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After Halos rally, Frieri's HR woes resurface vs. Yanks
ANAHEIM -- Ernesto Frieri had been doing so well, and was an out away from breezing through yet another inning to give his offense a crack at a walk-off win. And then he yanked his fastball a little too far inside, and then a light-hitting second baseman dropped his bat head right on time and went deep for the first time in 105 plate appearances this season.
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ANAHEIM -- Ernesto Frieri had been doing so well, and was an out away from breezing through yet another inning to give his offense a crack at a walk-off win. And then he yanked his fastball a little too far inside, and then a light-hitting second baseman dropped his bat head right on time and went deep for the first time in 105 plate appearances this season.
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Another loss, his third.
"I've been making my pitches lately," Frieri said after Brian Roberts' solo homer handed the Angels a 4-3 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday night. "Today I just said, 'Let's attack the strike zone, let's make sure I'm going to throw strikes,' and I got hurt. It's crazy."
Frieri had thrown 4 2/3 hitless innings since being temporarily demoted from the closer's role after an April 23 meltdown in the nation's capital, and was coming off Monday's clean ninth-inning save when he took the mound in a tied game in the top of the ninth of the middle game of the three-game series.
C.J. Wilson had just completed eight innings of three-run ball, notching his fifth quality start in seven outings to put his ERA at 3.21. Albert Pujols had just delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, bringing in Mike Trout after the 22-year-old center fielder snapped an 0-for-12 skid with a two-out triple to right-center field off Hiroki Kuroda.
Frieri got Yangervis Solarte to fly out after seeing five straight fastballs, then threw five more fastballs to strike out Brett Gardner. Next up was the No. 9-hitting Roberts, with his .242 batting average and zero home runs.
"When you get two quick outs, you don't want to mess around with that third guy -- especially when the better hitters are coming up," Frieri said.
Roberts is a 14-year veteran, but he had only faced Frieri one other time in his career.
So he kept it simple, and looked for a first-pitch fastball.
"I'm not sure I've ever looked for anything else in my life, anyway," Roberts said. "'See it and hit it' has always been my motto, I guess."
Hank Conger set up low and away, but Frieri's first-pitch 94-mph fastball sailed right toward the middle, and Roberts lofted it over the tall fence in right field to help the Yanks gain a split after the first two games of the series.
Conger said Frieri, whose ERA is now 6.28, "had really good zip on his fastball today" and felt that was "the best I've seen his stuff."
The hope is that a hiccup like this -- gut-wrenching as it might be -- doesn't shake Frieri's confidence again, and doesn't negate all the progress he'd made leading up to it.
"Most of the lefties, that's kind of where it hurts him, because he does have that four-seam carry on it, and it's really that spot for most of the lefties that are facing him," Conger said. "But I kept encouraging him, because the zip on his fastball today was very noticeable, and it's been noticeable the past couple outings."
Wilson took the mound in the eighth despite having 106 pitches under his belt, and he faced the right-handed-hitting Alfonso Soriano with two on, one out and 118 pitches, even though right-hander Kevin Jepsen was loose in the bullpen. Soriano then took a first-pitch curveball and hit a sharp grounder past a diving Erick Aybar and into left field to give the Yankees their first of two leads.
"He had handled Soriano all night, and his stuff was still sharp," manager Mike Scioscia said of leaving Wilson in. "He got the ground ball; it went through the six-hole."
Pujols' game-tying hit, a single to left-center field after working a 3-2 count against Shawn Kelley, snapped an 0-for-14 drought with runners in scoring position by the Angels' offense -- an offense that's without corner outfielders Josh Hamilton and Kole Calhoun, as well as third baseman David Freese.
One inning later, the Angels suffered their eighth loss by a single run. They've led at some point in 12 of their 16 defeats, giving them the highest percent of losses with blown leads in the Majors.
"We're really close," Wilson said. "You have to think that when we get back to full strength that some of these games will go in our favor a lot more."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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A letter in the June 12 Tomahawk Leader:
Dear Editor:
Is the world today the same as it was in 1997? And as the world changes, its people need to adapt. Charter schools are a means whereby a community can offer classes that differ from the traditional. Wouldn't it be nice not to have expulsion hearings because the child is positive and motivated in his/her charter classroom? (Those classrooms are not better, but they are different, and after all, our children are not all the same either.)
The Gleason Area Public Charter School group does not want to save the "Midway School." Many acknowledge it has been a dying school for years. The GAPCS group asked the school board on Jan. 24, 200 7, for permission to set up a K-5 charter school in the Midway building. At that time 93 students were already enrolled.
On Jan. 24, 2007, Dr. Sally Sarnstrom, our superintendent since the summer of 2003, stated that, in her opinion, there was more financial risk in granting the Gleason request than in granting the charter for the Merrill Adult Diploma Academy, which as of April 18, 2007, had 26 eligible students who had applied.
I would still like to know how 26 students, some of whom will go to school less than a semester, are going to bring in more money than 93 students, some of whom will attend for six years.
Then again, this is the same superintendent that has reduced teaching staff and increased class sizes for the last four years, just as former superintendent Frank Harrington predicted. Isn't there a better way? By listening to the Gleason Area Public Charter School group's revised proposal, the school board could lower class sizes, improve learning, offer new electives while maintaining current electives, bring in more money, and utilize a building built for the children of the Merrill Area School District (the current Midway building). Isn't this better than MAPS losing 10 percent of its current tax base when the towns of Russell and Schley leave MAPS and join a neighboring school district?
Let's add some improvement and change to MAPS declining status quo. Let's talk. Dialogue is usually productive.
Wolfgang Cahn
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(Steve has been killing the Leafs for two decades, so writing him about how bad "his" Leafs are gets you nowhere).
What all those emails to Steve and letters to his editor will accomplish other than getting the writer a raise is hard to understand. What makes Steve Simmons' opinion on this subject any different than a blogger's or a fan's or a guy down the street is a mystery. Congratulations, Steve.
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Úgy tűnik, hogy a kiejtéssel nem csak nekünk vannak problémáink: a BBC Scotland Burnistoun című sorozatának két komikusa a 11. emeletre szeretne eljutni, és ezért kénytelen egy lift hangfelismerő rendszerével beszélgetni. Vajon hogy mondják amerikai angol kiejtéssel, hogy eleven?
A rendkívül vicces jelenetből könnyű megérteni a lényeget, tehát nyugodtan próbálkozhat az is, akinek nincs még elég önbizalma (a skót kiejtés, hallásértés területén). A videó alatt pedig megtalálhatjátok a jelenet szövegét.
[Iain] Where's the buttons?
[Rob] Oh no, they've installed voice-recognition technology in this lift, they have no buttons.
[Iain] Voice-recognition technology? In a lift? In Scotland? You ever tried voice-recognition technology?
[Rob] No.
[Iain] They don't do Scottish accents.
[Rob] Eleven.
[VOICE] Could you please repeat that?
[Iain] Eleven.
[Rob] Eleven. Eleven.
[Iain] Eleven.
[VOICE] Could you please repeat that?
[Rob] EL-EV-EN.
[Iain] Whose idea was this? You need to try an American accent. "E-leven. E-leven."
[Rob] That sounds Irish, not American.
[Iain] No it doesn't! ELEVEN.
[Rob] Where in America is that - Dublin?
