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The New Orleans Saints are toast. The Arizona Cardinals have turned the corner. It's time for Norv Turner, Rex Ryan and Andy Reid to go.
Some of those bold statements might hold up this NFL season, but some will sound absurd in a few months.
In the case of the Cardinals, that's already happening. The team that won its first four games has now lost three in a row, with San Francisco coming to town Sunday, followed by road games at Green Bay and Atlanta.
It was only a few weeks ago when many observers were calling the Cardinals one of the best teams in football. By mid-November, Arizona could be 4-6.
Are the Saints done? They might be, especially considering the way Atlanta is running away with the NFC South. But in recent years, a lot of teams have flipped a switch and come alive in the second half of the season, the way the New York Giants did last year.
The Giants, remember, were 7-7 in mid-December and needed to win their final two games to secure a playoff spot, one they ultimately parlayed into a Super Bowl title.
A year earlier, the Packers needed to win their regular-season finale to grab the last wild-card spot and sneak into the postseason, where they promptly ran the table on their way to another Lombardi Trophy.
In a 16-game season, every victory is important. That said, teams that win in September and October are frequently the ones that fade down the stretch. Washington, for instance, won three of its first four games last year … then won only two more games all season. Buffalo got to 5-2 … and finished 6-10.
The question is, who are this season's Giants? Which franchise is going to hit the seam at the right time and make that surprising run for a championship?
If there's a distinguishing characteristic of this season so far, it's competitive balance. Three-quarters of the teams have at least three victories, only Atlanta is undefeated, and only three AFC teams have winning records — Houston, Baltimore and New England.
With halftime of the season fast approaching, we can bank only on this: It's just getting started.
Popularity contest
Forbes.com published lists this week of the top 10 most and least popular players in the NFL, based on a fan survey conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research.
The most-liked player was Pittsburgh and former USC safety Troy Polamalu, and the least-liked was Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.
Worth noting was that seven of the least-liked players were quarterbacks, among them two from USC (Matt Leinart and Mark Sanchez) and two from the Dallas Cowboys (Tony Romo and Kyle Orton).
Washington's Robert Griffin III, ranked seventh among the most-liked players, was the only rookie to appear on either list. Tim Tebow didn't appear on either.
Digging up the past
What's silver, black and dirty all over?
The Oakland Raiders, evidently.
That's what Kansas City linebacker Tamba Hali says, anyway, claiming in the run-up to Sunday's game against Oakland that the Raiders are cheap-shot artists.
"It's tradition," Hali told reporters this week. "The Raiders, they come in, they cheap-shot, they hit you. I'm not saying names. It is what it is. We've got to be ready to play and keep our composure, stay poised and be able to get this win."
The Raiders, who have a new coach in Dennis Allen and — in the post-Al Davis era — a general manager in Reggie McKenzie, have been working on improving their reputation. So maybe Hali is simply operating on old information.
"Any time you play the game, you should play with a chip on your shoulder," Oakland defensive lineman Richard Seymour said, according to the Kansas City Star. "You should play with an attitude.
"But in terms of being dirty, going out to hurt guys, I don't think I play that way or any of my teammates [play that way.] I don't stand for it."
NFL is full of quick-change artists
Teams that are riding high early often fade down the stretch, and vice versa. Remember the Giants and Bills from last season?
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Keeping their light under a bushel.
I had the occasion to visit the Sherwin Williams paint shop on Edgewood and Oakland in Shorewood and I was quite impressed with the exterior treatment of the building, especially the Oakland street side facade.
I'm sure that the Shorewood Design Review Board had influence over its treatment and they should be congratulated.
In my opinion, voting for the best candidates on Nov 4th is a split ticket --- Darling over Wasserman for State Senate, and Obama over McCain for President
Nobody ever said that Sheldon Wasserman is stupid --- but he seems to be too clever by half when running for office.
Consider that it seems the Main Theme of his present campaign to unseat Alberta Darling for the State Senate is that he has saved taxpayers Thousands of Dollars by riding the bus to Madison, instead of driving and collecting mileage payments for his travels.
