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Book Review: 'Flashing Swords #5: Demons and Daggers'
edited by Lin Carter
3 / 5 Stars
'Flashing Swords #5: Demons and Daggers' (250 pp) was published by Dell in December, 1981.The striking cover art is by Richard Corben.
This is the fifth and final volume in the 'Flashing Swords' series that began in 1973.
Like the other volumes, this one features commissioned stories, but editor Carter, in his Introduction, states that for No. 5, he chose to go outside the membership of the SAG -the organization of sword-and-sorcery writers from whom he previously drew stories - to solicit entries from writers who are not usually associated with the genre.
[All of the stories in 'Flashing Swords #5: Demons and Daggers' were written in 1981.]
My capsule summaries of the contents:
Tower of Ice, by Roger Zelazny: when he avoided writing avant-garde New Wave prose, and instead stuck to traditional modes of storytelling, Zelazny could write some good stories, and this novelette - featuring his 'Dilvish the Damned' character - is very good. The narrative is fast-paced, the dialogue crisp, and the setting imaginative. This is the best entry in the anthology.
A Thief in Korianth, by C. J. Cherryh: in the squalid, violent streets of the waterfront district of the city of Korianth, a young pickpocket named Gillian steals from someone better left alone. This story is overwritten, particularly in terms of devoting too much prose to analyzing the main character's inner turmoil. But the plot is sufficiently engaging that I finished the tale.
Parting Gifts, by Diane Duane: an elderly sorceress is given a dangerous task, on the one night of the year when the Devil and his servants are free to roam the land at will. While this story's plotting and pacing are reminiscent of the stories of Ursula K. Leguin, 'Gifts' is well-written in its own right, and the second-best tale in the anthology.
A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner: Ebenezum the mage and his trusted servant Wunt come to the aid of a king who cannot access his treasure-room. This is a 'humorous fantasy' story, reminiscent of the Jack Vance 'Cugel' tales. It's competent, if not remarkable.
The Dry Season, by Tanith Lee: in a drought-stricken foreign city, a forthcoming human sacrifice draws the attention of a conscience-stricken legionary. Lee's use of an overly figurative prose style - light is colored Ochre, sunsets are colored Apricot, hair is a Black Fleece, when crickets stop chirping it is like a Heart Suddenly Faltering, an impasse in a conversation is a Lacuna - sets too large a burden on the narrative, which is otherwise interesting.
Summing up, 'Flashing Swords #5: Demons and Daggers' is like the preceding four volumes in this series: some good stories, some mediocre ones. But the entry by Zelazny is a good argument for picking this volume up.
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When Idleness Is Not An Option
Idleness Is Not An Option
"Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy." Ezekiel 16:49
In Leviticus 18 it speaks of when God brought Israel into Canaan, how He warned them not to do according to the abominations of the men of that land, who were there before them.
Idleness: In the New Testament this word is rendered from the Greek word 'Argos'; meaning "inactive", "unfruitful" or "useless". Jesus touched on this in his parable of the 'Workers in the vineyard': "About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing". Matthew 20:3 NIV
Idleness was never meant to be a lifestyle. The less active we are, the more useless we become. The more we surrender to it, so go our usefulness.
Most of us have read the story of creation, when God created all things, including Man (Adam and Eve). The first thing He gave Adam was a job: "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it". Genesis 2:15 NIV
From the beginning, idleness was not an option. God took great care to satisfy us fully, naturally as well as spiritually. He addressed our natural needs first, knowing that it would help us understand the spiritual aspects of life. The next thing He did was address our natural loneliness: The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him". Genesis 2:18 NIV
Adam needed a companion, not just to procreate, though that was true, but to communicate to and with, to be affectionate with, to love and, to share in the work of taking care of the Garden.
One of the reasons idleness run rampant in the lives of so many is because they don't understand their usefulness. When we don't believe we can contribute anything meaningful and useful, we allow 'Idleness' to have its way.
One of the most remembered stories in the bible depicting the tragedies of 'Idleness' is that of 'David and Bathsheba'. Here is a man after Gods own heart that fell victim to this subtle, but deadly sin. It is said that: "In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army". 2 Samuel 11:1
Instead of leading his army into battle, which was customary of all kings, David sent someone in his place. There are some things we should not delegate to others. We should own and carry out our duties and responsibilities; for the time allotted for them has not been commissioned for any other activity. David found this out the hard way.
There are active faithful workers in the Church today who have been carrying out their duties and responsibilities for many, many years. Who among us will they find to entrust this noble work to? "The harvest is plenty but, the workers are few".
Some of us have the idea that to engage in meaningful and productive work for the Lord it must be in the Church. Not so! Look at the virtuous woman in Proverbs: "She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness". Proverbs 31:27 NIV
I'm sure she had no idea that her character building actions and her exemplary lifestyle as a woman and wife would grace the pages of divine canon.
Let's not forget about Paul: While addressing the Thessalonians he said: "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work neither should he eat". 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
The community is our vineyard. We must be active workers in our community and not allow 'idleness' to take root. Those who are in our community that don't know the Lord must be engaged by those of us who do. It is our duty and responsibility to 'strengthen the hand of the poor and needy'.
All the angels in heaven rejoice when one soul comes to the Lord: "In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:10 NIV
We are called to be active workers in Christ, not idle loafers in limbo. The legacy we leave should be one that assures us of hearing those wonderful words from our Lord and Savior: "well done my good and faithful servant, well done."
When I retired after nearly 40 years of working my job, I realized how the lack of working may be a problem. I asked my pastor how he filled his days and kept his focus. He said something I have kinda bouncing around in my head. He said, "If I'm not serving, I'm sinning." I find that to be the case. If I am idle and not clinging to the Lord I will find myself having to confess cause if I'm not serving I'm sinning.
My problem is not that I feel useless and so turn to idleness. I turn to idleness simply because I am Lazy! I have fight agianst my flesh in this way constently! A little slumber and a little folding of the hands and distruction is upon me instantly. EEESH
I think I will get back to work now!
God bless
It is nice to hear from you again Wehzo. This is indeed another excellent hub from you. Thank you for sharing this timely reminder. Work is a God-ordained principle through which a man will earn his livelihood. Blessings to you and your family. Best regards.
Beautiful and truthful hub! The 'sin' in this world (both spiritually and physically) is the idleness of many, leaving the responsibility and work to the few. If each man 'carried his own load', we would not be burning out the few while enabling the idleness of many. In all that we DO, may it be as unto the LORD. God bless!!
For the Christian this is an important message in that we are told in 2 Cor 5:10 "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." That phrase good or bad is better rendered useful or useless - kind of parallels the parable of the talents. We were made to work and as Christ followers our work is Kingdom work and though our work does not get us to heaven - we are judged by what we did with what He gave us..
Great hub

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Squash Canada Championship Hosting Standards - updated and approved April 2018
- Special Regulations for the 2019 Canadian U23 Squash Championships
- Special Regulations for the U11 Category Pilot
Squash Canada has developed a bidding process for hosting national championships. All interested organizations/clubs/squash pros can find any active Calls for Expressions of Interest here, with timelines/deadlines identified.
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- European Union was originally formed with six nations in 1957. Today, it is a gigantic transnational entity of 28 countries, including the U.K., which joined only in 1973.
- UK has a peculiar history with EU. Though part of EU, Britain has traditionally had a 'eurosceptic' stand. It continues to use the Pound as its currency, while most EU nations have moved to Euro. Neither does it participate in the Schengen border-free zone, which allows passport-free travel in EU.
- On June 23rd, UK voted to leave the EU. The following article examines the various aspects of this Brexit.
Sequence of Events
- In January 2013, Prime Minister Cameron announced that a Conservative government would hold an in-out referendum on EU membership before the end of 2017, on a renegotiated package, if elected in 2015
- The Conservative Party won the 2015 general election with a majority. Soon afterwards the European Union Referendum Act 2015 was introduced into Parliament to enable the referendum.
- Despite being in favour of remaining in a reformed European Union himself, Cameron announced that Conservative Ministers and MPs were free to campaign in favour of remaining in the EU or leaving it, according to their conscience.