[VOICE] I'm sorry. Could you please repeat that?
[Rob] Try an English accent. "Eelevin! Eelevin!"
[Iain] You from the same part of England as Dick van Dyke?
[Rob] Let's hear yours then, smartass.
[VOICE] Please speak slowly and clearly.
[Rob] SMARTASS.
[Iain] Ee-lev-en.
[VOICE] I'm sorry. Could you please repeat that?
[Iain] ELEVEN. If you don't understand the lingo, away back home to your own country!
[Rob] Ooo, it's that talk now, is it, away back home to your own country?
[Iain] Oh, don't start Mr. Bleeding Heart, how can you be racist to a lift?
[VOICE] Please speak slowly and clearly.
[Rob] Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Eleven.
[Iain] You're just saying it the same way!
[Rob] I'm going to keep saying it until it understands Scottish, alright?
[Rob] Eleven. Eleven. Eleven! Eleven!
[Iain] Oh just take us anywhere, ya cow! Just open the doors!
[VOICE] This is a voice-activated elevator. Please state which floor you would like to go to in a clear and calm manner.
[Iain] Calm? Calm? Where's that coming from? Why is it telling people to be calm?
[Rob] Because they knew they'd be selling this to Scottish people who'd be going off their nuts at it!
[VOICE] You have not selected a floor.
[Rob] Aye, we have! Eleven!
[VOICE] If you would like to get out of the elevator without selecting a floor, simply say "Open the doors, please".
[Iain] Please? Please?? Suck my wally.
[Rob] Maybe we should just say "please".
[Iain] I'm not begging that for nothing.
[Rob] Open the doors, please.
[Iain} "Please!" Pathetic.
[VOICE] Please remain calm.
[Rob] Oh! My! God! You wait until I get up there...just wait for it to speak...
[VOICE] You have not selected a floor.
[Rob] Up yours, ya cow! If you don't let us through these doors, I'm gonna come to America, I'm gonna find whatever desperate actress gave you a voice, and I'm gonna go to the electric chair for ye!
[Iain] Scotland, you bastard!
[Rob] Scotland!
[Iain] SCOTLAND!
[Rob] SCOOOOOTLAND!
[Iain] FREEDOM!!
[Rob] FREEDOM!!
[Iain] Goin' up?


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1 Jude, Jameses bro an Christes cervent, sez,
"I'z writin two eberyone who wanttz two be lubbed bai Ceiling Cat teh Dad an hiz Sun. 2 Uz shuld hav lots and lots of Ceiling Cat's niceness, calmness, an lub.
Jugments on teh Invisible teechur-doodz
3 Kittehs, i wanteded 2 rite bout the salvashun we both of us has, but instead i riting to yous about ur faith insteads.4 Invisible doodz krept in umung yoos, and they gonna be condmneded. They not like Ceiling Cat, dey maek his cheezburgerz liek NOT CHEEZBURGERZ, an dey not bleev in Jebus.
5 Rememberz, (ha! u alredy no newayz!) Jebus sayved peepz out uv Eegipt, an laterz, OMGWTFHAX! teh unbeeleevers.6 An teh angels who leeved teh ceiling, he chayned up in teh darks until teh jugement7 jus as Sodum an Gonnoreah... i means GOMORRAH!!! (who waz like PENIS GOES WHERE??? to evrywun they sawed) has eternal punishments in fier.
8 Jus liek that, invisible doodz get der fur durty, not listen 2 der bozzes, an BLASFEMES! ZOMGWTF!9 Teh archangel Michael fot wid teh devil abowt Moses body, but he not blasfeme, he sez "Ceiling Cat rebook yoo."10 But invisible doodz blasfeme evryfing they not understand, an they are OMGWTFHAX'd by everfing they understand.11 N00bz! Dey walk liek Cain, greedy liek Balaam, an perishd with Korahs rebbelion.12 Dey be liek durt on yur speshly gd cheezbergers!!1 Dey be liek week kittehs hoo get bloan bi teh wind! Dey be liek BAD KITTEHS wiv no skillz!!!!11!13 Dey are liek teh bad kittehs whu h4x j00 an udder stufz lol.14 Sum d00d caled Enoch wuz liek "omfgstfu teh Ceiling Cat are has coem wiv angelkittehs to"15 wtfh4x evribodi! He iz heer to pwn al teh bad kittehs an kittehs hoo are nt kool wiv him!16 Dese kittehs ar no-skill rshing n00bs hu thnk dey ar pro at C&C3 lol.
Fings to do that pleez Ceiling Cat
17 Rememberz what Ceiling Cats sun an followerz sed plz.18 Dey sed (for yuz hu do not has remember) befoer teh end of teh wurrld (ZOMGlongtiemlol) dere wil be kittehs hoo lol at Ceiling Cat becoz they thinks he are teh suck (but rly they ar teh suck roflmao).19 Dese ar teh once who divaid yuz all an who canot has lief in mi house lmao.
20 Bt u catz who ar stil k00l shud keap having prays to Ceiling Cat.21 Yoo shud keap kl wiv Ceiling Cat and waet for hiz sun to saev yoo from all teh n00bz an bad pplz.
22 If someoen sais "ohhaiicanhasmercy?" uz shuld all say "youcanhasmerci."23 Saev pplz from brrning bildingz an be liek "wtfbbq" at pplz wiv drrty clothses.
Prayz Ceiling Cat
24 Ceiling Cat iz strong an wil giv yu cheezburgerz if yu ar gd.25 He iz teh onli Ceiling Cat (he eated all teh ovvers lmaorofl) an he wil saev us from all teh n00bs. To him be cheezburgers and pwnage and stufz liek taht until teh wrrld iz over! Peece out broz.
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Hamlin cleared for Talladega
Charlotte, NC – Denny Hamlin revealed on his Twitter account on Tuesday that he has been medically cleared to at least start in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hamlin has missed the last four Sprint Cup races -- Martinsville, Texas, Kansas, and Richmond -- due to a compression fracture in his lower back. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver sustained the injury during an accident on the final lap of the March 24 event in Fontana, Calif.
"I can not wait to get back in car.. The smell of fuel and tires Ahhh," Hamlin tweeted.
Hamlin also tweeted that he was cleared "just to start." JGR has yet to announce who will be in relief Hamlin, but it will likely be Brian Vickers, who has substituted for him at Texas, Kansas and Richmond. Mark Martin drove the No. 11 car at Martinsville.
By starting the race, Hamlin will receive the full points based on where the No. 11 finishes in the 500-mile race at Talladega.
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"They (doctors) all came to the conclusion they were happy with me starting Talladega and getting out when it's a safe time to get out," Hamlin said during a press conference last Friday at Richmond.
Hamlin has dropped from 10th to 28th in the point standings since Fontana. With 17 races remaining during the regular season, Hamlin is hopeful he can still make the 12-driver field for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He has been in the Chase each year since his rookie season in 2006.


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5 Situations Where You Should Absolutely Put Away Your Cell Phone
Smart phones have become so pervasive in today's society that it's difficult to imagine a time or place where nearly anyone would put theirs away. Still, there are those times where pulling out your phone will draw dirty looks from everyone in the room.
Here's our list of the circumstances in which using your phone is just a bad idea, so put it up.
