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An excerpt from Alwyn Cosgroves article: Releasing the Brakes
Imagine that a guy walks into my gym, and he's looking to add 10 pounds of muscle — a simple and straightforward request. The first thing we do is go through a short checklist:
1. Is he lifting?
2. Is he eating enough, and eating enough protein?
3. Is he lifting often enough, heavy enough, and with good technique?
Obviously, if someone wants to gain size and he isn't lifting weights, there's no mystery about the first step. We get him on a training program, introduce him to the magic of progressive resistance, and watch him grow.Since nobody is confused about the need to lift in order to gain muscle, let's move on to the next two points. You'd be surprised how many people lift weights but don't eat enough total calories to reach their goals. Same with protein intake: It seems obvious, but some people do need to be told to eat more. So once we figure out what he's eating and when, fixing the problem is relatively straightforward.
"Heavy enough" and "often enough" are subjective, of course, but once we understand what he's been doing, these are easy variables to manipulate. Technique? Well if you've been to any commercial gyms recently, you'll see a lot of underdeveloped guys lifting with really bad form. If our guy's form on the squat and deadlift leaves a lot to be desired, we might be able to add size just by teaching him to use the right muscles on basic lifts. But what if the problem isn't so easy to detect and fix? What if he's doing everything we expect him to do with his training and nutrition, but he's still not making the gains he wants to make, and that we'd expect him to make, given the effort he's putting in?
Our next step is to release the brakes. When Pushing Harder Doesn't Help. I got the "release the brakes" idea during a conversation with Dax Moy, a British trainer and gym owner. We were talking about "accelerating" client progress, and came to an interesting conclusion: All of us in the fitness industry, trainers and trainees alike, have been brainwashed into thinking that the only way to improve results is to push harder. If you aren't making gains, it's because you aren't training hard enough or often enough. Doesn't matter if we're talking about systemic gains in muscle size or body composition, or strength in particular lifts, or the size of individual muscles or muscle groups. The answer to every problem is to punch down harder on the accelerator. But think of a car with the parking brake on. If you push harder on the gas pedal, you'll only run out of fuel quicker, right? But if you take off the brake, the car will go farther and faster, and probably use less fuel in the process.
This leads to two important conclusions: First, removing the impediments to your progress will probably help more than adding another set of squats, bench presses, or sprints. Second, it's pointless to increase load and volume while those impediments are in place. So What's Holding You Back?
A friend of mine went to see a chiropractor for a back problem. The problem: misaligned vertebrae in his lumbar spine. The culprit: heavy Romanian deadlifts. My friend is strong as hell — he was using close to double his body weight in the lift. His glutes and hams could handle the load, but his lower back couldn't. Since my friend's goal is to get even stronger than he was before the injury, what's his best strategy? Keep pushing, despite the fact his injured back has already shown it can't handle bigger loads? Or design a program that releases the brakes by strengthening his weakest link?
We switched to a heavy emphasis on core training that allows direct loading of his lumbar area, along with heavy single-leg RDLs, which maintained the strength of his glutes and hams without the risk of a lower-back injury. Core strength is often the underlying issue, whether we're talking about something major like misaligned vertebrae or something that's annoying but minor, like a lagging body part. The core muscles need to stabilize and protect the spine, particularly when the extremities are in motion. If those muscles aren't strong or stable enough, the first clue could be a lack of size or strength somewhere else.
Quick experiment:
Stand up and hold a single dumbbell out to your right side, as you would in the finishing position of a lateral raise. What muscles are working? Obviously, it's your right deltoid. If you're a trainer or otherwise knowledgeable about exercise physiology, you can probably name a few other muscles in the shoulder girdle that come into play, but we can all agree that the prime mover here is the deltoid. But think about how your torso stays upright with that dumbbell hanging out in space. Your center of gravity has been thrown off, so something besides your right deltoid must be working pretty hard to keep you from listing to the starboard side. In this case, it's your left oblique. It's working to stabilize your spine, allowing your right deltoid to lift that weight and hold it out there away from your body.
Now imagine that the oblique on your left side is weak, or recently injured. You wouldn't be able to lift that dumbbell, since the muscles charged with protecting your spine aren't prepared to do their job. Your body cares more about the health and safety of your spine than it does about the size of your shoulders. Your best strategy, then, is to rehabilitate and strengthen your obliques, thus releasing the brake on your muscle development. Stomping on the accelerator by increasing the volume of your shoulder training wouldn't do any good, and might make things considerably worse.
Let's assign some completely hypothetical numbers to this example, and say your right deltoid can lift 30 pounds for 10 reps. To achieve overload and force growth, we have to train the deltoid to do one of two things: lift 31 pounds for 10 reps, or 30 pounds for 11 or more reps. But let's say your core muscles, either because of injury or disuse, can only handle 29 pounds for 10 reps. A bodybuilder might say the solution is to find a way to overload the delts while bypassing the core. Maybe he'd use machines designed for that purpose, or wear a lifting belt for his lateral raises, or do something else that wouldn't occur to me. Ultimately, the strategy is counterproductive; even if it works, it only exacerbates the imbalance, which makes the brakes work harder to slow your body down and keep your spine safe.
See more at alwyncosgrove.com
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Michael Clark Proves That (20/10 Vision) Does Exist In The Basketball World
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Problem is, they never mention who would do a better job managing this team.
Come up with one name.
OK, we'll help the process. Buck Showalter? Good luck getting that move to fly in the Sox' clubhouse. Cito Gaston? Guillen blew him out of the water during his interview after the 2003 World Series. How about Jerry Manuel, considered the next in line for the New York Mets' managerial job? He couldn't handle this group.
You can't fire one manager without having another lined up. Especially when it's the first week of June and your team is spending its 44th day in first place.
Besides, Guillen was the best man for the job 4½ years ago, and he's an even better man for the job now.
Not any managerial job. His act wouldn't survive under the Steinbrenner regime running the New York Yankees. He would be a bit too volatile for the tastes of Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who once had Guillen on his radar but backed way off. He would wilt in a small market like Kansas City. And Wrigley Field would drive him crazy.
Really, the only place Guillen fits is right here on the South Side, working for his close friend Ken Williams and a chairman, Jerry Reinsdorf, who always will admire his passion and that World Series trophy parked in his display case.
