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Suzuki T 500
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Road Test
From here on out, no matter whatever happens,
Suzuki can still sit back, puff out their chests, and say they have done it.
When Art Baumann won Sears point, he did in fact become the first rider of a
two-stroke machine to win an AMA National.
On the surface, this may not seem like such a big
deal to a number of our readers, but if you mull over the events of the past 12
or 24 months, it seems incredible indeed that one or two lone Suzuki 500's stole
the thunder from the multi-motorcycle juggernaut known as the Yamaha Racing
Team. It has been a long painful row to hoe and this success has not been one
that has come about overnight.
Suzuki has come a long way since the introduction
of their first 500's in 1967.
After spending some time with Suzuki's largest
two-stroke twin (or the world's largest, for that matter), we have come to
discover that Suzuki has not been idle, but instead has been working
industriously to correct previous ills, and supplement the bike with new
improvements to excite the potential buyer.
One of these early ills was vibration. It was
discovered that the carburetors, of all things, were contributing no small part
to the engine's unwillingness to run smoothly. Along with the carburetor
situation, various balance factors were tried on different crankshafts, and
Suzuki felt an optimum balance had been achieved. However, the engine still
shook. Some of these earlier carburetion problems mentioned previously, we feel,
were introduced largely through this vibration situation, because after all, it
seems quite logical that if the engine is shaking, it is upsetting the
carburetion department. This happens on virtually every other engine we have run
across, and we see no reason to believe the Suzuki 500 is any different.
Right here, before anybody gets the wrong idea,
perhaps we had better set the record straight and explain exactly why the 500
does vibrate a bit. When you stop and think about it, inasmuch as the Suzuki 500
is the biggest two-stroke twin going, it seems that all of the reciprocating
parts are also quite large. Now we all know, the larger the reciprocating parts
are, the more chance there is for the whole outfit to shake a bit, and this is
exactly what has happened. So what the factory has done is take the logical
"out" and rubber-mount the engine. So much for the vibration.
One of the features we feel Suzuki has done an
outstanding job on is the gearbox. Except perhaps for one thing. When
downshifting, every time we would miss low gear. The transmission insisted on
shifting into neutral and not go into low. The transmission is designed to do
this purposely. Under normal circumstances this should not be any problem, but
if the rider is pressing things a bit and he is depending on this shift into low
to .insure his well being, then consider yourself forewarned. The shift throw is
a bit on the long side, but the box itself is ultra-smooth. There is absolutely
no trace of any grinding or grating, and except for the aforementioned low gear
situation, every shift, up or down, is absolutely positive and can be made with
a minimum of effort.
Under most conditions, the multi-plate wet clutch
found hanging on the end of .the transmission worked fine, even after repeated
trips down the drag strip. We did notice, however, that while the clutch did not
slip, after two hard runs at the drags, the clutch started to tighten up a bit
and drag. It was necessary to use a finger or two on the front brake in order to
stage the machine properly and keep the bike from rolling forward. It is
entirely possible that a different type of lubricant in the gearbox would solve
this. (In all good conscience we cannot tell all the Suzuki 500 owners to
substitute the oil in the transmission with automatic transmission fluid, but we
know from past experience that this has worked wonderfully in other motorcycles
exhibiting the same problem.)
While on the subject of transmissions, it might
be worthwhile to mention here the gear ratio in the kick-starting mechanism is
quite low (high numerically), so kicking over this biggest of twins is easy for
One interesting thing about the Suzuki 500
gearbox is that the gears themselves don't move, but the dogs do. This is rather
unusual, since most of the other motorcycle constant mesh cog boxes insist that
transmission gears themselves slide back and forth on their respective shafts.
If the transmission layout is a bit unconventional, so is the chassis. The 500
sports what is probably the longest swinging arm in the should. The truth of the
matter is, we were really quite puzzled since we know that in a slightly
modified form, this engine is quite capable of putting out large doses of
horsepower. The engine started easily and ran quite smoothly, but the kind of
horsepower we expected just wasn't there. You will notice we used the term "the
kind of horsepower." While the machine did not seem to accelerate as quickly as
it should, it definitely was very fast. It ran 106 miles an hour, and while it
took awhile to get down there, drag strip trap speeds were in the mid-90's. This
is very good for a 650, let alone a '500.' The E.T.'s, were in the 14.20 area.
This is not so good. Although not very quick, it was fast. We feel that a change
in gearing could possibly do something to correct this.
We might also mention at this point, the engine
pumps out enough power to allow the rider to get down the road at 90 to 100 mph
all day long if this is his bag. Not only that, but he has a chassis that will
handle this type speed without getting the pilot in trouble.
Suzuki made two other changes this year, both of
which we dislike. First is the gas tank cap. In an effort to change the styling
somewhat, they have added an additional panel, painted flat black, to the top of
their existing fuel holder. But what they forgot to do was to change the gas
cap. It is impossible, to remove the fuel cap with gloves on. The cap itself is
sunk down so low that only through a great deal of effort can the cap be removed
to put gas in. A taller filler neck (or cap) would help solve this. Somebody
mentioned putting a doorknob on top of the gas cap. This would help.
The other change was the addition of motorcycle
industry. Also, the engine is pushed so far forward the machine looks a bit
strange until you realize exactly what it is. We looked at that swinging arm
rather skeptically, and imagined all sorts of bad things, but we were wrong. The
swinging arm itself has more than substantial gusseting and bracing. Likewise
the frame. But you have to pay a price to achieve this stiffness. As a result,
the entire chassis is heavy. As a matter of fact, the whole motorcycle is quite
heavy. Our machine weighed 422 lbs. and a good portion of this weight is from
the chassis, and not the engine.
We have been told by a number of people that the
engine itself is quite heavy and this is what contributes to the large overall
weight. Not so. We found that the engine weighs about 140 lbs., so you can see
that by simple subtraction, a lot of the weight is in the chassis, not the
Although a bit on the heavy side, we were
somewhat surprised at the agility and sure tracking qualities the chassis
exhibits when being pressed very hard. There is no doubt that the suspension has
received a great deal of attention, and as one rider put it, the bike kind of
sneaks up on you. It's about as sure-footed as any motorcycle can be, and this
one fact is something that Suzuki is very happy about.
The first time rider of a '500' is in for quite a
surprise. While the mechanical engine noise is low, the air induction noise is
quite the opposite. When you grab a handful of throttle pulling away from a
stoplight or passing a car, the intake system makes an unusually loud sound that
lets everybody in the area know that you're on your way. Perhaps some of you may
think this is an exaggeration, but if you do, just try it. It is our opinion
that something could be done about this, as we found this quite objectionable.
Other motorcycles have had this same problem, and most have done a very
effective job in correcting it.
We were also a bit disappointed on the
acceleration the big Suzuki is capable of. It would seem that no matter what
gear we were in, or what rpm we tried it at, the '500' would not move out and
pass as quickly as we thought it a parcel rack just behind the gas cap. On the
surface this sounds like a great idea, but in actual practice, it turns out to
be just the opposite. If you are riding double and have to stop very quickly,
the rear passenger almost always slides forward slightly, and will push your
lower extremities into the parcel rack. The result is a great deal of pain.
Better you should take off the parcel rack.