1. Movie theater
Unless you enjoy being the token pariah in a room full of strangers, you have to put your phone away when the lights go down and the previews begin. Even if the people sitting around you are too passive-aggressive to call you out, you can bet they are verbally destroying you in their head. On the ride home, they'll describe to their friends the acts of tremendous violence they wanted to perform on the person with the phone.
With today's prices, it's difficult to leave the theater without spending $9-12 (or double if you want a snack and a drink). Anytime you fork out that amount of money for a two-hour experience, you want it to be perfect. Nothing is worse than having it ruined by the tactless jerk who couldn't wait to play Words With Friends.
2. First date
When you go out for a romantic evening with someone new, one of the most important things to convey is that your are interested in what he or she has to say. Busting out your phone mid-conversation will give the opposite impression.
The more time you spend with someone, the more acceptable this becomes. On a first date, it's always poor form. If you can't hold somebody's attention the first time you have extended interaction with them, the relationship probably is going to make it.
3. Funeral
This is a no-brainer. Not only is staring is your phone distracting to others who apparently cared more about the deceased than you do, it's just plain tacky.
Even if it's a distant relative, using your phone during a funeral is never ok. Nobody wants to be the person playing Angry Birds during a heartfelt eulogy.
As a matter of fact, this rule should apply to almost any formal event held in a church. If you're sitting in a pew, you have to be respectful.
4. Job interview
This is another one that should go without saying. Texting during or right before a job interview is disrespectful and unprofessional. Doing so will only make you seem like you can't be separated from your phone long enough to talk to your potential boss. It's got to be one of the worst messages you can send when trying to make a first impression.
If you want the job, put the phone away.
5. Locker room
Sure, after you put your clothes in your gym bag, you may have the urge to text your mom happy birthday. Maybe you want to browse Facebook, or check your bank statement online.
Regardless of the innocence of your mobile task, raising your camera-equipped phone to eye level in a room full of naked people is never a good idea. While most people understand your intentions are likely pure, you run the risk of discomforting a guy who just bench-pressed 300 pounds. Do yourself a favor and step outside or turn toward a vacant corner before sending that text.


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SEATTLE -- REI. It's a Seattle icon with a reputation for integrity. But a KOMO 4 Problem Solver investigation has uncovered a defect in that teflon reputation. It involves dangerous bicycle crashes, serious injuries and legal attempt to avoid responsibility. Our report centers on the REI-branded bike that some say has broken apart with riders on board.
David Ashmore. Monika Johnson. James Osborne. All athletic, outdoor enthusiasts - with one thing in common. In 2006 and 2007, their REI brand bikes broke apart while they were riding.
"I felt a shudder," says Ashmore -- the only rider able to tell us what happened. "The bike is collapsing in front of me."
He describes his crash in September of 2006: "All of a sudden I'm down, I'm trying to reach back up and I start listing over to my right and then I tumbled."
Ashmore was riding a well-known route in his hometown of Austin, Texas.
REI claims Ashmore told paramedics he hit a rock, but he says that's not what happened.
"This accident wasn't the result of me hitting a curb or a rock or a pothole," he said.
Ashmore says the aluminum frame on his top-of-the-line, REI-brand Novara bike, "fractured in half."
"The policemen that were kind of giving me the bike said, 'we've never seen a bike like this before - you might want to check it out and see - see what the problem was,'" he said.
At the hospital, Ashmore got 13 stitches, he was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his wrist, temporary nerve damage in his back, and a whole lot of road rash. And he was lucky. He settled quickly with REI for an undisclosed amount.
Neither Monika Johnson nor James Osborne can talk about their debilitating injuries. Osborne's settlement with REI prevents him from discussing his accident. Johnson died two years ago in an unrelated skiing accident near Snoqualmie Pass. But all that occurred after years of REI fighting lawsuits from both of them. Because even though REI sells the Novara brand bike as its own, the member-owned co-op argued any alleged defects were the responsibility of the Taiwan manufacturers.
"She felt betrayed," says Monika Johnson's brother Erik Peters. "She was very very frustrated and angry and disappointed."
A competitive skier and climber; Johnson once modeled for REI catalogs. According to court documents, Johnson was riding her REI Novara bike on a Seattle sidewalk about five miles an hour when the front fork of her bike sheered off from the frame - sending her face-first into the pavement. "Her upper face was being held together by wires," says her brother. "It was quite traumatic and she was struggling to cope with it."
Two years after her crash, REI voluntarily recalled 260 similar bikes, but they still fought against responsibility for Johnson's crash in court.
In spite of her serious facial injuries, both her brother Erik Peters and boyfriend Ryan Lurie say Johnson's traumatic brain injury was the most debilitating. Peters: "It was a real loss, a large piece of her identity was severely compromised."
Lurie says, "she could never sleep through the night." Eventually Johnson returned to backcountry skiing - though with a full head helmet and without her former endurance. And her family says she could never return to the full time work she loved as a physical therapist. "She just couldn't handle the day to day stresses, psychological, anything that psychologically stressed her was really taxing on her and she couldn't recover quickly."
James Osborne worked for REI at their corporate headquarters in Kent. His accident occurred during a regular lunch hour ride with fellow employees.
Osborne suffered an incomplete spinal injury - and according to an online blog - though he now walks with the help of a cane - he's far from the bike rider who once rode the most grueling hills of the Tour de France.
Photographs from court documents show his REI Novara bike came apart in virtually the same places as David Ashmore's ... REI insists it wasn't a frame failure but a stick caught in the spoke of his wheel.
In his deposition Osborne said, "others on the ride told me that a stick had gotten caught in the wheel of my bicycle and broke one spoke ... I had no personal knowledge of any stick .... I certainly did not expect that the bicycle frame would catastrophically fail as it did after breaking a single spoke."
The Problems Solvers asked REI how many catastrophic bike failures they've had, if they've instituted any manufacturing changes and why, in the most serious cases, they've pushed product liability for REI-brand bikes onto its Taiwan manufacturers? REI has declined to do an on camera interview, but in a written statement they answered none of those questions but did insist they have a strong record of proactively acting on safety issues with its products.
Monika Johnson's brother: "She was very frustrated that REI wouldn't take responsibility for their product."
On REI's website, a short video shows an REI employee in a signature green vest saying, "REI's 100% satisfaction guarantee means every item you purchase at REI will meet your high standards."
In fact, REI is known for its famous guarantee and its promise of quality and integrity.
But in pouring through court documents, the Problem Solvers found reports of at least two more cyclists with catastrophic frame failures and as many as 13 others who returned this type of REI bike due to frame-related problems.
In those court files - REI experts tested similar aluminum frames and say they "did not approach failure" while Osborne experts say in tests with a sudden "deceleration" the "bicycle suffers a catastrophic structural ... failure".
"Once I learned that it wasn't just me - it wasn't just Mr. Osborne, but apparently some others out there - yeah - I was a little disappointed in how REI had reacted," said David Ashmore from Texas.
The day after Monika Johnson's death, and three years after her crash, REI lost its legal appeal to avoid product liability.
"I wish my sister was alive," Peters said. "I wish they had taken responsibility and apologized to my sister - but she's not here." Instead, Peters says his sister's legacy is that REI was forced to accept responsibility. Legally, that may have helped James Osborne's case. REI finally settled, five years after his crash.
But REI's reputation? "I think it's been tarnished a bit," Ashmore said. "A bit diminished."
