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The Nation Nigeria

To where from Here?

 ”…And beware of a calamity that may afflict not only the transgressors amongst you to the exclusion of others and know that Allah’s retribution can be severe”.                 Q. 8:25

Writing a drama is like conceiving a pregnancy. For the drama to be practically actable, the writer must take into consideration not only the theme, the setting, the characters and the complications that may build up spirally to the climax in such a drama. He must also think of the anti-climax of the drama as well as its possible denouement.

A playright’s ingenuity

Nothing shows the ingenuousness of a playwright as vividly as the crew of actors who put into action the script that gives birth to the drama in question. It is like delivering a pregnant woman of her pregnancy. If the delivery process is not carefully handled, the deliverer may end up becoming an undertaker. And that is when a drama is said to be tragic.

The world as a paradox

The entire world today is a paradoxical theatre in which over seven billion human beings including Nigerians are watching a drama. Whether for ecstasy or dismay the viewers may randomly roar into controversies as the drama progresses. But the main concern of each viewer is what may become of his favourite character.

In the current global drama against which we had been admonished in the Qur’an as quoted above, the concern of this columnist is the ‘colony’ called Nigeria. This is not just because the colony is my immediate constituency, it is also because Nigeria is the heart of Africa. And if anything negative happens to her the whole of Africa will cease to be at rest.

Hidden agenda

A clandestine script was unveiled in respect of Nigeria in 1995. Its contents revealed that this heart of Africa called Nigeria was heading for a break up by year 2015. The designers of this devilish agenda had set a timeframe of 20 years for its execution without suggesting any solution. And to portray their dream as a realisable one they kept hammering the probability of the success of that obnoxious project using some hazardous occurrences in the land as evidence.

For students of International Relations, such a prediction could not have been strange. It was part of the strategies often used by the imperialists either to re-colonise some old colonies psychologically or to scoop on and dominate their economies in a typical capitalist manner. They had done it successfully in some other countries none of which is now firmly on her feet. Vietnam, Korea, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Sudan, Palestine and lately the entire Arab nations all of which have had their bitter tests.  It is a modern day equivalence of the 1884/1885 partition of Africa carried out in Berlin, Germany, by the European imperialists, which led to the colonisation of African continent. If any of the above countries had resisted the evil project and stood their ground, perhaps the world would have been spared of the throat-cutting threat posed today by the United States and her allies against what they perceive as lesser nations.

The cult of capitalism

Incidentally, the US which now champions the imperialists’ cult had also been a victim of this same imperialists’ guillotine especially in the hands of Britain. Yet, the cult of capitalism which has become their common bound would not allow the duo of US and Britain which had been mutually antagonistic to dwell differently today because it is only in such connivance that the gains of their common interest can be accomplished. Unfortunately, Nigeria doesn’t seem to have learned any lesson from countries that had toed the imperialists’ path .

Rather than looking inwards for solution to our domestic problems as the US did before the two World Wars, our governments do not only look up to ‘Uncle Sam’ for solution even to a minor problem but also cry out to the President of America for help in minor hitches. It is just like the situation of a baby who has so much adapted to being spoon-fed that he would hold the ladle in his mouth even while asleep.

Today’s Nigerians

Today, Nigerians can hardly think on anything without reference to America. Whereas some progressive countries like Japan, China, India, Brazil and even the United States in their days of search for growth and development shut their doors to the world and made do with whatever they could produce internally which was why their sudden zoom into the limelight came to the world as a surprise. This has never taught Nigeria any lesson. Rather, all that matters here is empty and monotonous noise about becoming one of the biggest economies in year 2020 even when there is no concret plan for such. No truly progressive country has ever indulged in such a senseless propaganda with success. What would have ordinarily justified such propaganda is a surprising zooming into the global economic stage as the listed countries had done. But Nigeria’s endemic corruption that has become a culture would not allow such a progressive leap.

It can only take a shameless country like Nigeria  with so much wealth but lacking to embark on such a hopeless propaganda. Now, how our previous  government spent about $16 billion allegedly budgeted for revamping our electricity remains a question which many generations of Nigerians may not be able to answer. Yet, the focus of some evil agitatus is to ensure the continuity of corruption for personal and ephemeral benefits. Even as of today, patriotic Nigerians have not been shown any blueprint that could qualify them for such empty slogan being echoed about year 2020 without our input or mandate.

 In retrospect

In the 1980s, under the self-styled military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, the slogan was ‘Housing for all or education for all or jobs for all in year 2000’. And the foremost megaphone at that time was  Prof Jerry Gana of MAMSA fame. That propaganda ended up in sheer deception. And in the 1990s, under the maximum despot called General Sani Abacha, the slogan was changed to ‘VISION 2010’. It also ended up in sheer fiasco after spending billions of naira.

