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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
As If
I've been mulling over the DC vs. Marvel thing for a while now, but it wasn't until I saw this piece of news that it all became crystal clear.
By acquiring the comic book rights to Worlds of Warcraft, DC has produced what we in theatre call a character revelation. It's totally fitting that a comic book company whose current major storylines require a detailed knowledge of 60 years of continuity will now publish a title based on an obsessively-detailed multi-level online game. Because, when you come right down to it, the DCVerse in its current state is the comic book equivalent of a badly programmed obsessively-detailed multi-level computer game.
And by having continuity issues drive stories across the line, DC is in effect saying two things:
1) "Hey—fanboy—yeah, you—the one who knows every incarnation of the Legion of Super Heroes. This universe is for you."
(2) "New readers? Sorry—we're selling to our base."
And what are they selling that base? Footnotes instead of stories.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Things you might not know about Matthew
Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
You're on a date, you try to please --
You give his hand a little squeeze;
You flash a smile, but all he sees
Is desperation.
You do your best to ring her bells;
Your aim's as good as William Tell's --
You wear cologne, but all she smells
Is desperation.
You speak your peace; she hears a whine.
Your compliments sound like a line.
You make a date; he never calls.
You hit the gas; your engine stalls.
You wade into the dating pool;
You think you're so mature and cool,
But you're all wet; you're just the fool
Of desperation.
You're like a flower in a drought:
Each drip you see's a waterspout.
What you call thirst is all about
The desperation.
You're writing love, he's reading need;
You buy a rose, she sees a weed;
You offer gifts, he sees the strings --
And that's when the fat lady sings.
It's not about the perfect fit,
It doesn't matter who you hit –-
It's like Romantic "Tag –- you're it!"
It's desperation.
It leaves you hungry when you feed,
It jacks you up like uncut speed,
It blossoms like a cancer weed --
It's desperation.
You're like a vampire in a dive:
You'll pick up skells just to survive.
They don't need souls to help you thrive --
They only have to be alive.
When everyone looks ripe to wed
And total strangers strike you dead,
Roll over and go back to bed:
It's desperation.
When friends you knew ten years ago
Look hot as Marilyn Monroe
Or kissable as mistletoe --
That's desperation.
You look around and all you see
Are those with the capacity
To look at you romantically,
And so you chase them frantically.
So when the world is chock full of
Potential happiness and love,
Odds are you're in the iron glove
Of desperation.
And what you do's why you're undone --
The ones you try to hug will run,
'Cause all they see's the loaded gun
Of desperation.
Take up guitar and sing the blues;
Put on your specs and read the clues --
Nobody normal's gonna choose
To dream of you until you lose
Your desperation.
Hangover (hăng'ō'vur)
2. A word that never leaves Matthew's lips (cf. Maynard G. Krebs and the word "work"). Example: "I am so huh-huh-huh-huh-horribly afflicted with an upset stomach this morning."
3. And if he ever does say the word, then it's something Matthew never admits he's having because he has an iron-stomach drink-like-a-fish party-like-a-rock-star reputation to uphold. ("Hangover? Hell no. I'm just using the porcelain cellphone to check my messages!")
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
A Thousand Words
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Eighteen Things I Said To Myself This Morning
1. OMFG I just slept through my alarm, and I'm an hour late for work!
2. Kill me now.
3. Why are my ankles clicking like a geiger counter?
4. God my head hurts.
5. The great thing about drinking six vodka martinis and two0 Cosmos instead of six pints of Guinness is that, when you wake up after three hours of sleep, only your head hurts.
6. The bad this is you sleep through your alarm clock.
7. A litre of Smart Water and four Advil: the breakfast of champions.
8. The breakfast of champions only stays in your stomach for three subway stops.
9. Why is it the only two times of day I feel energized to write is just before I have to go to work in the morning and just before I have to go to sleep at night?
10. I wonder if you-know-who will call me today?
11. Matthew's Theory of Aging: if you stop keeping count, the universe will follow suit. Sort of the reverse of "as above, so below." It certainly worked for the ten years I never wore a watch. I think I only aged about three months. But then I was also playing a lot of GameBoy, thinking about the future, and writing about five times as much as I am these days--all of which activities are designed to make you lose track of time.
12. Matthew's Second Law of Time: the more you lose track of time, the more Time loses track of you.
13. Matthew's First Law of Time? It always takes longer than you think.
14. This train ride is taking forever. By the time it's over I'll be 60.
15. When my father was 60, I was 33.
16. When my father was 55, I was 28.
17. There was a 28-year-old girl at the bar last night.
18. God my head hurts.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Ravages of Intelligence
SMART INDEPENDENT WOMEN: How about intelligence and independence?
MATTHEW: They don't intimidate me.
THE AVERAGE MALE: What are you, crazy? If I want intelligence I'll log on to Wikipedia. And independence? I define independence as seeing anyone I want, whenever I want, with no strings attached. Why the hell would I want that in a woman?
MATTHEW: Oh I don't know--because you want an equal, maybe?
THE AVERAGE MALE: You mean competition?
MATTHEW: Equality doesn't necessarily mean competition.
THE AVERAGE MALE: [stunned] It doesn't?
SMART INDEPENDENT WOMEN: I can't believe I'm hearing this.
MATTHEW: So a smart independent woman is competition?
THE AVERAGE MALE: What else could she be?
SMART INDEPENDENT WOMEN: You afraid of a little competition, big boy?
THE AVERAGE MALE: Hell no. But I don't date it, and I don't sleep with it, and I damn sure turn and run like hell whenever it makes a move in my direction.
SMART INDEPENDENT WOMEN: Are those your balls in a Starbucks Venti cup, or are you just glad to see me?
THE AVERAGE MALE: You're a feminist, aren't you.
SMART INDEPENDENT WOMEN: Oh will you just hurry up and marry a younger version of your mother already? [To MATTHEW:] See what we have to put up with? I'm Hermione and every guy in the world is thicker than Ron! Boys are STUPID!
MATTHEW: Let's throw rocks at them.
SMART INDEPENDENT WOMEN: I hosey the boulder.
Friday, July 20, 2007
no more marvelous nights*
Two Scenes From An Autobiographical Play
So we go around the room, and the lies people are telling are all pretty obvious, until they get to me. And I say, "Number one -- I didn't go to Viet Nam because I was 4-F. Number two -- I lost my virginity at 21 when my boss bought me a call girl for my birthday. Number three -- I have a bachelor's degree in theatre."
And the brunette, whose name is Luisa, says, "All right; so who thinks Tom has never had sex period, never mind sex with a hooker?" And seven people raise their hands. "Okay, who thinks Tom can't even spell 4-F, never mind that he was old enough to get his ass drafted in 1972?" Seven more hands go up. "And how many people think that Tom has a bachelor's degree in lying, not theatre?" And Luisa raises her own hand.
So everybody looks at me and I look around the room and I give them all a big smile, and then I look at Luisa and I say, "We are gonna be friends for life; 'cause I never went to college."
LUISA: That's not how I remember it. The way I remember it, nobody raised their hand for the bachelor's degree. I know I didn't. I raised my hand on the hooker.
TOM: Yeah, but it makes a better story this way.
LUISA: I think the truth is a better story.
TOM: The truth is not dramatic.