One thing we thought especially good is the brake
department. Although the machine is a bit on the heavy side, both anchors never
failed to get both the rider and the machine stopped within the allotted space.
Actually we found it was quite simple to lock the front brake at fairly high
speeds, which indicates there is more than sufficient braking force there for
the asking. The rear brake was somewhat softer, but still adequate. This was not
too surprising since the front anchor . is of the double leading shoe variety
while the back one is a single-cam type.
All things considered, we liked the Suzuki 500
very much. It did what we asked of it, for the most part, and it did its job
while extracting the minimum amount of strain from the rider. At the same time,
it gives him a more than average amount of enjoyment. For the price, the Titan
is a tough package to beat. It offers performance, quality, handling, brakes and
It would be a foolish rider indeed who, when
considering an expensive larger displacement motorcycle, does not try this one
on for size.
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She called me last night to check in on me, shored me up with some solid advice, and then told me her chilling story. Just nine days after speaking at a school in Arkansas, the entire town was leveled by a hurricane. "Cherish every day," she told me. "Every day."
Nikki is a woman after my own heart. She is singlehandedly spearheading her own Operation Teen Book Drop by trying to replenish that school's devastated collection of young adult titles. So if you didn't rock the readergirlz drop and still have YA books lying around that are in need of a good home, consider sending a few of them here:
Jimma HolderToday, I am grateful to be surrounded by friends who are changemakers. Who are forces of nature. Who live by their words and actions.
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How to connect a Parallax PING Ultrasonic sensor
From ROBOTC API Guide
Arduino → Arduino Tutorials and Guided Projects → Parallax BoeBot + Arduino Shield, Mobile Robotics Platform → How to connect a Parallax PING Ultrasonic sensor
Wiring up the Sensor
The Parallax Ping Sensor is very easy to connect. You will need three jumper wires. We recommend that you have one red, one black, and one of another color (preferably white or yellow for the signal wire).
The Ping sensor uses one pin for both sending the start signal to the sensor, and reading the distance from the sensor. This means that the wiring for the sensor is very simple.
All we need to do is connect the 5V pin to the 5V rail, connect the GND pin to GND, and connect the Signal pin to the Arduino digital pin 3.


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Tchernomix – PierrotheMoon
Intro, soporific [sop-uh-rif-ik, soh-puh-] adjective 1. causing or tending to cause sleep. 2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy. noun 3. something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug. And welcome in a strange IDM, DUB, AMBIENT world !
Tchernomix [TSS 030] The Studio Stereo, available on Bandcamp : https://tssberlin.bandcamp.com/album/tchernomix
Music composed and written by PierrotheMoon http://www.pierrothemoon.fr/ https://soundcloud.com/pierrothemoon
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3 Responses to "Foundation Degree Tweet-up!"
February 20, 2013 at 8:19 pm
After a very slow start, tweets popping up all over the place, will keep an eye on things – definitely like the idea of a free audio book night with refreshments AND and author visit
February 21, 2013 at 10:30 am
Following #FDLIB this week – lots of chat about the choices of books and agreeing that promoting the 'Books to Film' topics would be very successful. Have you been dissapointed by a film adaptation of a book in the past? It's especially hard if you're emotionally attached to it at all! For World Book Night sharing familiar titles and offering a welcoming environment to explore and chat to others about your interests would be great – definitely if author readings could be arranged. Always such a pleasure to be able to see where their ideas, inspiration and style comes from!


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"Act natural" they say, not having the faintest clue as to the nature of the person they direct. Sometimes feeling guarded and self-conscious is as "natural" as it gets. What they really mean is to act confident even though that feels somewhat unnatural. The daring and sociable Sagittarius moon favors the brave and those who act like them.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 10). People will pay for your talent. You haven't always been able to afford to cater to your own exceptional taste, but this solar return shows that you are able to give yourself the things you want. Other highlights include informal schooling, a very memorable gift and a stint of tourism that changes your worldview. Libra and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 30, 33, 28 and 14.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can start small or start big and your chances of winning the first time out are the same. It just depends on how many people you want to involve. There's no right answer. This is a matter of personal style and preference.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You can't always run away from the thing that's draining your energy. However, if you look for a workaround today, then you're very likely to find a set of alternative behaviors, tools, hacks, rules or procedures to plug the drain.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are people you want to know, but haven't reached out to yet. There will be an excellent opportunity to say a quick hello, which will be the perfect start to the relationship. Brevity will be key.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your eyes go where your heart most wants them to go. And that's exactly how it is for that interested party across the room who keeps looking in your direction. Catch the signal. Someone is smitten!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You'll be getting to know interesting people, and will be intrigued by the minutia of how they live. You'll ask the kind of really good questions that are not too intrusive and yet they crack the story wide open.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your schedule is filling up. Block out sacred time for yourself, or that time will be snatched up. If you're not sure about a commitment, politely decline now. If you let it linger, then it will take up too much mental space.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There have been times when the very thing that was supposed to help you only made things worse. That's why you're now much more selective about accepting help. Nonetheless, you'll have excellent options today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Empathy comes easily to you. You don't even see it as selfless because empathy gives you an edge. It lets you see and understand someone else's side. In a way, it gives you more lives than just your own.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Good questions, well-timed, can open hearts and minds. It will be as though you've found the secret doorway in what you once assumed was just a wall.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As much as you'd like to go play, you won't feel good about it until a certain project is completed. You're almost to the finish line. Your powers of focus are fierce. You can do this.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You'll find it necessary to challenge conventional attitudes, at least in your own head. You have fresh insights to shine on the matter. Work them out on your own and with your trusted inner circle before going public.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There's someone who wants your attention and is trying various ways to get it. Are you flattered? Perhaps you didn't even notice. You are, after all, very involved in what you're doing today, which is part of the attraction.


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One of my favorite pieces to weddings is the gobsmackingly beautiful bridal fashion. From modern to classic to gorgeously glam bridal style, there are so many brilliant ways to go! Philippine wedding photographer Jessie Villegas of Capturing Smiles Photography recently teamed up with a few other amazing local vendors to craft 4 wonderfully romantic glam bridal looks that show, with just the right touches, how utterly stunning and perfectly glam one can become! Whether is loosely curled flowing locks or hair that is sleeked back with a bold lip and smoldering eye by the beauty team of Len-Len Anaya and Kevin Abdala, each look has its own personality! While beauty is every bit the show stopper, let's be honest, its the gowns that command the glam bridal style! Each dress, whether lace applique or flowing tulle, came from FIONA CLARA by Alma Mae Roa, offering up a delicious buffet for the eyes to work with! While we play no favorites, there is certainly no shortage of glam bridal style to inspire today!
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There is something so hauntingly delicious about today's dreamy vintage chic bridal fashion styled shoot from Paris wedding photographer WeddingLight Photography. Nestled into the French countryside at a private residence, the vision consist of two brides donning perfectly vintage wedding dresses from Max Chaoul as the heartbeat of it all. The shoot features to gowns, Daisy, which is a 1920's inspired look in a fluid low waisted satin design which features a gorgeous embroidered lace top and Lana which is a 1940's inspired wedding dress with an empire waist paired with romantic crochet long sleeves. Leveling up the vintage chic bridal fashion looks are unique bridal accessories & veils from Rhapsodie Paris. The hair and makeup team of Melody Kennedy and Lucie Letz, articulated the gorgeous veils & headpieces into elements that took on live's of their own, that when paired into their surroundings become chic haunting at its finest. The beauty to this vintage chic bridal fashion shoot is how wonderfully unapologetic it is about being straight out of a time long ago. Appealing to a select style of bride, if you're looking for vintage bridal fashion...