Am I being unreasonable?
Even attending Shorewood Village Board meetings will not keep the ordinary citizen up to date as to what our government is doing in Shorewood.
The Board's subcommittees and standing bodies, made up of Shorewood citizens, cannot bring all the information together at a single meeting.
Another historic improbable.
I wonder as to how many thoughtful Americans today, on one of the most significant election days since the days of FDR are giving any thought to the fact that a man of mixed race, one more readily accepted as a black man than as a white man is likely to become president, as a member of the democratic party, the anti-abolitionist party, the pro-slavery party of the civil war?
So-much for party labels and conservatives versus liberals. Incidentally another anomaly is that it was the liberal thought of our founding fathers that gave rise to the the development of our constitution and the democratic principles on which our nation is based, not on what Lincoln would probably today think are the superficialities of aristocracy in this country.
Democracy. Was it always freedom of the people?
Thomas Jefferson, even had he not been president, would have been someone whom I would have admired because of his philosophy of government. Abraham Lincoln held together the union, that Jefferson helped create, while abolishing slavery during the Civil War. And Franklin D. Roosevelt, kept our country from going either fascist or communist during the early thirties, defending our country on two oceans against those who would destroy our union and our democracy.
These three are my favorite Americans regardless of any of their personal foibles.
If we can get away with it.
North Lake Drive is part of the highway system.
It extends from the freeway and then north along Memorial Drive and onto North Lake Drive through Whitefish Bay and beyond Silver Spring.
Take the Opportunity to Downsize Your Life
As we all approach a season of debt, credit card debt, guilt, obligation and of course, joy, I think we need to educate our children in more meaningful ways of thinking about Thanksgiving and depending on your views, the next big reason to celebrate. What is actually left of them? We've all been succored into believing that the larger the expenditure, the more the love. Let's bring it all down to the basics, save money, teach values and end up with the same outcomes only leave out the debt, waste, materialism and gluttony. While materialism and gluttony have always been attractive to me, they have not served me well as I sit at my annual rummage sales in pants another size larger.
Congratulations to Shorewood Clerk, Village Staff and Poll Workers
I went to cast my ballot on election day at Lake Bluff school at about 1:00 or so in the afternoon.
The entire process took less than 2 minutes.
"we can't do that because . . . "
"We live a in precarious and dangerous world." This has been said many times before.
Now that we are in a financial and stock market-based recession and now that at the same time we are moving toward a number of significant social changes, many of the dangers arise out of our human built society, in fact they are built into its structure, developing there and awaiting the sparked events.
Light more candles and go less on the humor.
We are now in November. As early as August I predicted but dreaded that Fall and Winter would come. I make these predictions every year and the events come without fail. I guess my hope is that I'll be wrong one of these days.
I couldn't predict how the election would turn out of course. It seems that nature is more reliable than are our institutions. But elections aren't supposed to be predictable, then what would be their purpose?
When a billionaire becomes half-a-billionaire.
So the election is over, still proving that we want our princes and princesses and coronations.
But more importantly this event has made it clear that about 50% to 60% of Americans , in the middle of the political spectrum are for a rather free economic system, especially when everything is going right.
Nature, beautiful but not always so kind.
Some of us are fortunately located here in Shorewood where over the years we've been visited by deer, raccoons, I believe even by coyotes and other sorts of animals that city dwellers should not be able to see on a daily basis.
The other day I saw a beautiful fox. Of course there are the squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits. Our bird feeder attracts many types of birds. In a sense, we might as well be in the country. We live where, in the winter time, we are barely conscious of the traffic noise of the street.
Stop Messing With Your Tooth and Finish Your Report About How Presidents Are Elected
Children's perceptions are beautiful. I don't know which little bits of aural information they hang on to, or why they come to conclusions, but just conversing with them is just plain fun. They say funny things like, "I fell and I think I broke my butt." or "I have all this stuff in my nose and it's going up in my brain and it's hard to think."