Then came a former military Head of State, Chief Mathew Aremu Okikiola Olusegun Obasanjo who claimed to have become a democrat without any tutelage. He started his democracy with a slot of the presidency and fooled Nigerians for eight years that became a wasted period in the history of Nigeria. It was on this man that Nigeria’s premium was hopefully placed albeit aimlessly because of his military antecedent and prison experience. His own invented slogan was that of hitting the top echelon of global economy in 2020. And the slogan was continually re-echoed until his exit from government in 2007 a few years away from the target mark. As at the time of his exit, Nigeria, like now, was without electricity, drinkable water, pliable roads, national airline, functional refineries and standard education programme that could propel any possible hope in the deceptive slogan. The pilots of that hopeless odyssey included northerners and southerners as well as Muslims and Christians. But the result, as usual, was an absolute failure. Thus, today, as an OPEC member nation, Nigeria remains the only country that exports crude oil and imports refined fuel for domestic consumption. Where are we going from here? In all OPEC countries, Petrochemical industries are a major point of hope for the citizenry. In petrochemical  industries, thousands of trained youths are employed and economic growth is vivid. But this has no place in the economic dream of Nigeria even as the noisy slogan for hopeless dream sounds louder.

Rather, what our successive governments often  perceived as the problem was the backlash of their ineptitude which paved way for misrule. But none has ever thought of a possible solution.

By relying on imperialist countries such as the US and Israel to help resolve the problem of insecurity  Nigerian government headed by former Goodluck Jonathan did not only admit its incompetence to protect the citizenry, it  also surrendered its authority to those countries and thereby compound the existing problems. After all, those invited countries were the manufacturers of the instruments of insecurity in our land. Security of a country is like the heart in human body. Handing it over to someone else is like paving way for one’s own death. No serious government will ever trivialise the existence of its nation to that extent. We all know that whoever pays the piper must surely dictate the tune. And in diplomacy, there is neither permanent friend nor permanent enemy.

A government is said to be of essence and in control of affairs only if it is believed to be capable of protecting its citizenry and defending the territorial integrity of its nation. Any government that is incapable of doing this and would rather decide to throw the gates of its nation open to foreigners for whatever reason is unfit to be called a government. That was the prevailing situation for many years before the current government came on board. But despite all efforts by the current well intentioned regime to rectify the situation, the forces of evil are bent on the continuity of their evil machinations facilitated by indemnified corruption. Where are going from here?

Partners in crime

Globally, the tripod of the US, Britain and Israel are known for their unprovoked belligerence and implacable transgression against nations that refuse to comply with their imperialist policies. And it is probably in reference to such imperialist powers that Allah had warned mankind over a millennium and a half ago that: “…When imperialists encroach on a territory they audaciously pillage and brutally destroy it even as they subjugate the juggernauts therein to the level of servitude”. Q. 12: 22.

Nigeria’s vintage position

The real problem that Nigeria constitutes in Africa is that of serving as a regional incubator of corruption and yet connives with the engineers of Africa’s problems for unrealizable solution. In a logical poetic stanza many centuries ago, an Arab poet once opined thus:

“We all blame our time for our misdemeanour; when the misdemeanour blamed on our time is actually in us; We smear time with all types of iniquities and yet expect time to cleans us of any blame; Were time endowed with mouth to comment on us, it would have blamed us for generating all crimes; Certainly no hyena eats a fellow hyena; as some of us humans openly eat our fellow human beings”.

 The truth of the matter

The truth of the matter is that the roots of the multi-dimensional problems staring Nigeria on the face today are traceable mostly to the corridors of our government. Of all the vices that constitute seemingly insuperable problems for Nigeria today particularly corruption, none originated from a source other than that of the government. Even where such corruption happens in the private sector, it will be discovered to be a derivative of the public sector either through obnoxious policies or deliberate nepotism or religious irredentism. How, on earth, can we classify the case of a notorious so-called frontline cleric who was contracted by the government to smuggle arms and ammunition into the country from South Africa in the name of political patronage in a multi ethnic and multi religious society like Nigeria? Yet, the government wanted Nigerians to accept that fraudulent act as a normal business.

Immunity clause

The absurdity of immunity clause in Nigerian constitution is obviously an  authorisation of corruption for  some  rogues who are claiming to be political or religious leaders in the country. What justification will such rogues have in prosecuting or preaching the known thieves thereafter? Those who injected immunity clause in our constitution as well as those who are in position to remove it but rather chose to retain it are together accomplices in the entrenchment and spread of corruption in the land. Such people will have no logical reason to talk of fighting corruption because they are its creator and sustainers.

Another evidence of audacious governmental corruption in Nigeria is manifest in the position of the so-called FIRST LADY. Here is a position which has no provision in the country’s constitution but which is given such prominence that classifies the occupier over and above the elected Vice-President at the federal level and Deputy Governor at the State level. This illegal position has no official budget but it is flamboyantly provided with such paraphernalia of office that compete almost favourably with that of the President or the Governor at the expense of the public. With this kind of illegal operation how can any Nigerian President or Governor morally question any corruption in which any public officer is involved? This is one of several areas in which President Muhammadu Buari deserves commendation even if evil politicians are blind to it. And now, the judiciary which is generally acknowledged as the last bastion of ordinary people’s hope has joined the bandwagon of monumental corruption in Nigeria. Where are we going from here?

 We are our own problem

We are our own problem. We know the sources of what we call problems. But we inadvertently incubate such problems. And we know how to proffer solution to them. But, like ‘lotus eaters’ in ‘Odipuxs Rex’, we are so much drunk with illegality that it has become so difficult if not impossible for us to part with it. Thus, like the pot that calls the kettle black we continue to deceive ourselves by mischievously passing the bulk anytime the die is cast.