- This decision came after mounting pressure for a free vote for ministers. In an exception to the usual rule of cabinet collective responsibility, Cameron allowed cabinet ministers to publicly campaign for EU withdrawal
- A referendum was scheduled on June 23rd 2016. Registered voters in UK were to voice their opinions on whether the nation should 'Remain' in or 'Leave' the European Union
- UK voted to leave the European Union. The 'Leave' side won decisively with 52 per cent of the vote in the high-turnout vote, which overturned opinion polls that predicted a slender margin for 'Remain'.
- PM David Cameroon was the architect of the referendum. He supported "Remain". As a result of the "Leave" verdict, he will be stepping down as PM.
- A stunned EU urged Britain to leave as "soon as possible" amid fears the devastating blow to European unity could spark a chain reaction of further referendum
Reasons behind the result
- The various people campaigning for "Leave" used the following issues to stress on the need for Brexit
- Economy and austerity measures- There was public anger in Britain towards the status quo. Ordinary Britons, hit hard by the economic crisis, feel betrayed by their political leadership. The Conservative government's austerity policies have further alienated these sections
- Immigration- As EU's membership expanded, more Europeans, especially from poorer EU nations, started migrating to U.K. using the "freedom of movement" clause. The anti-immigration parties argue this puts a severe strain on national resources and add up to welfare expenditure. The pro-EU members argue that EU migrants contribute more to the national economy than they take out.
- Security- The Remain side argues that in the era of international terrorism and criminality, cooperating with the EU will make the U.K. safer, while the other side says that the security risk will in fact increase if the U.K. does not have control over its borders.
- Trade- On trade, the Remain side says that access to the single European market, free of tariffs and border controls, is critical for the U.K. as 45 per cent of its trade is with the EU. The Leave side says that the EU needs British markets and individual trade deals with European countries can be easily negotiated.
- Employment- The Remain side argues that as three million jobs are tied to the EU there could be a jobs crisis if the U.K. leaves the EU; Brexiteers claim that there will be a jobs boom without the fetters that EU regulations impose.
- Negative strategy- The Remain campaign focussed mainly on the dangers of leaving the EU rather than making a case reasons for staying in EU and present a future vision. This alienated the people further, rather than convincing them
Possible implications
For UK
- UK is currently in a situation of deep uncertainty post-leave vote. It remains to be seen whether the propositions of how the leave would benefit UK would materialise.
- Turmoil in currency markets- Pound dived to its lowest since 1985; Euro suffered its worst fall against the dollar
- Second Scottish referendum likely- Scotland voted by a margin of 62 per cent to 38 per cent to remain in the EU in the referendum. Scotland sees its future in the European Union despite Britain's vote to leave. Hence, a second Scottish independence referendum is likely.
- Exports- 45% of UKs exports are to the Eurozone. Hence, the need to negotiate the relationship with EU is immediate.
- Less influence in world politics- The collective bargaining benefits enjoyed by Britain as a part of EU would no longer exist.
- Hamper Joint efforts- May hamper joint counter-terrorism, information sharing especially in context of instability in middle east
For European Union and rest of the world
- The members of EU make monetary contributions towards EU and UK is one the largest contributors.
- A British exit from the European Union would rock the Union — already shaken by differences over migration and the future of the Eurozone — by ripping away its second-largest economy, one of its top two military powers and by far its richest financial centre
- Brexit would give rise more and more nations contemplating to exit the EU. Greece, last year held a referendum in which its citizens overwhelmingly rejected EU's bailout norms.
- World economy- World stocks saw more than $2 trillion wiped off their value as Britain's vote to leave the European Union triggered 5-10 per cent falls across Europe's biggest bourses and a record plunge for sterling.
- Such a body blow to global confidence could prevent the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates as planned this year, and might even provoke a new round of emergency policy easing from all the major central banks.
For India
- Though, Finance minister Jaitley claimed that India is well-prepared to deal with the consequences of the Bexit with strong macroeconomic situation, some issues still remain.
- Volatility in Indian markets triggered by Brexit- BSE Sensex fell by 4%
- Indian companies in UK -There are 800 Indian companies in the UK — more than the combined number in the rest of Europe. Britain's exit from EU may affect Indian companies' appetite for investing in the U.K., particularly those seeking access to the European market.
- The welfare of a nearly three-million strong diaspora of Indian-origin U.K. citizens is a major concern
- The interests of a large number of Britain bound Indian tourists, business people, professionals, students, spouses, parents and relatives is also a concern.
- India-EU FTA- The FTA talks with EU will have to be modified in the event of Brexit. Much will depend of the future equation between EU and UK
- If Britain gets the same treatment in terms of Free Tariff and Free Movement of persons, not much will change for India. However, if Britain gets the treatment as applicable to a non-member country, it may lead to positive impact on India's exports to EU as well as to Britain
- Similarly, any restriction on movement of persons from EU to Britain will open opportunity for Indian service providers in wide range of services
- The weakness in the currencies- Pound and Euro, may also lead to increase in imports to India from these countries
- However, the uncertainties brought about by the referendum may benefit India too in some ways-
- The drop in the pound will benefit Indian students bound for UK and Indian tourists
- Buying property in UK will be easier due to weaker pound
Way ahead: options for UK
- The vote doesn't mean that Britain will be immediately out of the EU.
- Under the Lisbon treaty, a member state wishing to leave the EU should first notify the European Council its decision, triggering Article 50.
- This would set in motion a process by which the member and the EU leadership will negotiate the terms of the departure and reach and agreement in two years.
- This means even if the British government invokes the Article 50 now, the earliest exit of Britain will take place after two years.
- The decision to invoke Article 50 would be with the PM of UK; with PM Cameroon stepping down, it will be the new Prime Minister's prerogative to decide the same.
- Norway model- Some economists have already suggested that one of the options Britain could follow in the wake of a Brexit vote is the Norway model.
- Norway, along with Liechtenstein and Iceland are members of the European Economic Area (EEA). They have access to the single market while staying out of the EU. They also make contributions to the EU budget. There is separate secretariat in Brussels to manage the relationship between the EU and EEA countries.
- If Britain chooses to leave the EU but join the EEA, it will be a half-in-and-half-out arrangement, and the long-term impact on either side will be minimal.
- If no compromise is reached between EU and UK, then UK move towards the WTO rules under which it will have to pay tariffs for the goods it sells to the EU countries.


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297 King Street, W. Entertainment District, Toronto On., (416) 977-4461My wife and I went to the Kit Kat restaurant after a long afternoon in the Auto Show at the Toronto Convention Centre. It has to be the worst laid out convention centre in the world. We walked for miles. Needless to say we were hungry for a good meal. After walking down to the King Street restaurant strip we decided to see if we could get into the Kit Kat without reservations. The weather was nasty this Saturday night, it was a virtual blizzard in the downtown. Luckily we got inside and were able find a spot in a short line waiting to get in, thanks to John Carbone, the owner manager who promised he would get us in without a reservation.
We have been to this restaurant many times before. I have even eaten at the short and narrow bar.
After waiting for a while, a waitress came around and took our coats and hung them up. Shortly after this we were seated at a table for two.
We sat directly across from the open kitchen. If you look carefully you will see a tree trunk just beside the kitchen near the stairs - yes it is a real tree!
It was a good vantage point, though it felt like a highway. We noticed how well the chefs enjoyed their job and were comfortable with all the staff, who kibitzed with them all evening. These chefs were very efficient and certainly were skilled. We noticed how everyone who worked here worked as a team to make sure things ran smoothly in such a small and extremely busy space.
We ordered a bottle of Masi Campofiorin Italian wine to start and decided on a light appetizer. We ordered a caesar salad each and thoroughly enjoyed it. The lettuce was crisp and the sauce was very good, as was the crisp garlic bread that came with it. Since we were under a red spotlight, it made our food pictures reddish.
We were told the evening specials, which sounded very tempting, but ended up ordering what we have had here many times before.
So we both ordered the veal piccata. It consisted of two large and delicious pieces of tender veal, garlic mashed potatoes, grilled eggplant, grilled zucchini, grilled peppers in a lemon, wine, butter sauce that was wonderful. It was a satisfying and delicious meal.
Unfortunately the pictures don't do it justice due to the red spot light. But after I pulled the veal off of the potatoes it is more apparent how large the portion is.
