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Your daily routine matters.
For some, that means getting a workout in before breakfast. For others, that means taking a few minutes to meditate each day. While these options are effective at maintaining optimal health, there's one must-do that should be added to everyone's list: drink a glass of warm lemon water in the morning.
While many people have been drinking lemon water for centuries, only recently have the health benefits been discovered by the general public. The potential benefits are simply too good to ignore!
1. It promotes healthy weight
Lemon water helps keep your weight in check. Lemons contain a type of fiber called pectin, which is commonly found in fruits. Pectin is effective in helping you feel fuller for longer periods of time, which in turn helps to cut down on the amount of food that you might crave throughout the day.
2. It improves digestion
If you have problems with digestion and constipation, warm lemon water may help. That's because the structure of lemon juice is similar to the digestive juices that naturally occur in the stomach. As such, lemon juice stimulates the liver to produce bile, which keeps ingested food moving through the gastrointestinal tract.
The acids that are found in lemon juice also stimulate the body to process vitamins and minerals in foods more slowly. This helps the body absorb more nutrients from the foods consumed and helps reduce bloating.
3. It aids in detoxification
The liver is a key player in detoxifying the body, and lemon water can boost enzyme functions that stimulate this organ to flush out toxins. It's somewhat of a diuretic, and although that may lead to more bathroom visits, the urinary tract will eliminate toxic elements more habitually.
Studies have also shown that the citrus flavonoids in lemon can protect the liver against toxins and reduce the amount of fat in the liver and therefore help lower the odds of developing a "fatty liver".
4. It keeps your skin healthy
Lemons are loaded with vitamin C. This water-soluble antioxidant is powerful at combating damage caused by free radicals, which helps to keep the skin looking smooth, fresh and more youthful. In addition to fighting free radicals, lemon water also stimulates the production of collagen in the body, which is a critical component to smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles in the face. Studies have also found that regular consumption of vitamin C can result in fewer wrinkles and younger-looking skin.
5. It boosts energy levels
A lot of people depend on their morning cup of coffee for energy. But while caffeine in coffee can stir up some temporary energy, warm lemon water is a much healthier, safer and more effective way to boost energy levels. The negatively-charged atoms that exist in lemons naturally provide the body with energy after entering the digestive tract. Warm lemon water is a legitimate substitute for coffee and won't cause caffeine jitters.
6. It can prevent kidney stones
It's been suggested that the citric acid in lemons can help to prevent the build up of calcium kidney stones. Consuming half a cup of lemon juice contains the same amount of citric acid compared to what is found in prescription alternatives. Some kidney stones develop as a result of the precipitation of calcium salts, which is believed to be reduced by the acidification of the watery environment in the gut. This may help prevent formation of kidney stones.
7. It can reduce bad breath
Lemons are natural deodorizers and can kill germs. That's why they're often used in many cleaning solutions. But not only can they deodorize regular household surfaces, they can also neutralize odors in the mouth, especially after eating foods such as onions, garlic or fish. A glass of warm lemon water first thing in the morning may also stimulate saliva, which helps prevent a dry environment in the mouth where bacteria thrive.
8. It strengthens the immune system
All that vitamin C found in lemons can help to strengthen the immune system needed to fight off infections and viruses. That's because it stimulates the production of white blood cells which are critical for optimal immune system function. Vitamin C in lemons also helps protect the cells of the body from oxidative damage.
9. It balances pH levels
Lemons are highly alkaline. While they may be acidic on their own, they're actually alkaline when they're ingested in the body. After the lemon's citric acid is metabolized, it doesn't create acidity in the body. An alkaline environment in the body is critical to good health, including stronger bones, better heart health and reduced pain from chronic illness.
In addition, this alkaline effect that lemon water has when digested can actually help to alleviate symptoms of heartburn or acid reflux. By neutralizing the acid in the stomach, the effects of acid reflux and heartburn can be effectively reduced.
10. It keeps you hydrated
Warm lemon water can help keep you hydrated. When the body is dehydrated, any number of issues can arise—including toxic buildup, stress, headaches, constipation, weakness, dizziness and even heart palpitations. Staying hydrated is critical to good health, and water in general can help keep you on that path.
The hydration also extends to the lymphatic system. When the body is well hydrated, adrenal fatigue can be avoided. The adrenals are small glands that sit on top of the kidneys and create energy, along with the thyroid. They're also responsible for the secretion of hormones (such as aldosterone) which regulates water levels and concentrations of minerals (like sodium) to help keep the body hydrated.
11. It increases potassium levels
Bananas might be the first fruit you would think of that contain high levels of potassium, but lemons are high in potassium as well. Potassium is important for proper cell function, metabolism and transmission of nerve signals. Studies show that potassium is also an electrolyte, a substance that conducts electricity in the body , which helps skeletal-muscular function.
Potassium is also important in supporting digestive and kidney health, regulating blood pressure, building strong bones, keeping the heart strong and even reducing anxiety and depression.
12. It helps improve circulation
The citrate contained in lemons can naturally improve circulation, particularly in the lower extremities. Studies have shown that ingesting lemon juice can have a positive effect on blood pressure, especially for anyone at risk for high blood pressure and high levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol.
13. It can relieve toothaches
Tooth pain may be alleviated with lemon water thanks to the high levels of citric acid and vitamin C that are present in this fruit. The ability of lemons to destroy bacteria and boost the immune system can have an impact on relieving toothaches. Lemon water seems to work best as the lemon juice is diluted, therefore it reduces the odds of the breakdown of tooth enamel as a result of the acid.
The bottom line
You may already know that warm lemon water is good for you, but now you understand some of the science behind it. It's such a quick, simple and refreshing beverage to whip up, and the potential benefits are too good to ignore. Embracing this one habit can significantly improve your day and your long-term health. So bottoms up!
Love, Sonika


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The Expert vs The Experienced Learner
Let's say you're about to teach something to an audience. You step on the stage. And in that moment, you have to determine your tone.
Will the tone be of an expert who's there to articulate and share information that ought to be trusted because of your experience and expertise? Or will you be an experienced learner, just a few feet in front of your audience, on the same journey?
The science says that if you are an expert, you will turn brains off. And if you are on the same journey, just a few feet ahead, you may turn brains on?
How does that work? Well, let me ask you a question.
Let me ask you to go back to when you were in a classroom, when you were a child and the teacher asked a question, "Raise your hand if you know what the fastest way to get from New York to Los Angeles, raise you hand."