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Former Governor Tim Pawlenty on Courage To Stand
HH: Pleased to welcome back now Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. Governor, good to have you back. How are you enjoying retirement?
TP: Hugh, it's great, but you've known that for years, haven't you?
HH: (laughing) You know, I have a complaint. I loved Courage To Stand, your new book. But I actually had to buy it.
TP: Well, that's inexcusable. I mean, we should have definitely given you a free copy, and you deserve no less.
HH: You know, I'm sitting here looking at it, and I've got the actual price tag right here. I want you to sign this at some point, because I've never bought a political book before.
TP: Wow. Well, I'm honored that you did. I apologize for that. You certainly deserved a free copy, and I'll be glad to sign it.
HH: I must also say that imagine my surprise when I make it through the entire book, and there isn't even a passing reference to my role as Commissioner of Hockey, or as Minnesota Master of the Horse.
TP: Well, those are things that we're not necessarily proud of.
HH: (laughing) Governor, I have interviewed you dozens of times, and I've been with you in Atlanta, San Diego, I've been with you in the green room at This Week with George Stephanopoulos. And still, this book is a revelation on a lot of levels. And so congratulations on writing a surprising book. Every book has a memorable anecdote, and a memorable person. I want to start with the memorable anecdote, the 'we have to do this' anecdote, at Pages 44 and 45 when you're with your dad cleaning out that truck. Tell people about that.
TP: Yeah, well, I grew up in a meatpacking town, and my dad, for a lot of his life, was a truck driver, although later on, we thought we had hit the jackpot when he became a dispatcher. But we didn't have a lot of money, and so he took some side jobs now and again. And one of them was a weekend where we went out and untangled meat hooks. Now these are the hooks that sides of beef would be hung on as they slid down an overhead rail system to the cutting tables of these huge meatpacking and slaughterhouses, which were the cornerstone, economically, of my hometown. And they get thrown in a bin afterwards, and my dad and I were hired to go on to untangle them. But they sat out in 90 degree heat, so they had beef sinew and fat on them, and they'd sit out and rot, basically. And you had to stick your head in these big bins, go in there, untangle the hooks, and then hang them up so they could go through a power washer. But you could imagine if you've got beef sinew sitting in 90 degree or 100 degree summer head, un-air conditioned, you get flies, you get meat rotting, and we went in and it was ugly. And at one point, I tossed my cookies, and I looked up at my dad, and he just said you know, we've just got to do this. And we powered through it, but it was a good lesson in life. It wasn't fun that afternoon, but it kind of summarizes there's tough stuff that we've got to do that the nation may be facing, you may be facing in your personal life. But you've just got to put your head down, and you've got to plow ahead. And sometimes, you've just got to do it. And that was one of those cases.
HH: Yeah, you write, "It's impossible to count how many times I have applied that lesson, we have to do this, in my life, and especially in the political arena where the tangled mess often seems insurmountable. When a job needs doing, get it done. Plow through, never give up. Keep moving forward. When it's right, when it's necessary, just do it." I'm wondering, do you think the country has that kind of ability, vis-à-vis this debt, Tim Pawlenty?
TP: Well, I think mathematically, Hugh, it's going to have to. And it starts, though, with leadership. You know, leaders not only have the opportunity and the responsibility to diagnose the problem and to call out the problem, but we've also got to show a way forward. And you've got to do that in a way that doesn't just freak people out. There are reasonable ways to solve this, Hugh. It's common sense to say we can't spend more than we're taking in. People know we've got a problem in entitlements, for example. I think there are reasonable ways you can have to fix that. I'd be happy to walk you through it if you want. But that's the issue of fortitude, not just for the population, but for the leaders, that's really important. And I think for 2012, whether I run or others do, one of the questions should be this. Many candidates are going to be saying many of the same things about pro-growth economic policies and health care and taxes, and education reform and terrorism and the like. I think a really important question underneath that is does this person not just flap their jaw or offer failed amendments, but do they have the fortitude, based on their personal life experience, their value system, their belief system and their record to demonstrate they can put their head down, take the hits, and keep moving forward, because the next president is going to have to have that in a measure that I think is going to be historic.
HH: Now I'll come back to the particular policy. I want to do biography first, because that's where Courage To Stand is so very interesting. And I said there's a memorable person that I didn't know well, and it's Judge Mary Pawlenty, your wonderful wife. I've only met her once, and she's throughout this book, a graduate of Bethel College, the U. of Minnesota Law School. She gets you through the first year of law school, which I may have to take up, you know, challenge her on that someday, floating you through that. And you describe her as a Talladega Nights wife. I like that part as well. She is really quite remarkable. What's she think about a presidential run, Tim Pawlenty?
TP: Well, Talladega Nights now, for people who are Ricky Bobby fans, or Will Farrell fans, when he says the prayer at the family dinner table, towards the beginning of the movie, he thanks the Lord for Taco Bell and various other things that he thinks are blessings in his life. And then he says I want to thank you for my red hot, smokin' wife. So I've used that line in speeches, and she is red hot and smokin', and I love her very much. But you know, she met you, Hugh…
HH: Oh yeah, in Atlanta.
TP: And she always refers to you as distinguished. And I said well, you've got to get to know him before you can put a label on him like that.
HH: You know, I don't think you ever told her that you had extended an invitation for me to stay at the governor's mansion and then withdrew it. I don't think she was complicit in that bit of discourtesy towards…
TP: Oh, yeah she was.
HH: (laughing) You call her my own…
TP: (laughing)
HH: …you're my own Adrian when it came time to run for governor.
TP: She's awesome. I say this in the book as well, but you know, I wasn't necessarily going to run for governor. In fact, I came home and decided I wasn't going to do it. I'd been majority leader, and said honey, you know, it's time to move on, and we've done what we can here, and let's go to the next chapter in our life. And she gave me this great pep talk about what we believe is going to get washed away, there's nobody else who can do it, you've got to get in there and fight, even though it looked like Ventura may run again. But what happened is I won, and then we got into a little argument about my schedule after I became governor, big deficit, inauguration, state of the state, all that. I wasn't home as much as I should have been, and we were having this disagreement. And I said well honey, don't you remember, though? I mean, you told me to run, you told me to do this? She looked at me and she said yeah, but I never thought you've actually win. She said I just wanted you to get it out of your system.
HH: Now she is a judge, and so she can't do the overt partisan stuff. But she can talk to you about this presidential run. What's her thought? It's a very different, it's a very different undertaking than a governorship run. It's so much more arduous.
TP: Well, she was a judge, Hugh, for twelve or thirteen years. And she resigned…
HH: Oh, I didn't know that.
TP: …because she was frustrated with being frozen out of politics under the judicial rules of Minnesota at the time. You couldn't be involved in partisan politics, even if it was your husband's campaign or effort. So one of the reasons she resigned is to be more involved politically. She's a conservative person. I think you'd love her and like her like I do. But she's very much concerned about the future direction of the country. And if I do run, she'd be 100% supportive.