Does Guillen have his faults? Absolutely, just like the 29 other managers in the majors. Does he use salty language? Come to think of it, he does. A little secret: That's the way they talk in the big leagues. The Atlanta Braves' Bobby Cox is one of the most revered managers in the majors. His vocabulary would put Guillen to shame — just ask any of the umpires that have ejected him a record 137 times. No one calls for Cox to be canned for his choice of words.
Guillen's latest crime is a doozy. He ripped his team for not producing after it scored a grand total of four runs during three consecutive losses to the Tampa Bay Rays.
"That's like when your kids show up at 5:30 in the morning," Guillen said Tuesday. "You don't say, 'Ah, that's OK.' You tell them that's not OK."
In his distinct style, that's exactly what Guillen did when he snapped Sunday. And be certain: Guillen knew exactly what he was doing. Everything he does is calculated — he's not the raving lunatic his critics portray.
This is what Guillen was talking about on the first day of spring training, when he warned us he no longer would make his biggest mistake of 2007 — waiting too long to nudge his team back on track.
He knows this team has a tendency to be complacent. He knows the two big veterans who were supposed to enliven the clubhouse — Orlando Cabrera and Nick Swisher — are not currently equipped to tackle the job.
Guillen must have the loudest voice, or the Sox sink in the standings.
Rewind to 2003.
Williams had just fired Manuel. In his search for a new manager, he talked to Wally Backman, Buddy Bell and Terry Francona — yes, that Terry Francona, who was snatched up by the Boston Red Sox and went on to win two World Series in his first four seasons.
Turns out, Francona would have been a nice choice. But Williams had his heart set on Gaston, who had traveled to Chicago twice for interviews. The job was essentially his, Williams will tell you. Guillen got an interview as a favor to Reinsdorf.
Williams expected it to be a brief meet-and-greet. Then as soon as Guillen walked out the door, the Sox would introduce Gaston as their next manager.
Except Guillen threw all his passion on the table. He told Williams exactly how he would do the job. He used a lot of profanity. After a few hours, Williams had his man.
Here's the reason Guillen is a better man for the job now than the day Williams interviewed him: He knows this Sox team better than anyone — and they know him. His outbursts might scare outsiders, but they don't rattle any players in that clubhouse.
"As far as what Ozzie does, the bottom line is Ozzie cares and it's his team," veteran Jim Thome said. "We are all frustrated. Ozzie's the manager. He is outspoken, he wants our club to win. He wants us to swing the bats better. You know what? We're in first place. We're in a lot better position now than we were a year ago."
Fire Guillen? Maybe last season, when he didn't live up to his word.
Not now. Not when he is doing exactly the kind of thing that dazzled Williams 4½ years ago.

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After reading the "HDR Best Practices Guide" by Brian Matiash I am attempting to refine my HDR work. As a newbie, I was fascinated by the ultra-halos and psychedelic colors, but I now see the artful qualities that can be had with some restrain and vision. Here is my first "Refined HDR." It is the same sunflower from last week, but I was more delicate with the sliders in Dynamic-Photo HDR and I added a background from one of the darker frames in GIMP. I would really like some constructive criticism on ways to improve my work. As always, thanks in advance.
First try at a "Real" HDR
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Growing up, I was often told that I was born with the "song of God written on my heart".
And I've never heard an angel sing.
In the film, Glenn Holland (played devastatingly well by Richard Dreyfuss), battles his own demons with his son. You see him going through the stages of grief. You watch as he rejects this child because of his disability.
(Transcript from the movie Mr. Holland's Opus, as taken from IMDB)
[Glenn and Iris are discussing the possibility of sending Cole to a special school]Glenn Holland: The doctor said that gestures meant...Iris Holland: It's way more than gestures.Glenn Holland: That gestures meant that Cole would never learn how to lip read or to talk!Iris Holland: He can barely talk now, he can't say two or three words!Glenn Holland: The guy is a specialist, Iris!Iris Holland: Ohhh, he's a specialist who thinks that deaf people are retarded and he is not retarded, he is...[Cole is screaming, asking for something and Iris doesn't know what it is]Iris Holland: Cole!Glenn Holland: What does he...? Give him what he wants!Iris Holland: I don't know what he wants, I don't understand what he's trying to say. Don't you get it? You walk to school every day with all these children who are normal. I can't talk to my son! I don't know what he wants or what he thinks or what he feels. I can't tell him that I love him, I can't tell him who I am. I want to talk to my son! I don't care what it costs, I don't care what the stupid doctor says it's right or wrong. I want to talk to my son!
That is until the child fires back in an incredibly poignant scene:
***Iris Holland: [Iris is translating Cole's signing for Glenn] Why do you assume that John Lennon's death would mean nothing to me? Do you think I'm stupid? I know who John Lennon is.Glenn Holland: [Glenn turns to Iris] I never said that he...Iris Holland: [Iris continues translating] I cant read your lips if you don't look at me.Glenn Holland: [Glenn looks back at Cole] I never said you were stupidIris Holland: You must think so. If you think I don't know who The Beatles are or any music at all. You think I don't care about what it is you do or what you love? You're my father. I know what music is. You could help me to know it better, but - no. You care more about teaching other people than you do about me.Glenn Holland: [Cole makes a final gesture, Iris doesn't translate it] Iris... What does this meanIris Holland: That means "asshole".
No, Cole was not 'stupid'. Cole was not incapable of grasping the incredible events happening around him.
Not being able to hear is not the same as not being able to understand.
Not being able to speak is not the same as having nothing to say.
We were told that he was shut out from the world, possibly not even understanding the emotions and experiences of those around him.
We were told he might never learn to communicate.
"Low functioning" they say. As if words are the only expression of capacity.
Something changed for Glenn Holland the day that his son expressed to him that he was truly capable of understanding and relating to the world despite his disability. Something in his heart softened. Something in his mind opened.
A connection was made.
And he became a very different person.
A very different father.
He learned- through the example of Beethoven and hearing through vibration- that music could be accommodated to meet his son's needs. He learned that while Cole might never be able to hear with his ears, he could hear with his heart and experience its pleasures.
He created music for the deaf. And he told his son that he was beautiful.
Music has always resonated with Sam. It should not be surprising to me since his father and I are both musicians, and music occupies a deep and meaningful place in our lives.