The waiters and waitresses have immense patience to work in such a busy narrow place, but they always smile and are extremely friendly. John must be a good boss to work for, to keep the entire crew working so hard. Hats off to all of them. It is positively worth a visit! You will not be disappointed. The total before tip was just under $122.


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I can't even express how happy I am about this implementation.
Now I'll be able to finally wield my Benediction/Anathema in a raid with pride!
Then unfortunately Blizzard also decided to design tier 13 to not look completely retarded (*cough t11 cough*) so in the end I only ended up transmogrifying my staff into Anathema. As for every other character I've been too lazy to farm any nice gear since I don't care about them much enough to spend time on things like that (although I did still have the starter set for my DK which I then transmogrified into). So far, my usage of the transmogrifier has been, to put it mildly, limited.
However, the first glimpses of the upcoming tier made me think about it again since I am far from certain I want to run around looking like that. Right now I am only hoping things will improve, but in case they don't I need to have a plan B. There are many good looking sets for my priest to wear, but it's a dwarf which really limits my options. Don't get me wrong, I love dwarves and they are by far my favorite alliance race, but they do look stupid in many gear sets that otherwise look really cool - like tier 5, Arena Season 3, tier 8 and so on. Actually most sets unfortunately. This thought process travelled on in my head into "which are the coolest looking gear sets out there that aren't part of a tier set or similar?".
And here you have it, my top 5 list of gear sets that aren't part of a tier or arena set. If you disagree I am sorry, but you are wrong. (Special thanks to wowroleplaygear.com for the pictures).
5. Vanguard
4. Chief Brigadier
Jaw of Repudiation head piece, or anything that looks similar to it, would fit that set perfectly.
3. Taunka Garb
2. Warped Leather
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Cozy Little Elk
38 comments:
Love that sweater!ReplyDelete
Very cute sweater! hope your having a great week!ReplyDelete
Haha! I was going to comment on the fact that your legs matched! I love it. I cannot believe you found a sweater with a collar on it-that is just too darling. It looks so very cozy too and I just love everything about this! It's supposed to blizzard here today...so yes-much more snow to come so they tell me!ReplyDelete
Your outfit looks so comfy :) By the way - happy birthday to your son!ReplyDelete
your outfit is adorable! i am in love with that sweater :)ReplyDelete
So adorable (as always). I'm hoping for early spring as well. Can't stand the cold and snow anymore :( Need suuuuuun!ReplyDelete
You look beee-you-teeee-ful as always my friend. And I love that sweater. I am so so ready for the snow to be gone - we are getting more this weekend! Sending you some sunshine and a big hug! xoReplyDelete
You look so wonderful and cozy!!! This sweater is ammmazing, love it, perfect for the chilly days we're experiencing here too. I really wish spring would hurry up! I love that the Mr. is wearing bright pants! You two are too cuteReplyDelete
Love love love your jumper, also adore your headscarf, where did you find it? xxxReplyDelete
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- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2013 at 2:53 PM
You always manage to make layers seem sleek. There's definitely a science to that.ReplyDelete
That necklace reminds me of a big ol' eye. Love it.
I was just calling that groundhog a liar!! Lol I need spring bad! And oh my goodness I want this sweater! Its so darling. And you always have the cutest hair things! Also I love that you included your man in this post! He's very stylish too, what a perfect couple :)ReplyDelete
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love love love this outfit! oh my goodness. i love the sweater! what a great pattern. you look awesome as per usual!
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You look so cozy! This winter sure has been crazy cold, huh? I'm so ready for spring! :)ReplyDelete
That sweater is so cute!! And I love the way you're wearing that scarf :)ReplyDelete
You look so cute in all those layers though.ReplyDelete
I guess people used to have to slice the loaves from the bakery. Speaking of awesome sweaters though, kudos you!ReplyDelete
eee you are just so cute! i adore everything about these photographs.. your outfit, the location, etc. the scarf looks great in your hair too! i always forget i can wear scarves in other ways besides around my neck.ReplyDelete
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Thanks so much for your comment, it means a lot!ReplyDelete
Your outfit is stunning, I like how you combined the items!
Have a great day,
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2013 at 6:22 AM
Oh the deer, the headscarf, the polka dots, the collar, the boots! This has to be my favourite blog outfit I have seen in ages, I love everything!! xxReplyDelete
That is one gorgeous cozy sweater. I love the whole outfit on you. Big sweaters sweem to be all I've been wearing too, and am also so ove this snow business. Were scheduled for more today ... sigh. It was lovely, dry and bright yesterday, albeit extremely cold, so I was happy yo have a great walk about, but damn if I didn't get too far from home to easily return, when I realized the extra camera battery I brought with me had actually been drained. Eek, I was without camera! Aren't those the exact times that you see the best photo ops?! :sReplyDelete
I looove this outfit, so adorable! That sweater would be perfect for my weekend in the poconos :D It totally looks like an awesome "up at the cabin" sort of outfit. Beautiful and so cozy!! I can totally relate as the cold is really starting to get to me. I have super sensitive skin too so after a while my hands get really dry and my face gets itchy- it sucks, haha! But I am keeping my fingers crossed for an early spring too, I hope you have an awesome day, Marisa!! You look fabulous! :)ReplyDelete
Marisa, I am living in my large sweaters, but I don't dare photograph myself in them because... well, I look too cozy, like a ball of cozy blankets. You are adorable in this sweater! :)ReplyDelete
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I've always preferred big hunks of ripped bread myself! But this sweater is awesome indeed! It's so cute on you - it's very you. You seem to layer well too - I really don't layer well. My version of winter layering is adding a scarf. I need to move somewhere where it doesnt snow, I was not made for it!ReplyDelete
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I love that sweater! So pretty and cozy it makes me wish for winter all over again....just a bit though.ReplyDelete
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oversized sweaters on cold days are the best! and love the colour-coordination in your tights/trousers:-) xxReplyDelete
Perfectly comfy styled outfit. I love the chunky knit and the colourful scarf. You look beautiful. xx/Madison Have a great lovely weekend.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 22, 2013 at 6:51 PM
I do think spring is coming sooner than it usually does for us though. . .I hear birdies chirping!ReplyDelete
Very cute outfits! My husband thought your husband was cool in this (he's next to me). ;)
I am in love with the sweater! the whole comfortable yet chic look is amazing and looks great on you! So perfect for the colder climate (;ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for your sweet comments! It made me smile from ear to ear :D xx
Hope you're having a superchic Friday!
Kisses from LA,
Beautiful colors and prints as always ! This sweater is amazing !ReplyDelete
When I first saw the photo of you in your sweater, before seeing you write "cozy" I immediately wanted to cuddle up in bed with a sweater just like it! It definitely feels cozy, even across the internet!ReplyDelete
such an adorable sweater Marisa and I am so jealous of the beautiful snow and layering! I cannot wait for it to get a bit colder in Australia so I can at least throw a cardigan on! Hope you're doing well xo Ilana @My Modern VintageReplyDelete
I love that sweater and just the whole thing put together is amazing :)ReplyDelete
This is a very fashionable and cute uniform if you ask me; and may I add that the Mr looks very fashionable himself, too ;).ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful week, sweet Marisa! ;D
You have the best sweater collection in the world.ReplyDelete
This sweater is seriously amazing. I second Jessica about your sweater collection! Also, I saw what you put up on Facebook :D CONGRATS! Can I put something up in the Flock Together group about it for any of the girls who aren't friends with you? This is so exciting!ReplyDelete
AWWWWIES! you are BOTH adorable!ReplyDelete
Where does everyone get those nice comfy looking socks!?ReplyDelete
Hi Marisa! Just catching up on old old posts here! I love the colors you've combined in this outfit...and that sweater! YUM! Makes frigid cold a bit more bearable. I'm already getting excited for fall fashion over here in the middle of July...shoot!ReplyDelete
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Out + About: Fur Vest
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super sassy i love it!ReplyDelete
Last year I told myself I would buy a fur vest. This year. I am promising myself. Thank you for the extra push!!!ReplyDelete
Absolutely ADORE that second look! Fabulous!ReplyDelete
xo TJ
I love this post! You should totally do more of these. Such great looks!ReplyDelete
I love that necklace in the second outfit!ReplyDelete
Whatever makes her happy on a Saturday night.ReplyDelete
like your Going out look. Not a huge fan of fur vest but i think i'm going to try the going out look.ReplyDelete
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Love it! I've been needing a fur vest this fall!ReplyDelete
I've totally been debating getting a fur vest. That first look is gorgeous! It doesn't get better than emerald green lace and awesome accessories!ReplyDelete
this is such a clever, cute feature! i love the simplicity of "out" and "about." good first piece to try! i think it would be neat to see you do things that are traditionally very basic and casual…it would be neat to see how you rework them into an out-on-the-town look -- maybe like the always-romantic striped tee, loafers, etc. : ) can't wait to see more of this feature, ladies!ReplyDelete
Lauren...I saw you at Gap the other night, I was NOT wearing a cute outfit so I told myself to avoid you, haha. Hopefully next time I'll run into one of you in a cuter outfit!ReplyDelete
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Johan Santana Gets His Dickey On
All right, so you can probably stop worrying about Johan Santana now. The Mets left-hander, who had struggled since tossing that no-hitter you might remember reading about, had it back last night, shutting out the Orioles on five hits in six innings in a 5-0 win. It was the second shutout in a row for the Mets, after R.A. Dickey's ridiculous one-hitter on Monday. If Santana gets back to where he was pre-no-hitter, the Mets have two legitimate aces, the sort of thing that will make a team feel comfortable in the race even if there are countless other issues. (Everybody playing out position, the bull pen, whatever is in Ike Davis's brain this year.) The Mets are now only three games behind the Washington Nationals for first place in the NL East and, oh lookee there, tied for first in the Wild Card standings. They have one more game with Baltimore tonight and then, once again, it's the Yankees. Maybe they won't ruin the happy buzz this time.