And a whole bunch of hands go up, and maybe you raised your hand. Then the teacher calls on a student and the student says, "Train" or "Plane," whatever you want. "Plane." And the teacher says, "Right."
What happens in that moment?
Maybe you remember being in that classroom at that time, maybe you remember sitting in that seat, having stretched out your arms really high because you had an answer, you had an answer and you were going to say car because you took a car trip and you remember that trip and you remember how fast you went.
And the moment someone over there is told they're right, you presume that you're wrong. Your arm comes down and you stop thinking about the question entirely.
Now, there are some problems that have a very specific answer, right? What is two plus two? It's four.
I mean, if we're talking about arithmetic the way we understand it, two plus two in base ten is four.
But imagine if someone says, "What's ten plus four?" Well, ten plus four in the normal way we think about things is 14.
But ten plus four in base 12, like our clocks, if you say four hours after ten, what do you get? You get two. Ten plus four equals two. Now that's a second answer.
For the majority of the things we think about and talk about, there are multiple right answers.
It's a legitimate answer in a different context.
But this is what happens when you're an expert or this is what happens when someone declares your answer is right.
It shuts everybody else down.
It closes off brains. It closes off thinking, because we think, "Well, if that's the right answer, my answer must be wrong."
The crazy thing is that, for the majority of the things we think about and talk about, there are multiple right answers.
The fastest way to get the crowd to disconnect
When you get on stage and you articulate the, "This is the answer, this is what I've done and it worked and I'm telling you this," most of the people in the audience won't actually learn from you.
Instead, and especially if you really did some amazing things, they will come away with something different.
They will actually determine that they are not you.
And that's a pretty big difference.
When you get on stage and you say, "I've been doing this for 20 years," it's likely that the audience there will say, "Well, I haven't so I'm not you."
You'll say, "Well, I've done this so many times in a row," and they'll say, "Well, I haven't so I'm not you."
Or "I'm going to show you exactly how you can accomplish A, B and C because I've done it" and they think, "But I'm not you. You've just proven I'm not you."
And what happens? We close our minds. We stop listening because we've checked out, because we're already clear we're not you.
If you want to engage an audience, if you want your message to stick, then to move from the posture or the tone of an expert to an experienced learner suggests you're a learner, you're trying to figure things out, I'm a learner, I just happened to be a little bit more experienced. I just happen to be five feet in front of you, on the same journey.
And as I share my story in that context, as I share insights in that context, I just happen to be a little further ahead, which causes you to start wondering and asking, "Well, what happens if I get to here?" Or, "Will I experience that?" Or, "How did you get past that so that I can get past it?"
Notice what's happened. My brain is firing with questions. I haven't shut down. And that has everything to do with your posture when you get on stage.
This isn't about specific words
I'm not talking about the specific words.
I'm not talking about your introduction.
I'm not talking about how you present in terms of your material or even the content of your presentation.
I'm talking about your tone.
I'm talking about whether or not people experienced you as someone's who's on the same journey as them, someone who's like them, or whether they experience you as a unique expert with so much experience that it's a disconnect from who they are.
If there's a disconnect, they won't learn from you.
This is predominantly why some of the most well known public speakers, some of the most well known and effective presenters come across as the every day person. The person next door. Because they realized that if they put themselves on a different pedestal, if they put themselves as a different, they won't connect.
I mean, think about a stand up comedian who's famous, or think about a musician who's famous. You don't think when you're in the audience, "I'm like them and I could learn from them and I could be them." You just think, "They're them and I'm me and we're really different."
Be every person in the audience
The question you've got to ask yourself when you go up to present is, how do you want your audience to interact?
Do you want them to see the gulf of difference between the two of you or do you want them to feel like, "Yeah, we're pretty similar and I can learn from this and I want to get from this and I even have questions about this now."
If it's the latter, which I suspect it is, then it's going to change the way you have your tone, it's going to change the way you communicate, it's going to change how present yourself. It'll be subtle, it'll be in little different words and phrases, but it is a change in your demeanor; it's a change in your approach and it's a change in the way you communicate to others.
Because ultimately, you need to become every person, you need to become someone just like them, rather than pontificating from the expert posture.
Here's a consultant who is talking about farts. Seriously. But the story is fantastic and his point on being vulnerable is on point!
Show people more of the map
My recommendation, from a tonal perspective, is that you go up as an experienced learner, sharing as a guide, if you will – as a guide sharing a little more of the map.
You can imagine that every audience member has a map. They've sketched out a part of their map. Unfortunately, they have a big map and only one part of it has been defined. On the part they've experienced has been defined.
All you want to do, if you do your job well, all you want to do is show them or expose them to more parts of the map, by explaining, "Look, you're going to get here and when you see this, you're going to notice all these things and I'm going to walk you through and help you navigate, because I'm just a little further ahead but I want you to see that part, I want you to discover that part of your map so that you can move forward and progress to the next steps." If you do that, there's a strong likelihood that your message will stick.
Most of us learned what we know by way of mistakes
Choose vulnerability.
Maybe that's the simplest way to say what I want to say. Instead of acting like you were born knowing all that you do, approach the stage with the sense that you're there to share insights that were hard won. Won by making mistakes. Mistakes that now others don't need to make.
Choose vulnerability.

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Opening with a song entitled Democracy, the Tuareg musical group, Ensemble Tartit ignited a relationship with a Seattle audience as well as, opening ears, eyes and minds to a culture that exists in the sands of the African Sahara Desert. Needless to say that it was easy to forget that we were in fact sitting in a packed auditorium while members of Tartit, including four veiled male and five powerful women musicians, sat crossed leg on an oriental rug that graced the stage.
They could in fact be sitting around a cozy campfire sharing their thoughts of politics and life through a reverie of polyphonic voices, hand claps while accompanied by an array of exotic string instruments. One might even be reminded of the French classic, The Little Prince in which the titular character finds himself wandering through the Sahara encountering treasures and insights along the way. It's an adventure that some might find themselves romanticizing, yet in reality and sadly this nomadic lifestyle is fading with the sands of time due to economics, politics and AIDS (a plague that sweeps across the African continent).
All of these problems were addressed in Tarit's repertoire of songs and the groups multi-city US tour in which the group appeared in concert and taught workshops at public schools further emphasizes the need for preservation of the Tamashek culture. After all, when tribal cultures lose their natural way of life, they are faced with immense poverty as they try to assimilate into the dominant culture. Language and music disappear along with the souls of those cultures. Everyone loses and it's a sad affair.