When he was about three and half, Sam discovered an app on his ipad that played his favourite song.
"Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star"
He played it over and over.
You could tell he loved it.
Even if he couldn't tell me so...
Until one day he did.
From the darkness of his room, lit only by his ipad, I could hear his little voice 'intonating'.
"It means nothing," they told me. "It's just sounds."
Until the sounds take shape. And a song is formed.
And my child sang. For the very first time.
I have often been told that my voice is like the song of God, written on my heart.
That when I sing, it is like to the voices of angels, heard on earth.
Well, I don't know much about God's music preference.
But I do know a thing about beauty.
Beauty is the sound of my son, learning to sing in a world that told me that he can not.
Beauty is in finding your voice, whatever shape it may take, and sharing it with the world.
Beauty is in learning to sing because your heart occupies so much joy that it can not contain it.
It simply must be expressed.
I am far from a perfect parent. But I learned an awful lot from that movie.
I learned that grief is a natural part of the human experience when things turn out differently than we imagined.
I learned that the only way to form a meaningful connection is to cast aside your preconceived notions about what communication should look like, and learn to find a language that you both can share.
I learned that to love your child isn't to try to change them; it is to change the world for them.
One day, I will share Mr. Holland with Sam, and he will know that my journey to acceptance really took flight the day I heard him sing.


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£11.45 to 12.45 per Hour + OVERTIME AND BONUS
A well established precision engineering company based near Nuneaton is seeking an experienced CNC Milling Machinist to join their rapidly expanding team. Paying up to £12.45 p/h dependent on experience, along with uncapped overtime, additional bonuses and other benefits. Working 4 days a week Mon to Thurs from 7am - 4:45pm, with half hour lunch.
The company
Established for over 50 years and employing over 30 staff across the site, the company specialize in precision components for the aerospace, defence, nuclear and diesel engine industries. Working to various ISO quality standards, they hold various accreditations including NADCAP, and are also a recognised supplier to Rolls Royce and Siemens.
The role
Responsibilities of the CNC Setter Operator include -
Setting up and operating of 3, 4 & 5 axis Milling machines with FANUC and Siemens controls
Calling up programmes, making modifications, adjustments and edits as required
Performing tooling and jig changes, datums, inserts and tip changes as required
High frequency setup and breakdown of jobs daily, for both low and medium volume jobs
Machining of cast iron parts working to extremely close tolerances
First off part for approval, using quality measuring equipment and gauges
Working from detailed engineering drawings and diagrams
General upkeep and maintenance of the CNC Machinery
Working hours are 7am - 4.45pm Monday to Thursday, with half hour lunch per day
The Suitable Candidate
Suitable candidates will be able to provide the following demonstrable skills -
A strong background within CNC machining of components within a high quality, low volume production environment
Experience with CNC Millers or multi axis machining centres, ideally with FANUC or Siemens controls
Be able to demonstrate experience with editing and modifying CAD programmes
Experience with quality inspection of all own work using tools and gauges
Flexibility towards overtime when available
Package on offer
Hourly rate of £11.45 - £12.45 p.h dependent on experience
Overtime paid at Time & 1/3 weekday & Saturday, Double Time Sunday
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, accrued weekly
Production bonuses paid twice yearly, based on company profitability and individual performance
Annual salary reviews with scope to increase salary through a skills matrix system
Workplace pension scheme
Healthcare cash plan choice to opt in or out
Position is a permanent contract with a 3 month probation to be completed, immediate interviews available too
Please note, if your application is suitable, one of our consultants will call you within 5 working days. If you have not heard from us within this time, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV on file to consider you for future opportunities.
ASC Connections is a leading recruitment business specialising within areas of Technical, Business and IT services. We operate as an Employment Business or an Employment Agency for all temporary and permanent roles respectively.
We have longstanding relationships with some of the best known companies both within the UK and internationally and often on an exclusive basis which allows us to present our candidates with only the best opportunities to support their career development.
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Now that we're in 2016, it seems a little dated that companies still need actual, physical cars to create car buying ads, right?
Some of the issues companies face when creating such ads is car availability, and subsequent model revisions which become costly and complex.
But now, for the first time ever, advertisers can film and shoot car ads without needing the actual car thanks to the Mill Blackbird, a fully adjustable car rig that creates photoreal CG cars and takes the burden off advertisers having to rely on cars.
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Managing Director, Kevan has worked in the food processing industry since 1974. Since leaving Manchester University with a degree in Food Science and a certificate in Meat Inspection he has worked exclusively in the food industry covering a variety of roles and responsibilities, including butchery, slaughtering, meat inspection, engineering, direct sales, design and product innovation, consultant and production management.
His particular recent expertise is based in production automation using state of the art systems and technology for all areas of food production.
Sales Director, Terry has 40 years of experience in the food business with the last 28 of these in food machinery sales. Terry has gained a broad knowledge of systems and processes while working in senior management positions at various companies like; Townsend, Simo, Wolfking, CFS and now GFT.
Marketing and Sales Support, Justyna graduated from Salford University with BSc HONS in Business Management. Justyna's role is to build the Global Food Technology brand via web, traditional, electronic and other associated media. Justyna said: "'I am really pleased to be a part of the team at Global Food Technology. GFT shares my personal ambitions to grow and develop I'm really enjoying helping the business move forward with their marketing activities and making a difference."
Sarah joined the team in Dec 2013 her main area of responsibility is for the company's Sales Ledger. Sarah also is the main point of contact for customer incoming calls and also manages the shipping of spare parts.


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St. Francis Weekly Update - Mar 31-Apr 6
FEP Schedule Update
There will be
NO FEP on April 1st
due to Easter Sunday. Please mark your calendars!
Office Schedule Update
The Parish Office will be closed on
Friday, March 30th and Monday, April 2nd in observance of Easter.
Front Desk Help Needed
Have an extra hour or 2 during the day? We are looking for volunteers to work at the Newman Center front desk and answer phones for an hour or two one day per week. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Tara at 765.288.6180 or
Parishioner Thank You Dinner
Please join us on Tuesday, April 17th for the Parishioner Thank You Dinner from 6:30pm-8pm in the Parish Hall. Please plan to attend and give the St. Francis staff the opportunity to honor all that you do! Please RSVP to (765) 288-6180 or to email@example.com by April 13th. We can't wait to see you there!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thoughts for the Weekend:
As the Triduum continues on and we observe the crucifixion of our Lord, we recognize the Ultimate Sacrifice made for us so that we could live.