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The Mighty Zhemchug
In many continental shelves submarine canyons have been found carving deep fissures that stretch from near shore out to the deep sea edge of the shelf. There are a number of theories as to what carved these giant cracks into the shelves, but the most prominent one states that sediment transport carved these canyons. Sediment transport in the sea occurs primarily as underwater landslides of enormous masses of rock and sediment, usually triggered by turbulent waters during a storm, or ground movement from an earthquake. The depth at which the submarine canyons have been cut depends on the make up of the underlying rock – how susceptible it is to being carved – and how much, how often and how heavy the materials are that are transported downslope during an underwater landslide. It is also believed that some canyons were carved above ground, at a time when sea level was a mile or more lower than it is today. Those canyons that are now submerged may have once held rivers and waterfalls that carved the canyon walls, carrying the sediment and debris down into shallower sea.
The largest and deepest submarine canyon ever discovered is in the middle of the Bering Sea called the Zhemchug Canyon. It is deeper than the Grand Canyon (1.83 km deep) at 2.6km deep. Zhemchug Canyon is the largest submarine canyon in the world, based on drainage area (11,350 km2) and volume (5800 km3). Deep, cold, oxygen-rich waters well up from the deeps into the canyon, providing sustenance to an enormous array and variety of life forms.
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Life-threatening irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) are the leading cause of death in the first few hours of a heart attack. These arrythmias may be treated with medications or electrical cardioverson/defibrillation.
The health care team will give you oxygen, even if your blood oxygen levels are normal. This is done so that your body tissues have easy access to oxygen and your heart doesn't have to work as hard.
An intravenous line (IV) will be placed into one of your veins. Medicines and fluids pass through this IV. You may need a tube inserted into your bladder (urinary catheter) so that doctors can see how much fluid your body removes.
Angioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is the preferred emergency procedure for opening the arteries for some types of heart attacks. It should preferably be performed within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital and no later than 12 hours after a heart attack.
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.
A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that opens up (expands) inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed after angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again. A drug eluting stent has medicine in it that helps prevent the artery from closing.
Depending on the results of the ECG, certain patients may be given drugs to break up the clot. It is best if these drugs are given within 3 hours of when the patient first felt the chest pain. This is called thrombolytic therapy. The medicine is first given through an IV. Blood thinners taken by mouth may be prescribed later to prevent clots from forming.
Thrombolytic therapy is not appropriate for people who have:
- Bleeding inside their head (intracranial hemorrhage)
- Brain abnormalities such as tumors or blood vessel malformations
- Stroke within the past 3 months (or possibly longer)
- Head injury within the past 3 months
- A history of using blood thinners such as coumadin
- Had major surgery or a major injury within the past 3 weeks
- Had internal bleeding within the past 2-4 weeks
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Severe high blood pressure
Many different medicines are used to treat and prevent heart attacks. Nitroglycerin helps reduce chest pain. You may also receive strong medicines to relieve pain.
Antiplatelet medicines help prevent clots from forming. Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug. Another one is clopidogrel (Plavix). Ask your doctor which of these drugs you should be taking. Always talk to your health care provider before stopping either of these drugs.
- For the first year after a heart attack, you will likely take both aspirin and clopidogrel every day. After that, your health care provider may only prescribe aspirin.
- If you had angioplasty and a coronary stent placed after your heart attack, you may need to take clopidogrel with your aspirin for longer than one year.
- Beta-blockers (such as metoprolol, atenolol, and propranolol) help reduce the strain on the heart and lower blood pressure.
- ACE inhibitors (such as ramipril, lisinopril, enalapril, or captopril) are used to prevent heart failure and lower blood pressure.
- Lipid-lowering medications, especially statins (such as lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvastatin) reduce blood cholesterol levels to prevent plaque from increasing. They may reduce the risk of another heart attack or death.
Coronary angiography may reveal severe coronary artery disease in many vessels, or a narrowing of the left main coronary artery (the vessel supplying most of the blood to the heart). In these circumstances, the cardiologist may recommend emergency coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). This procedure is also called "open heart surgery." The surgeon takes either a vein or artery from another location in your body and uses it to bypass the blocked coronary artery.
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Outlook (Prognosis)How well you do after a heart attack depends on the amount and location of damaged tissue. Your outcome is worse if the heart attack caused damage to the signaling system that tells the heart to contract.
About a third of heart attacks are deadly. If you live 2 hours after an attack, you are likely to survive, but you may have complications. Those who do not have complications may fully recover.
Usually a person who has had a heart attack can slowly go back to normal activities, including sexual activity.
Possible Complications
- Cardiogenic shock
- Congestive heart failure
- Damage extending past heart tissue (infarct extension), possibly leading to rupture of the heart
- Damage to heart valves or the wall between the two sides of the heart
- Inflammation around the lining of the heart (pericarditis)
- Irregular heartbeats, including ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation
- Blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism)
- Blood clot to the brain (stroke)
- Side effects of drug treatment
When to Contact a Medical ProfessionalImmediately call your local emergency number (such as 911) if you have symptoms of a heart attack.
PreventionTo prevent a heart attack:
- Keep your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol under control.
- Don't smoke.
- Consider drinking 1 to 2 glasses of alcohol or wine each day. Moderate amounts of alcohol may reduce your risk of cardiovascular problems. However, drinking larger amounts does more harm than good.
- Eat a low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in animal fat.
- Eat fish twice a week. Baked or grilled fish is better than fried fish. Frying can destroy some of the health benefits.
- Exercise daily or several times a week. Walking is a good form of exercise. Talk to your doctor before starting an exercise routine.
- Lose weight if you are overweight.
New guidelines no longer recommend hormone replacement therapy, vitamins E or C, antioxidants, or folic acid to prevent heart disease.
After a heart attack, you will need regular follow-up care to reduce the risk of having a second heart attack. Often, a cardiac rehabilitation program is recommended to help you gradually return to a normal lifestyle. Always follow the exercise, diet, and medication plan prescribed by your doctor.
Alternative NamesMyocardial infarction; MI; Acute MI; ST-elevation myocardial infarction; non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Should you tell people how much you earn?
The basics of the world economy are so different now than they were 20 years ago. Corporate loyalty is a thing of the past. Many people make their bread and butter not in one way, but in several. There are those with full-time jobs and secondary gigs on the side. Others are start-ups and freelancers who work a part time job. And are gigalos on the side.