In its written statement, REI added that there was no reason to recall the bike ridden by Osborne and Ashmore because there was no safety issue. They add their, "products have a reputation for quality and reliability," and that, "all Novara bikes meet or exceed all industry safety and quality standards."


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1. Aggravated sexual battery is not a lesser included crime of attempted rape.
2. Whether a weapon is dangerous in the context of aggravated robbery is a fact question for the jury, and the test is subjective.
3. K.S.A. 21-3426 is construed and applied.
4. K.S.A. 21-3701(a) is construed and applied.
5. Under the facts of this case, the taking of the victim's glasses was incidental to the crime of attempted rape and had no significance independent of that crime, therefore, the taking of the glasses was insufficient to support defendant's conviction for aggravated robbery.
Appeal from Shawnee District Court; MARLA J. LUCKERT, judge. Opinion filed August 6, 1999. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Bradley P. Sylvester, special appellate defender, of Wichita, for appellant.
Gwynne E. Harris and Brenda Taylor-Mader, assistant district attorneys, Joan M. Hamilton, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.
Before BRAZIL, C.J., ELLIOTT, J., and JOHN J. BUKATY, JR., District Judge assigned.
ELLIOTT, J.: Pernell Montgomery appeals his convictions of aggravated robbery and attempted rape.
We affirm in part and reverse in part.
While walking on the street that was on the west edge of Gage Park in Topeka early one morning, A.D. said, "good morning" to a young man who was jogging. A short time earlier she had noticed a KCI Roadrunner van backed into a park driveway. She was later grabbed from behind by a man who said he had a knife. He told her he would cut her throat if she did not do as he demanded. She recognized the clothing and voice as belonging to the man she had spoken to earlier.
The assailant pushed A.D. to the ground, pulled her jogging pants down, unzipped his pants, and attempted to penetrate her vagina. A.D. struggled and screamed. A.D.'s glasses came off several times during the ordeal and she put them back on. The attack ended abruptly; the assailant grabbed A.D.'s glasses and left. It was later discovered the assailant had ejaculated on A.D.'s clothing.
A.D. made her way to a nearby home and called 911. When the victim was speaking to the police, the homeowner observed a man fitting the description of the assailant running away and saw the KCI Roadrunner van in the park. Later, he found A.D.'s glasses near the area where she was attacked.
Police went to the KCI Roadrunner place of business and found a man (appellant) who fit the description of the assailant. DNA testing revealed that the semen found on A.D.'s clothing matched that of appellant. The probability that anyone other than appellant was the donor of the semen was 1 in 980 million.
Appellant was originally charged with attempted rape and aggravated robbery. He was convicted on both counts.
Appellant first claims the trial court erred in failing to instruct on aggravated sexual battery as a lesser included offense of attempted rape. The argument fails. Aggravated sexual battery is not a lesser included crime of attempted rape. State v. Mason, 250 Kan. 393, 401, 827 P.2d 748 (1992).
Appellant also argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal, claiming there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that a dangerous weapon had been used in the course of the crimes and that the taking of A.D.'s glasses cannot constitute robbery.
The deadly weapon issue
Whether a weapon is dangerous in the context of aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427, is a fact question for the jury. State v. Bafford, 255 Kan. 888, Syl. ¶ 3, 879 P.2d 613 (1994). The test for whether a weapon is dangerous is subjective. If a robber intends for the victim to believe the object is a dangerous weapon and the victim reasonably believes that it is, then the object is a dangerous weapon for purposes of K.S.A. 21-3427. State v. Oliver, 19 Kan. App. 2d 842, Syl. ¶ 1, 877 P.2d 975 (1994).
In the present case, appellant held a metal object to A.D.'s throat and told her several times that he had a knife and he was going to cut her throat. A.D.'s testimony is not totally consistent. At one point, she stated she did not believe appellant had a knife. She also testified she "didn't know if [it] was a knife or not" and that she thought the object might "possibly be a pocket knife."
Whether A.D. believed the object was a knife, she clearly believed she was in danger. At one point, A.D. testified she thought she would die because she could not get out of the situation. The jury believed A.D. was fearful for her life. The testimony was sufficient to demonstrate a subjective belief that the object being held to her throat was a dangerous weapon. See Bafford, 255 Kan. at 898; Oliver, 19 Kan. App. 2d 842, Syl. ¶ 1. The evidence was sufficient to show that defendant attempted intercourse with the victim while she was overcome by force or fear. Defendant's conviction for attempted rape is affirmed.
The aggravated robbery issue
Finally, appellant claims the trial court erred in finding his removing of A.D.'s glasses constituted a taking pursuant to K.S.A. 21-3426. Since we are required to interpret the statute, our review is unlimited. See State v. Lewis, 263 Kan. 843, 847, 953 P.2d 1016 (1998). Whether a taking which occurs to facilitate another crime constitutes a robbery is a question of first impression.
Appellant argues there was no "taking" and, therefore, there was insufficient evidence to convict him of aggravated robbery. The argument is misdirected. To constitute robbery by forcibly taking property from the person or presence of the victim, the violence to the victim must either precede or be contemporaneous with the taking. State v. Bateson, 266 Kan. 238, Syl. ¶ 1, 970 P.2d 1000 (1998).
In the present case, a taking clearly occurred. Appellant removed A.D.'s glasses contemporaneous to his attack on her. Accordingly, the question is not whether a taking occurred, but whether a taking which does nothing more than facilitate the commission of another crime should constitute robbery.
Interestingly, there is no explicit intent requirement in K.S.A. 21-3426; it does not require that a defendant intend to permanently deprive the victim of his or her property. On the other hand, theft, which is a lesser crime both in its severity level and its effect on a defendant's criminal history score, does contain an intent element. Theft is the obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property with intent to deprive the owner permanently of the possession, use, or benefit of the property. K.S.A. 21-3701(a).
One Supreme Court case, however, seems to read an intent requirement into K.S.A. 21-3426. In State v. Adam, 257 Kan. 693, 896 P.2d 1022 (1995), the defendant became involved in a fight and stabbed and killed the victim. 257 Kan. at 696. Defendant then picked up the victim's hat lying near the body and threw it in his car. Defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery of the hat.
On appeal, the Supreme Court reversed, holding that a jury instruction which omitted an intent requirement for robbery was erroneous because under the instruction given the jury could have found defendant guilty even if he did not intend to take the hat. 257 Kan. at 699-700.
Adam can be distinguished from the present case because there the Supreme Court ruled that defendant had no intent to take the hat, and here, the question is whether appellant intended to keep the glasses. But it seems illogical to us that a defendant who takes something and keeps it does not have the intent for robbery, while a defendant who takes something but does not keep it has the requisite intent for robbery.
Stated differently, it is incongruous that theft--which in this case would be a class A nonperson misdemeanor--requires an intent to permanently deprive the victim of her property, but robbery--a level 5 person felony--does not. More confusing, still, is the fact that theft--which contains an explicit intent requirement--has been defined as a lesser degree of robbery. State v. Long, 234 Kan. 580, 592, 675 P.2d 832 (1984), disapproved in part on other grounds 238 Kan. 356, 365, 710 P.2d 1279 (1985). Cf. PIK Crim. 3d §§ 56.30 and 59.01. How can a lesser crime have a greater intent requirement?