HH: There's also a discussion in here of a very famous incident in Minnesota politics. I remember it well, because you were running against Brian Sullivan for the governorship, and the convention that would never end. You had to go in there and compete. And in there, on Page 119, you talk about fight it to the end. I wonder, would you bring that same approach to presidential primaries if you get into them?
TP: Yeah, you know, that convention was, I think, one of the longest, if not the longest, in the state's history. It went until three or four in the morning. And at various points, people were saying you know, just give up, or let's just go to a primary, forget the convention, or one of you or the other needs to drop out. And we just kept plowing ahead, and it was a long, difficult battle, but we pulled it out. And you know, you don't want to be disconnected from reality about when the handwriting's on the wall for you, but I think again, it's really important that we have leaders who have the fortitude and the strength to keep plowing ahead under difficult circumstances. And I certainly would bring that to a campaign.
HH: Does that means that even if the first couple of contests didn't go your way, that you would stay in there until the decision was in on who was going to be the nominee?
TP: Well, you know, you don't know how this will all unfold. But for me, Hugh, being still relatively unknown and being next to Iowa, and being in a state that I think could connect well in New Hampshire, I think it would be important for somebody like me to do reasonably well in Iowa and New Hampshire. I don't think you can do poorly in those two states and then expect to continue on very long after that. So I've got to do reasonably well in one of those two states if I run.
HH: Do you have to win one of those two states?
TP: Well, I don't know if you need to necessarily win it, but I think you do, you need you, I would need to do very well in both Iowa and/or New Hampshire. But traditionally, you'd have to win one or the other, or both.
HH: Now on Page…one of things that's remarkable about Courage to Stand, and I really, I'm not just shining you on, this is really a very good book. And I've read a lot of political books. And most of the time, they don't tell you about the individual. They tell you about policy proposals, et cetera. And I like Courage To Stand, because it's about you. And you discuss your faith at great length, repeatedly through the book. How hard was that?
TP: It's not hard at all. You know, this book is published by Tyndale, which is a great Christian publishing group, and has done a lot of great work, by the way. They donate all their profits to mission work and charities, so they don't, they exist only for purposes of having a foundation and to fund that great work. But it wasn't hard for me at all. It's a huge part of who I am, and when people want to know who is this person, what does he or she believe, and what's that based on, why do they believe that? A big part of that for me is my faith. And of course, if you want to be authentic, and you want to be transparent, and you want to get people to be able to see who you are and what you are and why you believe the way you do, that has to be put out there. So I put it in the book, and was proud to do it.
HH: I quote from Page 87. "I try my best," you write, "to be a faithful follower of Christ. I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal savior. I acknowledge and worship Him regularly through prayer, by reading Scripture and by attending worship services. I also try, however imperfectly, to apply His teachings to my life, and when appropriate, to share them with others." Is that a lightning rod kind of statement in the secular world in which we live today, Tim Pawlenty?
TP: Well, I think the world wants transparency and authenticity, and people being real. And that's a big part of who I am. And I don't think it's at all a lightning rod statement, Hugh, for this reason. As you know, this country was founded on faith principles. It was founded under God. That wasn't just the political rhetoric of the time. It's embedded in the founding documents of this country. 49 of the 50 states have language like the Minnesota Constitution that starts out, "We the people of Minnesota, grateful to God for our civil and religious liberties." It doesn't say grateful to our bureaucrat or grateful to our member of Congress. So I think it's entirely appropriate to stop, acknowledge God, and to make sure that we remember that our country was founded under God. And there's nothing wrong or political incorrect with that statement.
HH: Now it's interesting as well, despite the fact that you move to, not despite, you move to an Evangelical worship style with Leith Anderson, and you describe that process from your Roman Catholic roots. But every election day, you're back in the Roman Catholic Church for a visit. Why that?
TP: (laughing) Well you know, our current church is Wooddale. It's an inter-denominational, but Biblically-based Christian Evangelical church. And Mary and I had to reconcile our faith lives. But I go back to my hometown, of course, it's not very far from where I live, and so I stop there to pray. And a number of times, it's where the Church has just been empty where I go in and pray. So it's a quiet place to pray, and it was part of my upbringing and tradition, and certainly enjoy that. Of course, I pray at all kinds of places as well. But I enjoyed my Catholic tradition when Mary and I got to the point where we were going to get married. We had to reconcile our faith lives. And so now we go to a place, like I said, an inter-denominational Evangelical church where people from different Christian faith backgrounds come together and worship. And it's a Biblically-based church. It works well for both of us.
HH: You've got the most beautiful cathedral in North America, I believe, in St. Paul.
TP: Well, thank you.
HH: I just think it is. I go to it whenever I'm in town. Do you counsel much with the bishop or the archbishop of the Twin Cities? Has he been a figure in how you've consulted on what goes on in the public policy of Minnesota?
TP: Well, we have a relatively new bishop. His name is Archbishop Nienstedt, and he's a bit more conservative than the one that preceded him. Both were fine gentlemen, but the one who preceded him was, you know, engaging me as it relates to budget matters. And of course, you don't want to be on the wrong side of the archbishop. But he didn't like some of my budget cuts, and so we had a little bit of a public back and forth with the previous archbishop. But the current archbishop, particularly on social matters, has been a voice of encouragement, and I don't want to say political support, but certainly shares my views on the social conservative issues.
HH: You also have a story in here about Lafayette. And it's a story of Christian witness. Is he still alive?
TP: You know, I haven't seen him for years, but the story is about a wonderful gentleman who worked underground in an underground parking ramp, and was about the most joyful, diligent person you could imagine. And for years, I saw him in this dingy underground garage. And he never really shared his faith, or evangelize, but at one point, some years into it, I said in the elevator, Lafayette, why are you so joyful? Why are you so happy? And of course, that opened the door for him to share the source of his joy, which is his belief in Jesus Christ, and his Christian faith. And I thought it was just a great way to role model the notion that the best sermon sometimes, or messages in faith, aren't just preached, they're lived. And he walked the walk.
HH: Now a couple of things I didn't know about Tim Pawlenty. You began your political life with a run, successful run, for the city council. Now I think it's insane to want to be on a city council. I think they're the most thankless jobs in America, people call you up in the middle of the night. But then you go pretty quickly to your race for the assembly. How were you as a city councilman?
TP: You know, I loved being on the city council, Hugh, for this reason. It's democracy, really, in action at the grassroots level. There's five people on the council. And if you do something that people don't like, they're not trying to find you through an email in Washington, D.C. They show up in your meeting room, or they'll come and knock right on your door. So first of all, respected and appreciate that grassroots politics. And number two, there are only five people on the council. So if you could convince two other people you had a good idea, you could get something done. But it was a great experience, and the guy who became mayor was a friend, and he needed some allies in what he was trying to get done, so he really talked me into doing it. I was at that point not really something I wanted to do.
HH: You know, a lot of people made fun of Sarah Palin. You're very respectful of Sarah Palin in this book, very interesting chapter on that after she was selected for vice president, after you went through the whole vetting part. And that's at the end of the book with A. B. Culvahouse. But one of the things she was mocked for was for her service on the Wasilla City Council. And I think maybe if you've served on a city council, you have a lot more appreciation for what that actually entails.