To whom should you reveal your salary and sources of income, and under what circumstances? Let's consider three situations:
1. Your banker. If you ask for a loan from the loan sharks, they're going to want proof of income. Sure, they didn't do that back when the housing bubble was rapidly filling up with hot air, but now they do. But should you reveal every last asset that you own to them?
2. Your significant, or soon to be significant other. You've been together for a good few years. But when should this conversation come up in the relationship? Chances are, it will come up organically at some point, like on vacation at a terrible tourist hotspot. But again, should you let them know of all your assets? While you don't have to calculate your salary and net worth to the penny to tell your partner, you should both be able to trust each other with the ballpark figures... right?
3. Your children. How often should you talk to your children about money? What if they ask about it? Monevator says that with little kids you can be vague, "We don't have a car like the neighbours because we don't have as much money (or debt)." With older kids, you can be more specific. If you have a child on the cusp of adulthood that you hope will leave the nest soon, they need to know what it takes to run a household. You don't have to disclose the details of your compensation package, but they do need to understand that certain jobs pay the bills easier than others. And if they're still living at home as young adults, they should be contributing to paying those bills, even if it is only a token amount.
What are your feelings about telling people how much you earn? Which matters more, salary, or net worth? Have you ever disclosed your salary/ net worth and it has hurt a friendship or relationship? Do tell.
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- ColinIn some countries (such as India) it's certainly commonplace to discuss salary with colleagues - that way, everyone can compare notes and query the company as to why they may be making less than a more junior or less productive member of the team. This seems healthy to me, so I've always made a point of being open discussing incomes with anybody, to the extent my full time employer knows about my extra-curricular activities and don't have a problem with it.
- Matt B.I don't earn as much as many of my friends and that is clearly reflected in my lifestyle (though I do roughly know their salaries). My major regret is the amount of debt I racked up at University which I am completely unable to clear. It's a real shame as it effectively halves the amount of income available for food/going out/clothes etc.
- tinoMy wife, the banks and hmrc know how much I earn & own. My kids are only 3 and 0 - so they dont care. But growing up my mum used to tell me about their finances. I had access to their cash stash, pin NO, save combination, checking, savings account, everything.... So, that alone taught me how to and how not to manage money. I think telling people how much I own/earn doesnt really help anyone. - well.. for me anyway. I'd like to think that people would actually learn something from what I am doing with my money (I maintain a blog). But the blog entries with money saving tips never get a high reading count! They care more about my gossip and if something bad happens:) - I guess that's why hello magazine's subscriptions is a lot higher than Financial Times.
- Mike H.I think companies have fabricated this myth that we shouldn't discuss salaries so that they can keep them low, they don't even advertise a salary in recrutment. I think a lot of people lie about their salaries, especially with their mates. Some peeople seem to be on a good salary, but actually, their prospects and salary is pretty crap.
- MinstrelMan£28 per hour.
- RobinMy parents refused to tell me what they earnt as I was growing up (altho I kinda knew the ballpark figure). It is in my experience to avoid as much as possible revealing what you earn or enquire of others what they earn, particuarly friends, as it really can put a rift in place if you or the other party feel something is unfair.
- GilesI earn £19,040. I think people can only judge if they are paid farily by comparison. I should be paid less than people less qualified or with les experience and more than people with more - after a recent pay review honest and open discussion meant we're all better off than we would have been if we'd kept everything secret.
- SlimeQuote:Giles 'I should be paid less than people less qualified or with les experience and more than people with more - after a recent pay review honest and open discussion meant we're all better off than we would have been if we'd kept everything secret.' Um, haven't you got that the wrong way round? ;) You should be paid more than people below you, and less than people above you!
- tinoOK now Vince... after we tell you our stories.... How much do you make? - blogging and travelling :) And how much hotukdeals make a year?
- Deepzwww.glassdoor.com - very useful for this kind of thing
- The B.Frankly, if your bank didn't know how much you earned simply by looking at how much your employer paid in every month I'd be rather suprised.
- Giles@ Slime... nice one. Reading that I should probably not be paid at all! :) Point stands - being honest and open can only act to equalise pay - if everyone keeps quiet then they just make assumptions...
- Justin M.What I'm not keen on is possible future employers snooping into my salary level. That "how much are you currently paid?" question in a recent interview was met with me saying that I don't discuss my current salary since it's private financial information. What I did tell them was how much I'm worth and expect as a salary should they choose to hire me. There's no way I'm going to allow an interested employer to negotiate my salary downwards, which is what their goal is, by judging me on my current salary. Not every job I've ever taken has been on salary alone and sometimes the perks balance the apparently low pay.
- SwfIn the workplace we should have transparency. In your social life, its really not a good idea, friends get jealous sometimes and may expect subbing if they have less money. Its up to individuals what job/income they settle for and we should treat friendship as an independent thing, no need to reveal all. Bound to cause problems. Only the very wealthy can keep their income secret from their partners and frequently do
- NobbyBeing open and honest can also reduce productivity. If I know I am being paid less than someone that (in my view) does not work as hard, then I know I am working too hard for the money I am paid. If I am not given a higher salary, then I won't work as hard in future.
- Nobby> Frankly, if your bank didn't know how much you earned simply by looking at how much your employer paid in every month I'd be rather suprised. They don't know about how much you salary sacrifice. I pay pension and childcare costs to my employer before tax is calculated, and my final monthly statement shows my salary to be quite a bit lower than someone who pays into a private pension and pays childcare from their bank account.
- CDNI have recently discovered that some colleagues are being paid more than I am, as much as £3000 per year more, some have not in the company as long as I have and I deal with a lot more, I have also been advised that we cannot discuss our wages as this will result in disciplinary action. Even though this is to be written in a staff handbook I am yet to see this nor is it in my contract! From what I have found or not as the case is I cannot find any legal guidlines on this. There is no clear salary brackets so some are on £500 to £3000 per year more and I fail to see any justification in any policy, any ideas?


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In many people's eyes, the BMW M4 is the new M3. The M3 isn't quite what it used to be, the M4 is brilliant. Now, though, footage of the 2016 BMW M4 GTS has been released and it is a special, special car.
Like the M3 GTS, which came out in 2010, the M4 GTS has been stripped back to two seats and BMW are only making 700 – a mere 30 of which will be sold in the UK. The price? £121,770! Now, that does sound like a lot of money – it is a lot of money – but I think you'll understand when you know a bit more about it…
You're wondering how fast it is, aren't you? Well, the short answer is that the BMW M4 GTS is the fastest production car they've ever made. The engine is very similar to that found in the standard M4 – a 3 litre twin-turbo straight-six. The GTS, however, is fitted with a new water injection system which increases the power from 425bhp to a staggering 493bhp! The torque is also improved drastically, up from 406lb ft to 442lb ft. It sounds awesome!
With all of this extra power and the help of it's paddleshift gearbox (there is no manual alternative), the BMW M4 GTS will get from 0-62mph in a whopping 3.8 seconds, which matches the 503bhp Mercedes AMG GTS. The top speed is limited to 190mph. This speed gets the M4 GTS round the Nürburgring in an impressive 7min 28sec – 30 seconds faster than the standard M4.
When adding this much speed and power to a car, handling can become a huge issue… Not for BMW, though. As you'll see in the video at the bottom of this story, the BMW M4 GTS handles superbly.
The car uses a three-way M Coilover suspension and independently adjustable low and high-speed compression damping. The anti-roll bars have been upgraded and the M4 GTS-specific Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres massively increase the car's grip. All electronic assistance systems have been improved to cope with the added performance and carbon-ceramic brakes are standard.
How have BMW reduced the weight of the M4 GTS? Carbon fibre everywhere! Bucket seats, centre console, splitter, diffuser, roof – all carbon fibre! It now weighs in at just over 1500kg.
Moving away from the performance, the BMW M4 GTS looks sensational. The three colour options are Sapphire Black Metallic, Alpine White and Frozen Dark Grey Metallic (as seen in the pictures). All of which come with the secondary colour, Acid Orange, which is everywhere from the stitching to the alloys.
The new body-kit, with the three-position spoiler, the two-position splitter and the carbon fibre diffuser, looks amazing. The 18-inch front and 20-inch rear alloys are also very easy on the eye. Really, I don't need to tell you how good it looks – you can see it for yourself.