It is clear that the removal of A.D.'s glasses was incidental to the commission of the attempted rape. Appellant removed--and then discarded--A.D.'s glasses. Clearly, he did so to facilitate his crime of attempted rape and to make it more convenient, as A.D. might be less able to identify him. There is no evidence in the record that appellant removed the glasses with an intent to keep them. All of the evidence leads to the conclusion that he took the glasses to facilitate the crime of attempted rape but not to commit the crime of robbery. And without a robbery, there can be no aggravated robbery.
Under the ruling in Adam, the taking of A.D.'s glasses was incidental to the crime of attempted rape and had no significance independent of that crime. The trial court erred in denying appellant's motion for acquittal of the aggravated robbery charge.
Affirmed in part and reversed in part.


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German and German Studies
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Program of Study
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Max Kade Workshop
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In The Max Kade Workshop, a two-week course taught by a visiting expert, students explore an aspect of German culture in the context
of their regular classes. They are challenged to use their reading, comprehension, and discussion skills in a workshop situation with an
author, film-maker, historian, or philosopher from Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Their unique perspectives and life experiences enable
students to explore German culture in ways that are impossible within the confines of the regular curriculum, thereby enhancing their progress
in literary and cultural studies.
The Workshop is integrated with a German, History, Philosophy, or Religion course which is listed in the Case General Bulletin and fulfills
the German Studies requirement. It is taught by a Case faculty member on the regular schedule with the exception of a two-week period in which
the Case faculty member and the visiting faculty-in-residence jointly conduct The Max Kade Workshop.
"Libretto Fatale: Was ist und wie macht man politisches Kabarett" April 17 - 28, 2006. Clark Hall 113, MW 7:00-8:30. Open to all German speaking guests!
Werner Finck, leader and emcee of the famous cabaret "Catacombs": "In the Thirties, cabaret was risky business: If you didn't want to lose your head, you were restricted to the most subtle of suggested satire. Of course, sensitivity was so keen then that the slightest tinkle of criticism had the effect of a whole carillon of bells ringing at once. These days-and this is precisely the problem of cabaret in a democracy-no amount of noise can make a dent in the complacency of the public. At most someone may ask, 'Eh, did I hear something over there?'"
Libretto Fatale
The 2005/06 Max Kade Workshop is part of GRMN 381 "Verboten: Literature, Politics, and Censorship," an introduction to subversive German poems, songs, jokes, plays, and prose from the 16th to the 21th century. The special focus is on political cabaret, a literary art form that by its very nature brings together diverse elements of European culture including politics, society, literature, theater, music, art and dance. At the end of the 19th century, the Old World experienced the dramatic beginnings of a social, cultural and sexual revolution. Cabaret is at the crossroads of all these changes, representing and reflecting its various manifestations like a sparkling kaleidoscope. What started in the 1920s as a playground for the avant-garde soon became an important forum for social and political commentary and dissent. We trace its development from the expressionist beginnings to the hysteria of inflation-era Berlin, the anti-Nazi and exile cabaret, and its renewal in postwar society. Today, political cabaret is alive and kicking in the traditional Berlin "Distel," Bremen's beloved Libretto Fatale, and in Turkish-German cabarets such as Unkürrekt or Kanakmän.
The 2006 Max Kade Visiting Artist/Scholar
Ellen Best is one of the founding members of Libretto Fatale, a posse of lawyers moonlighting as Kabarettisten. In the workshop Ellen Best will talk about the changes in German law on freedom of speech and about the importance of political cabaret today. Accompanied by her she will introduce students to Germany's contemporary cabaret scene. Students will learn about the role and challenges of being a Kabarettist, analyze cabaret songs, and and learn how to blend humor and satire, poetry and theater, music and dance by creating and videotaping their own mini-cabaret performance as the final group project for the course under the guidance of Ellen Best and her husband Stephan Pulss, a lawyer, journalist at Radio Bremen, and co-member of Libretto Fatale. For more on Libretto Fatale:
When she is not moonlighting, Ellen Best is a judge and press officer at the Bremen district court. She is also a member of the GZE (German Agency for Technical Cooperation), Germany's contribution to an international effort by renowned legal experts to foster the development of a democratic judiciary in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Ellen Best has generously agreed to give a presentation about her experiences as a member of the GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) developing an administrative legislation and building up administrative institutions in countries such as Georgia, where she spent all of last year. (Working title:"Democratizing the Caucasus"(TBA). Professor Kenneth Ledford, himself a historian and lawyer, is currently preparing a collaborative event with the Law School where Ellen Best will talk about the problems introducing democracy--particularly a democratic system of justice--in traditionally non-democratic countries. She will also present her view on whether these countries will follow the Anglo-American way or the European ways and talk about her close cooperation with US lawyers, which she views as an extremely positive and culturally very interesting experience. (For more information on Best see http://www.gtz-law-caucasus.net/eng/kze.php , http://www.gtz-legalproject.az/eng/ )
The 2004 Max Kade Workshop
Dr. Andrea Esser, professor of philosophy, Munich:
"Kant's Aesthetic Judgment Today."
(Part of PHIL 315/Laura Hengehold)
"This workshop was one of the best 'interactive' lecture classes that I have experienced at CWRU. It was very educating, amazingly interesting,
and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed talking to a professional writer. I liked the way the meetings were organized. They were very courteous and
friendly at the same time."
"I feel like I gained a lot of insight into the 'Pygmalion' legend thanks to the workshop. I really hope that someone as interesting and
knowing as Gabrielle Alioth will be able to come next year to do a similar workshop."
"It was really interesting to me to see the various versions of the Pygmalion story, not only because I didn't realize there could be so
many, especially across different cultures, but also because I hadn't had much previous knowledge of the story. It was flattering to have
the approval of the original author in discussing her own work. I hope we can have more workshops both for German and for other courses because
it provides an extra boost of energy from the routine of classes!"
"Constructing Reality"
"It was fun, exciting, never boring. I always looked forward to his classes. The questions Harald asked were in the realm of our abilities
to answer, yet they made us think, speculate, extrapolate from what/how we are used to thinking."
"I learned from Harald that documentary film is not a process of cold and calculated observation, but instead, an art form where creative
energy is harnessed to create a new view of the world, both physically and philosophically."
"Following the screening of Africa Representa, we had the chance to discuss it in depth with him, and I liked learning about his
thoughts as he was filming it and piecing the film together. Often when one watches a film, one has to speculate as to the director's thoughts
and interpretations, whereas here we had the chance to actually ask him. Hearing him speak about editing Africa Representa and
constructing the scenes with music, internal monologue and so forth really encouraged me to consider more deeply the process of creating a
film. Normally we think of scenes being filmed in a chronological sequence, but here I was learning that pictures that seemed to fit perfectly
with one another were actually filmed a year apart. I have to admire people with the ability to move past our typical chronological
restraints and create a sort of timeless experience."
"Given the chance to interact with an actual filmmaker was, in itself, a very interesting experience, but getting to do so in a foreign
language was even more exciting. When learning a foreign language I think that it's important to get interaction between a large number of
people. If you're always speaking with the same people from the same general area, then it's difficult to expand your vocabulary and your
ability to understand various accents and dialects. It's not very easy to find native German speakers here in America, so I felt this was a
great chance for me to practice German with someone new."
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My immediate family on my dad's side is pretty small and there wasn't much history that trickled down to the kids. Much of what I have--genealogically speaking--is what I've found on my own.