This Prayer of Love for the Crucified Lord can help you centered your thoughts during this time.
O Jesus,
it is not the heavenly rewards you have promised
which impels me to love you;
neither it is the threat of hell
that keeps me from offending you
It is you O Lord,
it is the sight of you
affixed to the Cross and suffering insults;
it is the sight of your broken body,
as well as your pains and your death.
There is nothing you can give me
to make me love you.
For even if there was no heaven and no hell
I would still love you as I do!
(Triduum prayers found here:
The staff of St. Francis would like to wish you and your families a blessed and Happy Easter!
Sent by
Tara Edmondson-Work
on Friday, March 30, 2018 at 10:25AM


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8 Important Tips From The Real Estate Pro's:
Follow these 8 important home buying tips to help you find the right home for your budget, saving you time and money. We hope this list helps you on your next home purchase.
#1: House hunting is a part time job.
Home shopping needs to become somewhat of a part time job for the near future. Weekends and days off are great times to schedule visits to look at properties.
#2: Look at several houses – make offers.
Be prepared to look at 4-6 homes each weekend and be ready to write offers on half of them. Don't sit on the sidelines waiting to get in the game while others are writing offers and buying homes.
#3: Multiple short sale offers.
Short sales are getting approved faster. Many successful first time home buyers are getting short sale offers approved. The tip is to submit offers on several short sales, not just one.
#4: Keep your options open.
It happens, you find the perfect home for the perfect price and you fall "madly in love". It's a sellers market right now, and chances are you will be bidding against other home buyers who will also want the same house. If you are overly attached you could find yourself paying more for the home than it is worth.
#5: Don't use a part-time Realtor.
Avoid Realtors that sell real estate on the side or as a hobby. If you do not already have an agent, you may want to consider starting with our Real Estate Concierge Team. Our full time real estate team always starts by building you a custom profile of your desired property criteria including all of your wants and needs. From there, they work with you to build your personalized home search by desired locations, price range, square foot, year built, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, lot size, etc. Depending on your personal criteria, they make it as simple, or detailed, as you like. As you decide on options and provide feedback about your likes and dislikes, our team will narrow down the search to meet your preferences. You can then use this information as a shopping tool and drive by for a peek at your leisure.
#6: Don't feel trapped.
Don't feel trapped if you are working with a Realtor that is not getting the job done. If it ever feels like your agent is not listening, or servicing you, don't feel trapped. Simply try another agent, or try our Real Estate Concierge Team. Often times "sales professionals" forget their duty is to you, and not themselves. Some Realtors will only show the homes that they have listed for sale so they can make a commission on both the listing side and the selling side of the transaction. In addition, they seem to focus on showing houses where the seller is offering a larger than normal commission. Be aware that these conditions do exist and proceed with caution.
#7: Don't sign a buyer's representation agreement.
Don't sign a buyer's representation agreement. Until your potential Realtor has answered all 10 of our secret questions without bringing up any potential concerns, don't sign an agreement. Additionally, the Realtor's commission rebate of 1% to be used towards closing costs should be documented on this agreement.
#8: Look past the obvious incentives.
Never get trapped into using only the Builders' finance company. Many builders have their own mortgage companies and want you to use their mortgage company so that they can control the purchase process. Many times, they will offer "extra incentives" to use their financing, but the incentive will not be available if you use your own lender. These incentives might sound great, but you could end up with a higher interest rate and the incentive might end up costing you several thousands of dollars in finance fees.
Are you ready to move forward with a purchase or refinance? Please give us a call at 888-810-1459 and let us help you secure financing for the purchase of a new home or save you money on the refinance of your existing home. Be sure to ask your loan officer about our closing costs incentives and our low rate guarantee!
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article has been prepared by an independent third party and is distributed to consumers for educational purposes only. The information is considered reliable but not guaranteed to be accurate. The opinions expressed in this article do not represent the opinions of Skyline Home Loans. Please consult with a licensed Realtor for expert advice regarding the purchase of a home.


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Joint Pain? Sharks May Help.
Jul 27th 2018
Now is the time when many people are enjoying good weather and lots of activities that require walking. Nothing is worse than when you have stiffness and joint pain that decrease mobility.
Osteoarthritis affects 40 million Americans and causes loss of cartilage and chronic inflammation.
Research suggests that certain nutrients can help support healthy cartilage formation.You won't get these nutrients from your typical American diet. One source is shark cartilage which is rich in mucopolysaccharides, joint building blocks that can help rebuild the cushion between joints.
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Once More, Sith Feeling
Today the wife and I and a friend went to see a matinee of Revenge of the Sith. If you're worried about spoilers, you should stop here. Also, if you're bone-tired of reading pretty much the same thing everyone seems to be saying about the movie, you should also stop here. Because I don't think I have anything new to offer.
I took off from work an hour early to wander over to Cinerama, which might just be the best theater ever, with its Face-Of-God-sized screen and hellaciously great sound system. I unfortunately then had to go and ruin everything by getting hungry--pre-movie, I unwisely bought and ate a hot dog, which by the film's end, was sloshing around uneasily in my stomach. PEOPLE! Don't be dumb like me! For God's sake, eat the fucking popcorn.
My guts are still restive, frankly. Fucking hot dog. Not that George Lucas' famously tin-eared dialogue helped; it might have been more than just rancid squirrel meat twisting my bowels while Natalie Portman said things like, "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo."
But I get ahead of myself. First of course were the trailers, which are important for people like me who Prejudge Movies. Impressions? Batman Begins might, against long odds, actually be good. I got a little happy when I saw the Scarecrow, anyway. And as you all know, even if it is terrible, I'll probably enjoy it anyway.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith? It's a tough one. On paper, it looks almost risibly bad, but I confess . . . it might just work. I was not horrified by what I saw, but perhaps that was thanks to the countless leering shots of Angelina Jolie's vertiginous decolletage. But still, I have hopes that it can be saved from itself via a "we're all just having a good time here!" vibe like you got with Ocean's 11 and were so viciously denied in Ocean's 12.