Politics aside, Tartit's musicians, dancers and vocalists instated a celebratory mood filled with flirtation between the musicians, lively call and response songs and performances on the one-string violin (imzad played by Tafa Walet Alhousseini) lute (tehardant played by Issa Amanou & Idwal Ag Mohamed), an acoustic guitar (Mohamed Issa Ag Oumar) and drums (tinde performed by Walet Mohamedun Fadimata & Fadimata Walet Oumar). Many of the audience members would remember the title of the songs by the instruments featured on the songs. Five of the Tuareg musicians also danced, but not in the usual manner one would expect. Many of the dances were performed in seated positions with the combination of hand gestures and body movements that sent waves under the layers of muslin worn by the performers thus creating a hypnotic effect or something you would expect to find in ancient Egypt.
A few of the dances were performed standing and while hips and pelvis bones did sway, one would never confuse the dancing with more primal dancing found across the African continent. The group leaned toward flowing movements that captured timelessness. It's difficult to describe and too many adjectives would ruin the magic of the moment. Ensemble Tartit ended the concert with Voice of the Desert, a song that featured a marriage of male and female vocals which could easily be mistaken for a spiritual possession ceremony. As an encore, three of the vocalists sang a capella leaving the audience wanting more. There are CD's available for those folks who missed this fabulous performance. (As the review appeared on Cranky Crow World Music site).


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Not predicting, just giving out my thoughts and opinions on who could be a sleeper from each team. I feel as if this is called gambling with the sleepers, and it is in a way. I am not good in making preditions, especially in League Standings, but I must admit…I did well with he Free Agency Market. Anyway, this will be somewhat fun to see other people's opinions.Anaheim: This team has a couple of sleepers, Sykora and Oates. Paul Kariya would be the first player to choose from this team, so Sykora would most likely be the sleeper in both goals and assists. Though his departure from New Jersey could affect him emotionally, Oates and Kariya should boost his abilities up. The safer pick is Oates, but the big gamble is Sykora.
Atlanta: Kozlov is the gamble. I think this player will form a special line with Kovalchuk and Heatley, especially on the power-play. McEarchen might be overshadowed, so don't expect him to have a big season. My bets are on Kozlov.
Boston: Rolston could re-peat a 30 goal season. Thornton and Murray would be picked first, Rolston is the sleeper of this team if you are in a fantasy league with a live draft. He is also valuable because of his short-handed goals.
Buffalo: Afinogenov, this youngster has to start scoring. Once this kid scores goals, then Tim Connolly will add up his assists. I'm always waiting for Afinogenov to have a breakout season, and I hope it will be this one.
Calgary: It's tough to pick the sleeper of this team, but Marc Savard could have a 60 point season if he gives the puck to Iginla and Iginla scores. It's too big to gamble on Marc Savard though, but if he could be the sleeper of the Flames.
Carolina: Cole is a huge gamble, since it is his sophomore season, and the jinx is always hunting for the top young players. The sleeper here can be Cole, Vasicek, or the "we all forgot" David Tenabe. I'd like to pick Tenabe, the team improved, defense improved, and he is the offensive defenseman of the team.
Chicago: Kyle Calder could be the sleeper. With Amonte gone, and if the Blackhawks fail to sign a forward like Fleury, then Calder could step it up. He could be the sleeper, but don't gamble on sleepers in Chicago.
Colorado: Definitely Vrbata, especially if Tanguay is traded (highy doubt it). Vrbata is talented and perfect for the Avs, he should be a 2nd liner. I say this guy will almost double his points if he plays with Sakic, Forsberg, Drury, or Hejduk…especially on the PP.
Columbus: No one is a threat here in Columbus. I won't be happy if this team rushes Rick Nash to make the team, but if he does well…then he is the sleeper. Little scoring from this team.
Dallas: The sleeper has to be Morrow. Modano, Guerin, and Arnott will be the top point scorers, but the sleeper definitely remains Morrow. This kid never brokeout. His sophomore year he totaled 20 goals and 44 points. They are good numbers, but not break out season numbers. Morrow has yet to have a break out season, it could happen this upcoming season.
Detroit: I want to say Datsyuk is the sleeper, which could be, but somehow this player is on the same road as Afinogenov, so talented yet no numbers. I like Justin Williams a lot, he is a perfect player for the Wings. No gambling with the Red Wings, there are no real sleepers.
Edmonton: Mike York was a sleeper, so was Comrie…so the player left out is Jiri Dopita. I would never gamble on him, but there is that small lucky chance that Dopita could be the sleeper of this team. If the fantasy league you're in has "waivers", then keep an eye on him.
Florida: Huselius still remains the sleeper. He scored 45 points but a break out season is when a player scores a lot more points than he did the previous season. Huselius could end up topping 60 points the most since he is their current number one offensive gun with Valeri Bure.
Los Angeles: The only sleeper i can think of, the surprise player, is Eloranta. The Kings have the usual players who score points, and Smolinsky COULD have a decent season, but he might only make slight improvements. Eloranta is a good player, in my opinion, he just has to get the chance to work with the top guns. He could be LA's sleeper, but still not worth picking up.
Minnesota: Dupuis is the sleeper. When I had the chance to watch him, he is a team player and another scorer for the Wild. He seems hungry to score points, so my bets are on him.
Montreal: I can't pick the sleeper here, there are none. All these players won't be the "where did this guy come from!" So, I think that their rookies, maybe Marcel Hossa, who make the team are the sleepers. This team isn't done improving yet, they still need to trade Jeff Hackett
Nashville: Arkhipov has yet to bloom, and he could have a big improvement. He could reach his break out this upcoming season. He is a sleeper to pick.
New Jersey: I may be too exagerated, but I say Berglund will be the surprise player for the Devils. Friesen could be the popular sleeper, but the player to come out of nowhere is Berglund. Gionta will have a hard time getting by big size players. Though Berglund isn't big either, he has toughness, probably strength for a guy his size, and is the kind of player who will give his best every game. He scored 9 points in 15 games last season, and that tells me he will have a well projected season, hopefully all 82 games, with 45 points.
New York Islanders: It could be Isbister, but when is this baby face ever going to turn out a true power forward? He has a good shot, he has the size, and strength…yet what is he doing?! He might wake up and be Yashin's "special winger". Isle's need something…they made the playoffs last season because of a wonderful start, and that start gave these players the confidence and positive attitude that the Islanders are not the easy team to play against. They have players who called themselves true Islanders, winning Islanders.