LUISA: Oh you want drama. [waving for the waiter] Check, please.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Captain America Does Green Lantern/Green Arrow
Buried inside Mark Millar's original proposal for Civil War is the following on the fate of Captain America. Millar proposes something called Doom tech which would
- eliminate every superpower in the world . . . It's right here we have Cap dropped into the situation as he heroically defends his fellow heroes, climbing inside and closing the whole thing down. Huge explosion and smoke everywhere followed by the awe on the faces of the heroes he saved as we see skinny Steve Rogers lying here stripped of his powers . . .
Cut to the epilogues and we basically set up the new Marvel Universe here with Bucky taking over as the new Cap . . . [and then] before we close the whole thing with Nick Fury talking to the 97lb Steve Rogers in the closing pages . . . as he admits that, despite everything, he's kind of excited to get his life back again. He's heading out to discover America and rediscover himself and Nick smiles. Steve hopes he isn't being selfish and Nick says no way. "One Hell of a tour of duty you just had, soldier", he tells Steve and Steve just smiles. They salute and Steve Rogers, skinny as a rake, walks off into the sunset like all the best heroes should.
THE UPSHOT: Winter Soldier as Cap for a year before Steve gets the call and gets revitalized for the movie.
Meanwhile, Cap crisscrosses America driving a beat-up truck in a Neal Adams-drawn 12-issue-miniseries, battling thinly disguised caricatures of the current Vice President. Y'know, like this:
If Loneliness Was Cash, I'd Be A Millionaire
That's one kind of loneliness. It's common; it's generic -– it's barcode loneliness. Then there's the lonesomeness I feel because there's no one special in my life. Most people have an open passport to that particular country; me? I have dual citizenship.
I've been trying to get rid of that loneliness since I was twelve, and fell head over heels for the girl across the street. Didn't work out, but that's my pattern. Girl on one side of the street, me on the other, and whenever I make a move, I get hit by a car.
On those rare occasions when I manage to dodge the car and get the girl, my special person loneliness disappears completely. Problem is, it gets replaced by a third kind of loneliness. I'll go out with this girl–-pretty, sensitive, smart, funny--and it's like that feeling you get when you don't know what you want, you only know what you don't want–-when you say to yourself, I don't want to read this book, I don't want to see that movie, and I don't want to be here; but I don't know what I want to do and I don't know where I want to go. That feeling you get when you're not a part of anything–-just apart. Even when you're with someone.
I would get this feeling and thing, "Is it the whole 'wanting is more fun than having' thing that comes complete at no extra charge with the Y chromosome? Is it Groucho Syndrome ('I refuse to be part of any club that'll have me as a member')? Is it just my mutant power?"
I never knew how to describe this kind of loneliness until I read a biography of Doctor John Henry Holliday of Griffin, Georgia--dentist, gunslinger and famous consumptive. Some reporter went up to him in Tombstone and said, "So tell me, Doc –- you ever get lonely?" And Doc shook his head and said, "Only around people."
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
A Statement from Fox News
The articles states that "Fox said it objected to the message that condoms can prevent pregnancy." This is not true. Fox, like the Roman Catholic Church, objects to the FACT that condoms can prevent pregnancy, for exactly the same reason.
We have also been accused of hypocrisy for rejecting this commercial, even as we air commercials for Viagra and Cialis during sex-themed reality shows. This is not hypocrisy. As a publicly-traded company, News Corporation has responsibilities to the impotent old white men who run its news division, harass its female staffers, and dye their hair an incredibly ugly shade of red. One of these responsibilities is to remind women that condoms do not prevent pregnancy—birth control pills prevent pregnancy. This is no different from our stand on gun control.
In a letter to Trojan, we explained that we also rejected the ad because contraceptive "advertising must stress health-related uses rather than the prevention of pregnancy." This is because we are completely terrified of getting AIDS from the hookers that we bus in for Bill O'Reilly.
Frankly, the only way our network will run a Trojan condom ad that does not mention the threat of sexually transmitted disease is if the main actor is a Bill Clinton double hitting on a chubby brunette in a blue dress while his dyke of a wife is trying to pick up one of the waitresses in the Ladies Room.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
How Great Is This
I am highly recommending this sight unseen (and even CD unheard) because Allyson is a fantastic actor and probably had a ton of fun acting the novel out while she read it. I bet it was almost as much fun for her as seeing her name on Amazon.
Congratulations, Ally.
Best. Movie Promotion. Ever.
Here's the link: Pagans Have A Cow Over Homer
Like A Ton Of Bricks Through Greased Air
Sprinters are the ones who like to be chased, because that gives them the power to decide when to slow down and who gets to catch them. And it's never somebody who runs after them. The guys they wind up with never break a sweat. They are the living embodiment of Groucho Syndrome: they refuse to end up with anybody stupid enough to chase after them.
Pullman trunks are those divinely damaged women who walk into your life with enough emotional baggage to fill Grand Central Station, every piece of which they will unload on you before walking off arm in arm with somebody else to Gate 69, where they will gleefully hop on a one-way express train to Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
Wounded sparrows? Ah, those beautiful frails. You cradle their helpless, hurting souls in your caring hands, and you mother them and you father them until they're healthy enough to think of you as a brother.
Lobsters are those confident dames who are so hard-shelled on the outside that you just know it's a front to protect their inner vulnerability. It's a front, all right, but in the same way two security guards with Uzis are a front for a ten-ton vault with a time lock.
And porcupines? Porcupines are the ultimate challenge. They're perfect in every way except that you can't get close to them without bleeding. They're the ones who make you say to yourself, "I can be the one--I can be the one that'll get through to her." And when you get hurt, and you always do, and it's always bad--when you get hurt, you always say it's her fault. But it isn't. It's yours. When you impale yourself on a porcupine, you can't blame the quills.
And why are these five types of women irresistible to me? Because I am all five species at once.
Monday, July 16, 2007
The Secret Origin of Rohypnol
Friday, July 13, 2007
When summer lover turns to autumn loner --
The month when all the local bulls attend
The running of the tourists in Pamplona.
Schrödinger's Veep
Thursday, July 12, 2007
You're All Going To Our Hell
Based on a retcon of the Reformation that then-Cardinal Ratzinger produced for
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Code Words 101
What the Times neglects to inform its readers is that the term sound science is always employed by conservatives to describe research and statistics which support their anti-scientific political positions.
I don't know about you, but to me, this kind of press-release parroting of government statements is a perfect example of "sound journalism."
My Fair Homewrecker
It's official: Claire Danes is going to be playing Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming Roundabout revival of My Fair Lady, having stolen the part from Mary Louise Parker.
According to Las Vegas bookies, it's a probably 12 to 7 that she'll also steal co-star Jefferson Mays from his wife or dump Hugh Dancy for whoever plays Freddy Eynsford-Hill.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
The first comic book I remember reading
Cover date October 1957, which means it probably came out in the summer sometime. Don't remember where it was purchased, but if it was summer, then I was in Ocean Bluff, Massachusetts, which means it was bought either at Bessie's General Store or Winship's (both of which, like my innocence, disappeared ages ago).
I still have a vivid memory of the 8-page cover story, in which Batman and Robin hopped from country to country chasing a villain who disguised himself by wearing the head of an alligator. I read it over and over again till the staples came out of the spine. At some point I let my 4-year-old brother Kevin borrow it and then yelled at him for bending the cover back, thus passing the one infallible test which separates the collector from the dilettante.
Monday, July 9, 2007
One of the joys of watching Italian toga movies . . .