Allah’s words will never look for relevance. They are foever the reference points for those who are rightly guided. Through such words, Allah warns in Qur’an 13:11 thus: “Surely, Allah does not change the situation of a nation or community until they themselves have resolved to change it through their attitude”. Acting the imperialists’ evil script as often done will do no one any good in Nigeria.


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Kia Motors recalls 86,880 2014 Forte sedans over fire risk

Kia Motors is all set to recall approximately 86,880 Forte Sedans from all over the United States. According to the reports, the recall is being made by Kia Motors, owing to some heating issues with the Forte Sedans. The cars being recalled are possibly under the risk of catching fire. As it happens, this is probably one of the first few recalls made early this year. Considering the kind of year that automakers had in 2014, it is sad to see that 2015 has also begun literally on the same page.Kia Motors recall 86,880 2014 Forte Sedans

The recall made by Kia Motors involves a certain model of Forte Compact Sedan made in the year 2014. The recall will probably be initiated by the end of the month of February as stated on the official website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Sedans involved have already been the part of a few engine fires linked to the overheating of the cooling resistor. Although, no casualties have been reported as of yet, Kia Motors is probably not willing to take any risk.

As a part of the recall, the deals of Kia Motors will replace the Cooling fan resistor and the multi-fuse units in the recalled cars. In addition, the software of the cars with 1.8 liter engines will also be updated to ensure the safety. No statement has been made by the Kia Motors officials. The South Korean car maker will be expected to carry out the recall procedures in time.

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The Nudnik File

Nudnik - n. U.S. colloq. Esp. in Jewish usage: a pestering, nagging, or irritating person

Friday, April 01, 2005

              Moral Authority
From today's Washington Times:
The world's most repressive countries hold more than a quarter of the seats in the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Commission and their presence has subverted the panel's mandate, a respected watchdog group reported yesterday.

In its annual report on the world's biggest human-rights abusers, Freedom House lists 18 countries as the "worst of the worst regimes" and notes that six of them -- China, Cuba, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe -- are members of the commission.
This is, of course, the organization that claims moral authority and regularly issues condemnations of Israel's human rights record. UN delenda est.
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I’m 48 years old, and this year something is happening that I really didn’t expect.  It’s happened before, but not recently.  In fact, the last time I think I felt like this was about nine years ago.

I miss my Mom.  She passed away eleven years ago.

I think this year, she has come to my mind more often than in the last few years because I’ve seen her.  I’ve seen her spirit of adventure in my oldest daughter who climbed into a boat and went over a class IV series of rapids armed with a paddle, absolutely no experience, and a perpetual smile.  I’ve seen her determination in my youngest daughter who carefully unwraps sore feet after ballet class, and then looks up to ask me when she gets to take the next class. I’ve seen her love of God’s creation as my kids both laid out gardens this spring, planted seed, built trellises, and covered the young plants from the late frost with the hope of harvesting tomatoes, radishes, lettuce, and peas.

When I tell them that they must have inherited traits from their grandmother, they giggle. I think it helps them understand that they were loved and prayed about before they were ever aware of it.

I’m sure you’ve heard the people at Orange talk a lot about how one generation influences the next. That’s true! My mother put the idea in me that God is a God of joy. She helped me to see that He put us here to swing on hanging vines, jump into ice cold springs, and make up reasons to go to Dairy Queen. She always helped me to see that no bad day could survive after attacking it with a piece of pie and a little bit of laughter.

I miss her. And sometime this year, I became aware that I am still learning some lessons she has left for me. I think maybe the last thing she taught me is that one generation does not only influence the next but our faith echoes into our children’s children.

If you are a parent, I don’t have to tell you that your job is important—maybe the most important. Thank you. You are doing a great job. Even when you feel like you aren’t. Your influence will go far even when your kids aren’t listening, have to be told twice, and leave the door open for the fourth time that day. The lessons you think your kids are tuning out may be the ones that become most important to them someday.


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Saturday, March 24, 2007

lemmon, kovacs & quine

Throughout most of the 1950s and '60s, Jack Lemmon was a contract player at Columbia Pictures, while Richard Quine was a young house director. At some point, Lemmon and Quine's boss, the infamous Harry Cohn, lured brilliant funnyman Ernie Kovacs into the mix. Eventually, the three got together - many times.

Much has been written about the Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau/Billy Wilder triumverate. But first there was the Lemmon/Kovacs/Quine teaming - 1957's “Operation Madball,” 1958's “Bell, Book and Candle” and 1959's “It Happened to Jane,” all made for Columbia.

One could say that Lemmon/Kovacs/Quine anticipated Lemmon/Matthau/Wilder. So why hasn't someone resourceful at Sony Home Entertainment entertained the idea of a boxed set? Too esoteric, I suppose.

Meanwhile, Lemmon and Quine were particularly proficient, also collaborating on 1955's musical version of "My Sister Eileen" (Quine starred in the original Roz Russell version when he was a young actor) and 1962's "The Notorious Landlady. (Lemmon and Quine also made 1965's “How to Murder Your Wife," for United Artists, not Columbia.)

As I noted, during his lifetime, much was made about Lemmon's enduring relationships with Wilder and Matthau, but as you can see, he shared equally influential (and frequent) collaborations with Quine and Kovacs. Wilder was inarguably the director who put Lemmon on the map, but Quine was also an important recurring thread throughout his life and career.