New York Rangers: It all depends on who plays with Lindros and Bure. Barnaby scored those couple of goals (I remember people made fun of a Rangers fan after the deal when he said Barnaby could score a few points) with that line, and to me…any decent player could score points on that line. The name isn't there, yet, but who knows…it could be Nedved if Sather doesn't get enough value in return. The player to gamble with here is Bobby Holik. You roll the dice and you just hope they number turns out good. Holik is on a powerful offensive team, and just because he never scored 30 goals, it does not mean he will never score 30 goals. If he does score 30 g's though, all those comments of "he gets paid that much even if he didn't score 30 goals!" will be forgotten. I'll take my chances, Holik might not score 30 g's, but could total 60 points or so. Forget about Dvorak, two knee injuries that weaken his best skill will not make him score big.
Ottawa: Todd White had a solid season, and I think he will have a better season, improved with more scoring. He scored 50 points, which was very good, and he can score 50 points again…or more. He will be the player people forget about when looking at the Ottawa roster, so if he is available, keep a close eye on this player.
Philadelphia: I like Justin Williams, the Flyers currently have three right wingers. Tocchet (doubt he'll be on the team), Williams, and Recchi. I am pretty sure that a player could shift as RW, so I'd like some info on that, but Williams could have a break out season, a 50 point season with 25 goals. But, I am eager to see what Hitch does to this team.
Phoenix: Too hard for me to pick any sleepers here, so I would avoid this team. They have the good players, but no real sleeper….maybe Nagy, but I would not look for any sleepers here.
Pittsburgh: The Penguins are lacking depth, especially at LW. Milan Kraft has to have a break out season…he is big, and has the skills. When is this guy ever going to score the biggies? I wouldn't gamble on Kraft and the Penguins though, they are a risky team.
San Jose: I'll have a bottle of Marleau. He didn't have such a great season, but he had a great post-season. This guy is ready to put up the expected numbers in the NHL now, San Jose is a winning team and I have my bets on this youngster, who is still only 22 years old.
St. Louis: No sleeper.
Tampa Bay: I'd like to choose St. Louis, Lecavalier, and Fedotenko as the sleepers. Lecavalier isn't a bust yet, and no he was never going to be traded, he won't be traded now, and he never wanted to be traded. Lecavalier is ONLY 22 years old. He has yet to reach a break out season, he has skills, strength, size, and a good hockey mind. My bets are on this player, and he will score 65+ points in my mind. Fedotenko could also participate, as he and Lecavalier could build chemistry.
Toronto: No sleeper.
Vancouver: Jan Hlavac might have a 25 goal season. He is extremely talented and he just has to learn to not do too much and not be too fancy. I'd keep a close eye on Hlavac, he could start scoring for the Canucks.
Washington: Hmmm, let me guess. How about the player who will play on Jagr's line? We won't know yet, but maybe Zubrus is the real sleeper. At only age 24, Zubrus could start scoring.
So, these are my sleepers. I am not really predicting that these players will have great seasons, I am just sharing my thoughts and opinions on who could be the sleeper of each team, especially for fantasy leagues involving waivers. If you think there are other sleepers, go ahead and share. This could be quite useful if you joined wowhockey's fantasy hockey.
Thank you,
Micki Peroni
22 Responses to Sleepers
Finally a good article on this site that is actually useful and makes some sense!
I think Pilar could be classified as a "sleeper" for the Leafs. If he gets some pp time he could suprise. McCauley could fall under the "sleeper" category too since he's never really had a great regular season. I think 60points isnt out of the question depending on his ice time and linemates.
You know, he was my choice, and i support Pilar a lot…he impressed me enough in the playoffs, but i just didn't thin kit was right to include defensemen and goalies. Defensemen are really hard to pick and goalies….you have to be lucky that the team wins. As much as i wanted Khabibulin last season, he wouldn't have given me enough points.
I would keep an eye on Khabi, Richter, Giguere, and Turco for goalies to pick after the big ones.
RW Weinhandl played on the line with the Sedin twins for Modo of the Swedish Elite League.He's one of Sweden's top young prospects,having overcome a serious eye injury a few yrs ago.Isles have made comments that they think the sky's the limit with Weinhandl and they think he's now ready for the nhl.I think this kid's the reason the isles didn't make any move for MacEachern this summer and why they have shown no interest in Carter.They want to see how he looks on Yashin's wing in camp.
yes rolston! could not agree with you more
Great article. Some things I'd like to throw out there….
Tampa – Willis, he was great in carolina and I expect no less in Tampa Bay
Penguins – Beech, could have a breakout if put with someone capable like Hrdina or even kovalev. Also, Vujtek reported to newspapers he was signed to play on one of the Penguins top 2 lines, he could be a hit if paired with Lemieux (who isn't a hit with him?). A long shot is Koltsov, recently signed form russia, it's yet to be determined if he can score. Kraft I would skip, I watch the pens and he isn't remotely near clicking along the way he does in the minors.
New Jersey – Tverdovsky could put up the nubers here he never could in Aneheim
Other than that, great article. I especially like Tanabe, Hlavac, and Rolston.
i was going to write something similar about the PENS, Kraft may be a sleeper but i prefer kolstov and i don't think Vujtek will rock but then like you said anyone can score with Mario, my best sleeper bet would have to be Beech too.
McCauley could be considered a sleeper too, espcially after last years playoffs.
In terms of articles predicting the acheivers and underachievers next year this is by far the best article written. Micki you did a wonderful job in writing this. What would you have to say about Alexander Khavanov and Alyn McCauley being sleepers for the Blues and Leafs? Also, Gionta has a little spunk, and can survive against the bigger sized players. He may not be as skilled as Fleury, or as crazy, but he kind of reminds me of him. He will be a big part of the lineup along with Berglund, and can be considered a sleeper too.
"…and that start gave these players the confidence and positive attitude that the Islanders are not the easy team to play against. They have players who called themselves true Islanders, winning Islanders"
HOLY SHIT…did Mikster just compliment the Isles?
Mikster…maybe I've been too rough on ya. You really wrote a good blurb about the Isles, and unlike other Islander Comments you've written…I didn't want to pull out a pistol and shoot the monitor when I read it!
I'm being sincere here, Micki. Good job on the Sleeper Article overall too, it was the first enjoyable article I've read here in a while! Did aliens abduct you and turn you into a decent hockey writer all of a sudden?