Kill Da Wabbit
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Looking for Ava Gardner: part 5
Just like a golden flirt,
The waves roll in and out as if
The sea's raising her skirt,
And Ava walks the beach at night
In someone else's shirt.
The stars are twinkling in the sky
Like sea glass in a stream,
The shadows lie like men in love
(They're never what they seem),
And Ava walks the beach at night
In someone else's dream.
The sea keeps reaching out to touch,
Then pulls back with a start.
The shore just keeps his distance and
Remains a thing apart.
And Ava walks the beach at night
With someone else's heart.
The tide will wash up everything
Onto the shore somewhere.
It's yours if you can find it.
Nature is cruel but fair.
And Ava walks the beach at night
Till someone else is there.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
The Funeral of Captain America
It's not the first time Cap has died (Steranko killed him off in a memorable arc in which it was revealed that the God of Thunder is susceptible to knockout gas), and it may not be the last, but give Marvel (and Cap writer Ed Brubaker) credit for giving this death the kind of weight and significance that makes it feel like it could be the real thing.
Will Marvel bring him back? Well, they brought back Bucky. And you can make a case that Steve Rogers has done nothing but come back from the dead since he was reintroduced to the MarvelVerse in Avengers #4. When I bought that issue, I didn't know who the hell he was. But my Dad did. "Captain America? Christ Almighty!" he said, "I used to have all those comic books when I was a kid, until your grandmother threw them out." (This was about two years before my mother threw out all my comics. Some experiences truly are cross-generational.)
At the time, there was a 20-year gap between Cap's last official appearance at the end of World War II and his revival as an Avenger, which is next to nothing in comic book years, and that's probably why the man-out-of-time facet of Cap's character took another 20 years to be played with by writers like Frank Miller, who refers to Cap as "the soldier" in his Daredevil run and portrays him as a man for whom the sound of helicopters is a constant reminder of how out of place he feels in these days of modern times. He is, after all (as my father would be the first to remind me), a man who made his entry into the world by punching Adolf Hitler in the face:
Talk about your wish-fulfilment fantasies, huh? I guess something analogous would be like, oh, I don't know--maybe seeing Batman hunt down Osama Bin Laden. (Like that's ever gonna happen. Oh wait.)
What's interesting to me is that, since Cap is a child of the 40's, his death implies a critique on a set of values from that era in a way that his resurrection and survival never did. Created during a time of war, Steve (Captain America) Rogers wasn't a symbol of anything more than the national desire to kick Nazi ass. It's only after the war is over that his symbolic nature becomes confusing or questionable. So perhaps it's fitting that the week of Cap's funeral (which also occurs during a time of war) sees the reissue of one of the best, if briefest, re-envisionings of Steve Rogers, the Roger Stern/John Byrne run:
Why did I like this run so much? Because it not only dealt with Cap's history and continuity, it dealt with the idea-of-America part of his character that, to me, is what makes him interesting, inspirational, and potentially tragic. It opens up all kinds of stories revolving around the nature of patriotism, nationalism, and obedience to authority; and whatever your opinion of Civil War, putting Cap on the anti-government side feels exactly right. (My opinion of Civil War? Great concept; lousy execution. For something that was supposed to be politically relevant, it's totally ironic and fitting that it's the epilogue--Cap's death--which is resonating more with the public-at-large than the actual issues leading up to that death. Although, can I just say? Tony Stark is a dick.)
To my mind, the flag and the shield make Cap's death more (shall we say) thought-provoking and socially relevant than the death of Superman. Is it a symbol of the death of the New Deal? The death of conscience? The end of nationalism? --patriotism? --jingoism? The death of the dream? (What dream?) Or is it, like an amendment to the Constitution, part of an ongoing, on-growing experiment in government?
In the end, it's like any other life--now that it's over, we try to figure out what it all means.
So where do I stand on the "Will they bring Cap back?" question. I'd like to think that Cap will stay dead because freedom demands sacrifice--because soldiers give their lives in every age for the values of this country. But mostly, I'd like him to stay dead because that's what happens to real people. And to me, Captain America was real.
Short People Got No Reason To Date
Cosmopolitan, citing an unnamed online dating study, said that women would "relax their standards of how tall they want their mate to be" if the man earned enough money.
How much?
A man who is 5-foot-6 would need to make $175,000 more a year to be considered as desirable as a man who is 6 feet tall.
At approximately $27,000 per inch, that means I only need to make another 71K to be 5'10". Whoo hoo!!
Friday, July 6, 2007
Looking for Ava Gardner: part 4
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Dinner With Competitive Friends
"This is what he does 24/7: He is a competitive eater; that's his occupation."
-- 2007 hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut on the 2006 champion, Takeru Kobayashi
To the surprise of no one, the winner of the 2007 Oom Galla Galla Competition was once again a Presidential candidate. Named after a famous joke about Native Americans, the North Dakota contest has become a quadrennial rite in the political life of aspirants to the White House, and this year was no exception, drawing over two dozen declared and undeclared candidates, most of whom were left in the rhetorical dust when Senator Hillary Clinton clocked in at over twenty meaningless buzz words per sentence. This torrid pace far outstripped her closest competitor, ex-Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, who basically said nothing but "9/11" for ninety minutes straight. Senator Clinton's victory also came as no surprise to her husband William. "This is what she does 24/7," he said. "She's a competitive bloviator; that's her occupation."
Plans for CourtTV's new reality show, "So You Want To Be A Serial Killer," were put on hold today after series star and renowned mass murderer John Jacob Loomis was arrested by Miami police at the scene of his latest atrocity and charged with 147 counts of murder. Loomis, who has won the Gacey Invitation for five years straight, was held without bail under a new Florida law which disallows the so-called Fox Exemption for spree-killers who commit murder on-camera. While Loomis himself refused to comment on the arrest, his press agent released a statement claiming that the arrest is "a slippery slope, at the end of which competitive hit-and-run drivers may be arrested for running over little old ladies, competitive slumlords may be held without bail for freezing their tenants to death by shutting off the heat in winter, and competitive White House aides convicted of lying and obstruction of justice might actually have their prison time reduced or even eliminated by a Presidential pardon."
In an upset victory, Austrian Dieter Roland won this year's Einstein Memorial 50K by setting a world's record time of 45 seconds for creating 50 units of kinetic energy (K) while contemplating the test question, "How many Frenchmen can't be wrong?" Herr Rohan's wife Else, who feeds him intravenously, cuts his hair, and spends her spare time trying to get a reaction out of him, was not surprised by her husband's victory. "This is what he does 24/7," she explained. "He's a competitive thinker." When reminded that trying to get a reaction out of your husband makes you not much different from most wives, Frau Rohan laughed and replied, "Well, most husbands don't get paid for being distant and unreachable, do they, dear? Dear? Dieter? I'm talking to you, Dieter. Dieter, will you at least for once acknowledge that I'm talking to you? Dieter? Oh no. Oh no. Don't you dare give me that 'I'm competing' look or I'll tell everybody in the world all the thoughtless things you do when you 'think' I'm not looking. Do you hear me, Dieter?"