Both Quine and Wilder served as Lemmon's best men when Lemmon married Felicia Farr in Paris on 17 August, 1962. "They were both my dearest friends," Lemmon once told me, "I couldn't choose between them."

And when Kovacs subsequently joined up, it was a teaming that would prefigure the Lemmon-Matthau acting relationship and serve as something of a prototype for the work Lemmon did with Matthau.

Couldn't you imagine Lemmon having done "The Fortune Cookie" and "The Odd Couple" with Kovacs?

Surprisingly, two of the Lemmon-Kovacs-Quine titles not only are not available on DVD but have never been released on video at all. Adding insult to injury, the two films - both co-written by Blake Edwards - haven't been aired on commercial televison for years. They seem to have disappeared from syndication and are virtually lost movies now.

The first is the very funny "Operation Mad Ball" (which I always think of as the '50s precursor to "M*A*S*H"), which Edwards wrote with Jed Harris and Arthur Carter (from a play by Carter) and co-starred Kovacs, Mickey Rooney and Arthur O'Connell. The second is "The Notorious Landlady," which Edwards co-wrote with Larry Gelbart (TV's "M*A*S*H" and Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum") and which co-starred Quine's muse, Kim Novak, Fred Astaire, Estelle Winwood, Lionel Jeffries, Maxwell Reed and Phileppa Bevans.

Kovacs' work with Lemmon in both "Operation Mad Ball" and "Bell, Book and Candle" is inspired. But he outdid himself in "It Happened to Jane." While we were working on a book together, Lemmon told me that Harry Foster Malone, the villain that Kovacs plays in “It Happened to Jane,” was based directly on Columbia head, Harry Cohn, who died while the trio was making "Bell, Book and Candle" the year before.

Kovacs even affected Cohns' look, cosmetically, for his wicked impersonation, donning a bald plate for the film and reportedly gaining 40 pounds.

While it's often been rumored that Malone was modeled after the Charles Foster Kane character in Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" (1941), only part of the character's name was borrowed from Welles. But the name Harry itself comes directly from Harry Cohn.

There's a brilliant bit of dialogue in "Jane" - written by Norman Katkov - which could have been spoken by Cohn himself...

Harry Foster Malone: “Get this, Sloan. I’m 52 years old and I was born on the lower east side in a cold-water flat. I wasn’t lucky enough to get to college or law school. I’m a slob that came up the hard way. But let me give you a chunk of information. Anybody who gives trouble to Harry Foster Malone, gets trouble, got that?

Crawford Sloan (Walter Greaza): “Have it your way, Harry.”

Harry: “I will.”

"It Happened to Jane," inspired by Frank Capra's films (and with the Capra-like working title of "Old 97 Goes to Market"), was filmed in small-town Chester, Conn, where Quine took advantage of the local populace for a memorable town-meeting sequence that revolves around Lemmon and the galvanizing speech he gives. And on a more charming note, there's the moment when Doris Day, balancing herself on a moving train coerces a proposal out of Lemmon. So, exactly why hasn't this endearing little film been more embraced? It's excellent.

Lemmon may have had more pretigeous hits in such Wilder films as "Some Like It Hot" and "The Apartment," but few of his films are as well-written as "It Happened to Jane " and "The Notorious Landlady." I know I'm in a minority here but so goes it.

While I'm at it, Kovacs is long overdue for a rediscovery. Sure his TV standup routines have been showcased on DVD but how about the other films that he made for Columbia - Sir Carol Reed's "Our Man in Havana" (1959), Mervyn LeRoy's "Wake Me When It's Over" (1960), with Dick Shawn, and Irving Brecher's "Sail a Crooked Ship" (1961)? At least, his 1960 Columbia film for Quine, "Strangers When We Meet," is available.

Finally, there's Judy Holliday - another Columbia contract player, like Lemmon and Kovacs - who deserves a boxed set of the six films she made for the studio, namely “Born Yesterday,” “The Marrying Kind,” “It Should Happen to You,” “Phffft!,” “Full of Life” and “The Solid Gold Cadillac.”

(Artwork: From top: Richard Quine with Virna Lisi on the set of United Artists' "How to Murder Your Wife," publicity shots of Doris Day, Jack lemmon and Steve Forrest in Columbia's "It Happened to Jane" and a publicity still of Ernie Kovacs)

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Anonymous said...

Quine is new to me, but I loved both Lemmon and Kovacs. I didn't realize how many films they made together. "Operation Mad Ball" is great and should be on home video!

geomop said...

Loved your post. Well said. I run and and hope to link some of these great articles.

I've often thought that had Ernie lived, he would have been Oscar in the movie version of the "Odd Couple."

Very thoughtful, well written post.

Amy Brolin said...

"The Notorious Landlady" is one of my favorite films and my favorite Lemmon movie. I want to see it again!

upchuck said...

I saw Operation Madball in a movie house when it first came out and never forgot it (L.M.A.O.). The laughing was so loud that we missed a good part of the movie. I always wished that I could have a home video so that I could really enjoy it once again. I don't go to movies or buy videos as I don't think that they have the entertainment that I enjoyed going every week in the 40's and 50's. The TV program "Bilko" with Phil Silvers reminded me of the movie theme. I enjoyed it as well.