Anyways, since Mikster chose sleepers that were UNBIASED to both the Isles and Rangers…here are my unbiased sleepers for the rival organizations:
NY Rangers: Sandy McCarthy. With the improved Rangers actually having a second line to fall back on with Holik and Dvorak…the first line won't be as overworked as it was last year…possibly creating more scoring chances for the Bure-Lindros combo, since teams will struggle with finding d-matchups for Holik and Lindros, creating a little chaos, and opening more opportunities for the Rangers. Sandy McCarthy will most likely be the Left Wing they choose to flank Bure and Lindros…
If he's full-time with Bure and Lindros, Sandy will at least have 40 assists this season. And his goal output should increase accordingly.
New York Islanders: Trent Hunter. This Prospect made everyone take notice during his NHL debut in the Playoffs last year. He had 1 goal and two assists in 3 games.
But, even bigger than those numbers, was how impressively the 21 year-old cycled with Alexei Yashin in his first game on Alexei's First Line (game 6). Management is in love with the fact that this kid perfectly meshes with Laviolette's "Grind and Cycle" system.
Also came thisclose to tying the Game 7 against the Leafs with a memorable Coast-to-Coast run up the boards and a world-class deke-job, unfortunately his shot was inches away from sending the game in to overtime.
Carried the Isles' AHL affiliate to the Finals last year with 38g, 46a, 84p in 97 games.
Rumblings within the organization are saying that Trent Hunter is going to start Training Camp on the First Line with Yashin, and that the Right Wing spot is his to lose. Pretty impressive for a rookie.
Thank you very much,
Someone mentioned Pilar and why i didn't consider him a sleeper. I just don't like to gamble on defensemen. I remember Aucoin had an incredible year and then he was dealt to Tampa Bay becuase he was doing horrible. It's hard to find defensemen who are sleeper, and the only one i liked to mention was Tenabe. Khavanov doesn't total a lot of points.
Alyn McCauley is too much of a big gamble for me. He did have a good post-season, but i have this hunch that the Leafs won't be as good.
I am a Berglund fan…and he isn't much bigger than Gionta, but he has more passion than Gionta…he is grittier. Gionta is more talented with puck handling, but Berglund has the attitude the Devils need. I can always be wrong, and Gionta might end up as the sleeper for the Devs, but i like Berglund more.
Hey, i have the right to show my hatred for the Isle's. But, when i want to write something serious and interesting, i show my true hockey fan side.
I saw Hunter and he did impress me, also…the Isle's will be lenient on his chances of making the club. So, if he is good enough, then they will bring him on the team. I am surprised that Hunter will make the team before Torres.
Isle's need a winger, and it's better to acquire a pro winger than try to force a youngster to play on Yashin's wing….but anything is possible! I want to see a match-up between Blackburn and DiPietro.
Thank for the comment,
p.s. Ya have to get used to me, next time you see me talk trash on the Isle's, you can laugh….because it's really not true 😉
You know guys ,that there are some of us who don't give one hoot about the Leafs, Wings, Rangers, Islanders. Constant and repetitive comments about these teams is getting to be a bit much; try something else.
Just had to say that. Anyhow, I believe that one of the more unknowns on Atlanta will be their sleeper. Someone like Hartigan or Tremblay.
Yeah, and tell those nude celebrity sites to quit giving all the attention to Pan Anderson and Anna Kournikova. What about B. Arthur? Or Barbara Walters? In all seriousness, I think if there were more fans of teams like Atlanta on this site, you wouldn't see so much attention paid to the more popular clubs.
lol, my point exactly.
Hey! That's my speculation bubble! SWEET!
I like your pick for Wings sleeper. Jason Williams is more than solid defensively, and at the end of the season he was showing that he was an offensive force. (3 goals in last two games while the rest of the offense was sleeping earned him a playoff spot.) I can't believe that this guy wansn't drafted and that the wings signed him as a free agent!
Mannakilla and aaron had it right. If there were more fans of other teams on the site, they'd get more posts. Why bother posting about, say, Columbus if there are no Colubus fans on the site to care about it?
It's not just about who's popular and who isn't; its about the game itself. Do you always pay attention only to what is popular? I enjoy hearing about all the teams and players in the game, not just the ones with the most fans.
And there are fans of the smaller teams here. We have fans everywhere, just not as many. True, we don't get as many posts. But we care as much or more about our small teams as you do about your big-market clubs. Don't fool yourself.
A few players were missing from your list, I think McCauley and Hoglund from the Leafs(He has scored close to 30 goals in a season and could do it again). and for Calgary look at Kobasew as a sleeper, there is always a chance he'll spend the year in the minors but he could easily win the calder as well. He has a nose for the net. Mark Denis is finally getting a shot at number one, he may finally prove he is the real deal and become a solid number one goalie.
Well I guess you fans of the smaller market teams should hop off your horse and start writing! It's not like you're gonna get an Avs fan, or Rangers fan, or a Wings fan to write about your teams, because frankly we don't care all that much about basement dwellars. I mean I'm not gonna submit a theory on physics because I'm not an expert in that field. I'll write about the things that I know and keeping track of the last place teams is not what I'm into. We all want to keep track of whose winning and possibly could win. Why would we trouble ourselves with who gets the First Draft Pick?
definatly Jonus Hougland of the Leafs. i went to see the Leafs in the playoffs last year and every time he got the puck he would just dump it in the zone and move to the bench. HELLOOOOO!!!! we're not paying this guy to to watch the game, he's payed to play the fu*king game!!!! trade the bastard!!! and who ever thinks McCauley is a sleeper should be shot
I don't think you really understand the concept of the 'sleeper pick'.
It's not a derogatory term.
A perfect example of a sleeper pick for a team was Stevie Sullivan getting picked up on waivers by the Blackhawks. At the time, it made very little mention in either Toronto or Chicago. Until Sullivan scored 30 goals that year and followed it up with a 76 point season.
Pretty much, it just means guys that seem to come out of nowhere and have great seasons.
Hence, Alyn McCauley, having solidified a spot on the team and maybe as the number 2 centre on the Leafs could be considered a sleeper pick, because no one knows how he will adapt. If he puts up 60-75 points, it will definately seem to come out of nowhere it you just looked at his stats on the back of a hockey card.
Jonas Hoglund, on the other hand, is not a sleeper pick, as everybody knows he sucks and requires a centre who can giftwrap him goals.