Facing fierce competition from the Fox Network, the entire Bush Administration, and the autobiographical writings of Henry Kissinger, Republican spokesmodel Ann Coulter won this year's Richard Nixon Invitational last night by lying continuously for twelve straight hours without a break until she finally admitted: "I'm a competitive liar; this is what I do 24/7." Beginning her acceptance speech with the words "I am so much smarter than anyone in this room, and stop groping me, O'Reilly," Ms. Coulter continued to lie repeatedly until she was gagged with a hot dog by second-place finisher Richard Cheney, who competed as Vice President, as the President of the Senate, and as a private citizen who can't break a ten without swearing that you just gave him a five. Because Ms. Coulter's jaws continued to move even after the initial frankfurter was shoved down her stupid throat, it took 74 more hot dogs in the space of ten minutes to finally shut her up, which was a first and a world record at the same time.
Looking for Ava Gardner: part 3
Six things you can do on a raw cloudy day when you can't hit the beach in a town where there's nothing much to do except go to the beach:
You can e-mail everybody you know who's stuck in work today and spend the entire day waiting for one of them to reply.
You can go see a movie with your niece and nephew, but since they don't get up till after noon, and they're not really human till about 2, the earliest show of Transformers you can see in the Hanover Mall is at 4:45, which is about the time that your nephew hangs out with his friends on the sea wall and your niece watches VH-1 while playing Mad Libs with herself.
You can read a book in the back yard and fight off the bees that think the pollen-like aroma of your Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil means that your face is the pistil in a strange new honey-providing flower.
You can watch a DVD on your nephew's PlayStation, but you have to sit two feet away from the screen because the volume level on the TV speakers only goes up to 2 out of 10 when playing a DVD even though it can go to 10 of 10 when you switch back to cable.
You can work on that romantic comedy script you brought with you and drop it after ten minutes because you're much more interested in plotting out the three new ideas you got on the beach yesterday.
You can update your blog with entries like this.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
Looking for Ava Gardner: part 2
Ironically enough, the single street name that was not the name of a tribe, but the catch-all name of every tribe's destroyer, is the one name that was never changed. Whether this proves that the Ocean Bluff Town Council had no sense of history, or a highly developed sense of humor, is a question that only future historians can answer.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
If the Seattle School District decision had taken place in Germany in 1937
Voting 5 to 1, the court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Johann Scheisskopf, invalidated pogroms in München that sought to maintain racial diversity in the Fatherland by taking a Jewish applicant's racial background into account as a "tiebreaker" for admission to particular schools.
In his majority opinion, Chief Justice Scheisskopf said such pogroms were "a fair and impartial method to achieve racial balance," a goal he said was forbidden by the Reich Constitution's guarantee of unequal protection under the law.
"The way to stop discrimination against the Jews is to stop discriminating against the Jews," he said. This interpretation, the chief justice added, was "completely in the spirit of Braun v. Unterrichtsministerium," the landmark 1924 decision that gave Jews, gypsies and homosexuals equal rights with Aryans.
Concurring with Chief Justice Scheisskopf were Justices Arschkopf, Douchekopf, Schweinkopf, and Antonin Vaginakopf. The lone dissenter, Justice Todeskandidat, was declared a Jew and sent to a resettlement camp in the East.
In a related 5 – 0 decision (with one Justice resettled), the Court ruled that the use of euphemisms to describe the so-called Final Solution is upheld by the new Reich Constitution, which is currently being rewritten by three men in a back room in Berlin. Declaring that "the way to utterly destroy the Jews is to stop saying out loud that we want to destroy the Jews," Chief Justice Scheisskopf assured the Jews of Europe that they have nothing to fear from Hitler's Germany.


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Most men have experienced problems getting or maintaining an erection at some point in their lives.
Many factors can contribute to these issues and it is important to always see your doctor to ensure there is not an underlying medical condition which needs addressing.
Begin by consulting with your primary health care physician and have a complete physical.
Most problems with erection can be resolved by treating underlying health problems or making a few changes to your lifestyle.
Depression, thyroid issues, high blood pressure, diabetes, hormone levels, or medications you are taking may be the cause of your erectile dysfunction.
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Open dialogue with your partner and talk about any issues you feel you are having, seek couples counselling, spice up your sex life through play and new activities together, or do other things to work on your relationship.
If your relationship isn't the issue either, cut down on smoking or quit, reduce or eliminate alcohol or drug use, exercise daily and eat a healthy diet, get plenty of rest and make sure you eliminating stress or are using relaxation techniques. All or any of these factors may cause men to have erection issues. Sometimes the answer is as simple as adding a bit of exercise and eating better. If your body is stressed and tired from your lifestyle, there's a good chance you will encounter erection problems at some point.
If none of these situations applies or has been cleared as being the issue, it may be time to consult your physician. Your doctor will give you a thorough examination and discuss your lifestyle as well as the medications you are taking. The examination will involve checking your penis, scrotum, and prostate to ensure that there is no inflammation, irregularities, or blockages which could be causing your erection issues such as a swollen prostate.
The solution:
Some men have found improvement in their erectile dysfunction with the use of penis pumps. This is a good option for those who are unable to take prescription or natural supplement options or who have not found improvement using these methods. A penis pump can be used by most men except those who suffer from bleeding issues or take blood thinners, those with a spinal cord injury or diminished sensation in their penis, history of prolonged erection, or who have a curved penis. Most men using water assited penis pumps are able to maintain an erection for 30 minutes but the band should be removed after that amount of time to reduce the risk of injury.
What else?
Maintaining a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, frequent exercise, adequate rest, elimination of stress, and dealing with relationship issues are often enough to prevent or resolve erection problems. Consulting with a physician can ensure no underlying health issues or medications are interfering with your ability to get or maintain an erection. Therapies for mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, or self-esteem issues, can also help to eliminate erectile dysfunction through dealing with any issues you may be encountering or through the use of relaxation techniques.
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There are many ways to help eliminate and treat erectile dysfunction and there is no need to feel embarrassed or ashamed to discuss this with your partner or your physician. Most men will encounter some issue with achieving or maintaining erection at some point in their lives and with all of the treatments available, there is no need to feel badly about it or just tolerate it. Talk with your partner and make an appointment to discuss your erectile dysfunction with your physician and get back to enjoying your sex life.Continue reading...
So, you've been to your primary health care practitioner and have been given a clean bill of health. There are no underlying and untreated physical illnesses or conditions like high blood pressure, hormone imbalance, or diabetes at work.
What do you do next?
After you've begun making healthy lifestyles changes to increase overall health for optimal sexual health performance, it may be time to consider other options.
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Many medications and supplements exist for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and can give you and your partner back the sexual fulfillment you both previously enjoyed.
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One such medication is currently on the market in Europe but is on hold for further testing in North America before it can be released. It works through the stimulation of dopamine, a brain chemical, which increases sexual sensations and interest and is a dissolvable tablet which is slid under your tongue. Other options currently being studied range from gene therapy to creams to melanocortin activators which will be delivered through a nose spray and affect the central nervous system.
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If prescriptions are not up your alley, plenty of natural supplements and remedies have been deemed effective and safe for treating erectile dysfunction.
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More than 30 employers including BUPA, Age Concern, Claimar Care, Servacare, Nationwide Service, Solihull Care Trust and the NHS have teamed up with Jobcentre Plus and Pertemps for the event at the Horton Suite, Burlington Hotel, Burlington Arcade, off New Street in the city centre.