My paternal grandfather (known as Buster to us) was an only child. His parents' siblings had no children either so he had no first cousins.
Buster lost both of his parents while he was in college. He had one grandmother known as Mollie. She was widowed twice before marrying her third husband, John Fraser Sutherland. He was Scottish and worked for a railroad doing masonry-type stuff.
Mollie had a daughter with her first husband. This girl was Buster's mom. Mollie had a daughter with her second husband. This girl was Violet, the same Aunt Violet my family knows.
Aunt Violet had a first marriage that ended in divorce. I don't know much about that. Aunt Violet's second marriage was to Robert Roy Vaughn, who is known in my family as "Uncle Roy."
Uncle Roy and Aunt Violet with their plane.
Why didn't I know they had a plane?
Knowing Buster's history as I do now, I understand why Aunt Violet and Uncle Roy were so important to him. That was all the family he had. Also, I'm pretty sure Violet is the one who convinced Buster and his new bride Doris (my grandma) to leave Oklahoma and start fresh in California.
Time passed and all this branch of my family died. Eventually I got curious about family history and started ordering death certificates. I noticed on Uncle Roy's death certificate, it said his mother's maiden name was Sutherland. Was that a coincidence? Or was he related to his mother-in-law's third husband?
I've tried to answer this question for years, but John Sutherland is a pretty common name. Also, Uncle Roy was in the Merchant Marines, which made tracking him difficult.
Finally, this week I found some online information that led me to the parents of John Fraser Sutherland. That led me to his siblings as well. I checked to see if any of his sisters married someone named Vaughn. Sure enough, Jennie Sutherland married Gus Vaughn. These were Uncle Roy's parents. John Sutherland was his uncle.
Sadly, it appears both of Roy's parents died when he was young. He lived with his grandmother in Winslow, Arizona. Roy also had a sister, Ruth Vaughn Hammerton, who married and lived a long life in the Los Angeles area. Did we know this, family?
So now I know how Uncle Roy fits in the family puzzle. I knew there was a connection, it just took a while to find it. Roy--like Buster--didn't have parents and relied on aunts and uncles for family bonding. He must have visited his uncle John Fraser Sutherland and Buster's grandmother Mollie in Los Angeles and met Violet that way.


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With the right choices, growers can see a reduction in weed resistance
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 14, 2013 -- Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming more of a problem, forcing growers to alter their weed-control programs. DuPont Pioneer agronomists say management decisions -- such as improved herbicide choices, clean seedbeds and careful planning for harvest -- can help decrease resistant weeds.
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Shoe Designer in Town
Edmundo Castillo, a well-known and award-winning shoe designer whose creations grace the closets of many celebrities, will be the guest of honor at JoanMarie in Bridgehampton on Saturday.
"We are thrilled to host Edmundo Castillo at our boutique," Marisa Borghi, the owner of the store, said in a release. "Not only are his shoes beautifully crafted, but they are designed for women who truly love to have fun with fashion."
Mr. Castillo will showcase his latest collection of wedges, espadrilles, and stilettos from 3 to 6 p.m. Guests will also enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. JoanMarie is located at 2462 Main Street.
Summer Chic Boutique
With one store already opened last year in Palm Beach, Michelle Farmer Collaborate is now focusing on the South Fork, and has opened a store on Bridgehampton's Main Street. The 1,100-square-foot shop offers a platform for resort-wear fashion and accessory designers. While mostly women's fashions are featured, there is also some men's wear and children's clothing.
Ms. Farmer, who grew up in exotic locations around the world, spends her summers in Bridgehampton. She has spent the last decade designing jewelry influenced by her time living in St. Barths and St. Maarten. Her work has been featured in dozens of magazines, said a press release.
Ms. Farmer will launch her own collection of linen and silk resort wear this summer, along with showcasing the designs of others like Love Shack Fancy, Lauren Gabrielson, Anika Brazil, and more.
Alan Schnurman Gets Real
Alan Schnurman, who has spent four decades as an attorney and South Fork land developer, is joining Saunders and Associates, a local high-end real estate firm, as a broker.
According to a statement from the company, Mr. Schnurman retired last year and traveled the world; however, he felt a strong desire to go back to work. His passion for real estate — he bought and developed two Bridgehampton parcels, Ocean Highlands and Sagaponack Greens — brought him to Saunders. He has held a broker's license for the past 10 years.
Mr. Schnurman will start as a senior vice president in the firm's Bridgehampton office.
Radio Real Estate
John Christopher, who is a senior director and associate broker at Brown Harris Stevens's Sag Harbor office, will be the host of a new radio show, "Realife," which debuts tomorrow on 88.3 WPPB FM.
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Joey Wolffer is back home in the Hamptons, and so is her Styleliner — a converted former potato-chip bus that is filled with designer accessories and jewelry, both from Ms. Wolffer's own signature jewelry collection and those of other designers.
This is the third summer for the Styleliner, which can be found at Wolffer Estates on Sagg Road on Fridays and Sundays, and at the Southampton Social Club on Saturdays. Ms. Wolffer will also run a pop-up shop at Guild Hall this summer beginning June 30, and will park the truck at various locations for spontaneous accessory parties as the season continues.
Additional locations and events can be found on the Styleliner.com Web site.
Law Firm Opens New Office
Phillips Nizer, a prestigious 85-year-old law firm with offices in Manhattan, Garden City, and Hackensack, N.J., will open a branch office at 34 Pantigo Road.
The office will be led by Andrew Goldstein, senior counsel and member of the firm's corporate and business law department and securities and private placement practice.
Mr. Goldstein is chairman of East Hampton Village's Zoning Board of Appeals and the Village Preservation Society, as well as a board member of the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation and the Group for the East End.
Phillips Nizer in East Hampton will offer services in commercial and corporate transactions, litigation, matrimonial, environmental, domestic and international trust and estate planning, and more.
"Our present clients will now enjoy expanded and more convenient service," said Mr. Goldstein, "and we hope new clients will come to discover our distinguished team of lawyers."
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Steve Haweeli, the founder and president of WordHampton Public Relations in Springs, will be a guest of honor at the 2012 Long Island Hospitality Ball.
A showcase of the region's top restaurants, wine and spirits brands, nightclubs, entertainers, hotels, and catering halls, the gala raises money for the American Cancer Society.
Mr. Haweeli serves on the boards of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce and Suffolk County Community College's culinary arts program, where he is a guest lecturer. He is responsible for the creation of Long Island Restaurant Week, Hamptons Restaurant Week, and Long Island Restaurant News.
The gala will be held on June 18 from 7 through 11 p.m. at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Other 2012 gala guests of honor are Tony Greco and Larry Romer.
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An article in last week's paper about a cleanse offered by the Juicy Naam, incorrectly stated the daily price of the cleanse, according to Giuliana Torre, the business's founder and owner. Although the Juicy Naam Web site lists a daily price of $150, which was reported in the article, the actual price, Ms. Torre said, is $100 per day.


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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Gay and Over 50 (For Me)
* gay men over 50
* gay mature men over 50 years
* gay men's sexuality over 50 years
* gay man in his 50s
* gay lovers over 50
This list goes on.