Personally, I love reading about all the teams too. Problem: I like READING. I don't know enough about atlanta or anaheim or Minnesota or Columbus to write about them. Now, the atlanta article that was posted a little while ago, great article, i loved it. But could I have written it? Nope! I didn't know what the heck was going on in atlanta! So, if I'm writing something, it's the wings. If I'm reading, I'm reading everything.
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The holiday season is still a couple of months away, but according to a new analysis out today, you've only got about three weeks before airfares start going up.
An analysis of last year's fares by comparison travel website Kayak found that average prices for domestic travel for Thanksgiving jumped 17% above the lowest average fares after mid-October.
For Christmas and New Year's Eve, average fares increased up to 51% and 25%, respectively, after mid-October.
Kayak spokeswoman Jessica Casano-Antonellis recommends that travelers book domestic flights for the Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving, when prices are lower.
As for return flights, she says the weekend after Thanksgiving has some of the highest fares. Instead, travelers should consider returning on Thanksgiving Day, when fares dropped 36% below the mean last year. Flying back Friday or the following Tuesday would also be less expensive.
International fares are generally going to be higher the closer you get to the holidays, she says.
"Last year international airfares for Thanksgiving and December holidays all steadily increased until the day of departure, so we recommend booking as soon as possible," she says.
Airlines have generally been cutting back on the number of flights they make available as they try to increase profits.
"Airlines recognize that demand is very high. … They can charge high prices, and people have to pay for it," says Bijan Vasigh, professor of economics and finance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. "Airlines are able to increase their prices by 30%, 40%, 50%, sometimes double the price in order to compensate for the periods when [demand] is not that strong."
Those who traveled the weekend before Christmas paid some of the highest fares last year, so Casano-Antonellis says travelers should fly out as close to Dec. 25 as possible. The Saturday before and the Saturday after Christmas had some of the most expensive fares.
International travelers saved money when they departed between Dec. 23 and 26 and returned between Dec. 28 and Dec. 31.
If you want to travel domestically for New Year's Eve, your best bet is to depart between Dec. 29 and Jan. 1 and return between Dec. 31 and Jan. 3.
The worst time to fly internationally was New Year's Day, when prices spiked 33%.
"To save on New Year's Eve domestic airfare, travelers should keep their trips short," Casano-Antonellis says.


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Over the years, former Saturday Night Live star David Spade has been outspoken on plenty of different subjects. And though he stopped being quite as controversial once he hit his middle-age years, he's still not one to sugarcoat the truth when need be. And even though he wasn't quite asked about the worst host he'd ever worked with on SNL, he took no time in sharing his answer: Steven Seagal.
Spade was promoting his new memoir Almost Interesting on Bravo's Watch What Happens: Live, and when host Andy Cohen asked Spade which of his former cast-mates he found to be overrated, Spade decided not to make it about the actors at all.
Maybe the host. Steven Seagal. He was a little tough. I mean, he was actually tough, and he was tough to work with. It was hard. He did not want to play along.
Seagal, known as much for breaking people's arms and legs in movies as much as anything else, appeared as the host of Episode 18 of Season 16, with Michael Bolton as the musical guest. And if you're going to be less fondly remembered than Bolton in 1990, then you know you're doing something wrong.
Spade's admission on this front definitely isn't the only one that's come up over the years, as creator Lorne Michaels said it himself on the air during a Season 18 episode. Stories have circulated ever since that Seagal was very douchey to the cast and writers and generally didn't have much of a sense of humor about anything. (And anyone who has ever watched Steven Seagal: Lawman knows this to be true in spades…David spades.) He also reportedly refused to come out of his dressing room to perform in a Hanz and Franz sketch because Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon's characters claimed they could beat him up. A true class act.
I guess it's no surprise that Seagal was never asked back to host the show, even though just about anyone else who has ever took the stage was asked back at some point. He would totally have been marked for death had that happened.
Check out the entire segment below, in which Spade also talks about his sparring with Rob Schneider.
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Towards a Group Formation MethodologyRazmerita, Liana; Brun, Armelle (Nordwijkerhout, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Group work has been adopted as an important tool to support collaborative work in order to enhance learning processes. There is a wealth of literature related to group performance and the impact of group composition on group and individual performance. However, very few studies address the issue on how to automatically form groups. This article proposes a methodology that could be used by professors to form groups automatically taking into account different criteria as well as the students' profile. This methodology is based on a pilot study that analyzes group composition of self-formed student groups. The pilot study findings suggest that students tend to form homogeneous group in terms of level of the knowledge. Furthermore, students report that working on common topics of interests was a decisive factor in forming the groups. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8335
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Abstract: The paper proposes a framework for assessment and design of B2C websites focussing on Web 2.0 and social media as vehicles for involvement of current and potential customers. Three overall strategic dimensions are proposed for characterization of websites, whether the 1) purpose is branding or e-commerce, 2) communication is one-way or two-way, 3) focus is transaction or innovation. When these three strategic binary dimensions are combined, we get 2 x 2 x 2 or a total of 8 different triplet combinations. The framework is used for an assessment of 15 fashion websites in the years 2006, 2008 and 2010. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8429
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Abstract: Most luxury fashion brands have yet to develop a clear and focused integrated online strategy, as they have struggled with the dilemma of interacting with fans and customers online. We observed how 35 luxury fashion brands utilized social and interactive online technologies since 2006 by formulating a framework for assessing fashion websites and brand controlled social media sites. Our findings illustrate that the observed luxury brands have increased their adoption of social and interactive digital technologies since 2006, and that with the help of Web 2.0 technologies fashion brands can create an immersing and innovative environment online.The findings also have relevance for practitioners, as the developed 8C framework can function as a checklist for fashion brand website creation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8528
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The Role of Web 2.0 Tools for Managing Knowledge at Individual and Organisational LevelsRazmerita, Liana; Kirchner, Karhrin; Sudzina, Frantisek (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Purpose – This paper discusses new approaches for managing personal knowledge in the Web 2.0 era. We question whether Web 2.0 technologies (social software) are a real panacea for the challenges associated with the management of knowledge. Can Web2.0 reconcile the conflicting interests of managing organisational knowledge with personal objectives? Does Web 2.0 enable a more effective way of sharing and managing knowledge at the personal level? Design /methodology/approach – Theoretically deductive with illustrative examples. Findings – Web 2.0 plays a multifaceted role for communicating, collaborating, sharing and managing knowledge. Web 2.0 enables a new model of PKM that includes formal and informal communication, collaboration and social networking tools. This new PKM model facilitates interaction, collaboration and knowledge exchanges on the web and in organisations. Practical implications – Based on these findings professionals and scholars will gain a better understanding of the potential role of Web 2.0 technologies for harnessing and managing personal knowledge. The paper provides concrete examples of how Web 2.0 tools are currently used in organisations. Originality/value – As Web 2.0 has become integrated in our day-to-day activities, there is a need to further understand the relationship between Web 2.0 and Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8933
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BOSTON, Mass.— Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, Mass.) and Tayla Andrews (Plymouth, Mass.) each scored twice and UMass Boston recorded a season-high 31 shots en route to a 4-1 victory over Suffolk University Wednesday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Field.