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Getting it right from the start: creating an accessible eBook for students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
This learning activity workshop presents the digital stories, which have been documented for the SpLD's Digital Stories project. This project has been funded through JISC 'Accessible by Design' project, which aims to create technological-based solutions that break down barriers and promote inclusion among the UK's learners, staff and researchers. The eBook team, who have all have a diagnosis of dyslexia, are developing a study skills eBook that through the digital stories of current students with SpLDs, will highlight the study skills strategies these learners could use to become more efficient and effective learners. The term SpLD is commonly associated with the diagnoses of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia (Snowling, 2005). Although the diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Asperger's Syndrome are also covered by this umbrella term (British Dyslexia Association, undated). Although the eBook will be launched during Dyslexia Awareness week 2016, participants of this presentation will be offered the unique opportunity to view some of the material ahead of the launch.
The idea for eBook was born out of the government's announcement that they expect the support students with SpLDs receive from the Disabled Students Allowances to be reduced, and the support for dyslexic students without complex issues to be withdrawn Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (2014). This is due to a greater emphasis being placed on HEI's to create inclusive learning environments (BIS, 2014). In response to this, by creating the eBook the project team aim to:
- 1. provide a resource that students can use independently of one-to-one support to increase their awareness of the study skills strategies they can use to develop their academic skills
- 2. present an example of best practice that can be used to support staff to create inclusive teaching and learning materials for students with SpLDs
To create an accessible resource the eBook is based on the principles of UDL, which is the concept of designing resources that are usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design (CAST, 2010; Hockings 2010). At present some students with SpLD are awarded Assistive Technology (AT) to help them overcome a number of barriers to learning, which including difficulties with reading text, taking notes and retaining information (Reid, 2009). For example, text-to-speech software is recommended so that students can have text read aloud to overcome difficulties with reading academic pieces of writing. To remove the obstacles that create a student's need for AT the project team have moved away from the text heavy style of traditional books and have instead opted to present the content through video interviews, informative graphics and photographs. As well as providing an opportunity to view the material made for this book, the presentation will explain why using these formats are classed as inclusive teaching practices and how they can help to reduce a student's need for adaptations through AT. During the talk participants are encouraged to tweet about the presentation through the use of the hashtag #SpLDdigitalstories
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Slide 2
Hi everyone, my name is Gemma Holtam and I am an Assistive Technology Officer at the University of Sheffield.
My presentation is about a project I am working on to increase accessibility and inclusion for students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs).
The project began life as an eBook and funding has been provided through the JISC 'Accessible by Design' competition. The network of students and staff on H818 helped me to secure this funding as it was only the six entries with the most votes that were considered for support and only four projects out of those six were awarded funding. At the start of the module I posted about my competition entry on the module forums and a number of people voted for my idea. Therefore, I am very grateful for everyone who helped to make this project a reality.
When I originally applied to take part in the project, the eBook I was aiming to create was going to be a resource that students and staff could use. The resource would raise their awareness of the study skills strategies that students with SpLDs are currently using to become more efficient and effective learners. The content of the book was to centre round the digital stories of students with SpLDs. These stories would focus on the difficulties students with SpLDs face and the study skills strategies they are using to overcome these challenges. However, throughout the course I began a new post at an institution with a large number of followers. I have decided to utilise this opportunity and instead of creating an eBook I have decided to host the materials on the institutional website as I believe this by using this platform the digital stories will receive more views. The stories are being hosted on a YouTube channel and embedded in the website as I'm hoping that by using one of the most popular video hosting platforms this will be another way to increase traffic.
Slide 3 - Overview
This presentation will cover the following:
• My motivation for taking part in the project
• The concept of Universal Design for Learning
• The progress of the project so far
• A demonstration of a digital artefact I've created
• I'm not sure we'll have time for this final point but if we do I'd like to gather your feedback on the artefact
Slide 4 – Motivation
· As a dyslexic I've found that there are lots of generic study skills resources on the Internet but there aren't many resources that focus on the way a neurodiverse mind works. I've really struggled to find the information that I have been given in my dyslexia tutorials on the web. Therefore, I was concerned that if dyslexics aren't accessing one-to-one support they aren't able to get this information.
· HE Study Skills and Progression Coach – struggled to find resources that weren't step-by-step tutorials on how to use the functions of a specific piece of assistive technology. I wanted to create a resource that didn't just show students how to use a piece of software but that also taught them how they could use assistive technology to develop their study skills.
· A large number of my students that I have worked with have had low self-esteem. Wanted to give students with a SpLD a voice to increase their confidence and self worth.
· Struggles on PG Cert Dyslexia Practice and Research – few resources that supports trainee dyslexia tutors with developing the knowledge they need to develop effective tutorials with dyslexic FE/HE learners, especially with the use of assistive technology.
I am hoping that by collecting the stories of students with SpLDs and focusing on how they have used technology to overcome the difficulties they have faced with their studies, I will be able to support this diverse group by:
1.Providing a place where students can go to get ideas for how they can become more efficient and effective learners
2,It will help trainee and qualified dyslexia tutors by providing resources that they can use to gather ideas for their sessions. Furthermore, it will also be a place that they can signpost students to for further information.
Slide 5– Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• One size fits all approach doesn't work
For example, only uploading print based supporting resources to a VLE creates difficulties for those with print based disabilities, such as visual stress, as they can't read the material without using adaptations such as screen overlays. Only using print based materials can also create problems for those who need to multi-task when they are studying and would prefer to be able to hear material rather than read it. For example those who need to fit their studies around working full time and would benefit form being able to listen to a recording of a journal article whilst they're cooking a meal rather than having to find the time to sit down and read the material.
• Remove barriers to learning from the beginning
In relation to print based material this could include reading aloud the material and saving this as an MP3 for users to listen to. This would remove the need for the student with print based impairments to undertake extra work compared to their peers in relation to using assistive technology to turn the text to speech.
• All students benefit when they are given multiples ways to take in new information, express their comprehension, and become engaged in learning
Therefore don't just focus on one type of material, have an even spread of print based, audio resources and visual material such as infographics.
For further information on the concept of UDL please see Meyer et al (2014). The full reference can be found on my Cloudowrks page.
Slide 6 – Progress
As mentioned at the start of this presentation the resource has now changed from being an eBook containing the digital stories of students with SpLDs to a website. The stories will still focus on the study skills strategies that these students are using and it's still based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning. Therefore, a priority is to remove the barriers to learning that students with SpLDs face during the design stage.
The term SpLD refers to diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, aspergers and ADHD. However, due to the time limits of this presentation I am going to focus on a barrier to learning students with dyslexia face.
Poor short-term memory
Many dyslexics have a poor short-term memory, which leaves them struggling to remember large chunks of information. Furthermore, being presented with too much information at once can cause cognitive overload, which results in the student being unable to process the data. To overcome this it is recommend that information is presented in small chunks.
To achieve this, the digital stories are only a few minutes in length as the information has been edited so that only one tip is presented per clip. Each clip contains subtitles to support those who may need to read and hear the information at the same time to aid understanding. Furthermore, adding subtitles reduces the barriers to learning that videos can present to those with a hearing impairment.
In addition to the videos, there are also plans to provide an information sheet that students can download and use off on-line. To help progress the project I have just been awarded funding to take on a placement student for 100 hours this term. The duties of the placement include carrying out a research project to find out how current and prospective students would like the information on the website to presented.
Slide 7 – Digital artifact – 1 minutes
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIKQGerrU1c
Slide 8 – Feedback
What could be done to improve the video?
Meyer, A., Rose, D.H., & Gordon, D. (2014). Universal design for learning: Theory and Practice. Wakefield, MA: CAST Professional Publishing.