I can only assume this curiosity is somehow related to the baby boom, many of whom are now reaching that milestone age. But, because the search words are so general, I don't know what these readers are looking for. So I thought I'd use my own experience as a gay man over 50–53 to be exact–to see what I come up with. Let me know if I'm on the right track, or if you have something specific you'd like me to address. I'll do what I can to help you.
At the outset, let me say my experience of being gay and over 50 will be very different from a good many gay men, because I'm in a relationship. If you're new to my blog, I've been in a monogamous relationship with my partner, Chris, for twenty-one years this June–and, by the way, the best twenty-one years of my life. I can't imagine facing any of them on my own, and I'm glad I didn't have to. But I know many gay men, either by choice or not, are single for much of their lives. And I can only assume the longer they're single, the harder it is for them to find someone to love and share their lives with.
That's why it was a priority for me to be in a monogamous relationship pretty much from the time I came out, in my mid-20s. Back then, in the mid-1980s, it was widely understood that, if you didn't want to be alone for the rest of your life, you'd better not wait until it was too late before you found someone. I believe the magic age was 30. By the time you reached that milestone age, if you were still alone, chances are you'd have difficulty finding someone. Or that's what I was led to believe.
Unfortunately, at least then, gay culture was very oriented toward youth. If you were young and cute, you got a lot of attention from other gay men. But, if you were 30 and beyond, you probably didn't. I'm lucky. Back then, I still looked youthful. People were surprised when I told them my age; they said I looked much younger. I think this may have helped me in my search to find someone. Chris and I met when I was 32. But Chris told me he'd always thought he'd end up with an older man (he was ten years younger than me when we met). He said he found young, gay men too flighty, unsettled, and immature. I couldn't have agreed more.
That's one for older gay men.
I'm nothing if not settled. I've always placed high value on security. I know for some that might translate to dull and boring, but not me. I don't handle upheaval well. From one day to the next, I want to know where I'll be, and what I'll be doing. Whenever I met a flighty, gay man–and there were plenty of those–I ran in the opposite direction. They may have been fun to spend time with, at least for a short time, but a life partner? Not for me.
I had no interest in the drama. When I was much younger, I thought the drama was fun, even exhilarating. I constantly shook my head at some of the situations my gay male friends found themselves in. How could they live like that? I wondered. What did they get from being all over the map? How did being flighty improve the experience of their lives? I didn't get it. I put up with it when I was younger, but in my thirties? No thank you.
So, here I am, in my 50s, partnered, living in the suburbs (which is, I understand, where the majority of gay men now live around North America), and life's pretty good. Chris and I have clear title on our single-family house. We've been debt-free for over five years–no mortgage, no car payment, no credit card debt. Our house is about seven or eight years old, we've decorated it in a way that suits us, and it's filled with everything that has meaning to us (most importantly, each other).
The whole idea behind our working toward being debt-free was so I could leave my job with a major financial institution, which I did back in July 2007. I'd had the dream, since I was a little boy, to write. Write what, I didn't know, but write something. So that's what I've been doing for the past five years. Currently, I work on this blog on a regular basis, but my main focus has been on writing a novel. I have a full first draft completed, and I'm working on chapter-by-chapter rewrites now. It's a slow, arduous process, but there's nothing else I'd rather do. Some days, I want to pull all my hair out, but I know that, if I hold on, tomorrow will be a better writing day. It almost always is.
And, when I'm not writing, I'm looking after all aspects of our household and taking care of Chris–everything from cleaning, cooking, planning meals, doing minor repair work around the house, calling in service providers when necessary, balancing all of our accounts every two weeks, making sure the bills are paid, setting aside funds for occasional expenses, watering the garden during the summer, and so on. I even cut Chris's hair every six weeks or so (which is an intimate experience, believe it or not). And, when we had minor flooding in our front yard earlier this year–ain't home ownership a blast–I was out there with a shovel, trying to figure out the problem. When the problem became bigger than anticipated, I hired casual help to finish digging the hole in the ground, so we could get at the source of the water leak.
Chris is the breadwinner in our family. Every workday, he gets up at five in the morning and is out of the house by six-fifteen, to catch the shuttle and train into downtown Vancouver, where he works for the provincial government. He returns home for dinner exactly twelve hours later. I have dinner ready for him. We wash and dry the dishes together. Then the remainder of our evenings is free. Chris goes for runs Tuesday and Thursday evenings (I'm a morning person, so my exercise takes place then). Otherwise, we usually do something together, like watch some of our favorite TV programs recorded on the DVR. Chris is in his bedroom usually around nine-thirty. He reads for a bit, then his lights are out by ten. The routine begins all over again the following morning.
Chris and I spend our weekends together. Saturday morning begins with a pancake breakfast. Then, if we have some errands to run, we do that. If not, we usually think of some place we'd like to go (like into Vancouver, which we do every four to six weeks). By late Saturday afternoon, we're back home. We have dinner and settle in for a little entertainment in our theatre room.
On Sunday morning, Chris and I go for a long bike ride together. Since I started having problems with pain in my feet, I've had to find some other form of exercise besides running (which I miss a lot). After our ride, we have breakfast, plan our meals for that week, then buy the groceries we'll need until the following weekend (this way, we always have on hand what we need, and we mostly keep to our budget). Sunday afternoon, we usually work around the house or in the yard. Sometimes, Chris spends time with his Mom, who lives a short distance away, and I work on my writing. Later, we have dinner at home, settle in for the evening, and Chris is back in bed for ten.
This is what gay being and over 50 looks like for me. I imagine it's not a lot different from most heterosexual couples. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Perhaps some of you think that, as gay men, our lives should be a lot more interesting. We should be taking in concerts or the opera or the symphony; going to art gallery openings; socializing with our exciting gay male friends; going on weekend jaunts together; travelling. Perhaps some of you think we should still be clubbing it, even though, as far as we're concerned, there are no reasons to go to the clubs–unless you're still single and searching for someone.
I don't know what you think being gay and over 50 should look like, but I know what it looks like. The single most important part of my life is Chris. My life really revolves around him, taking care of everything for him, so that the short time he has at home when he's not in bed sleeping will have as much value for him–and for us–as possible. My quality of life improved substantially when I was able to leave my job, focus on Chris and the house, and work on my writing. And I want to do everything I can to ensure Chris's quality of life is as high as possible, even though he has to go to work every day.
When I was thirty-two, my priority was Chris. Now that I'm fifty-three, my priority is still Chris. He makes being gay and over 50 worthwhile. He makes life worthwhile. I can't imagine not being with him, seeing him walk in the door at six-fifteen, after a day at work, having time in the evening to spend with him, finding out how his day went, asking him if anything new is going on at work or in downtown Vancouver. I can't imagine where I would be without him (nor do I want to find out). I can't imagine being gay and single at my age. I can't imagine how lonely it would be, how challenging to meet other gay men.
I am blessed, and I know it. My ninety-four-year-old grandmother told me a few years ago that these are the best years of my life. And she's right. Sure, being 50 isn't the same as being thirty, or even forty, in terms of your looks and your body and your health. But I don't look at aging as diminishment. I look at it as a privilege. It's merely a part of the cycle of life. And, at every age, we must make the most of what we have. We must live fully, no matter what our situation. And we must be grateful for everything around us.