Ledin finished with two goals and an assist for a season-high five points, while Andrews added two second-half markers to help the Beacons to their first two-game winning streak of the season.
Juniors Amanda Pugliese (Pembroke, Mass.) and Brittany Castillo (Yarmouth, Mass.) each added assists in the win. For Pugliese it was her first point of the year after recording 17 as a sophomore, while Castillo picked up her team-leading third assist of the year.
Junior goaltender Dani Perkins (Murrieta, Calif.) picked up her first win of the year in her first start, by making one save on two Rams shots.
Taylor Miranda scored the lone Suffolk goal of the game, while junior netminder Melissa Brouillette made eight stops on 12 shots on goal.
For the second straight game UMass Boston dominated all the statistical categories. The Beacons recorded a season-high 31 shots, compared to just four for Suffolk; while UMass Boston also held a 12-2 edge in shots on goal and 8-1 advantage on corner kicks.
Ledin opened the scoring just 6:41 into the game off a strong through ball from Pugliese. The pass was briefly knocked away by a diving Brouillette, but Ledin recovered possession and was able to dribble away from the keeper, before launching a strike into the twine for a 1-0 lead.
The Beacons added to their lead just over two minutes later-when Pugliese and Ledin connected again. Pugliese sent a strong cross into the box where Ledin headed it home over the Rams' keeper's hands, to push the lead to 2-0 at the 8:47 mark.
Suffolk continued the scoring spree at 10:32, when Hannah McNulty's through ball left Miranda one-one-one with the keeper and Miranda's low shot slipped by Perkins to cut the Beacons' lead to 2-1.
UMass Boston would dominate the rest of the half, earning a 17-4 advantage in shots.
The Beacons broke through just over 15 minutes into the second half when Andrews scored off of a Castillo corner kick. Castillo's kick curved into the box where Andrews deftly headed it in past the Rams defense.
Seven minutes later Andrews capped off the scoring with her sixth goal of the season. Ledin slipped a pass through two defenders to Andrews, who prompty dribbled by the final defender, before sending a low shot into the near corner for a 4-1 Beacons goal at the 68:25 mark.
From there the Beacons defense and bench took over, as the Beacons closed out the half with a 14-0 shot advantage.
UMass Boston will return to action Saturday afternoon when they host Little East Conference rival UMass Dartmouth at 1 p.m. in the Beacons conference home opener.


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Featured Creatives
July 2016
Jason Travis has served as a photographer/designer at MailChimp in the past - these days working as a freelancer in L.A., having his hands in a bunch of creative outlets, which he tells us they all help compliment each other and make each piece stronger. He goes on to tell us the importance of being honest with his work has helped him be more original with each design and has helped structured his life.
When did you fall in love with design and how did you get started?
I began falling in love with design during my time at Georgia State. I made life long friends and had inspiring professors. After graduation I found community around Atlanta splitting my time at different agencies and companies learning from those around me and also challenging myself. I definitely had some hardships finding the right fit after design school. That was a tough growth period. I think some people fall into that more easily than others but I've always known I wanted a career in design and I've never given up.
Give us the elevator pitch on what you do.
I'm a photographer, designer, videographer, illustrator, and musician. I approach every project in the most creative way possible, and by any means possible. My time spent working with design influences my photographs, and my love of illustration influences my design. My love of music and art influence how I spend my day to day life. It all goes hand in hand. I try to keep an open mind and approach every project with a fresh pair of eyes. Creating gives me the means to express a wide array of emotions and ideas. Its an endless exploration.
What does a typical working day include for you right now?
Since I moved to Los Angeles earlier this year I've been busy working freelance. I've shot numerous campaigns for different companies, painted a 60 ft mural, and spent time on a few personal projects. Every day has been a new adventure and a learning experience. For the prior 3.5 years, I served as a photographer/designer on the MailChimp marketing team. There, I applied a wide variety of skills to help build the company's reputation as a creative company to watch. I enjoyed spending time at the Atlanta office and being part of a dynamite team.
How did you develop your style as an illustrator and what tips would you have for others?
I've always wanted my style to be honest and reflect who I am and what I enjoy. My illustration style has evolved over the years but I've never wanted to be a copy of anyone else. I stick to what I like. Thin lines, simplicity, contrast, humor, strangeness. I emphasize "the idea" and I think that's where my inner designer emerges. Taking everything I've learned from childhood through college and beyond.
What career advice would you give your 16yr old self?
I would tell myself "You have a lot to learn but keep doing what you are doing and stay true to your vision and path." I've definitely had a few obstacles along the way but I wouldn't be who I am today without those experiences and growing from them. The digital landscape has changed vastly since I was in school. I feel that everyone must continue to adapt and grow with the world around them. However, I still embrace timeless and classic influences, even looking inward at my former self when I was motivated by the simple urge to create for the sheer love of it. As I grow older I never want to forget that feeling.
What has been your highlights since you started out?
I've had a lot of highlights and been very thankful for all of them. It hasn't all been a piece of cake. There's no way it can be - that's not realistic. My Persona series, which I started right out of college and features over 450 individuals from all walks of life, has been featured by CNN, USA Today, Yahoo, and I've appeared multiple times on HLN. I was recently published in the book Things Organized Neatly. I've had the pleasure to work with some of the most talented photographers, illustrators, and designers out there. I've been able to investigate, discover, document, explore, travel, and work on some very excited projects that have shaped me as a person and I consider the journey itself to be a highlight.
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Advantages of Hiring a Real Estate Lawyer
The procedure for buying and selling any type of property be it commercial building or residential house can be tiring and complex. Mistakes in such transactions can lead to serious financial loss to the part of buyer and seller. For this reason, in an effort to prevent these types of issues and at the same time, protect yourself from blunders in real estate realm, it is best to seek professional assistance.
As long as you're backed by a real estate lawyer, you will know all the important elements included in real estate transaction while getting protection from cases of financial loss.