Open Letter (includes his View of the Performance of Village Board & Officials)From Tim Vargo, Former Resident of Apartments at the Now Defunct Sunrise Project
Dear friends in the Village of Shorewood and Shorewood Village Trustees
Many of you have already informed me of Sunrise Senior Living's recent pullout from the property where I used to live and where the Riverbrook Restaurant was located. For those of you who haven't, here's the story:
My final words at the Village Board Meeting that decided this were: "I really hope I'm wrong on my concerns and that this development ends up being successful, butSunrise does not have the Village of Shorewood as it's primary concern, it has it's shareholders." During discussions I had brought up several cases nationally where Sunrise did this exact same thing - bought property, pulled out and sold. Someof you assured me there was more oversight and this wouldn't be the case.
It is distressful that a Milwaukee Landmark was closed and that many low-income and diverse families were forced out of Shorewood and this latest development rubs salt in that wound.
The reason I'm writing is two-fold: 1) to encourage you to watch this development closely and to keep pressure on the Village to make smart decisions on this valuable piece of riverfront property, and 2) to give you a final rundown on how I thought the players, our elected and appointed officials, handled this case.
Winners: Trustee's Jeff Hanewall and Dawn Anderson
These two Board Members answered my concerns in a respectful and thoughtful manner. I didn't always agree with them but I knew that they heard my concerns and addressed them. Justice Hanewall actually spent a half-hour with me on the phone - very well appreciated.
Trustee Anderson addressed the concerns about credit and finances of Sunrise at the Board Meeting - and I'm not sure her concerns, prophetic as they were, were adequately addressed by the others.
The verdict is still out: Trustee's Margaret Hickey and Michael Maher, President Guy Johnson, Village Manager Cris Swartz
Trustee Hickey was the only other person to respond to my e-mail, which I appreciated, but I was disturbed by an incident that happened at the final Board Meeting. After the public input session while the Board went into closed discussions, one "public" individual, who appeared to be a developer very close to Village government, was allowed to speak. When the apartment manager later tried to do speak, Trustee Hickey shot back in an angry tone "Public input is over!". (But apparently only for some)
Trustee Maher and President Johnson were silent observers. Neither replied to my concerns. I reminded all the Board members, and this is also addressed to the new Trustee, Sean Cummings, It is infinitely better to get a reply that I don't like then no reply at all.
Village Manager Swartz was respectful throughout the process. The only thing I didn't like was his periodic comment to the effect that "either you're getting Sunrise or you're getting a huge condo".
Most frustrating: Pete Petrie, Chair CDA, Trustee Ellen Eckman, Trustee Michael Phinney, Laura Hester, Sunrise Senior Living
Pete Petrie was by far the most frustrating figure to work with. He produced these terrible ad-hoc "studies" that showed that 100% of the communities that Sunrise were located in benefited. Of all the people he appeared most driven to plow this thing through - and I don't know what he had to gain. His constant threat: if we don't get Sunrise in this property, it could be five years before another proposal came through. Not the kind of forward-thinking and patience I want from a government official over a project that will be around for many years to come.
Trustee Eckman also did not reply to my e-mails, and after I called her and the others out at the meeting, I got a list of excuses but not an apology. Please, just be honest and straightforward. She was also frustrating at the CDA meetings. Her response to our concerns: "The public brought up the same concerns over a development by Downer Woods and everybody ended up loving it". Not sure what to make of that, are you saying the public shouldn't bring up concerns and just trust the board? (By the way, I checked with many of you residents over that development and there are a lot of people that are still very bitter about the process and the development - I don't think we can count them among the everybody who loved it)
Of course Laura Hester, the representative at Sunrise was just plain awful. In fact, her associate came to me after a meeting saying Sunrise is working out a compensation plan for the residents of the apartment - clearly an attempt to appease and quiet us as nothing was ever in the works. When things didn't go her way at meetings, her ire would come out, threatening to pull out, and being appeased by certain members of government.
So there you have it. I have sinced move from Shorewood, but I hope that something good can finally come from this mess. I hope that all of the Village Board Members take my criticism in a constructive way and that in the future you do your best as elected officials to respect and acknowledge the people you represent. If you feel I have been unfair or misrepresented the situation I will gladly discuss things further.