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- AnonymousMay 1, 2013 at 1:52 PM
It is so interesting to me (as a straight female) that people might expect gay relationships to be any different in terms of activities to heterosexual relationships? I think I can understand that an age gap is a more common in gay relationships but I wonder why people would expect u to be have a particularly exciting & fabulous lifestyle. Is it just stereotypes? And I wonder if people expect the same for lesbian lifestyles. Anyway, another wonderful blog post, thank u :)ReplyDelete
isadore, as a matter of fact, yes, I think many believe gay people live, as you put it, an "exciting and fabulous lifestyle" because of a stereotype.ReplyDelete
That said, I received an email from a reader just yesterday, who turns 50 this year, and who wrote that all he encounters is, as he put it, "forever-single" gay men, between the ages of 35 and 55, who actually live that lifestyle. So guess who's perpetuating the stereotype.
As I told him, on the surface, their lives may seem more exciting and glamorous. But anyone can see how meaningless they are, and how they're compensating for what they really want but will never give themselves the chance to have.
My lifestyle with Chris couldn't be further from the stereotype, unless you're talking about the stereotype of straight, married people. And, frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Thank you so much for your interest in my blog and for contributing a comment. I appreciate it.
Rick, your life with Chris is, in many ways, the same as mine with Wayne. And why should it be any different?ReplyDelete
I couldn't agree more, Wendy. Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.ReplyDelete
- LorettaMay 3, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Beautifully written Rick. Love and stability...it's the foundation of my life too. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment, Loretta. You know I appreciate your interest and kind words.Delete
- AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 5:08 AM
Hi Mr. Rick,ReplyDelete
What a beautiful and inspiring story I would say. But I would like to ask something which you might answer based on your experience. If all male singles above 50 years old with no girlfriends are gays?
I hope you will enlighten me.
Thanks and best regards,
Fiona, thanks for saying Chris and my story is a beautiful and inspiring one. I hope that's the case, so other gay and lesbian people know great gay relationships are out there and possible for anyone.Delete
In terms of answering your question, I can't say I have much experience with a lot of single men over 50. I know the stereotype, particularly from decades ago, was that if a man was still single at 50 and had never been married or had a girlfriend, he was probably gay. But, with the greater acceptance of gay people these days, I hope that's less the case. At least I don't think anyone, whatever his sex, age, or coupling status, should still be concerned about what was considered true in the past.
The nature of your question is curious. Why would you like to know this about men over 50? Do you have a story yourself you'd like to share?
Thank you for your interest in my blog, your comment, and your kind words. I appreciate it.
Your story is interesting. I myself am over 50 and have NEVER been in a relationship. I have never even seriously dated anyone. In my 30's..there were a couple of people I was interested in but after a couple of weeks getting to know them, I was fully aware they were not relationship material--for me. It seems that the "type" I like, is never available to me. They are always either attached...or str8....or some guy who's path I would never cross and I admire from afar. Oddly enough, for those who study astrology, everything I've ever read about my birth date always ends up talking about "finding love later in life". I mean HOW MUCH FREAKIN' LATER??? lol...Now that I'm in my 50's it's actually starting to become stressful in that I don't make a lot of money, and I really should have a "help-meet" that provides support and comfort, as I would for them. I just don't think a lot of people have it as easy as your experience portrays. You and your partner sound like Virgo/Capricorn type people....ReplyDelete
I'm also curious as to whether you have been monogamous all these years. Most gay couples I've talked to that have been together over 20 years have not been. The acceptance of cheating, or of an open relationship seems to be the way the way they have managed to stay together. One-on-one monogamy for decades seems to be something most gays have trouble with. I know I'm looking for that type of commitment from a real relationship...and that is one reason I never have found one.Replies
I hear you, D.C.Delete
For years, I've followed a blog written by a local gay fellow who's approaching 50 and a part of the dating scene (Rural Gay). I feel for him. He's a great guy and, like you, having a lot of trouble finding someone he connects with, and who connects with him. So I have a sense of what you're going through. I know it's not easy.
I keep encouraging him, and I will encourage you. When we give up hope, there isn't much reason to keep going. So never give up. You must believe there is someone out there for you. I can't imagine anyone getting through this life without experiencing true love at least once. That's one of the reasons why I write this blog. Rightly or wrongly, I believe if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone.
Actually, I'm a Libra, and Chris is a Scorpio. So what does that tell you about us? I'm not sure how much credibility I put in astrology, but some people really believe in it. More power to them.
Yes, Chris and I are totally monogamous. As I've written in another post, that was a deal-breaker at the outset. If either one of us had wanted/insisted on an open relationship, we wouldn't be together today. In fact, we wouldn't have been together at all. We believe very strongly in monogamy and have maintained it during our nearly twenty-two years together (June 13).
I don't believe at all that an open relationship assures the success of that relationship. In fact, I believe quite the opposite. I've never understood how two men can cheat (yes, let's call it what it is), yet still come home to each other and say they are passionately in love. My brain is incapable of registering that as either acceptable or viable. But that's just me.
I have very strong opinions on cheating and open relationships, which I've written about extensively here. So, if you are truly determined to have a monogamous relationship, then I encourage you to continue seeking that. I would also encourage you to seek a man who is younger than you (how much younger you must decide for yourself). I've seen so many gay relationships, where one man is often much younger than his partner. Chris and I have ten years between us. I think this arrangement works because, in general, younger gay men are more idealistic, which means they may be more inclined to monogamy. It's just an idea. Keep it in mind.
Thanks for your interest in my blog and for taking the time to leave a comment. And I wish you every success in finding that relationship. Never give up. True love is DEFINITELY worth it.
All the best.
This is a nice blog. You make being single and over 50 sound pretty dreadful. Let me assure you, it's not. I'm single by choice and made a conscious decision to remain single. I find that most gay men have one eye on the door when they are dating, and almost without fail are only seeking the physical without the emotional. I'm old-school, like yourself, and prefer to have something of substance. You hit the nail squarely on the head when you mentioned that men of our age are living in the suburbs. It's remarkable to have viewed this first-hand as I am a lifelong resident of my city. Sadly, it seems the men here are all interested in open and/or poly relationships. Monogamy has become taboo. So be it, I'll be single and very content. I have 4 more years of work before I can retire (at 55), and I'll be able to live a very content lifestyle and pursue other interests. Perhaps I'll meet someone who has worked equally hard to achieve financial freedom through a commitment to living a meaningful life. If not, I'll continue on with my friends and family, being perfectly content. Partnership, while something I would certainly welcome, isn't something I in fact require.ReplyDeleteReplies
Tom, I've learned, from a number of readers over the years, that being single is a perfectly valid choice. And I understand it, particularly when finding a partner is so difficult for many, and when you have standards you want to uphold in terms of the kind of guy you end up with and the lifestyle you want to have. I totally get that. To each his own.Delete
Let's just say I've lived the partnered lifestyle for twenty-six years now, and I much prefer it to being single. I couldn't see my life any other way, and, if I'm being honest, a part of me feels sorry for gay men who are older and haven't experienced what I have. I'm in a position to make that comparison. I think of the past quarter century without Chris, and I'm left with a big void. Perhaps I would have become settled in being single. Perhaps I would have found someone as wonderful as Chris. Who knows? All I know is, my life is all the richer for having had this experience with Chris, and I hope everyone gets to know love at the deepest possible level with someone who's truly amazing.
Thanks for sharing details about yourself with me and my readers, and thanks for your interest in my blog. I wish you the very best.