And then there are the spots for The Fantastic Four, which looks so dire, so ghastly, so embarrassing that it might just be the neutron bomb of movies: after this thing goes off, everyone involved with it and their careers will all be dead, while the movie still stands there, placidly and horribly untouched. IT'S SOBBERIN' TIME!
Anyway, so we watched Revenge, and as you've no doubt heard, it's way better than the last two catheterizations--which I recognize is faint praise at best. And, really, that's about as much praise as it deserves. Don't get me wrong, I mostly enjoyed myself, but really, we all know that these movies are barely a step up from Independence Day anyway, and we all know also that George Lucas is if perhaps a technical wizard (or one who handsomely employs them) then also a second-tier talent and the bottom-rung screenwriter who happened to luck into a shockingly popular franchise that he has mercilessly milked for every fucking farthing he possibly could.
At least here, possibly cornered by inevitability--well, it's time we made a Darth outta this boy!--the movie seems to move along at a decent clip, with great action sequences (though it still runs a good 20 minutes over one's goodwill allotment). It does, unfortunately, still have to include horrible, pace-murdering sequences with Anakin and Padme, and as usual, the actors are not remotely up to the task of trying to inject any kind of pathos into Lucas' wrenchingly hilarious dialogue. I've made my opinions on Ms. Portman known before--that she is an utterly hopeless actress--and they emphatically have not changed. And why does she glisten so? Maybe she's allergic to Midichloreans. For whatever reason, I kept wanting someone to show up with a chamois and wipe her down to a clean finish.
And Mr. Christianson fares not much better, settling for one strategy through the entire movie of lowering his head and staring at everything from under a furrowed brow. This has the unfortunate effect of making him look like he just doesn't quite get what's happening most of the time, so he has to think about it really hard. Or that he's smoldering all the time. You know what the problem is with smoldering? Smolders are easily extinguishable with a glass of water. It's hard to take the future Dark Lord very seriously when you figure you can take him out with a bottle of Dasani.
What else? Samuel L. Jackson and Jimmy Smits continue their pitched battle to determine which one of them gets the title of Most Improbable Fit into the Star Wars universe: Jackson, who can be a charming performer, utterly defanged of any of his sense of danger at all? Or Smits, who looks vaguely lost without a Droid Sipowicz to help slap some fucking sense into these intransigent assholes he's surrounded by? They should have given him some Spock ears and let him be Mace Simone or something. And Darth Sidious . . . well. Let's just say that 30 or 40 minutes of "I am so delighted to be evil that I must cackle all the time!" gets really, really, really old. I imagined him taking a foul shit and calling in people to take a look. "Look, my minions! Look at my shit! See how it is cakey and malformed! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" And the Stormtroopers (or clones, or whatever) all kind of look at each other and go, "You know, this guy is just a pud. Why did we back him again?"
Oh, there are all kinds of other questions, of course. Why, for instance, in Episode IV, does Cap'n Vader evince no emotion nor recollection at all about the droids? Why, since he is an android, does Grievous seem to have a debilitating case of asthma? (He wheezes! He coughs! Though never when in hand-to-hand combat, much like Yoda all of a sudden gets spry and ninja-y and caneless.) Why would a medical robot say, when revealing that Padme is dying in childbirth, this: "We don't know what is wrong with her!" And then, immediately after that, "She has lost the will to live." You know what? For a minute there, so did I.
But the biggest question of all is, who in the NAME OF GOD failed to say to Lucas, "Um . . . you know, George . . . that scene where Darth-man finds out that Padme croaked? Maybe you shouldn't, uh . . . show that." But nobody did. And so in the movie you are treated to Darth busting free of his medical restraints to bumble around all Godzilla-like--for some reason, it appears that he cannot move his arms--and then shout (now of course in James Earl Jones' calypso-tinged basso), "NOOOOOOOO!"
Ah well. We all knew it wouldn't end well. We knew that after the nightmarishly bad Episode I, didn't we? This, at least, is nothing like Episode I. For one thing, you can watch it--even with a poisoned hot dog in your body--without wanting to die.
For another? Well, you can pretend that Natalie Portman really died.
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I am very impressed that you used "risible" in a sentence. If I did that my husband would have to go look it up. Why didn't I marry you instead?
The only thing I have a comment on is the Grievous thing. You see, there was an animated series set between episodes 2 and 3, called, originally, Star Wars: Clone Wars. This is where we are introduced to General "Ass Kickin" Grievous, and at the very end, just as he is in the midst of flying away in his shuttle with Palpatine, Mace Windu does some force clutch thing and crushes part of Grievous' chest. And you noticed that little beating heart type thing in his chest as Obi Wan kills him? That is where they show us that Grievous is not, in fact, a droid, but rather some sort of cyborg-y type thing that is only MOSTLY droid.
And now you now!
Every review, every blog, every e-mail I've read about this movie mentions the NOOOOOOOO part.
It's really just impossible not to mention that part, Kate. It's so hilariously awful and mood-ruining that it defies all reason. Imagine if Don Knotts stopped by for a cameo in The Godfather and made some googly-moogly faces at Al Pacino for a while.
i'm sure you've read the new yorker review, but do so if you haven't because it is the funniest f-ing thing. my favorite part is when they point out that in the age of flying cars, droids, and complex mechanical body parts, padme can't be arsed to get an ultrasound.
What I loved most about the medical droid--apart from the fact that the best diagnosis these advanced computer and laser-aided healers can come up with is "lost the will to live"--is that, when he gives the "we don't know what's wrong with her" line, he accompanies it with this sort of Woody Allen-esque full-armed shrug. The stiff-armed droids who treated Luke's Ice Monster injuries in Empire were much more effective.
You forgot to mention, or completely blocked out, the intro sequence where Kenobi's starfighter is attacked by a swarm of stupid little droids with claws. Tragically hilarious. And the big battleship that breaks into two but they still magically manage to crashland it. Good thing that landing strip was straigt ahead there.
"Sith and Vinegar" was a movie full of incredibly stupid things, but it amazes me that I've only seen one person point this out (and the person would be me):
You can get 9 months pregnant IN A WEEK, and yet it takes 18 years to build a Death Star.
I was also often told that this episode was better than the first two but after watching it me and mine still had horrible headaches. Those people are liars.
I would have preferred if George Lucas invented a machine to rip my best childhood memories out of my mind, scrunched them up in a ball, and then peed on them.