TP: Yeah, it's not glamorous work, obviously. And in my case, it was a couple of meeting a month, and I think we got paid a few hundred bucks a month, or something like that. So it truly is grassroots service. And we shouldn't mock people who are on school boards, or county commissions, or city councils, because we need good people to step forward and do that. And it's not because of the money or the glamour, it's because it is, it matters a lot as to how your city, your county, your school is going to function. And if we discount it or disregard it, or disrespect it, then it just sends the message to good people, you know, it doesn't have value, and it's not important. And I think public service, if done correctly, is a noble calling. And it's not for everybody, but we need good people in all these positions. So let's honor it, and let's respect it as long as the people in the office are honorable and deserve our respect.
HH: Now Tim Pawlenty, in Courage To Stand, you also have a few stories from campaign wars past. One of them has to do with your first campaign for governor. A screw-up, if we'll call it that, on funding, on the fact that you guys sold some tape to the Republican Party, there was a controversy about it, there were a couple of ways to go. Tell people the story of what happened, and how it actually redounded to your benefit.
TP: Well, the short version is, Hugh, you know, obviously there is a law against independent expenditures, and emphasis on the word expenditures. But one of my campaign consultants sold some video footage of me to the party, and then they used that footage in some ads that they did on a basis of independent expenditures. And our local campaign board, after receiving a complaint, made an initial determination that sharing the video and selling it to the party was a violation of the independent expenditure laws, or could be. although a lot of lawyers on our side said look, the prohibition is on expenditures, not on selling them raw material or raw video. So a lot of lawyers thought we should just tell them to go fish and fight it. But it was October in the election year, the press was already weighing in heavily on the issue, so I just had a press conference and said you know, I don't necessarily agree with the decision, but we respect it. I'm going to take responsibility for it, and it was a major blow to our campaign in terms of our finances, and the penalty we had to pay. But I think the people of Minnesota saw that and said you know, this is a stand-up person, and they actually, believe it or not, our poll numbers went up, not down after that episode.
HH: Yeah, that was remarkable. That's what was interesting about it, is you lean into the controversy and hang a lantern on it, and it worked. One of the hardest things in the book to read about is that over the course of your eight years as governor, you attended more than 50 funerals for soldiers killed in the line of duty, 18,000 Minnesota National Guardsmen have served in the war. It's obviously not full preparation to be commander-in-chief, but it does bring home the gravity of the most serious aspect of that job.
TP: Well, it sure does. When you go to those events, and look those moms and dads, or spouses in the eye, and see the heartbreak and the heartache that comes with the loss of one of our heroes, unless you are one of the family members, you can only imagine the pain that they're going through. So we try to bring some comfort by being there, and to show respect by being there. But it does, in a very emotional and personal way, drive home the sacrifice that our great men and women who serve put on the line for us every day to maintain our freedoms, Hugh. And I know you know that and respect it. But when you go to that many funerals, it has an impact. And I was also blessed to have the chance to be traveling as the commander-in-chief of the National Guard visiting our troops five times in Iraq, and three times in Afghanistan and many other places around the world. And it's not the same, of course, as being president, but it certainly gives you some exposure and insight into those issues.
HH: You also write a few episodes here I want to cover very quickly, just hint at them. At length about the decision to release the killer, Rodriguez, and you wrote about it at length. So the charge that you must have been, that you were complicit in it must have wounded a little bit, Governor Pawlenty.
TP: Yeah, it did. And of course, the decision to release him was made before I became governor as I outline in the book. But when you get accused of doing something that ends in the tragic murder of this wonderful, young person, it stings. But eventually, the facts come out and become known. But unfortunately, that situation became very politicized in Minnesota, and I know it was hurtful to the family. But eventually, we got it sorted out.
HH: Now you write in the book as well about how moved you were to attend the funeral of Ronald Reagan, the president that you were active as a young man in his campaign. You also write about the Metro Transit strike. I'm wondering, did you think of the Metro Transit strike as sort of your PATCO moment as governor?
TP: (laughing) Well, I love Ronald Reagan, and of course I know you do, too. But what a joyful, wonderful, optimistic and strong leader. I always tell people don't confuse being nice with being weak, and Ronald Reagan's a great example of that. But as to the transit strike, we took one of the longest transit strikes in the history of the country, 44 days, shut down the whole transit system, because our bus drivers thought they should work as little as 15 years, and then have the government pay for their health insurance for the rest of their life, or be eligible for that. And we drew a line in the sand and said that's crazy, the taxpayers don't get that, they don't have anything close to that in terms of their benefits in the private sector. And we drew a line in the sand, and we shut down the system. And the people came on our side in the private sector, and we won that debate. But it was very much like the air traffic controllers episode that you reference under President Reagan.
HH: You also talk about being less than gracious when you won round one with the Democrats in the state legislature, and paying a price for that over the course of your eight years.
TP: Yeah, in my first year here in a very Democrat state, and again, I think we transformed this state in a historic way. But we won almost everything we wanted out of the state. Everything I campaigned on, we got in 2003. And it was through a weird arrangement. The Democrats agreed to pass our bills by getting all the Republicans to vote for it, and just enough Democrats to pass it, and the rest of them all voted no. So I came out of that, when the press wanted to know what's the deal that you struck with the Democrats, I said well, they're going to pass all our bills, and made another flippant comment. I can't remember exactly what it was. But it came across to the Democrats as I was being disrespectful, and they were angered and hurt by that. And it took years, and some of them never got over that original arrangement and loss, and my comments associated with it. So it's a good reminder and a good lesson that if you have the good fortune of being successful or victorious, you need to be magnanimous towards the people on the other side that you just defeated.
HH: You also talk in the book about you never raised taxes, but your opponents ding you for putting a 75 cent fee on smokes, on a pack of cigarettes. You think that distinction between fee and taxes are going to be hard to defend in the presidential primaries?
TP: Well, I don't really make the distinction. You know, like everybody who has governed, and particularly anybody who has governed in a tough environment, I've got a few clunkers on my record because of compromises made. But I think I've got fewer and less severe clunkers than most of the rest of the field, frankly. But on the 75 cent a pack cigarette fee, whether they call it a fee or a tax, the concern remains it was more revenues to government. And we had a government shutdown, the first time in a hundred and fifty years in my state, and that was one of the compromises. I picked the least offensive thing, in terms of economic growth and impact on the economy. But I do regret that, and it's no consolation, Hugh, but we litigated, and that was a fee or a tax for other reasons. And a court of law in Minnesota actually determined it to be a fee.
HH: Yeah, that's in the book.
TP: Again, that doesn't, that's not any consolation now.
HH: Let me talk a little bit about the 35 bridge collapse, and also about George W. Bush. You obviously esteem former President Bush quite highly in this book. But he also gave you lessons in leadership which are all at Page 233, "A leader needs to show up, a leader needs to be visible." That 35 collapse was really, it's an amazing story and well told. Would you have done anything differently?