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The Manor Club Celebrated Veteran’s Day with a Military Musical

On Tuesday, November 7, The Drama Section of the Manor Club, presented a Military Musical Show entitled, “Songs from the Home Front - Radio Hour” honoring local Veterans.

Written and directed by Mauro Contrastano, a cast of 14 were all dressed in authentic military attire.  The audience was brought back to the 1940’s, under the musical direction of Donna Cribari, performing such songs as, “This is the Army Mr. Jones,” “Long Ago and Far Away,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” and “I’ll Be Seeing You,” just to name a few.

The one hour and 15-minute show was a tribute to those who served and to those who waited for their return.

A packed house, open to the public, was filled with Veterans as they laughed, cheered and at times shed a tear or two.

A band played military songs before and after the show for all to enjoy.  “God Bless America” closed the show, sung by the entire cast and audience.  The celebration continued with High Tea in the Main Dining Room with an elaborate and festive red, white and blue Dessert Table.

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Win The Light Between The Oceans On DVD Plus Novel

Win The Light Between The Oceans On DVD Plus Novel

Entertainment One (eOne) is pleased to announce that the stunningly romantic The Light Between Oceans releases on DVD and Blu-ray on 13 March 2017 – available to pre-order now from Amazon – and will be available digitally from 27 February 2017.

To celebrate its release, we have 2 x DVD + 1x The Light Between Oceans novel to giveaway!

Based on the bestselling novel by M.L. Stedman and from acclaimed director Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond The Pines), The Light Between Oceans is a beautiful and heart-breaking reminder of the infinite power of love and the lengths that we’ll go to in order to protect it.

When lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender – 12 Years A Slave) and his adored wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl) discover a baby adrift in a boat off the remote coast of Western Australia they assume the worse. Determined to give her a happy life full of love they choose to raise the child as their own but it’s not until years later that the shattering consequences of their decision will change their lives forever.

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Monday, May 1, 2017

Lunch Shaming

Shaming Children So Parents Will Pay Lunch Bill:

Holding children publicly accountable for unpaid school lunch bills — by throwing away their food, providing a less desirable alternative lunch or branding them with markers — is often referred to as “lunch shaming.”
The practice is widespread — a 2014 report from the Department of Agriculture found that nearly half of all districts used some form of shaming to compel parents to pay bills. (About 45 percent withheld the hot meal and gave a cold sandwich, while 3 percent denied food entirely.)
A Pennsylvania cafeteria worker posted on Facebook that she had quit after being forced to take lunch from a child with an unpaid bill. In Alabama, a child was stamped on the arm with “I Need Lunch Money.” On one day, a Utah elementary school threw away the lunches of about 40 students with unpaid food bills.
Hazel Compton, 12, remembers being given a sandwich of white bread with a slice of cheese instead of the hot lunch served to other children at her Albuquerque elementary school. (A school district spokeswoman said the sandwich met federal requirements.)
LOL. There is nothing anywhere in the Department of Agriculture's guidelines that says two slices of Wonder bread, a slice of cheese, and some ketchup meet the daily nutritional requirements of a school lunch. No one operating on more than a brain stem would make such an assertion (which I assume explains the Albuquerque school district spokeswoman).
Oliver Jane, 15, said that when she had meal debt at Shawnee Heights High School in Tecumseh, Kan., she was told to return her tray of hot food and was given a cold sandwich instead.
“If you didn’t eat the lunch, they were just going to throw it away,” she said. “It seems unfair to me to expect a bunch of kids to be responsible for putting money in their lunch accounts when they don’t even handle their own funds.”
Marty Stessman, superintendent of the Shawnee Heights Unified School District, said that younger children were allowed to take a limited number of meals despite debt, but that high school students were not.
“Notices are sent home automatically when they go below $5, so it shouldn’t be a surprise,” Dr. Stessman said. “They should know before they get to the cashier.”
Jawohl, Herr Superintendent! (eye roll) I'm pretty sure only an idiot would correlate the "notice going home" with the student having any idea whether the balance has been paid. Expecting the kid to know and therefore avoid the lunch line completely is beyond cruel and unusual, frankly, unless your idea of a healthy lunch is white bread, cheese, ketchup, and a side of shame.

Free lunches require paperwork on behalf of student's families that oftentimes gets lost or never completed. And for free lunches to go district-wide, the district itself must meet a 40% threshold of free lunch qualification.

Here in Athens-Clarke County, we are on year three of totally subsidized meals for every student in the county K-12. While our free lunch percentages are just over the minimum (41%), our free or reduced lunch number is closer to 80%. We are now one of 75 school districts in the state of Georgia where kids eat breakfast and lunch for free.

Since I had always paid for my kids to eat lunch at school, I wasn't aware that "shaming" on behalf the lunch ladies was actually a thing. It would seem if you were going to badger or shame anyone, it would be the parents. But resorting to Go Fund Me campaigns to pay off lunch debt seems extreme as well.

If you read the comments in the article, it's shocking how unsympathetic the readers are (even for the so-called liberal New York Times) to the plight of these kids. Most are referencing the two girls' weight featured in the story with a lot of "seems like they should skip a meal or two!" derogatory comments. Several are weighing in about "teaching them a lesson in responsibility" and other conservative tropes.