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Comment 1 by John Baglow
John Baglow
9:31am 22 January 2016 Permalink
Gemma, having studied the OU module on accessible learning I have become much more aware of the needs of students with disability, though not necessarily those with Specific Learning Difficulties. The idea of an ebook sounds like a good one as having materials availabel online will mean that they are accessible to the students round the clock.
I wonder if you can say a bit more about what would actually be in the ebook. You say that it would contain study skills input for students and also be an example of best practice for support staff. Do you mean that it would contain generic study skills suggestions? Or would it be more specific to a particular area of study?
You mention assistive technology. I think it would be very useful if your project contained a potted introduction to assistive technology, aimed at students. As a teacher and a teacher-trainer I feel the best I can do is point students and my trainee teachers to the existence of assistive technologies but from then on it is often the responsibility of the student with disability to work out how they will use those technologies. It may be different with SpLD students? What do you think?
Would you end-product actually be suitable for my trainee teachers? They teach every subject under the sun in the post-16 sector.
One last question: (and I think you may have answered this some months ago somewhere in H818!): what exactly do you mean by an ebook? Is it different to a website? How do you create an ebook?
Comment 2 by Chris Gray
Chris Gray
8:55pm 22 January 2016 Permalink
I'm interested in hearing about the process you have undertaken in deciding how the formats (video, infographics and photographs) have been selected to deliver your outcomes. Are certain types of format more appropriate than others for different types of SpLD?
I think your project will provide useful insight for course designers for all abilities; in particular by thinking more holistically about the effectiveness of a learning journey. It could also help improve the modular re-use of created material - get it right first time and not waste time and money reinventing the wheel basically.
Will the ebook be deployed on a range of platforms?
Comment 3 by Gemma Holtam
Gemma Holtam
11:44am 23 January 2016 Permalink
Hi John and Chris,
Thank you ever so much for your comments. I was really tempted to reply to your questions now but then remembered that I am meant to wait until the conference. I will hopefully see you there but if you are unable to attend I will post the answers afterwards.
Gem :-)
Comment 4 by John Baglow
John Baglow
2:04pm 23 January 2016 Permalink
Gemma, Do you really think that we are not supposed to respond to questions yet? I thought the idea was to engage with each others' plans and make changes in the light of the comments. Wouldn't that then be the basis for what we write in Part 2 of the EMA?
Comment 5 by Gemma Holtam
Gemma Holtam
5:58pm 23 January 2016 (Edited 6:00pm 23 January 2016) Permalink
Hi John,
My understanding is that questions will be collated by Simon and given to the speaker in advance of the presentation. This is to enable the presenter to preperare their response and give their answer in the five minute slot after their talk.
In regards to the EMA you can show that you've engaged with the content by reflecting on the comments made and whether they impacted upon the design of the presentation. For example, in relation to comment 1 I would explain how due to this comment I included a slide about the content of the book. Furthermore in relation to comment 2 I could document how during the presentation I discussed that if a studnet has a print based disability such as dyslexia then presenting all of the course materials in print based forms is probally not the most inclusive delivery style. Therefore, an equal amount of non print based materials such as videos and audio files would be good.
1.'I wonder if you can say a bit more about what would actually be in the ebook'
2.Are certain types of format more appropriate than others for different types of SpLD?
Comment 6 by Laila Burton
Laila Burton
9:48pm 27 January 2016 Permalink
Hi Gemma
This is a really good idea and universal learning design is something that is very close to my heart!
I wondered if you had explored how augmented reality can help learners with SpLD. I think it has huge potential to make learning material more accessible by bringing together text and video, but I don't know if there has been any research into this.
Also, I found Diversity and Ability a really useful bunch of people to talk to (https://www.dnamatters.co.uk/) if you haven't already come across them.
Looking forward to the session!
Comment 7 by Dr Simon Ball
Dr Simon Ball
11:14am 16 February 2016 Permalink
Hi Gemma
Here is a summary of the questions/comments from your presentation - please respond as you wish:
- what would be the main advice you would give to trainee teachers about suoorting students with disability?
- How does Uni view materials hosted on its website and on YouTube?
- Does the Uni host a YouTbue channel?
- I didn't know that ADHD came under SpLD.
- Do you think using a VLE improves things?
- I couldn't see the video story - is there a link?
- OU Live is a multi channel environment - would you therefore avoid it for dyslexic students?
- Publishing slides in advance helps
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I bought a 2002 Elldis Odyssey 505 – 23 feet of caravanning pleasure. The 505 is normally a 5 berth 'van, but a previous owner had derated this one to a 4 berth to make a bit of extra space and a bit less weight. It's in immaculate condition and should last me a few years yet
I've changed this page so that most recent events appear at the top – all the original content is still here, just lower down!
June Weekend 2011 – The True Lover's Knot
New Wine 2010
I took the caravan to my annual working holiday at the Bath and West Showground: Compared to last year I was a little more out in the open (i.e. not right next to the hedge and the noisy road!)
As well as working very hard, I took the chance to get some caravan jobs done: I'd never been happy with the built-in TV aerial, so I fitted another one, demountable to prevent damage. As you can see, we can now get CBBC.
I became a bit more adventurous – if not more healthy – with my catering this time. Lightly poached egg, anyone?
I have to admit the place took on the appearance of a bachelor pad once or twice…but I had to dry the washing somewhere…
As usual, Mungo the Security Gecko had a good view…
The First 2010 Trip – Chertsey, May Bank Holiday
The first trip of the year was delayed by my not having got those over-winter maintenance jobs done, but I finished them in the end, and we tootled up the M3 to the Camping and Caravanning Club site on the banks of the Thames at Chertsey.
And here we are, under the tree and on the grass – about as good as it gets
And this is our pitch seen from the other side!
As always, we had to make sure Mungo the Security Gecko had a good view…
And here's the view from the other side window, looking down the site
While we were there we saw some lovely scenery…this is Chertsey Bridge, less than five minutes walk from the site. Just the other side of the road from where this picture was taken is the Kingfisher Inn, where we enjoyed a couple of nice meals.
Bank Holiday – Maskers Camp 2009
We went to Maskers Camp 2009, on a privately-owned field in Dorset
On the way down, we stopped off at the motorway services. Having been an "Eddie Stobart" fan for years (and even a member of the fan club), I was delighted to park here.
The field…once we made our way through the woods from the road!
Our water point was a bit more basic than you'd get on a regular campsite. It was also a mile drive away!
Fortnight – New Wine 2009
I took the caravan to my annual working holiday at the Bath and West Showground: It was the first time I'd stayed in the caravan on my own; it was the first time I'd put up the awning, and it was the wettest fortnight the caravan had yet seen!
Just after I arrived – parked against the hedge. It didn't stay this quiet for long…
After some minor technical work on the caravan's awning rail, I put the awning up.
With plenty of admin work to do, the caravan made a useful office space as well as living quarters.
The third weekend away…Corfe Castle
A long weekend at Corfe Castle in Dooooor-set…
In our little pitching space…took me a while to reverse in but we got there in the end!.
The view from the window – the site was a bit crowded but we had a quiet corner.
We were quite close to the adventure playground.
We went fossil hunting at Kimmeridge. Here's a fossil.
The second weekend away…Postern Hill
May bank holiday weekend at Postern Hill near Marlborough…
The caravan on site.
Just call me "Domesticated Man".
Mungo the Security Gecko enjoys the view from his window.