The BMW M4 GTS will be making its début at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, and goes into production in March 2016. BMW hope the launch date will be around June 2016. Remember, it can be yours for £121,770 and only 30 will be sold in the UK!
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A semi-analytical method for natural convection in a two dimensional rectangular enclosure, with uniform volumetric heat generation, having insulated horizontal boundaries, and isothermal vertical boundaries, has been studied here. In this method, the governing equations for natural convection, have been solved under the assumption that for a cavity with small aspect ratio, the flow in the central region of the cavity is only in the vertical direction. It is found that for the cavities with small aspect ratio, the temperature in central region of the cavity is nearly constant along the horizontal direction. However, there is a uniform temperature gradient in the vertical direction, which can be related to the maximum temperature in conduction. The velocity profiles and temperature profiles obtained in the present work, are compared with the numerical simulations by Fluent and a fair agreement is found between these results.
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Goes into the ai folder in the nord_snoopy_0.9.8 track folder. This one took me a while to figure out, but now that it is done, I am having too much fun with it not to share it.
"If something does not work, please let me know exactly what is happening and which car is giving you trouble. So far it seems the Lotus 49 is not able to complete a full lap, The Corvette add on, might be challenging. The MP4-12C GT3 and the Zonda R do not seem to be able to finish a lap either. It seems to be something about the high power car, AI and this track.
The other cars seem to be working well."
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Besides work, I've got a LOT to do in prep for my vacation:
- Try on my bathing suit - and hopefully not cringe... If it's cringe-worthy, go see if I can find something a little less cringe-y!
- Oil Change, Alignment (had an incident with a curb at Starbucks - before I got my coffee), and tire rotation since we're taking my car.
- Mani/Pedi
- The list goes on, but I can't think right now! :(
Well, I better get back to it! I will certainly check in within the next day or two as well as try to catch up on blogs! I'm pretty behind right now, unfortunately!
Lots of love to you all! :-)


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Crossing the threshold of the new headquarters of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), you get the sense of entering another dimension. Highly reflective surfaces like black glass, automobile-finish white panels and glossy grey floors create a feel of expansiveness and depth, echoing the infinite breadth of the galaxies. USRA, an independent nonprofit organization that works across disciplines including biomedicine, planetary science, astrophysics and engineering, needed a way to describe its complex mission and how it integrates its competencies into applications ranging from fundamental research to facility management and operations. USRA's audience includes university faculty, private sector clients and government visitors.
Project designer Hickok Cole conceived a lobby for greeting the public, work spaces for staff, teaming areas for staff interaction, and a café for casual meeting and eating. To articulate and implement the design intent for the introductory exhibit, Hickok Cole brought in Xibitz. From design refinement, to shop drawings and production, to installation, the Xibitz team delivered a highly refined and sophisticated display that mimics the tight tolerances and crisp design of spacecraft.
A closer look at the exhibit reveals free-standing walls describing each of the USRA-related disciplines, including planetary science, earth science and space nuclear power. The display walls feature touch screen monitors; backlit graphics; and artifact cases with specimens like moon rocks and meteors, and sophisticated observation equipment like x-ray and parabolic mirrors.


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By Ed Chasteen
Disney named me "The Pedalin' Prof from William Jewell College" that summer I rode alone and without money from Disney World to Disneyland. One week this October I want to be that Pedalin' Prof again in this place I call Greater Liberty. I drew a circle around Liberty, my hometown, going out 125 miles in all directions. That's about how far I can ride on my best days. I hope to visit all 105 counties in parts of four states over the next few years. I want to meet local folks at the McDonald's in their town. Together we'll ride a 50-mile loop through nearby towns and come back to McDonald's, where we'll all buy ourselves something to eat and sit down together to talk.
We begin and end our ride at McDonald's for three reasons. First, McDonald's in Liberty is a longtime supporter of our Greater Liberty Riders, and the owner wrote to McDonald's in Greater Liberty county seat towns asking them to welcome us. The second reason is that most every town has a McDonald's, and many folks who live there drop in often. The third reason is that more than any other fast food restaurant, McDonald's has expanded its menu to offer foods attractive to folks of varied lifestyles and interests.
So to McDonald's in these Missouri towns we go on these days.
Lexington Sunday, October 5
Marshall Monday, October 6
Fayette Tuesday, October 7
Columbia Wednesday, October 8
Boonville Thursday, October 9
Sedalia Friday, October 10
Warrensburg Saturday, October 11
Harrisonville Sunday, October 12
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Lexington McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast $3.99
Brian and I turn left out of McDonald's Parking lot onto 3rd St. Through town, down a long winding road and out a road running alongside the Missouri River. Flat and smooth for several miles, river visible just to our right. Then into the hills, trees now between us and the river. Seven miles out we come to Wellington, population 784; then through Waterloo, only a few houses; then Napoleon, 204 folks and a few public buildings. Few cars, other bikers, motorcyclists, a mother and daughter on horseback.
"That's a great school. I dream of going there." The girl who takes my order is speaking and pointing to my shirt. The Pedalin' Prof from William Jewell College, it says. "I'm a sophomore at Lexington High. I dream of going there." I hadn't thought to get her name at breakfast. I plan to do so when we have finished our ride and return. But she's not here. I did give her a letter addressed to Lexington McDonald's when I first came in. I saw her pass it along to another young woman pouring orange juice. Maybe I can get her name and pass it to our admissions folks at Jewell. Today was the first of the eight county seat McDonald's I will visit in the next eight days, and the 104 I hope to visit over the next year or two. I'll get better at getting information that might help me help students get to Jewell.
Monday, October 6
Marshall McDonald's 816 W. College Big Breakfast $2.99
I give the cashier my letter and sit from 7:30-9. No one comes. I ride through town, by the Saline County Courthouse and First Baptist Church, figuring the road leads somewhere. I come to the end of the road at a T and turn right. This road becomes WW as it leaves town, but no sign tells where it leads. A few miles later, I think I know why. A big cloud of dust billows behind a pickup coming toward me. I come a short time later to a STATE MAINTENANCE ENDS sign where the road Y's and turns to gravel.
I backtrack to the edge of town where WW makes a sharp left. Marshall has 12,711 people, is the home of Missouri Valley College and an airport. But no bike shop, as I learn when my mirror breaks and I go looking for another. WW AKA Butterfield Ranch Road passes on the edge of town between the college's football stadium—home of the Vikings—and their gymnasium.
I ride a few miles from town in various directions, coming back to McDonald's for lunch, Southwest Salad with grilled chicken and sweet tea, and back again in the afternoon for a bag of three oatmeal cookies and a senior coke. The bag pictures two children and an adult male on bicycles.
I mailed a letter weeks ago to the Marshall paper telling them I was coming and why and asking them to spread the word. I didn't hear from the paper or from anyone who might have read what they wrote. My letter aroused no interest, so I don't have the heart to go to the paper and tell them I'm here.
The promised rain begins to fall as I load my bike into my car about 2 o'clock and head for Columbia. I'm staying the next three nights with Greg Allen. He grew up next door and has lived and worked in Columbia for years. Tomorrow I ride in Fayette. Next day in Columbia. Third day in Boonville. Columbia is central to all.
By a little after 3, I'm sitting in the Columbia McDonald's on Stadium Blvd, one of half-a-dozen in town and the first seen when coming on I-70 from Kansas City. Wednesday morning we ride from here.
Bus loads of old folks come and go as I sit here next to the indoor playground where three to 12 years olds play. A symphony of young staff moves seamlessly behind the counter, carrying out orders precisely and quickly, maintaining good humor and a pleasing countenance all the while. I sit undisturbed among the ebb and flow of diners, marveling at the human ingenuity that causes it all to work and the differing payoffs that accrue to the various participants.
Since first coming 45 years ago to Columbia and finding my fortune, I look for reason to return. The University here made my dream come true. I wanted to be a college professor, to spend my life among people and in a place where ideas and ideals work their magic. By awarding my PhD after a short time here, the University of Missouri opened the door to my becoming what the T-shirt I'm wearing proclaims: The Pedalin' Prof from William Jewell College. I came to this job straight from grad school and never left. But I never thought of it as a job. I told everyone for years: "I don't have a job. I just do what I love. And they pay me!"