Pathetic. One reader made an excellent point: free lunch should be a part of the public school experience just like free textbooks, free heating and air, and free safety. It's always been ironic that students are required, by law, to be held captive for seven hours during the day in school, but they make you pay to nutritionally survive the experience.

At the end of the day, the fastest way to stop this lunch shaming nonsense is give all students a free lunch. I realize that won't happen anytime soon in today's political climate, but it sure as hell should happen one day.

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Thursday night was one of those good news, some so-so news and some really bad news for the Ranger prospects. Given how bad the bad news was then we will start with the good stuff.

For those of you wondering about Ryan McDonagh (2009 Trade), you can find his name on the Second Team ALL-WCHA. McDonagh led the WCHA in plus/minus with a +20 for the season and chipped in 15 points on the season.

McDonagh was always out there against the top lines of everyone the University of Wisconsin was playing and a major part of why Wisconsin is just 2 games away from an NCAA bid. Our belief is that once Wisconsin's season comes to an end that he will give up his senior year and sign with the Rangers.

Then we have Chris Kreider (2009 1st) who was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team for his play. Kreider has had quite the 12 months from 1st round draft choice of the Rangers; earning a spot on Team USA's Under-20 team; winning a gold medal with said team; and now this.

Kreider on Friday will be looking to help his Boston College Eagles make it to the Hockey East Finals as it is almost a lock that Boston College is going to get an NCAA bid.

Kreider had a slow offensive start for Boston College but finished off Hockey East play with a 9-3-12 +10 along with 2 game winning goals and a ESPN Sportscenter moment for his goal in the Beanpot.

Now for the not so good news as 3 prospects opened their playoff run with just 1 win and 2 rather ugly losses. Not a good way to get the playoff season going but in the case of the losses it was kind of what we expected.

Ryan Bourque (2009 3rd) and his Quebec Remparts finished 30 points better than the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the QMJHL. So game 1 should have been an easy win for the Remparts right?

Someone forgot to tell the Titan that they were supposed to roll over as they gave the Remparts all they could handle before falling 6-5 in the first overtime. Bourque recorded his first QMJHL playoff point when he set up Olivier Hinse for a power play goal at 18:37 of the first people which gave the Remparts a 3-2 lead.

Bourque did not play too badly as he had 4 shots on goal, was even for the game, 2-1 on face-offs and took one penalty. Still this game had to be a reality check for the heavily favored Remparts that they hopefully get.

Mitch Gaulton's (2008 6th) Erie Otters talked about being able to stay with the defending Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires but it was the Spitfires who sent a message with their play in a 6-2 win that really was not that close.

The Spitfires shut down the Otter's top line and took the game right to the Otters. The Spitfires held a 32-9 advantage on shots on goal enroute to a 48 shot evening. Not to mention that the Spitfires got at least 1 point from 10 of the players in this game.

Now in reality we really do not think Erie has any chance to defeat the Spitfires in this series as the Spitfires are way too talented a team and can go 3 lines deep without skipping a beat. Toss in 2 players (Taylor Hall and Cam Fowler) who should go in the Top 3-4 players in the 2010 NHL draft and you can see why.

As for Gaulton, he needs to take this chance to step up his own game as the Otters badly need offense. Gaulton is supposed to be an offensive minded defender but he can help open up space for his teammates if he goes on the attack.

On the other hand, Daniel Maggio (2009 6th) and his Sudbury Wolves did their impression of "Custer's Last Stand" as they were just whipped 11-4 by the Barrie Colts. This one was nothing like the last time we watched a Sudbury playoff game (Marc Staal's era) as the Wolves actually had a 1-0 lead just 1:13 into the game.

That also might have been their biggest mistake as the Colts ran off 8 unanswered goals during a 20 minute span covering the first and second periods. Sudbury to their credit scored 3 unanswered goals of their own to cut the score to 8-4 but Barrie just poured it on finishing the Wolves off with 3 final goals to bring the score to the 11-4 outcome.

Like Erie, Sudbury has no chance to win this series; more because Barrie finished with the best record in the OHL while Sudbury outlasted the bottom of their conference.

Maggio was quiet with nothing to show for his efforts except a -1.

Rant Time 1

For some reason Derek Stepan (2008 2nd) did not make it to any of the WCHA all-star teams despite leading the WCHA in assists with 27. It leads us to scratch our head in wonder as do those who make these selections realize that somebody has to pass the puck to the goal scorers?

Oh well Derek you have to suffer with that gold medal you rightfully earned and we hope a couple of championships before you come join the Rangers. At least with the Rangers you know that the fans will appreciate your hard working efforts.

Rant Time 2

The Rangers as a team all talk about how together they are and remain. But maybe they have forgotten what it really is like to be united in a cause and do some of the things for team bonding.

That is Luke Walker (yea yea biggest fan stuff) but what Walker along with his Portland Winterhawk teammates all did prior to get ready for their WHL series against the Spokane Chiefs was to get Mohawks as a team.

Not just a few players but the team including their star players like Walker, Nino Neiderreiter, Ryan Johansen and on. Go check out the photo album that the Winterhawks have up over at Flickr.

Now we are not suggesting that the Rangers do something as crazy as get Mohawks but what we are saying is that between now and Sunday there is no excuse for the players BY THEMSELVES to get together in a social setting and just bond with each other.