He is my new enemy.
What about the two wookies making Tarzan noises as they flew down on vines or ropes during their fight scene? Lucas can't resist the ewok moments.
"Look, my minions! Look at my shit! See how it is cakey and malformed! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
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- Make sure the size of any tripod is under the limit that will otherwise classify it as oversize baggage. This can be quite expensive $175 one way. Stay under the 62 inch limit L+H+W <62 inches. For my tripod, I had to fabricate a box that was 46 inches high and 5 inches wide and 4 inches deep which is about 54 total inches – which is inside the parameters set forth by the airlines
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- In addition I gave myself the ability to relocate using batteries as a power source
- I did a lot of research on the advantage verticals have over yagis for DX when operating close the ocean, and there are several for a solo DXpeditioner, weight, gain, omnidirectionality all contribute to the vertical being the solid choice and performer
- b. A single elevated radial is all that is needed because the ground plane conductivity and reflective properties overwhelm the directivity.
(4) Don't take on the role of a solo DXpeditioner unless you have several field day and extensive contesting experience, operating split, and operating long hours in the saddle.
- Nothing prepares you for the rigors of a DXpedition than contesting – that is making QSO's for hours on end.
- You will be more successful if you are an experienced contester because you can maintain high QSO rates. You don't want to kill yourself but an operator who is comfortable running 150-200 Q's per hour with a DX exchange is going to be less "under the gun" than an operator who can only operate at 50 Q's per hour. The 50 Q/hr operator will feel guilty about not making enough QSO's and not take breaks – end result – burnout and a not so pleasant DXpedition experience. Remember, you will be all alone and need to pace yourself.
- Field Day experience allows for less stress in set-up and break down because you know the routine, you know just how much or how little to bring, and is comfortable with having to lug equipment.
- Operate as many Field Days as possible ahead of a planned DXpedition. In my case I have participated in 4 Field Days prior to taking on the DXpedition mission. On the last Field Day prior to the DXpedition, I am simulating activating an island and set up on a beach with the same equipment I will take to the DXpedition. I will be doing this in Hunting Island SC for Field Day 2015 with the call sign K4J and with WM4AA.
- Operate as many contests as possible ahead of the DXpedition that your schedule will allow.
(5) Take inventory of everything and prepare backups for any piece of equipment that might be prone to failure
- Extra bolts and nuts, clamps, etc. Guy ropes and stakes
- Weigh everything and be prepared to pay any extra luggage fees.
- Minimize the weight but maximize redundancy. These are competing goals – so weigh the risk-reward carefully
- Make a list of everything you bring – and make it some sort of a checklist (so you don't lose anything as you set up and break down
- Bring an extra headphone, keyer, and make sure you have programmed NIMM to function with the main rig and a back up rig.
(6) Know how to operate your rigs and antennas efficiently
- Again nothing prepares one for this other than contesting, operating split, using morse and voice keyers, contesting software (N1MM, Win-test). N1MM is my first choice. N1MM has a DXpedition mode that allow you to log Dupes.
- Know the current draw at the power levels you intend to operate. If the propagation is good – cut back on power. You are the DX and you have an 18 dB advantage over the chasers
- If the pileup gets too heavy – turn down the power. The big boys with big towers and sensitive receivers will still be able to hear you and work you. When the pileup gets too thin – turn up the power. This is the tip from Vlad N3CZ who has activated many a DXpedition.
- Know how use your rig as an antenna analyzer as a backup
- Know how to use your antenna analyzer efficiently
- If you have to paper log – make contingency plans that allow you to do this – have a handy UTC time source and an all-weather notebook (just in case your laptop battery craps out). Make sure you have an extra paddle or two – just in case.
(7) For making audio and video recordings
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The E3 trailer for Prototype 2 is an early contender for clichéd videogame voiceover intro of the year.
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Still, if you like seeing people getting sliced up by a freakish man-monster (and really, who doesn't?) then this trailer will appeal.
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My pastor is one of those priests who seems to be everywhere and to know everyone, and it probably appears to those outside that he holds our parish together by sheer force of personality. He has a cadre of parishioners who seem worryingly close to equating their faith with his impact on it - the "Fr. B club" maintains an email chain to inform its members which Mass he'll be saying on a given Sunday and tracks his media appearances. I have to admit this has gotten on my nerves at times.
This past Saturday I went to one of the parish churches to go to Confession, which is usually held at 4 pm. There were a few other people gathered, kneeling in the back of church near the confessional, but no priest. We all waited for a while, and there was some less-than-Lenten muttering and watch-checking.
At about 4:30 Fr. B walked into the church and disappeared into the sacristy. A few minutes later he re-appeared and sat down near the front of the church with his breviary, seemingly oblivious to those gathered in the back. Since Mass was scheduled to start at 5, I figured out that he must just assume we were early for Mass and not know we were waiting for Confession. Eventually, feeling intrusive and embarrassed, I snuck up beside him and got his attention.
"Fr. B...I'm sorry to bother you...is there Confession today?"
He looked up at me, his breviary gently cradled in his hands, and for the first time ever I saw him without his larger-than-life, Cure d'Ars-cum-Oprah Winfrey public persona. The quiet depth of exhaustion around his eyes was striking.
I thought about the things that might have filled his day so far. I thought about how the Archbishop who ordained him retired in a miasma of scandal, and about how one of his associate pastors just left to enter a rehab program for alcoholism. I thought about how none of his time is ever his own, and how this was probably his one moment alone all day.
"Oh, I think they had confessions early today because of Palm Sunday. Are there people who want to go?"
He walked with me back to the confessional, and sat and listened and cried with me, as though there was no one else in the entire world. He gave me absolution. When I left the confessional, there was a small line forming even as the sacristans scurried around in the sanctuary making final preparations for Palm Sunday. It was clear Fr. B would not be getting back to his breviary before Mass.
I left the church feeling like I had gotten a tiny glimpse under the hood of the priesthood - what it really entails to be running on divine fumes, to have utterly exhausted your own resources, to be completely emptied of self so you can be filled with the person of Christ. I'm hoping that glimpse stays with me next time I feel like waxing critical about a priest's pastoral style or questioning the motives behind his popularity, and that I remember to just thank God for the men he has chosen to be his merciful Heart in the world.