TP: Well, no I don't think we would, Hugh, in this regard. It was a terrible tragedy. Thirteen people lost their lives, and many others injured. But again, a situation where people tried to politicize it, and the facts come out a year later, and the National Transportation Safety Board said the bridge fell because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s. And so all these folks in the meantime are kicking me all over the place saying you know, you should have done this, you should have done that. But in fact, it was a design flaw dating back from the 1960s. There was some attention paid to a possible reinforcement in the bridge that would have cost a million dollars. And the argument was well, he was being cheap with money, and therefore he wouldn't repair the bridge when in fact the bridge expert said if you do that repair, it may destabilize the bridge further. But at least it was under review. But here's the key thing about that. We were putting $9 million dollars into the bridge in lighting and decking, resurfacing and new guard rails and some other stuff at the time of the bridge fail. And the notion that we would spend $9 million on that, but we wouldn't spend a million dollars on a alleged mission critical fix is just preposterous.
HH: There's a lot about Bush as I mentioned. Do you think he's been unfairly judged by history thus far?
TP: Yes, I think he has, and I think history is going to be viewing him much more favorably. This is somebody, obviously he didn't do everything right. None of us do. And if anybody thinks they're perfect, please step forward and share with us your perfection. But he had the courage of his convictions. One of the things I admire about President Bush is he was a strong leader, and he was willing to back it up, and he was willing to be unpopular to stand for what he thought was right. And again, it gets back to that earlier point I made. If you're going to have a lot of people saying a lot of similar things for the country, but the real question is going to be do you have the courage and the fortitude to actually do it. And he did.
HH: Tim Pawlenty, are you still running?
TP: You know, you're talking about not running for office?
HH: No, I'm talking about physically running.
TP: Well, I am, Hugh. It's winter here in Minnesota, so it's a little tougher with the ice and the darkness. I'm playing some hockey. Also coming off a couple of hockey injuries. But the short answer is yes, when I have time, which isn't often.
HH: Well, I wonder, are you ever going to run a marathon again and then go to a full day of deployment ceremonies?
TP: Yeah.
HH: Because that didn't sound so smart in the book.
TP: I'd love to run some more marathons, but I think I'm going to have to wait until I get a little different lifestyle, because that takes a lot of time if you want to do it well.
HH: And you're still playing hockey? I thought the book made it sound like you'd hung up the skates, that you were too old for that beating?
TP: No, sir. We're still playing, although now it's a no-check league. So although we do accidentally run into each other and fall down…
HH: Is that really hockey?
TP: (laughing) Well, we ask ourselves that all the time. But no, it's a good group. It's a fun group, and we're still playing. And I'm fifty now, so I've got to take a little better care of myself. I can't just eat Taco Bell and not exercise. I'm going to have to pay a little attention to that. But I'm going to have to get through this next phase first.
HH: Okay, last three questions. When will you be making your decision on whether you're going to run and announce it?
TP: You know, sometime in the next couple of months, Hugh. I haven't set a hard date on it, but if I make the decision, the announcement, I would guess, in March or early April timeframe.
HH: And have you accepted the NBC/Politico.com debate? And what do you make about that throw down on May 2nd, where they summoned all the Republican presidential candidates to the Reagan Library?
TP: Well, I have lost track about what the status and timing of that is. I know Nancy Reagan was involved, and we certainly want to be respectful to her, and in gratitude for her legacy. But I think Fox was planning a similar debate either the same day or the day before on the other side of the country. So I think our team, assuming I'm running, is going to have to sort through all of that.
HH: And then finally, assuming you do become the president, I have a minor request.
TP: What is it?
HH: Well, I'd like you to, if you'd consider appointing me the ambassador to the NFL.
TP: Well, I think that's definitely within the range of doable, and…
HH: Because then I'll try and bring professional football back to Minnesota.
TP: What's your Super Bowl prediction?
HH: Oh, that's the Packers. You know that. You're not rooting against them, are you?
TP: Well, of course, I'm schizophrenic about it, because we root against them all year. And now to turn the switch and say we're going to root for them in the Super Bowl is probably a bit much. But I don't know.
HH: You can't root for the Steelers, Tim Pawlenty.
TP: Are you old enough to, of course you are, the Immaculate Reception?
HH: Of course. I hate the Steelers.
TP: Why?
HH: They're the worst franchise. I'm a Browns fan.
TP: You're a Browns fan?
HH: You need the Upper Midwest. You're trimming badly.
TP: (laughing)
HH: They're the Pennsylvania….
TP: (laughing) You're truly…
HH: Tim Pawlenty, it's a great book. Courage To Stand's a wonderful book whether or not you run, and thanks for spending time to talk to us about it.
TP: Thanks, Hugh, I appreciate it.
HH: Thank you, Governor.
TP: Bye bye.
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From time to time I like to go to my old blog that I started back in 2010 when I made my move to New York. It's interesting to read because A) it serves as a time capsule for what was happening in my life back then and B) it shows me how much I've changed in the last three years.
Three years isn't such a long time and in a lot of ways, I'm virtually the same as I was then. But reading about the way I saw the world around me, how I handled certain situations, even how I wrote about my life in general… it makes me smile because I think it's all perfectly appropriate for when you're 18/19 but I would never write some of that stuff now, or at least not in the same way.
I've always known I have a flare for the dramatic. That's not something that's going to be changing any time soon but it makes me giggle a little when I see 19 year old representations of said dramatic flare. Take, for example, the poem that I wrote shortly after moving back home in the summer of 2011. It is an ode to making the one that wronged me feel wronged himself. I still smile when I read it because though it is no great piece of art, it's fun to say out loud and it made me feel slightly better at the time of writing it.
Now, I'm all about people writing to feel empowered and such. BUT, when I see people writing long poems about someone that they supposedly don't feel bad about whatsoever my first thought is always, "If you really don't care, I wonder why you took the time to write this." Clearly, I was not as awesome feeling as the poem would have you believe. I think I may have actually been crying at the time of writing. Yeah…
In the end, I'm really glad I have my old blog to look back on. There are a lot of things I don't ever want to forget but as I have the memory about equivalent to that of a mouse, I'll take help wherever I can get it.


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Aircraft: Cessna 310. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: McComb, Miss. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The 3,500-hour pilot, age 52, and two passengers arrived at the airport about 3:20 a.m. after going to a bar.
The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing or file an instrument flight rules flight plan. IFR conditions prevailed at the destination airport.
The airplane took off at 4:08 a.m. At 4:23 a.m., the pilot reported to air traffic control that he had the destination airport in sight and elected to cancel flight following services. At that time, the destination airport was 24 miles away and under two broken cloud ceilings and an overcast ceiling, so the pilot most likely did not have the destination airport in sight.
The airplane subsequently overflew the destination airport and initiated a left turn. The last radar target was recorded at 4:32 a.m., at an altitude of 2,600 feet MSL, which was above the two broken cloud ceilings and slightly below the overcast ceiling.
Examination of the wreckage and data recovered from an onboard engine analyzer did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. Toxicological testing revealed that the pilot was impaired due to alcohol ingestion.
Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to alcohol ingestion and his failure to maintain control during an approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions.
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Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Inca inspired
I was just thinking how bored I am of wearing the same, dull clothes- dressing to be warm rather than making a style statement. I love South American traditional textiles- the colours and patterns are amazing. I also really like granny/fair isle knits. Combining both would result in ultimate warmth, but I hadn't thought of a way of pulling it off. Then I saw this amazing photo of a girl in Seoul wearing an amazing mix and looking cool as well as warm... the satorialist Lisa Grue Printsource
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CRS Scholar Takes Free Medical Care to Nashville Neighborhood
Katie Cox Johnson, M.D., MD '07, is a Knoxville, Tenn., native who did her pre-med work at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.