Stop talking about being a team, become one cause if you fail to make the playoffs you won't be a team next year.

(McDonagh/Melody Hasse, Kreider/Dennis Pause, Walker/Portland Winterhawks)

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Parenting Micah

I have recently discovered a book called Fasten Your Seatbelts. It's a crash course on Down syndrome for brothers and sisters. I figured that it was a must-buy because even if the kids didn't read it, I may gain insight on how to help the kids deal with Micah-related issues.

Oh. My. Word. The book is eerily all about Micah.

There is a section where kids wrote in and had their questions answered. Questions like:

Why is my 18 year old brother obsessed with watching the same movies over and over?

How can I get my 16 year old brother to understand the importance of modesty? He's always walking around in his underwear when company is over.

Why does my brother always have temper tantrums?

My brother is a perfectionist - everything has to be "just so." Why does he have to be so stubborn?

Sometimes I feel as though my brother pretends he doesn't understand in order to get out of doing things he doesn't want to do. How can I tell if he really doesn't understand or if he's trying to pull a fast one?

Okay, first of all, we are so hosed. Second, it's a bit reassuring to know that we are not the only ones dealing with issues like this. And third, we are so hosed. If sixteen and eighteen year olds are still exhibiting the behavior that Micah is, how on earth are we going to have the stamina to battle this for a lifetime?

God, give us the strength. You gave us the child, after all.

I take comfort in all of this though. We hear so often that Micah is so spoiled, that we treat him very much like the baby of the family, that he just needs disciplined. While I will be the first to concur that Micah is spoiled (and by spoiled I mean he gets away with things the other kids never did, not that he never has to listen to us), there are also many areas where that's not the case. Obviously, we are not first-time parents. We've parented three other kids before Micah happened along and we know that kids left to their own devices are out of control and cranky. We know that the parents must be the parents. We know that kids thrive on boundaries. And yet, Micah came with a different set of rules that changed everything that we knew. Unless you have a child with a disability, and maybe specifically one with a mental handicap, there is absolutely no understanding this. There is also no describing it, so I won't even try.

It's so reassuring to know that this is Downs. This is not us being the worst parents ever.

I remember clearly the time that we moved him out of his crib and into a toddler bed. I did this because he was climbing out of his crib, not because I thought it would be fun to have him grow up. We had mucho difficulty keeping him in his bed at naptime and bedtime. Someone who was very well meaning gave the advice that we just needed to discipline him every time he got out of his bed. This is exactly what I'd done with my other kids, who learned after the second time I returned them to their big kid beds that they needed to stay there. But I knew that Micah would be different, and was hesitant to try. And yet, I had guilt because Micah was not very obedient in so many areas, and this reflected badly on me as his mom.

Forty five minutes later I stopped returning him to his bed because I realized that he just wasn't understanding the concept. Either that or he was just more stubborn than I was. Either way, I was getting nowhere with it. Micah came with his own set of rules, and that day I realized that nobody else understands what it's like to parent him. After that I chose to feel no guilt when someone points out that my child is spoiled. I chose to ignore well meaning family and friends when they tell me that I just need to discipline him when he doesn't listen. I chose to be his parent, and do my job guilt-free.

If someone has a problem with my spoiled, undisciplined son, I have decided that it is clearly their problem and not mine. Parenting is not the easiest job in the world to begin with. Parenting a child with Down syndrome takes that difficult job of parenting and adds several new dimensions. We're simply doing the best that we can, just like every other parent out there.

Karen Deborah said...

your right only those who have walked in your shoes understand. He does get away with bloody murder, you do parent 3 other beautiful kids, and God did hand pick you to be his mom. He knew exactly what he was doing. I can't even begin to imagine what a kid that cute could get away with, with me. All of the above and more.
You love him with all your heart and that is what every kid needs.

Viv said...

Your love for your children comes through in each one of your posts. Your strength ought to be an inspiration to us all. I am happy to see that you are giving yourself credit for being the wonderful mother that you are. Thank you for making me smile tonight, and for making me proud of all of us moms. The awards are few in this line of work, but, the rewards are plentiful.

Fishsticks and Fireflies said...

I ♥ you so very, very much. It is so very frustrating when the rest of the world thinks they know how you should parent your child - I can't even imagine how infinitely that frustration grows when the criticism is coming from someone who has no idea what parenting a special needs child entails. Micah is one very lucky little boy to have you for a mom, and we are all very lucky that you share him with us!

the planet of janet said...

micah is the lucky one... and all those people who tell you differently can suck it.

so there.

Brandie said...

This was so nice to read. I really feel like things are harder because Goldie has DS. It took me two years to admit that. I used to say it was just hard because she was the 3rd. My MIL told me if we just treat her like she's normal she'll be normal. So far that hasn't worked, with any of my kids. Ha!

JennyH said...

well said! I'm sure many people (including family) think I let him get away with too much or that I don't do anything about it. I just know what battles to pick and to let the little things go.

It's a very tiring job!

The Sports Mama said...

While it is totally true that the differences between Micah and Bug could fill several lifetimes, the similarities in the mental and emotional attitudes we need to parent them anywhere outside of our homes is so similar. You've heard what I find myself constantly up against when people, well-meaning but completely clueless, try to tell me how to parent my bipolar child.

"If someone has a problem with my spoiled, undisciplined son, I have decided that it is clearly their problem and not mine."