The first weekend away
A trial weekend away, close to home, just as a shakedown to make sure all the gadgets worked…and I'd remembered what caravan man told me
Arriving on site, caravan nicely lined up behind Grunty. The reverse into the space back at the storage shop didn't go quite so smoothly, but that's another story. And one you don't get pictures of.
A little light problem solving. Man looking at wires
What I was looking at…
Sunday lunchtime, and the first use of the oven…this is the vegetarian alternative, before it went into the oven.
I think I might turn vegetarian – me examining my own lunch.
After it was cooked. Doesn't look bad really, does it?
Original Pics
The outside! This is at Viscount Caravans on the day of the technical runthrough. The caravan didn't have a 12 v battery when I bought it – so they threw one in free. That's it in the battery/mains box at the front.
Inside and looking towards the front. There's a water storage heater under the right hand seat. Each seat converts to a nice sized single bed, or there are two possible double bed layouts: Sleeping crossways, or removing the chest of drawers and sleeping fore-and-aft.
Facing toward the back: That sliding door was mended before the pre-delivery handover (the salesman broke it when he was demonstrating it to me!). Behind the sliding door is a small dinette area with a table and seating for two, which converts to a small-ish double bed.
Gadgets. The top bit is the 12 v control panel and battery power meter (there was no battery fitted when I took this picture). Bottom left, a mains socket and a TV aerial socket. Bottom right, the gas controls for the water heater and the mains electric controls for the space heater.
The kitchen area. The tap offers hot and cold running water. The fridge offers…umm…cold. And of course the oven, grill and hob offer hotness in various forms.
Random Pics
Every home should have a gecko. And every caravan should have a security gecko. Here we see Mungo the Gecko, Head of Caravan Security, disguising himself as an air freshener.
It took a while…and many pleading phone calls from Purple Fred, who's better at that than I am…to find a permanent storage location for the caravan. Here it is (second left) playing with its new friends. I hope they get on, and play nicely.


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Robert Frost (1874-1963) lived long enough, and wrote long enough to give critics something to talk about – late Romantic and modern, 19th and 20th century, developing modern idiom but in the voice of nineteenth century, avoids traditional verse and erratic use of rhyme, adopts New England regionalism and avoids provincialism. Oh, Robert Frost, you are so you and only you!
That's what's called 'finding one's voice' and so few do it's worth praising. Unfortunately, it's also cause for imitation – the irony. How Frost found Frost's voice is typically a combination of critics' criticism and poet's self reflection – both of which bring into question whether the 'voice' is genuine or simply a figment of the imagination (both critics' and poet's).
Frost said, in true romantic form, "It begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a loneliness. It is never a thought to begin with. It is at its best when it is a tantalizing vagueness" (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert-frost). For instance, when Frost gave an account of his most famous verse, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", (published on March 7, 1923 in The New Republic), he called it "My best bid for remembrance" (whatever that means, and what it means is whatever Frost says it means – thus, 'tantalizing vagueness').
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
The night before Frost composed "Stopping", he had stayed up all night to complete a poem he named "New Hampshire" which he was very happy about. It was June, no snow at all, and a pleasant dawn so Frost went out to watch the sun rise; an idea struck him and he (in contrast to his long labors on "New Hampshire") wrote "Stopping" without pause (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621).
There's a horse, a farmhouse, bells, a frozen lake, wind and snow (of course). Frost said "It was as if I'd had a hallucination."
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
In other accounts Frost's long struggle with poverty and notoriety (he lacked it, he said), serve as psychological explanations of the "miles to go before I sleep", while occasionalist critics note the sleepless night working on "New Hampshire" as a more obvious explanation. And others 'hear' the voice of death at the heart of life in the "woods are lovely (life), dark and deep (death)." Frost said in still another account that "Stopping" was the kind of work for one page with forty pages of notes on it following. Everything is nothing and everything – that's Frost's voice, according to Frost.
Here's my own Frost-on-Frost version of Frost:
Frost and Boots
I ran across Robert Frost in the woods
and he commented on my boots –
how fine they were for such a day
and the excellent way in which they
carried me about in this snowy way
lacking a horse bedonned with bells
on this darkest night of this year
and I thought it queer if not varied
he noted, with such a simple cheer
they'd be great in which to be buried.


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Put together one very run-down house, a deserving family, several opinionated designers, seven days and what do you get? The answer is "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
Each episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is self-contained and features a race against time on a project that would ordinarily take at least four months to achieve, involving a team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who have just seven days to totally rebuild an entire house -- every single room, plus the exterior and landscaping.
The lives of the lucky families are forever changed when they learn that they've been selected to have their home walls moved, their floors replaced and even their facades radically changed. The result should be a decorator's delight...if it can be done in time.
Each episode begins with team leader Ty Pennington's now-famous "Good morning!" wake-up call, when he, along with the other designers, surprises the unsuspecting family with news that their home has been chosen to receive a makeover. Then viewers witness not only the unbelievable transformation of the house, but during the final and emotional reveal, they see how the home makeover has impacted the lives of the deserving families.


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Not so "deranged" anymore... https://t.co/K8l5Egv6XF— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) September 12, 2016
This is more or less that point I was making yesterday about how this illness of Hillary's will be perceived by those on the Right.Hillary Campaign Gives an Answer for Her Coughing Attacks and 'Medical Episode': She Has Pneumonia https://t.co/lKDZXE15Pu— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) September 12, 2016
Sure having pneumonia is not that big of a deal considering the kind of medical attention these candidates receive, however the real problem lies in the fact that it gives credibility to Right Wing conspiracy outlets like The Drudge Report and Alex Jones.
This suddenly moves them from the easily dismissed whack-a-doodle category and into the "investigative journalist" category, much like the National Enquirer did after breaking the John Edwards affair story.
THAT is not good for the Clinton campaign going forward as it now gives these conspiracy theory manufacturing outlets a glossy coat of integrity. Sure it will be short lived, but still there is damage to be done.
Sarah Palin's third Facebook post yesterday was a reach around to Donald Trump for "putting politics aside" yesterday in deference to 9-11.
But did he? Did he really?
Courtesy of CNBC:
Donald Trump Trump on Clinton's health: 'It's quite sad' 2 Hours Ago | 03:11 Donald Trump told CNBC on Monday he hopes Hillary Clinton gets better and that he plans to release a detailed report on his own health this week.
"I saw what was going on with her and I said, 'You know, I'm going to go do something and I actually took a physical last week and probably, I guess this week, will release the results of it," the Republican presidential nominee told "Squawk Box" in a telephone interview.
"It's quite sad," Trump said. "I hope she gets well soon."
"It's interesting because they say pneumonia, but she was coughing very, very badly a week ago," the 70-year-old Trump said. "It's very interesting to see what's going on."
So you can see how deftly Trump moves from ensuring folks that he is healthy and will soon prove it, to raising questions about the authenticity of Hillary pneumonia diagnosis.
And that is the fertile ground laid out for him by Alex Jones and other truth torturers on the Right.
All Trump has to do is to oh so casually question whether Hillary is being honest about her illness, and the media, both on the right and the left, will be all over it like flies on shit.
Which may be the most apt metaphor I have ever used on this blog.