Tuesday, October 7
Fayette McDonald's
This morning's cashier is an older woman. She takes my letter and passes it to her supervisor. She sees the golden arches on the sleeves of my T-shirt. "He's wearing a McDonald's T-shirt," she says to all who may be in earshot. "I'm meeting folks here at 9 for a ride. We'll be back later today to eat and talk. Right now I'll have a Big Breakfast and a large orange juice."
This McDonald's is smoke free. So says the sign on the door. The Marshall McDonald's had complimentary USA Today. This McDonald's has been here 13 years, across the street from Fayette High School. "The school burned to the ground some years back when someone left a heater one near some papers," the cashier tells me. Maybe that accounts for the new and up-to-date look of the school I see. This place is packed with older folks, the men and women sitting separately.
She has called me Mr. Chasteen several times in the few minutes since we met. We're standing in the McDonald's parking lot. It's just after 9 AM. I've been here since 7:30, waiting for the 9 o'clock time someone may come. She is the only one who does. She's a reporter for the local paper. She wrote a story a couple of weeks ago about my coming, inviting local folks to join me here at McDonald's at 9.
"Call me Ed," I say. "Your students call you Mr. Chasteen, don't they?" "No, they call me Ed." "You have a doctorate, don't you?" "I do. From MU. My name's still Ed."
"What's the purpose of your ride?" She asks. "To show everyone we can live beyond our limitations. I come to town not knowing who will show up or what will happen. The more uncomfortable I find something, the more I need to do it. Comfort is a poor teacher."
She is rapidly scrawling everything I say in big letters in a tiny notebook while juggling a camera. "Can I get your picture? With your bike? With the McDonald's sign and our high school in the background? She snaps several, rearranging me between each. "We go to press this afternoon. The paper says Wednesday, but it'll be out today. " I was feeling a little down before she showed up, but her high energy presence and obvious enthusiasm for what I do, makes the absence of everybody else seem not so important.
She hurriedly tells me how to get to some nearby towns. I ride by the Howard County Courthouse, the town-square and Central Methodist College, whose main entrance is one long block off the square. Reading the bronze tablet at the entrance, I learn that early on, a predecessor of this place was known as Howard Payne. And I remember that my favorite college professor from my undergrad days graduated from Howard Payne College in West Texas. And here I am in Howard County. Here's a historical connection that piques my interest.
As I bike around Fayette, I'm trying to muster up energy and enthusiasm for a solo ride to another town. That angry sky is not lightening my mood. Rain is imminent. So back to McDonald's I go, load my bike and head for Columbia. Hard rain begins to fall.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Columbia McDonald's Biscuits and gravy and orange juice for breakfast
Early in his quest to right all wrongs, Don Quixote comes upon a place he thinks is a castle. In truth it's a place where working men come to be fed. As I make my way from Greg's in the early morning dark, the golden arches light up the sky and bring Don Quixote to mind. For my rides in all Greater Liberty county seat towns, the golden arches will be my beacon, drawing me to a place where food and friends await and turning my mind to Don Quixote, my fictional hero. "Too much sanity may be madness, and the greatest madness of all may be to see the world as it is and not as it should be." So said Don Quixote. And so he is quoted on the back of the T-shirt I wear as I ride. On both sleeves: Golden Arches.
The place is filed this morning with men dressed for work. One asks another where he's from. "Grand Junction," he says. Will anyone come to ride with me? I'm here before 7. By 9 I'll know. Greg told me how to ride to Hallsville. That's where I'll go if no one shows up with a route.
My bike phone rings. Al Plummer is calling. Al lives here in Columbia. He's a HateBusters board member. He asks me to call him after our ride. Maybe we can get together before his out of town company arrives. Nine o'clock comes. No one comes.
I go the wrong way on the road Greg advised and wind up back at McDonald's after an hour. I call Al. He comes. Over sweet tea and coffee we catch up on one another's family, race relations, the coming election and the recent Missouri City hate crime.
Today is the fourth of my eight McDonald's rides I've planned. Bobbie has gone on a cruise and will be gone for these days. So I can ride without leaving her at home by herself. I've planned these rides for months. I wrote letters to newspapers in every town asking them to announce my coming. The Fayette paper sent me a copy of the story they carried. A reporter for the Sedalia paper called for an interview. I then got phone calls, emails and letters from townsfolk who had read the story. They offered assistance.
But no one has yet come to ride with me. Brian went with me to Lexington, and the two of us rode. He has to work all week, but he will join me again on Saturday and Sunday in Warrensburg and Harrisonville. I'm feeling discouraged this morning when no one comes. Then I remember! I have violated the cardinal rule I made for myself when I began to ride bikes and bust hate. Never go where I'm not invited!! I was so anxious to fit these rides into the time I had available that I forced the issue. I omitted that crucial step. I came before I was asked. That's not polite. Neither is it effective. I just announced I was coming. And I came. Big mistake. Won't happen again.
Thursday, October 9
Boonville McDonald's
This was my plan. Instead I am home. Drove home yesterday after Al and I talked for better than an hour. I stopped by Greg's to leave the key to his front door he had given me. I was to stay tonight. I leave him a copy of my How To Like People Who Are Not Like You and a bunch of HateBusters membership cards he can give to his friends.
I will rest today and drive this afternoon to Sedalia. I'm to have dinner with Rev. Morris and spend the night with the family of a former Jewell student. Melvin Kerr is planning a bike route and recruiting riders. Robert Bond read about my coming in the paper. He called, wrote and emailed and plans to meet me at McDonald's.
Debbie Gillespie graduated from William Jewell in 1975. Met Max Mitchell in law school. They got married and moved to Sedalia. Their daughter, Emily, is a sophomore at Hendrix College in Arkansas. Debbie is a judge, teaches at State Fair Community College and practices law, mostly bankruptcy, trying to help folks recover from economic ruin. Max is in general practice, with a heart for the down and out. Debbie and Max read about my coming to Sedalia and offered to put me up for the night.
I drive into Sedalia on Highway 50 and spot the golden arches. Inside I meet Rusty Rice, the owner. "Howe many riders do you expect?" He asks after I tell him why I'm here. I don't have the heart to tell him this is our 6th ride and so far no riders have come. "I don't know," I say, "some local folks are planning the ride." "Well, I'll alert my staff to expect you in the morning."
Melvin Kerr lives in Sedalia. We met years ago when he hosted a group of cross-country bikers I was with. I called to enlist Melvin's help with this ride. He put me in touch with Reverend Morris, said I should meet him and learn about the program he runs to help kids. I had talked to Rev. Morris on the phone, and we planned to have dinner tonight. But he's not feeling well. I had told Debbie I would call her after our dinner and get directions to her house. "Debbie, how about I take you and Max to dinner," I say when I get her on the phone. "My dinner date had to cancel. "I love to cook," she says, "I will make dinner for the three of us." And a marvelous dinner it is. Even more marvelous is the conversation about times past and the coming election.
Friday, October 10
Sedalia McDonald's
Robert Bond comes a little after 8. He grew up on a farm near Windsor, about 30 miles away, served in Vietnam, sells cars for the local Chevy dealer, belongs to four civic clubs, sings the praises of the Sunrise Optimists. We talk to near nine. Robert introduces me to three guys sitting nearby. When no bikers come, Robert tells me to ride up 50 just under the underpass and turn right on Ingram. As it leaves town this road becomes U and goes to Cole Camp, about 25 miles, he says.
Miles out I come to Mora, a few houses, a big bright red beautiful barn and Mora Lumber Company, where I stop to fill my water bottles and ask how far to Cole Camp. I haven't seen any sign saying this is the road to Cole Camp or how far it might be. "Eight miles," says the young man airing up his tractor tire. "Five miles," says the man in the office. But both agree this is the road to Cole Camp.
A while later I'm stopped atop a hill gulping water when a silver pickup comes up the hill in front of me and stops. "You okay?" The driver asks. "I'm tired. But I'll make it. How far to Cole Camp?" "Bout a mile and a half." "Thanks for stopping. I'll be okay."