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This tree arises from a collaboration with Bernard Steele of the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society. As a result of our contact I was able to identify that the Blackburn family he was researching was descended from one of the Slaidburn branches shown on this web site. After the first two generations, the information has been obtained by Bernard and I am grateful to him for permission to reproduce it here.
Footnote 1.
Merle Thornber has found the following details in the 1841 census for Blackburn at Holt Buildings which indicates that Anthony had more children than have been located so far in registers.
|Born in County
|Anthony Thornber
|Mary Thornber
|Alice Thornber
|Ann Thornber
|Anthony Thornber
|James Thornber
|Ellen Thornber
|Jane Thornber
In addition Merle found the following details in the 1851 census for Holt Buildings in Blackburn which fit the other people in the grave in Blackburn cemetery. William Thornber, aged 35, a broker, born in Blackburn was with his wife Ann, aged 32, a housekeeper born in Blackburn. In the burial registers of St. Mary's, Merle found William son of Anthony, aged 45 years and of 74 Blakey Moor was buried on 23 May 1860 and Ann, widow of the late William Thornber aged 44 years, of 72 Blakey Moor, was buried on 12 April 1863.
William and Ann are probably those I found in a marriage certificate under the name of Thornborough as follows:
William Thornborough, of full age, bachelor and labourer, son of Anthony Thornboroug, labourer, married Ann Cunliff of full age, widow, daughter of James Cunliffe, weaver, on 2 July 1846 at the Parish Church, Blackburn. Both made their mark and the witnesses were James (X) Ashton and and John Pilkinton
This suggests that William, born about 1815, was probably the eldest son of Anthony, born when he was under 20. Merle also found a letter of administration which relates to William as the date of death fits the burial date quoted above.
Thornber, William - 4 June 1860 - Effects under 450 pounds: Letters of Administration of the Personal estate of William Thornber late of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster Furniture Broker deceased who died 19 May 1860 at Blackburn aforesaid were granted at Lancaster to Ann Thornber of Blackburn aforesaid Widow the relict of the said Deceased she having first been sworn.
Footnote 2.
There was considerable switching between the names of Thornber and Thornborough in Blackburn at this period as shown in some of the tree. As a result it is possible that the following marriage records relate to the daughters of William Thornber and Mary Ellison shown in generation 2 above. These marriage records were provided by Merle Thornber in Australia.
Alice baptised in 1799, assuming that she survived, could be:
Alice Thornborough, spinster, who married James Watkinson, nailmaker, bachelor, both made their marks in the presence of James Hutton and George Blackburn, on 18 December 1821 at Blackburn St. Mary.
Mary, baptised in 1804, assuming that she survived, could be either:
Mary Thornborough, spinster, who married Edward Yates, weaver, bachelor, both made their marks in the presence of Ralph X Almond and Jas. Bolton on 17 February 1824 at Blackburn St. Mary, or
Mary Thornber, spinster, who married John Almond, weaver and bachelor, he signed and she made her mark in the presence of Robert Yates and Richd. Maudsley on 22 November 1824 at Blackburn St. Mary, or
Mary Thornber, spinster, who married John Almond, husbandman, bachelor, he signed and she made her mark in the presence of Joseph Fairbrother and Thomas Walsh, on 15 February 1831 at Blackburn St. Mary.
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Dear Teachers,
It's the first day of school here in lovely St. Johns, Florida. You've already been back for a week, participating in professional learning, attending staff meetings, setting up your classrooms, getting ready. Today is the reason you've worked so hard to ensure all is right when the bell rings this morning.
You and your teaching peers are serving so many students across the Sunshine State. Of the 3,138,030 statewide total PK-12 student enrollment in the 2015-16 school year, 345,796 (11.0%) were private school students, and 2,792,234 (89.0%) were public school students1. (Homeschoolers add another 90,000 students based on the most recent estimates.) What do all those numbers mean on a Thursday morning, the first day of school? Simply put, dear public school teachers, YOU are facilitating the learning growth of almost 90% of Florida's future leaders. You. What an honor. What a responsibility.
As you take up this monumental task, there will be so many things vying for your time . . . new progress monitoring programs to learn . . . last year's test data to analyze . . . new legislation resulting in new scheduling concerns, forcing you to examine class time down to each precious minute. There will be the unknowns that eat up time but never make it into the lesson plans . . . children arriving late through no fault of their own . . . technology that might fail at the precise moment needed . . . students who come to school fidgety or sad or hungry or sick . . . parents and guardians who also have needs and questions and concerns. Your job is not for the faint of heart.
There are many answers to the question of how to best assist students in growing towards their full potential. Teach like a champion, teach like a maniac, teach like your hair is on fire, or teach like a Zen master–each view has unique merits that provide insightful advice on how to be better at the teaching craft or delivery; each is useful in different ways to different people. My quest for simplicity, however, leads me to offer a modest suggestion as you embrace this new year.
Just read.
Please read.
In these times of overflowing schedules I sadly hear teachers too often lament, "I know independent reading is important. If only there were time." Somehow, public school teachers at every level, you must figure out how to make time.
The American Association of School Librarians (and Thomas Jefferson) makes the case for independent, voluntary (choice) reading as the key to school achievement:
Voluntary reading involves personal choice, reading widely from a variety of sources, and choosing what one reads. Alliterates, people who have the ability to read but choose not to, miss just as much as those who cannot read at all. Individuals read to live life to its fullest, to earn a living, to understand what is going on in the world, and to benefit from the accumulated knowledge of civilization. Even the benefits of democracy and the capacity to govern ourselves successfully depend on reading. Thomas Jefferson believed that informed citizens are the best safeguard against tyranny. He believed that every citizen must know how to read, that it is the public's responsibility to support the teaching of reading, and that children should be taught to read during the earliest years of schooling. In a letter to Colonel Edward Carrington, Jefferson (1787) wrote: "The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."
So much of what is done in the name of education is compiled of what teachers do to students rather than what students are doing on their own. Students are given test prep, cold reads, non-fiction articles, novel studies (of which perhaps only half the students are interested in reading), all of which have their place at certain times, but those things must be balanced by the practice of reading at one's independent level. How relevant and timely to teach a lesson on determining the theme of a piece of text, for example, then actually allowing time for the students to practice that skill in the context of their own reading level. When that happens on a consistent basis, literacy takes root.