Update: Here are some more examples of how this pneumonia admission changes the narrative:
Over 3 weeks ago I was calling on Hillary Clinton to release her health records... Some mocked me. Not so much now!https://t.co/yE8Vm4FnUp
David Axelrod: Antibiotics Won't Cure Clinton's 'Unhealthy Penchant for Privacy' https://t.co/VHYxyvUEot pic.twitter.com/vlv97odOAY— Mediaite (@Mediaite) September 12, 2016
This of course WILL die down, everything does eventually, but in the meantime welcome to the new media obsession with Hill's health and the increased scrutiny on hoarseness, level of attentiveness, and stride while taking the stage.
ILLNESS SHOWS HER FIRST INSTINCT IS TO LIE... https://t.co/POWUByVyJi— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) September 12, 2016
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Dear Weary Mom,
You have been on my mind for a while now. I have been thinking about what to write you for two days now. I haven't blogged in months because I am having issues loading photos. Tonight the Lord brought me to the end of myself so that I could share how "Hope for the Weary Mom" has made such a difference in my life.
I will not go into details of what is making me weary. You know. You are there too. It could be financial, relationships, children, a season of life, too much on the go, or a combination of many things that has brought you to this weary place. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! This was one of the most powerful things that hit me and made a difference when I did this study (twice now). I have God with me always and hundreds, probably millions, of other weary moms going through the exact same things I am.
Tonight I was making homemade yogurt after a fail attempt last weekend. Let's just say that using a Canadian thermometer and and American recipe meant I was trying for hours to get my milk hotter than it could and ruined another batch of rather hard to find and expensive ingredients (for where I live). That was what threw me over the edge. I burst into tears and collapsed on the couch. My poor young boys tried to cheer me up. My older son (4.5years old) offered some encouraging words of not giving up and trying again. My younger son (2.5years old) brought me a toy and a drink of water. After a not so kindly worded reminder even helped get ready for bed.
While I was flaked out on the couch (really it was only for like 3 min) voices filled my head:
"I can't believe you messed up again"
"You can't afford to be wasting money like this"
"Your kids are watching"
"You still have to clean up the mess in the kitchen, and fold laundry"
"Hey what about xyz that you still haven't done today"
"I went to all this trouble to make this for my boys."
"I will never figure out what their digestive issues are."
"I should just give up and quite trying so hard with everything"
"Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets. Luke 5:5"
That last voice cut through my pain. I remembered reading about Peter's fishing experience in "Hope for the Weary Mom". Then other verses and things I had read came to mind.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me."
"Do not grow weary of doing good."
" I am not alone"
" Maybe I'm just tired"
"Perhaps God is using this experience for something good"
"Hey I could write about this"
Well I got up and got the boys to bed. I determined to take just one more step. My boys were so sweet with their prayers too. Then I came write over to write to you.
Honestly I can tell you that last year I would have sobbed for ages, screamed at the kids while getting them into bed, cried out the the Lord in anger and held a grudge for a few days. The difference? My new found hope. Over the last 10 weeks I have been constantly reminded of how much I am loved. That I am so not alone in this weary walk. That God can bring me through incredible circumstances. That God can use our lives for His glory and others' benefit too. I reconnected with my God and felt more confident in my own abilities as a mother. Being reminded that I am not perfect, I will make mistakes, this road is hard, and the other moms around me aren't perfect either (in fact they are probably just as weary as I am) me makes me feel more empowered and encouraged!
So I thank Stacey and Brooke for sharing their lives with us. I thank Megan for leading this year's study. And I pray for you, Weary Mom, that you may find hope and hold on to it with everything you've got.
Many blessings,
PS This post is linked to Hope for the Weary Mom week 10 link up....


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Seed Savers Exchangecomments (13) December 8th, 2009
As silly as it may sound, there is always a jubilant celebration when the Seed Savers Exchange catalog is delivered to the Fine Gardening offices. Any passerby might think that the staff has won the lottery. But there is good reason to celebrate the arrival of what I consider to be the best seed catalog out there. Not only is it beautiful (with hundreds of colorful photographs), but it offers a slew of heirloom varieties that can't be found ANYWHERE else.
Seed Savers Exchange
I'll admit that I have a soft spot for this organization after attending their annual conference last year. I toured the enormous farm, explored the seed vault, and got to know the people responsible for saving the seed and distributing it to gardeners around the globe. I've always had great germination (nearly 100% for every variety) with the seeds I have purchased and I find their prices to be very reasonable (a discount is offered to those who join the membership).
Three varieties I've got my eye on this year
'Hillbilly Potato Leaf' tomato: Described as, "An absolutely gorgeous slicing tomato." Prolific, bi-color, 1-pound fruits are supposedly very sweet and juicy. And who can resist a name like that?
'Paris Market' carrot: Early red-orange, rounded carrots are described as very sweet. But here's the best selling point; "Does well in shallow or stony soil—can also be grown in containers." Could a carrot lover like me with crappy New England soil have found a solution?
'Petite Yellow' watermelon: I had finally resigned myself to the fact that I live in the Northeast, and therefore will never be able to harvest a ripe watermelon. But this icebox variety boasts 6- to 10-pound sweet fruits which are harvestable in 65-80 days (super-short in watermelon terms).
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First, maybe I'm just getting older and crankier, but the air of smug self-rightousness that oozes from the catalog (and the web site) is getting on my nerves. On the other hand, I'm a New Yorker who's been transplanted to California and perhaps we can attribute my irritation to that.
But, as with gardentotable, I had a batch of seeds that didn't germinate well - bean seeds to boot, which are pretty much bulletproof. OK, so foof happens sometimes, but when I sent them an eMail about it, I got no reply... whatsoever. One would have expected at least some soothing words of sympathy.
Perhaps trivial, but there's plenty of other places to take my custom to.
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As for the seeds, 2 packets did not germinate at all, 1 was the wrong seed (or it was cross-pollinated) and the other 2 had poor germination. The fact that I wasn't thrilled with the taste/performance of the variety was incidental, but added to the overall experience. I'm reluctant to order from them again.
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My Sassy Girl is the smash hit of 2001. It tells the story of a young man not knowing what to do with his life, and a girl young sassy girl who turns his world upside down.
* Cha Tae-hyun
* Jun Ji-hyun
* Kim In Moon
* Song Ok Sook
* Han Jin Hee
* Hyun Sook Hee
* Kim Il Woo
* Yoo Soon Chul
* Oh Ki Hwan
* Seo Dong Won
* Han Jae Min
A few pics for you guys:
So, did anyone watch this great Korean film? What do you like about it? Who's your favorite character? Anything else?...
Please discuss.


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They started off their careers in the pubs and clubs of the North-East, but last night they were the toast of the music world.
Thirty years on from their humble beginnings in the region, Sting from Wallsend and Brian Johnson from Newcastle last night joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York.
The singers joined the likes of The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones when their bands, The Police and AC/DC, were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
To celebrate the honour, Sting reunited with his former colleagues in The Police and played a short set.
Artists can become eligible for induction at the Hall of Fame - a museum in Cleveland, Ohio - 25 years after the release of their first record.
The citation for The Police said that they had created "some of the most influential music since the advent of punk", while AC/DC were praised for Brian Johnson's "screeching vocals" and "nurturing at least three generations of heavy metal boogie fans".
The other acts to join the Hall of Fame at last night's ceremony were The Clash - who paid a poignant tribute to singer Joe Strummer, who died in December - Elvis Costello and the Attractions, and The Righteous Brothers.
Suzan Evans, executive director of the Hall of Fame, said: "These inductees represent many influential genres of rock, including 60s soul, heavy metal and 1970s English punk."


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