Real estate lawyers have the experience and knowledge in carrying out this procedure and provide sound advice before you and your agent prepare the agreement of sale and purchase. What your attorney is going to do is advise you on what is the best course of action to take in minimizing misunderstandings or conflicts and protect your best interests. Without their assistance, there is a great chance that you're agreeing to something that you aren't aware of and can lead to huge financial lost or even worse, face lawsuit.
Thorough and qualified real estate lawyer will be communicating and working with the seller's/buyer's agent and lawyer to ensure that the entire transaction will get a closing on time and also, keep you apprised of potential problems that might come up throughout the process. Your real estate attorney can help you in so many ways than you can think of.
It is them who will be reviewing the agreement of sale and purchase, check for errors that might risk your interest and so on. It's best that you have a lawyer to review the agreement prior to signing it. It is the job of the lawyer as well to check for other documents that might affect the title and if you're purchasing, they will complete title search of property to make sure that you're getting the property with a clean title. Now if you will be financing your purchase, your attorney will work together with the financial institution and then, coordinate funding as well as register the mortgage on title.
Your real estate lawyer will establish communication with your real estate agent to ensure that condition similar to home inspection and financing are met by the dates required. Items similar to land, property taxes, transfer taxes and other related fees will be addressed with you. With the assistance of your lawyer you can steer clear of making mistakes that are usually overlooked which can affect the entire transaction negatively.
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Fraction kicked this interview with Mitch Hurwitz over to me last night, in which he discusses the series of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT he's done at Netflix. As with Netflix' previous two original offerings, all fifteen episodes of the series will be released for streaming simultaneously. Also, he knew he was getting all fifteen episodes up front.
And he gets into some interesting stuff about how that environment allowed him to structure the show in ways that were new for him:
Anyway, I started sketching it out, and I had this funny idea for Maeby. It doesn't quite fit into the master family story, but it's funny for Maeby, and I do have this funny bit for Tobias where he writes pop songs. He's written a song called "I Kissed a Boy." I just had all these crazy notions, and suddenly I was overwhelmed by the task of squeezing all these unrelated stories into a movie that has a central plot.
Then I had this idea. "Well, what if there's an anthology show?" I've been in TV for a long time, and one of the ideas that gets pitched a lot is the idea of an anthology show. Those really worked in the Fifties and Sixties with shows like The Twilight Zone, Route 66 and Alfred Hitchcock. It's a different thing every week.
So I thought, "I might have an opportunity now because of what may or may not be an abiding interest in these characters. I could do an anthology series, like Maeby, episode 3 or George Michael, episode 5." I just loved this idea.
I was working on simultaneous storytelling – "This is what happens from 2006 to 2013." The characters are going to bump into each other. You gotta know that George Senior is going to run into Michael. You can't just have George Senior doing his thing.
We ended up with an eight-hour movie of Arrested Development where the pieces do kind of come together. Not only was the show told out of sequence, it was shot out of sequence.
And, whether it's occurred to him or not, he's talking about big interleaved novelistic structure. Which, it seems to me, is entirely perfect for a release system where one can (if one's blowing off work for the day) watch the whole damn thing in a single sitting.Comments closed


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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Now That I Know You Like Camp Stimey, I'm Going to Talk About Brushing My Dog.
I'm also pleased that those of you that followed along last year tell me that I came across as a competent and creative mom. I'm happy to hear that competence/creativity is what comes through instead of buffoonery and dingbattiness.
(Although I have a feeling that some of that comes through too.)
Now that you're all excited about Camp Stimey though, I have to tell you that we didn't do camp at all today. When I said yesterday that today was going to be Personal Grooming and House Cleaning day, I wasn't kidding.
I took Sam to get his hair cut (Jack and Quinn politely declined). I cut everyone's finger AND TOE nails. (Thanks for pointing out that my three kids can't have 60 fingernails, Magpie.) I Furminated the dog. I even did Day One of the fucking 30-Day Shred. Which is not technically grooming, but somewhat related.
I got stopped in my little dudes' bedroom on the house cleaning. After three weeks of house guests, that place was a disaster. I made Sam go under the bed to bring out all the crap that gets dropped down there. Evidently he found some ants and I suggested that this might mean that he's been sneaking food into his room and he claimed that they were non-food eating ants and there has never ever been a Gogurt or a [petrified] cheese stick in there. Ever.
And then he did a lot of complaining that I was making him go under the bed with the biting ants ("I think one of them was kind of red, Mom.") and how it was terrible and all. And then I told him that I couldn't care less, but when he was done I gave him a dollar and let him play video games.
So tomorrow is going to be Boat Day, with a side of Cleaning the Rest of the House. Cross your fingers that there is no more fossilized cheese and that we all return safely from whatever boat we end up on.
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I think you have to have some buffoonery and dingbattiness in order to be competent and creative. You need elements of all of it.ReplyDelete
I just tried to brush my cat. He hates it. And my vet wants furminators outlawed. Okay, my cat is too old and his skin is too thin. But a big ol' fluffy dog? I say - have at it!!
Following a particularly harrowing Tuesday around here, my husband insightfully mentioned that there really is no dignity in this stage of parenting.ReplyDelete
Buffoonery, by accident or design, is inevitable.
I'm doing the 30 day shred as well! Can you still walk? Or was I really that out of shape?ReplyDelete
I can relate to house being a mess..I had so many house guests last month and then expecting atleast three different families next month .. Summer comes and people think we have hotel or something.. it is driving me crazy..ReplyDelete
Yum, fossilized cheese.ReplyDelete
I think today is going to be laundry day at our house...so boat day sounds like so much more fun. I am going to have E help with the laundry, since he insists on using his shirt as a napkin (when he has a real paper napkin in his other hand)!!!! Maybe it can also be "throw your own trash away" day instead of hiding it in the couch cushins...Arrrrrgh!!!ReplyDelete
Pirate Adventures in Annapolis - very fun. Ants under bed, very scary. (I have a bug thing.)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Will boat day = paddle boats in the Tidal basin?? Oooooh, that would be my vote!!ReplyDelete
Dude, I brushed our dogs today, too!!!! Seriously, the amount of hair that comes out of those creatures is just CRAZY. It makes me hot just looking at it! From Baci alone I get a ball the size of a cantalope.ReplyDelete
Also, in preparing for the new couch tomorrow, we moved our old one into the garage until the girl we're giving it to comes to get it, and I had to face what has collected under it. Egad.


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