For those of you who supported me and the other tenants of the apartments - THANK YOU! Thank you for coming out to the meetings, for writing letters, for helping to spread the word. It meant a lot to us.
Tim Vargo
Ixney On the Iner Lays and Other Friendly Advice
Hey, have you stepped outside? It's cold out there. Children don't necessarily pay attention to the weather; they run right over it on the way to the equipment. You won't believe what they don't notice. We will find kids outside with no mittens, and they don't seem to get that you can pull your hands up into your sleeves or put them in the pockets of the warm jacket they did remember to put on. Don't bother with gloves. They are useless to little kids. First of all the kids can't get their fingers in them if they are lined or when they are wet, and secondly half of them don't know left from right so it takes a lot of time to twist the glove around. Many kids don't even consider it's on the wrong hand. Help a teacher, buy mittens. Thrill a teacher; buy mitten clips.
Gunga Din's Math Lesson
There are some things teachers do not look forward to and November is one of them. Report cards, which take many volunteer hours to do, parent/teacher conferences which also take hours to appropriately prepare for are the first two. More than that, it is the welcome mat for the upcoming holidays. There are some things parents can do to make their child's school life more productive than it normally is at the end of each year. Some teachers pretty much feel that come mid-November, the idea of teaching anything new, difficult or the least bit complex should be put on hold. The kids are falling to hype just the way many of us are. November brings Thanksgiving, which brings relatives in many instances. Children are excited to hear of all the plans for the day. They go along shopping for the turkey or turducken or tofurkey and see it become the 400 pound gorilla in the room until the holiday is over. Children know that right after Thanksgiving goes out the back door, _______ (fill in special day here) comes in the front. Even if your family doesn't celebrate a holiday during this time, school is out. This is reason enough for kids to be excited. Something different is great, as long as it doesn't last too long.
Now that Sunrise is Sunset --- will Village Assessor Correct Last Year's Assessment
In a March 27, 2008 posting to my blog, I noted that the Sunrise Property was incorrectly assessed for value as "vacant" land, while it actually did --- and still does --- consist of land Plus "improvements" (buildings).
Below is part of the posting detailing that the assessor dropped almost $600,000 of value from the property, which means all Shorewood taxpayers picked up the difference on their tax bills.
Turkey as Metaphor
Wow, I've never seen turkeys being slaughtered before. I'm one of those people who operates with my fingers in my ears, saying la,la,la,la over and over again until the truth teller goes away. My meat is grown on Styrofoam. There have been a couple times in the recent past, however, that caused me to erase my vote for eating meat. One was a newscast showing how Foie Gras was actually made. Stretching a goose throat and forcing it to feed was horrifying. I've never ordered it, but never complained about it either. This turkey slaughter debacle was the other. Shoving a turkey head first into a machine that punctures, then drains the turkey of its life blood was not easy to watch. "Well, where do you think turkey dinner comes from?" I ask myself as I've asked my students through the years. Seeing it was something different.
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Boy was that turkey good.
Did You Ever Wonder Just How Long It Takes to Knock On A Door ?
During his recent campaign to unseat Alberta Darling for the 8th District State Senate --- Sheldon Wasserman emphasized that a Major Component of his Campaign was going "door to door" throuhout the district, to meet as many voters as possible "face to face". He has said that this practice helps him to keep in touch with the thoughts of the folks in his district.
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Joy Garcia, who lived in Carrollton for many years, was working at the World Trade Center when two hijacked planes slammed into the towers on September 11, 2001.
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Wonderful facial! – I went to this spa at a recommendation of a friend and am so glad I did. It was great, the staff were very personable and professional, the place its self is very quaint and relaxing. I got the C-Esta facial which I loved and could actually see results from as soon as I got up off the bed. If you go to get a facial, and I recommend you do, ask for Shelly. She answered all my questions, suggested cleansers for me and was very funny. Oh and had me so relaxed I went to sleep! Will be going back here again.