An example I've used of late is that of learning to play the piano. A child goes to his first piano lesson, eager to learn. The instructor places Chopin's Minute Waltz in front of the child, saying, "This is what good piano players play." The child glances at his copy of The Itsy Bitsy Spider , a song he learned to sing with his mom. He really wanted to learn to play that piece. The well-meaning teacher, however, presses him to use the more difficult (impossible piece), even though his piano skills are light-years behind Chopin. After a few sincere attempts—he wants to please his teacher—he finally gives up. He decides he must be too stupid to ever play the piano. (And to all the amazing piano teachers out there, this is purely hypothetical. Thank you for starting with Itsy Bitsy Spider.)
Unfortunately that is what too often takes place in the classroom. In an attempt to prepare students for high-stakes assessment, teachers (myself included) have too often forgotten the importance of authentic practice at an independent and joyful level. Students are too often asked to read at a level that is out-of-reach based on the idea that, "Well, that's the level they'll get on the test so they better start now." The reality is they can't start there and will eventually come to believe they're simply too stupid to read at all.
Students need to experience success in reading every single day in order to counter the lie that they are stupid or unteachable. They need to experience the pure joy of reading through an interesting text with ease and confidence. As daily reading practice is reinforced and encouraged and conferenced, reading time during which teachers observe and get to know the reading lives of each child and provide guidance and instruction as needed, students will move on to the next level, and the next, and the next.
Okay, I realize I make this sound easy. "Read. Just read." Easy? It is not. In the midst of evaluations and VAM and computer testing and prank bomb threats and hurricane days and the lack of time and exhaustion, the reality is that every choice you make as an educator is weighted. I urge you, however, to give it a try. Work with your administration on creative scheduling. Do your own research on the impact of independent daily reading. (A current favorite of mine is Who's Doing the Work? How to say less so readers can do more by Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris. It's user-friendly and based on best practice research.) Spend time getting to know the interests of your students. Ask friends to donate magazines—Field and Stream, Popular Mechanics, National Geographic—for those students who prefer non-fiction. Become best friends with your school's media specialist. Do whatever it takes.
Kylene Beers, educator, author, and researcher, recently tweeted:
If we raise test scores but fail to raise readers, we have failed the child.
You, dear teachers, are some of the hardest workers and generous souls in the world, working countless unpaid hours and spending precious dollars to provide classroom environments that are conducive to learning. You do all in your power to prevent students from failing or feeling like failures. As you do the hard work, make sure your carefully designed and inviting reading nooks are not just for show but are filled with students doing the work, the work of reading. Embrace independent reading as a key strategy that allows students to practice and grow. As you jump into a new school year, eyes wide open, know that authentic reading will be one of the most positive choices you'll ever make.
P.S. – Many of you reading this post are masters at what I've just described. Please share and comment below on ways you guard your students' independent reading time. The more you share, the more we all learn.
1 Public Education in Florida (2016). Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics. https://ballotpedia.org/Public_education_in_Florida


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Cold enough for y'all? Not yet? Well, stand by, because the coldest weather of the last few years is about to be upon us. If you are like me, you are busy making preparations to protect pets, plants, and pipes. And, in interest of preservation of our own selves, a hunkerin' down inside, in front of the fire, or television, or computer seems our best bet for the next couple of nights.
What's that you say? Still chilled to the bone just thinking about ol' Jack Frost outside? Well, take heart, kiddies, for here I am to save the day (and night) with some toasty, tasty tunes to warm your soul. I guarantee that after you've indulged in these HOT songs, you'll be chilly no more.
How about starting things off with a little "Rock and Roll Stew"? Yes, I know the old holiday songs says "the traffic is terrific," but in this case, the Traffic really IS terrific. You can listen to this cool song here from their album "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys." The vid may not be much to look at, but the music more than suffices and warms the heart.
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Now that we're there (below, that is), could you imagine it could get hotter? Hotter than, well, Hell? I guess that calls for a song that reflects the heat around us: "Hotter Than Hell" off the album of the same name by none other than KISS. Enjoy these cool pics and the song here. I especially like the attention paid to Ace Frehley here, since I was and am a major Frehley freak.
Well, are you feeling the heat yet? Are you...."On Fire"? If so, you will enjoy the song here of the same name by Van Halen from their first (and best), self-titled debut album. This tune was an awesome finish to an awesome album. They never topped this album, in my opinion. It was all downhill from there. But the sweet thing is, we can listen to this anytime we please and remember a band that was at their prime strangely at their beginning.
Don't cool off just yet. It's gotten so hot in here, I think I may be "Burning Down the House"! In everyone's life a little Talking Heads must fall, and I think David Byrne's weirdness from the Talking Heads album "Speaking In Tongues" suits the mood we have going here perfectly, don't you? Check out a great vid here, and "hold tight - we're in for nasty weather"!
I can't imagine any of you would still be cold by this point, but just in case you still have a little chill, then go here and head south for a while. Some songs have the ability to transport folk, and this is one of them. How could you be cold while south of the border with the "Mexican Blackbird," who is rumored to be "hot as a pepper" and that little ol' band from Texas, ZZ Top? This is a fabulous, bluesy tunes from their album "Fandango", and I am on my second copy of that album, as I literally wore my first one out from too much play.
Lastly, if you're "full" from the feast of music I have laid out for you, how about just a little dessert to top it off? This time, it's the band's name that's hot, not the song title. Yes, I'm speaking of Hot Chocolate and one of my favorite tunes from them, "Every One's a Winner", again from the album of the same name. You can view a rather different video here. That song always takes me back to a certain place and time, and it's all good.
So that's it, kiddies. If you're not warm, or HOT by now, you never will be. Glad I could be of assistance during this cold, dreary week. Music always warms the soul, and now I hope yours is nice and cozy.


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Combine dressing, mustard, and wine. Arrange chicken in a bowl separate from the vegetables. Pour half the dressing over the chicken and the other half over the vegetables. Marinate each 2 hours in the refrigerator. Alternate mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes on 6-inch skewers or toothpicks. When coals are ready, arrange chicken on barbeque, grill 20 minutes. Turn, grill 20 minutes longer. Turn, add vegetables. Grill 10 minutes, or until chicken is tender and vegetables are hot. Baste chicken and vegetables frequently with the marinade during cooking.
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