Robert Bond brought me a cap when he came to McDonald's this morning: WK Cole Camp Sedalia, it says, identifying the dealership he works for and their two locations. First thing I spot in Cole Camp is the WK sign. I wheel in, tell them Robert sent me and ask for places to eat, with only 1,028 people, there is no McDonald's. They recommend three. I pick the Platz, the German Restaurant. I head for a table in the back. "You made it," he says as I pass his table. "Was that you in the pickup?" "That was me." "Did you pass me and come back?" "I thought you might have had a flat." "I've had lots of them. Thanks for stopping." I give him one of the Pedalin' Prof brochures I carry. Before he leaves, he comes to my table. He says, "May I keep this? He tells me his name is Dave Bartell. He lives in Warsaw, has a business in Cole Camp.
One of my reasons for choosing this German restaurant was to have an apple strudel for desert. But the waitress tells me their desserts won't arrive until 2:30. "An Amish woman makes them and bring them." I have the German Burger, a combination lamb-beef patty with grilled onions and cheese on a specialty bun. The tearoom across the street promises dessert in big black letters and almost drew me in to begin with. Now I head there. The Strawberry Cobbler with ice cream puts me in a blissful state.
Cole Camp draws travelers headed for any of the nearby lakes. Norman Rockwell inspiration lives here. A Brigadoon out-of-the-mist ambiance envelopes the place and lends a magical nostalgia that me makes want to linger. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. The wind is at my back and the road seems more downhill as U takes me back to Sedalia 45 minutes faster than it brought me to Cole Camp.
Brian is planning to ride with me tomorrow in Warrensburg. I call him from Sedalia. We make plans to have dinner when I get to his house in Lee's Summit. My two sons, Dave and Brian, live together. The three of us go to dinner. Then to see the just released The Express, the Ernie Davis Story. Inspiration on steroids! I wish I hadn't seen it so I could see it again for the first time.
Saturday, October 11
Warrensburg McDonald's
Brian and I drive to Warrensburg on Highway 50 and take Business 50 into town. We spot the golden arches from several hills away. We pull off 50 to the left just past a major intersection. The place is packed. We each order an Egg Mcmuffin and find a table. We will wait till nine. If riders come, we go with them. If not, we drive back to Brian's and ride from there. No one comes.
By back roads from Lee's Summit to Rich Hill is just over 15 miles. We've done it several times. To Neighbor's Café a couple of times. To Café 113 the last time. It's here we head today. Their French Dip Sandwich provides just the right energy without sitting heavy on the hills. Fall foliage is not yet at its prime, but the promise is evident on this bright October day.
Yesterday was my son-in-law's birthday. His name is also Ed. "Two Ed's are better than one," we tell everybody. So last night after the movie, we called him and made plans for him, my daughter, Debbie, and granddaughter, Laura, to come over tonight at 6. "We'll have your birthday party and watch the Missouri-Oklahoma State football game. Maura and Sarah will be here."
So after Brian and I get back to his house, I drive home. "I'll get a cake. You guys bring the pizza," I say as I leave. Except for the game, the party goes well.
Sunday, October 12
Harrisonville McDonald's
We were to have met here to begin today's ride, our eighth county seat McDonald's. But not a single rider has appeared for the first seven, and I don't have the heart to try again. So Brian stays the night at my house after the party. We will do a local ride.
Loyalty is the number one virtue in my book. For years now I've been riding to breakfast in five towns some 15 to 30 miles from Liberty: Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Orrick, Lawson and Plattsburg. I've become a regular at Mill Inn, Sarah's Table, Fubbler's Cove, Catrick's and JJ's. Collectively I've eaten hundreds of meals in these five places over some 20 years. I will keep coming here as long as I can pedal.
"Where to?" Brian asks, as we leave the house about eight. "Sarah's Table." I say. By a roundabout route we make our way to Kearney and the old house on Jefferson Street where Betty, Tiffany and Janis greet us. "Is that your son?" Janis asks. "He sounds just like you." Betty tells me that JD, her son, and once my biking buddy, has signed up to go to Iraq as a civilian fire fighter and bought a motorcycle, both of which worry her. Tiffany, Betty's daughter, takes our money as we leave and wishes us a good day.
The Golden Arches
To explain my attraction to the golden arches, I must tell you that I love the theater. Brigadoon, Camelot, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables, Man of LaMancha, Sound of Music—my favorites.
As Man of LaMancha opens, Don Quixote is an old man. His brains have dried up from reading too much about man's inhumanity to man. I'm now an old man. I've spent my life trying to understand why racism and religious bigotry plague us and doing what I can to heal us of these twin afflictions. Instead of surrender after years of futile effort, Don Quixote mounts a crusade to right all wrongs. Saying "Too much sanity may be madness, and the greatest madness of all may be to see the world as it is and not as it should be," Don Quixote dreams an impossible dream and sets out to make it come true.
Early in his quest, he comes to a place he thinks is a castle. Inside he meets the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. He falls to his knees. "My lady, what is your name?" "Off your knees, you fool, I'm no lady. My name is Aldonza. "No, my lady, your name is not Aldonza. Your name is Dulcinea." She curses him and chases him away. This is not a castle, Don Quixote has found, but a roadside inn where mule drivers come for a meal and rest.
Several times in the story Don Quixote comes again to this place, each time calling her Dulinea and treating her as a lady, the only one who does. Near the end of the story, this woman hears that Don Quixote is dying. She finds him and forces her way in. "My Lord," she says. "Who is it?" He asks. "You know my name," she says. "No, my lady, who is it?" She begins to cry. "You called me by name and changed my life. My name is Dulcinea."
That's what I seek. I see goodness in everyone I meet. As a small boy on Saturday mornings I would listen to Let's Pretend on the radio. Fairy tales came alive in my mind. More than anything I see in my adult world, golden arches remind me of that time and cause me to want to meet every person I can and like every person I meet. So I come to McDonald's to meet Dulcineas.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Grand Duchy of Fennwyck
"The Empire is a large and diverse place full of minor kingdoms, duchies and baronies. For the past 500 years the emperors have maintained power by keeping all those princes, dukes and barons at each other's throats. They are allowed to own small, personal armies. These armies may be called up in an instant's notice to defend the Empire from its vast number of enemies, or used to settle petty grudges and territorial disputes between nobles. War, in the Empire, seems to be the pastime.
Fennwyck is a small Duchy of the fringe of the Empire with big plans. It is a foggy, dismal place, populated by people much the same. The current Grand Duke, Oswald the Bold, tired of being a backwater, has decided to extend the boundaries of Fennwyck. Better government through ruthless expansionism! Oswald has left the command of his armies to General Vanderwalt Klegg, an able tactician of intemperant nature."
Following an earlier post, most of our group is building their armies for Maurice. We have settled on each person taking a barnyard animal as their personal sigil. I have chosen the rooster (or cock) as it matches my Chinese zodiac symbol. Here's the army, their colors and standards:
2 comments:
- abdul666 said...
Please grant us a detailed presentation of each army involved
- May 9, 2013 at 8:58 AM
- abdul666 said...
Btw your new Maurice campaign fully deserves, if not a 'collective blog' à la EvE, at least a special 'label' to the corresponding posts; on all participating blogs, indeed (it can be done afterward using the 'edit posts utility, and it's not a chore if done before posts to be labelled are not too numerous).
Also, what about giving a list of all blogs involved? For instance I just discovered Essjam's one thanks to a comment posted on your blog.
- May 10, 2013 at 3:52 AM
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Disney's movie "Dick Tracy" is big at the box office, but some local Asian and Latino groups are unhappy with Disney-owned KCAL Channel 9 for reviving a 29-year-old "Dick Tracy" cartoon series that they say contains ethnic and racial stereotypes.
"When you exaggerate racial and ethnic mannerisms and characteristics, that is racism, no matter how you slice it," said Raul Ruiz, Chicano studies professor at Cal State Northridge.
The series, which premiered in 1961 in New York and ran on CBS in the early '70s, was released in syndication last month to coincide with the release of the "Dick Tracy" movie. KCAL bought it in the Los Angeles market and has been airing it weekdays at 8 a.m.
The animated character of detective Tracy serves primarily as a host, offering "crime-stopper" tips and introducing stories in which the crime-fighting is done by one of several of assistants created for the series: Heap O' Calorie, Hemlock Holmes, Jo Jitsu and Go Go Gomez. The latter two have disturbed members of minority advocacy groups.