Great Service, Relaxing and Awesome Experience – I had never been to a spa much less had a facial until I visited Trace Retreat. After some gentle coaxing from a friend, I decided to try it. Trace Retreat was close to my house and able to accommodate a later afternoon appointment for a Gentleman's Grooming Facial. This was a great experience. The staff was friendly and welcoming. I was truly able to relax and enjoy the experience even thought I was initially nervous going to the spa for my first time. They also gave me a few tips to help with some dry areas I had. This is a nice place and a great addition to the Bellevue area. I will be back.
Great present and so relaxing – I would first like to say that I have never been to a spa before or had a massage and I was quite nervous about going and letting a stranger rub on me. That said I have to say that it was the most relaxing experience I have had all year. My fiance got me a gift card to go there for Valentine's Day because he had noticed that with work and planning our wedding I was beyond stressed out. So I took off a day from work and went to check it out not knowing what to expect. I was blown away. I had an hour massage and a facial. The whole atmosphere was relaxing. The music was great(very soft and with table water fountains) and the candle lighting was a great touch to making you feel more willing to unwind. Like I said I was really nervous about going but I have a whole new outlook on spas now. All the people that worked there were more than will to meet my needs. They would ask me if the temperature was ok and if the massage pressure was what I wanted. When I left there I felt like a whole new person. I was relaxed and I felt like I had just been on a week vacation when I had to return to work. I will definitley be returning to get another massage.
A real treat. A Spa above all Spas. Awesome service. Very relaxing. – Royalty!!! That is exactly what I felt like after getting an aroma therapy massage & reflexology pedicure. The staff was absolutely professional, knowledgeable caring and most of all pleasant and courteous. I've had several body treatments and massages at other spas and the one I received at Trace Retreat was above and beyond services received elsewhere. I will most definitely come back. Very relaxing atmosphere. A definit plus for Nashville. Great spa.
Not recommended – I come to City Search often trying to find new or unique places in Nashville and surrounding areas to visit...I often rely on the guest comments in making decisions as to what Nashville attractions and services I'd like to frequent. In particular, I relied on the guest comments in making my spa appointments (4 services in all) at the Trace. I thought I'd try something new and it was nearby. I feel compelled to write a review (my first) because not only was I terribly disappointed and actually offended by the services at the Trace but I also want other people like me who rely on the comments to have a balanced look at this entity. Of all the fabulous, quality day spas in Nashville WHY anyone would frequent this place (especially more than once) is beyond me. The spa was understaffed which caused part of my services to be cancelled (without prior notice to me), the owner was rude, the music in the "relaxation" room (which was actually the drivethrough of a laundry it appeared) was LOUD and uncomfortable, and as for the services themselves, I couldn't wait to leave. For example, I kept telling my masseuse that the room was too cold and that it didn't appear that the electric blanket was working, but she did nothing - probably because she couldn't hear over the sound of her gum smacking. In addition, I had bruises on my upper arms from where she thought poking one with a finger was the way to perform a swedish massage. My other services were unremarkable.
Excellent Spa -- Quiet little hide away – My first visit to this spa was for their European Facial. The aestestician that took very good care of me was Selena. She took the time to ask what my skin concerns were and to explain what my facial would consist of. It was the most relaxing experience and best facial I'd ever had. The environment was very calming, very private. I've had facials at Illusions Spa and this was a step above. I felt as if they did want to meet my skin concerns and not just sell me hundreds of dollars in products (though I do make frequent stops in). The products are fantastic and my skin is glowing. Any staff I can into contact with greeted me a was genuinely very warm. I look forward to my next spa experience very soon!
The perfect little get a way – I have never felt so pampered! The services were unique and wonderful.
Every experience I have had there is better each time! Incredible staff!
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Neither the researchers nor the patients knew which treatment they were taking. After six weeks, the curcumin and fluoxetine groups had comparable improvements in mood, based on their score on a standard rating scale for depression that evaluates mood, feelings of guilt, suicidal ideation, insomnia, anxiety and other symptoms. While the group that received both therapies did even better, the difference in depression scores was not statistically significant.
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