a peninsula jutting out from the western shore of the Bay of Fyngold, and is the one place on Telperion where outsiders are welcomed. On approach to the city, two buildings immediately catch one's eye. The temple of Elvaara, whose golden spire gleams in the sun, and the Fortress Eroth, which rests on a promontory overlooking the entire bay. Raedis is home to all embassies of other nations and only here may they meet with various governmental officials.


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She's Starting School
An Open Letter to the World:
Correction, it's actually an open letter to the world ahead of my beautiful, special little girl. As my little girl prepares to start kindergarten next week I've grown remarkably introspective and surprisingly emotional. Every time I've caught myself allowing my mind to really explore what was happening and unfolding over the next weeks, months and years, I've found myself welling up. As I started piecing together what I wanted to lay out in this letter, I found myself downright tearing up and I would venture a guess that by the time I'm done writing this I'll be full out crying.
Let me preface that by stating that I am your every day mans man. I play hockey, softball, basketball and golf. I work out and run, play fantasy football and watch Sens games religiously. I can talk for hours on end with friends or guys at work about any and all minute details of any sports trade, waiver pick up or grossly over-valued contract. I've put up drywall, built decks, put in flooring and all the other manly renovations one can undertake. I've done a Spartan Race and Crossfit classes. I work in the sporting goods industry so I am surrounded all day with hockey, skates and the like. Having said all that, my world was brought into a whole new focus the day my little girl was born.
Maybe it's because she was born five weeks early and spent the first two in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit . Maybe it's because those first two weeks, despite my brave face and upbeat attitude felt like the most helpless of my life. Maybe it's because somewhere way back deep in the back of my subconscious, I was terrified. Maybe it's for all these reasons that I feel the overwhelming, encompassing need to keep her safe. To protect her like only her Daddy can. To be the port in any storm, the light to guide her, her mother and brother home.
We all knew school was eventually coming. You can't ignore life lurking around the corner. I just didn't know it was coming so quickly. Don't get me wrong, she's more than ready. She won't be four until December so she'll be one of the youngest in her class but she's definitely more than ready. Are her Mom and I? Well, that's a whole different ballgame.
I want to wrap my arms around her and carry her through the world, shielding her from any and all hurt, heartbreak and disappointments. I know these are all a part of life and make us who we are today but really? My little girl, can't we just skip that part. She's too pure, her heart is too big, her love is too strong. Something about a little girl, right? I think we could send her baby brother off today and not worry as much for some reason. He's a tank, he'll push people out of his way, he'll blaze a trail, right or wrong. Grudgingly, I know I need to let go of her hand, to let her take a step or two away. To grow on her own. I know deep down she'll be alright, she's too smart, too bright and her flame burns too brightly.
The scariest part in fact isn't kindergarten itself. It's what it represents. It represents the first few steps down a path that branches off a little from the one we've been on. The one where we took each and every step together. I need to wrap my teary, eyed head around the fact that she'll still be my little girl even if she's over on that path. I can still reach her over there.
Well, I've got my eye on you big scary world, and I guess I've got a few words for you. Make way as my little girl is coming through.
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I'm a 36 year old, happily married father of two amazing young kids. My daughter is almost 4 years old and my son is a year and a half. They keep us on our toes and provide an endless amount of love, entertainment and laughs. I'm as eager to share any Dad tips and advice as I am to learn more of it.
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