"When it came time to go to med school, I thought I was ready to get out of Tennessee," she muses, "But I really liked what I saw at Vanderbilt, and the Canby Robinson Society scholarship offered such a fantastic opportunity."
Now, Johnson, an ER physician, is in her third year of residency at Vanderbilt School of Medicine. And in the intervening years, she's been busy – not only at school, but in the Nashville community.
During her first year of medical school, she and another first-year student, Kristina Collins, were seeking a way to get clinical experience, an opportunity that doesn't usually present itself until the third or fourth year of medical school.
"Some of the other schools where we had interviewed had student-run free clinics where medical students could volunteer their time. We checked around, and discovered that Vanderbilt didn't have one." Thus the idea for Shade Tree Clinic was born.
The two presented their idea of a student-run clinic to Steven Gabbe, M.D., then dean of the School of Medicine, and other faculty, who were very supportive. But the two young women had to really do their homework. They formed a committee and got to work.
"It was like starting a business," says Johnson. "We had to conduct a needs assessment and outline every detail. We knew we wanted a location that served an area in need of clinical services and that patients could walk to," she explains.
"The United Neighborhood Health Services (UNHS) location was perfect because there was already a clinic there. We didn't have to build out the space – we just had to provide the medical care on the two days the clinic was normally closed. And the UNHS director, Mary Beth White, was so supportive."
Today at Shade Tree Clinic, VUSM students, under the supervision of faculty member Robert Miller, M.D., and other attending physicians, provide urgent and chronic walk-in care for the area's uninsured patients. The clinic also provides health education and patient referrals and acts as a bridge between the medically underserved community and other components of the region's health care system.
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Well, it sure has been a while.
Life with two children sure is busy! There's not as much time these days for creativity. But there is time for hugs, kisses, snuggling with my two little ones and sweet husband. Lucky me!
I do have one sewn item I am rather proud of. I took a couple pics to share. It would have been wise to try and take a picture with natural light. But you know, I took the pic when I could!
Here it is:
It's a Popover Dress (free pattern by Oliver & S). I pieced together Liberty of London prints in a soft tana lawn to make a union jack front. Usually I make this dress unlined, but this one I lined with a soft cotton voile.
It's too big for Delilah right now. Honestly, I had every intention of making this for her to wear during the London Olympics. But once pieced together, I just didn't want to waste any part of it so made the largest dress I could!
Thanks for stopping by. I don't know when I'll be back - those snuggles and kisses are hard to resist.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Dejected beyond measure did Don Quixote pursue his journey, turning over in his mind the cruel trick the enchanters had played him in changing his lady Dulcinea into the vile shape of the village lass, nor could he think of any way of restoring her to her original form; and these reflections so absorbed him, that without being aware of it he let go Rocinante's bridle, and he, perceiving the liberty that was granted him, stopped at every step to crop the fresh grass with which the plain abounded.
Sancho recalled him from his reverie. "Melancholy, senor," said he, "was made, not for beasts, but for men; but if men give way to it overmuch they turn to beasts; control yourself, your worship; be yourself again; gather up Rocinante's reins; cheer up, rouse yourself and show that gallant spirit that knights-errant ought to have. What the devil is this? What weakness is this? Are we here or in France? The devil fly away with all the Dulcineas in the world; for the well-being of a single knight-errant is of more consequence than all the enchantments and transformations on earth."
"Hush, Sancho," said Don Quixote in a weak and faint voice, "hush and utter no blasphemies against that enchanted lady; for I alone am to blame for her misfortune and hard fate; her calamity has come of the hatred the wicked bear me."
"So say I," returned Sancho; "his heart rend in twain, I trow, who saw her once, to see her now."
"Thou mayest well say that, Sancho," replied Don Quixote, "as thou sawest her in the full perfection of her beauty; for the enchantment does not go so far as to pervert thy vision or hide her loveliness from thee; against me alone and against my eyes is the strength of its venom directed. Nevertheless, there is one thing which has occurred to me, and that is that thou didst ill describe her beauty to me, for, as well as I recollect, thou saidst that her eyes were pearls; but eyes that are like pearls are rather the eyes of a sea-bream than of a lady, and I am persuaded that Dulcinea's must be green emeralds, full and soft, with two rainbows for eyebrows; take away those pearls from her eyes and transfer them to her teeth; for beyond a doubt, Sancho, thou hast taken the one for the other, the eyes for the teeth."
"Very likely," said Sancho; "for her beauty bewildered me as much as her ugliness did your worship; but let us leave it all to God, who alone knows what is to happen in this vale of tears, in this evil world of ours, where there is hardly a thing to be found without some mixture of wickedness, roguery, and rascality. But one thing, senor, troubles me more than all the rest, and that is thinking what is to be done when your worship conquers some giant, or some other knight, and orders him to go and present himself before the beauty of the lady Dulcinea. Where is this poor giant, or this poor wretch of a vanquished knight, to find her? I think I can see them wandering all over El Toboso, looking like noddies, and asking for my lady Dulcinea; and even if they meet her in the middle of the street they won't know her any more than they would my father."
"Perhaps, Sancho," returned Don Quixote, "the enchantment does not go so far as to deprive conquered and presented giants and knights of the power of recognising Dulcinea; we will try by experiment with one or two of the first I vanquish and send to her, whether they see her or not, by commanding them to return and give me an account of what happened to them in this respect."
"I declare, I think what your worship has proposed is excellent," said Sancho; "and that by this plan we shall find out what we want to know; and if it be that it is only from your worship she is hidden, the misfortune will be more yours than hers; but so long as the lady Dulcinea is well and happy, we on our part will make the best of it, and get on as well as we can, seeking our adventures, and leaving Time to take his own course; for he is the best physician for these and greater ailments."
Don Quixote was about to reply to Sancho Panza, but he was prevented by a cart crossing the road full of the most diverse and strange personages and figures that could be imagined. He who led the mules and acted as carter was a hideous demon; the cart was open to the sky, without a tilt or cane roof, and the first figure that presented itself to Don Quixote's eyes was that of Death itself with a human face; next to it was an angel with large painted wings, and at one side an emperor, with a crown, to all appearance of gold, on his head. At the feet of Death was the god called Cupid, without his bandage, but with his bow, quiver, and arrows; there was also a knight in full armour, except that he had no morion or helmet, but only a hat decked with plumes of divers colours; and along with these there were others with a variety of costumes and faces. All this, unexpectedly encountered, took Don Quixote somewhat aback, and struck terror into the heart of Sancho; but the next instant Don Quixote was glad of it, believing that some new perilous adventure was presenting itself to him, and under this impression, and with a spirit prepared to face any danger, he planted himself in front of the cart, and in a loud and menacing tone, exclaimed, "Carter, or coachman, or devil, or whatever thou art, tell me at once who thou art, whither thou art going, and who these folk are thou carriest in thy wagon, which looks more like Charon's boat than an ordinary cart."
To which the devil, stopping the cart, answered quietly, "Senor, we are players of Angulo el Malo's company; we have been acting the play of 'The Cortes of Death' this morning, which is the octave of Corpus Christi, in a village behind that hill, and we have to act it this afternoon in that village which you can see from this; and as it is so near, and to save the trouble of undressing and dressing again, we go in the costumes in which we perform. That lad there appears as Death, that other as an angel, that woman, the manager's wife, plays the queen, this one the soldier, that the emperor, and I the devil; and I am one of the principal characters of the play, for in this company I take the leading parts. If you want to know anything more about us, ask me and I will answer with the utmost exactitude, for as I am a devil I am up to everything."
"By the faith of a knight-errant," replied Don Quixote, "when I saw this cart I fancied some great adventure was presenting itself to me; but I declare one must touch with the hand what appears to the eye, if illusions are to be avoided. God speed you, good people; keep your festival, and remember, if you demand of me ought wherein I can render you a service, I will do it gladly and willingly, for from a child I was fond of the play, and in my youth a keen lover of the actor's art."
While they were talking, fate so willed it that one of the company in a mummers' dress with a great number of bells, and armed with three blown ox-bladders at the end of a stick, joined them, and this merry-andrew approaching Don Quixote, began flourishing his stick and banging the ground with the bladders and cutting capers with great jingling of the bells, which untoward apparition so startled Rocinante that, in spite of Don Quixote's efforts to hold him in, taking the bit between his teeth he set off across the plain with greater speed than the bones of his anatomy ever gave any promise of.
Sancho, who thought his master was in danger of being thrown, jumped off Dapple, and ran in all haste to help him; but by the time he reached him he was already on the ground, and beside him was Rocinante, who had come down with his master, the usual end and upshot of Rocinante's vivacity and high spirits. But the moment Sancho quitted his beast to go and help Don Quixote, the dancing devil with the bladders jumped up on Dapple, and beating him with them, more by the fright and the noise than by the pain of the blows, made him fly across the fields towards the village where they were going to hold their festival. Sancho witnessed Dapple's career and his master's fall, and did not know which of the two cases of need he should attend to first; but in the end, like a good squire and good servant, he let his love for his master prevail over his affection for his ass; though every time he saw the bladders rise in the air and come down on the hind quarters of his Dapple he felt the pains and terrors of death, and he would have rather had the blows fall on the apples of his own eyes than on the least hair of his ass's tail. In this trouble and perplexity he came to where Don Quixote lay in a far sorrier plight than he liked, and having helped him to mount Rocinante, he said to him, "Senor, the devil has carried off my Dapple."
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It seems to me that development index, development indicators are not always reflect the realities on the grounds because they are sometime based only on global/regional /national statistical data which are limited in time and space and do not correlate with the realities on the ground (e.g. sociocultural infrastructure, human factors, internal and external cultural influences, etc.). In addition we can manipulate these data for individuals, group interests and/or business causes… This challenge was discussed in this publication (French edition)…
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Years ago, when most of our children were still at home, my husband and I built a beautiful square table. I loved it then but with our family getting smaller I started to yearn for a smaller round table. When I voiced my desire my family rejected the idea of replacing the table that we had built. I was left with only one choice, if I couldn't change the table shape, I could change the existing table style. I stripped off the old finish, painted and re-stained, added a varathane for protection, and then for added protection I added a layer of wax. OH BOY was that a bad choice! The varathane and wax did not play well together and I was left with having to start the process all over again. Yes, at this point I was definitely wishing I had just bought the round table that I wanted, but I wanted to be sensitive to my family's wishes so I did a DO-OVER-DO-OVER.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Third Time Is A Charm
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- 'T' said...
so nice. our tables are the hearts of our homes. brings us all together. i was thinking earlier today about my dining room chairs how lovingly my husband stained them to match our table. just a random tidbit.
- September 26, 2011 at 12:10 PM
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- Our Paper Plates said...
ha ha - we gave our mom a hard time too when she wanted to replace the 20 year old family dining table with a new one :) poor mom! but your table transformation looks great!
- September 29, 2011 at 2:50 PM
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Stuffed Italian Freekeh Peppers + A Giveaway!
I recently had the opportunity to try freekeh from Freekeh Foods. Now, you're probably wondering what in the world is freekeh??!! Well, it's an ancient grain made by roasting green wheat. Think comparable in flavor and texture to healthy grains such as quinoa and brown rice - only with fewer calories per serving than quinoa and more protein and fiber per serving than brown rice. I would also say it's easier to prepare than quinoa and brown rice. You don't need to rinse the grains before cooking and it cooks up super fast - only 20-25 minutes from start to finish.
Freekeh Foods sent me two flavors: Original and Rosemary Sage.* I immediately cooked up the packet of rosemary sage freekeh. I love adding a scoop of grains on my workweek salads and imagined freekeh would be a delicious addition.
This was such a good call - Topping off mixed greens with the seasoned freekeh made for one delicious lunch!
After my freekeh salad success, I couldn't wait to try the package of original freekeh. I decided to use it to make stuffed peppers after buying a few scrumptious looking yellow bell peppers. This recipe turned out so great I can't wait to make it again. The freekeh added a perfect chewy texture and nutty flavor to the filling. Really so delicious!
Stuffed Italian Freekeh Peppers
Serves 4
2 bell peppers, halved and cleaned with stems and seeds removed
1/2 cup Freekeh Foods Original
1 cup water
2 Italian chicken sausage links (I used Trader Joe's Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage)
3/4 cup corn
1.5 cups marinara sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bring water and freekeh to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until freekeh has absorbed the water.
While freekeh is cooking, Dice the chicken sausage links and cook over medium heat in a medium pot. Add the cooked freekeh, corn and 1 cup of the marinara sauce. Stir to combine.
Spread the remaining 1/2 cup of marinara sauce in the bottom of a casserole dish. Stuff each pepper half with the chicken sausage and freekeh mixture. Place peppers in the casserole dish, then top each with 1/4 cup marinara sauce, 1/8 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese.
Cover pan with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes or until peppers are softened and cheese is melted.
Who would like to try freekeh??
Freekeh Foods has generously agreed to give one of my readers a package of freekeh (original, rosemary sage, tamari)!
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Best of luck to all who enter the giveaway and I hope you all are off to a great start this week!
*Note: I received complementary Freekeh products in exchange for a review from my affiliation with Sweat Pink and Fit Approach. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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I've been curious about freekeh and would love to try it! The rosemary sage flavor sounds delicious!ReplyDelete
This sounds very good and I will have to give it a try. Not sure if I can get my wife to try it though. I am not a great cook and I usually limit my talents to burning meat on the grill.ReplyDelete
I tried the giveaway but I'm not sure if I actually got entered. I have been in the tech industry since the early 80s and some days I still feel like I don't know what I am doing!
Yummy!! I love stuffed peppers, and I've been loving the Freekeh lately too! I'm going to try this :)ReplyDelete
I actually just tried stuff peppers a week ago up camping, and I was expecting the worst and ended up actually loving them. I never saw what brand they were though, I should have checked!ReplyDelete
now I want stuffed peppers :)ReplyDelete
I would like to try the original, and add it to my stir fry dish.ReplyDelete
Yum! I'd make stuffed eggplants with the rosemary and sage.ReplyDelete
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Great idea to put it in peppers!! I will definitely be trying this!ReplyDelete