Thank you. Really, sincerely--thank you. I needed the release I got from the tears that statement brought on.

I am so amazingly thankful we are friends.

Flea said...

Shoot. What other mom would let him have that awesome golf ball collection? And be cool with him running around the yard nekkid (you really need to move to Florida or Arizona where he won't freeze doing that)? Yet so ferociously fight for his rights?

You rock the mom world, Karen.

Trannyhead said...

You know, I get the sense your kids won't NEED a book like that. Maybe it's because they're older siblings, but I like to think it's because you guys rawk. I mean ... they seem patient with Micah's abilities and disabilities and seem to accept him for what he is. Though I certainly hope for your sake he's not walking around nekked at 16, I imagine your other kids will be very patient with him.

Blogget Jones said...

Bravo for you! The most anyone can expect is the best you can's all you have to give! And personally, i think you're doing beautifully. In my humble opinion....

;o) BJ

Karen said...

Wow, I need to learn guilt-free parenting! As a new mom, I find this to be very challenging. Parenting twins has its own set of rules as well apparently not seen by other moms in my family.

God Bless Micah. I love hearing stories about him. said...

Amen, sister! You said that very well and I totally understand where you're coming from. Things are very different FOR Micah, therefore they are different for you as well as how you deal with him.

Debbie Yost said...

First, I so need that book!

Second, although I agree with you 100% there are times I wonder if I'm doing it wrong. Even hubby tells me I spoil Peanut. It's really hard to get Peanut to eat and I get frustrated with the battle sometimes. We have to force her to take a bite or two before she will even try her food. Some people probably think we are awful parents when we do this, but after we do this she starts eating. Meal time is such a hassle and she eats better for her dad so of course that reinforces his opinion that I spoil her too much.

caramama said...

You know your child--all your children--best. All that well-meaning advice is from people who don't know what it is to parent your child. I love that you have decided to parent guilt-free. It makes you an even better mom, in my opinion!

Junior bed mom said...

Oh wow! I am moving my son into a toddler bed soon and have no idea what to expect. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

BeautifulWreck said...

While my child does not have Downs he will have a lifetime of behavior problems that medication just will not fix. I pray everyday for strength. It still bugs me when people judge us or better yet comment on our parenting of this child. I wonder if I will ever get over it.

Michelle said...

I cracked up reading those, too... and hopefully the other siblings will read the book someday. You are definitely NOT bad parents, and I'm glad you found something to validate yourself!


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Former Onslaught members return for a second bite

In 1988 Onslaught issued an album that polarised opinion. In Search Of Sanity – which introduced Steve Grimmett, the former Grim Reaper frontman who would later be linked with replacing Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden – is considered the group’s best and worst album.

Slicker, more melodic and backed by major label clout, it could have made stars of the Bristolians but, as often happens in such circumstances, 18 months later they were gone.

Sparks flew four years ago when Grimmett and drummer Steve Grice considered performing the album in its entirety, and after adding guitarist Al Jordan and bassist Jase Stallard, both with Onslaught history of their own, The Sanity Days were born. The results exceed all expectations of a project formed for “a bit of fun and nostalgia”.

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Home Biodiesel Production Diary

I'm starting a diary of our use of biodiesel for a reference to those curious about getting involved. Here's the first entry:

Biodiesel Diary: Our 1 year and counting experience with biodiesel

Progress thus far: Since 10/05 we have made 420 Gallons of Biodiesel using used vegetable oil from The Splash Cafe in San Luis Obispo, CA. We have spent a total of $1665 on our system and supplies thus far (not counting the cars), making our total cost per gallon $3.96, but with an ongoing supply cost of only $1.40/gallon. By the time we've made 650 gallons or so, we will have brought our total cost down to $2.50/gallon, the current market price for petrol diesel. From there on out, we're saving money by making our own fuel from renewable, domestic resources.

We have driven over 8,000 miles in a 1984 Mercedes diesel wagon. The Mercedes ran very well with biodiesel, the only conversion we had to do was to change the fuel lines to vyton to prevent breakdown from the fuel and change the fuel filter twice over 3-6 months due to the solvent powers of biodiesel and leftover gunk in the tank from petrol diesel. These can be done fairly easily yourself or can be done for a few hundred dollars or less with a local mechanic. The mercedes never stalled, never needed other servicing and ran like a classic 22 year jalopy should - reliably and resolutely.

Current car: 2003 Jetta TD Wagon, purchased 11/06 and we've driven over 1000 miles with no problems. We have not modified the car in any way from stock to run our home-brew biodiesel and are doing great! We love the heated leather seats and power sunroof, not to mention that it gets over 40 miles per gallon!. I'll post a full review of this biodiesel gem soon.

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I wanted to share some simple ‘stage house’ tricks that you can use in your home office.  This is a new addition to our popular series ‘How to Sell House Fast!‘  You can see in the ‘before’ photo below, that our office has quite a bit of clutter, damaged floors, and dust.

Stage House to Sell: Before by The Sweet Spot Blog

The arrows below point to all the clutter: too much stuff on the bulletin board, too many devices on the desk, extra computers on the floor, stacks of magazines, overflowing in-box, and a massive cluster of cords under the desk.

Stage House to Sell: Home Office by The Sweet Spot Blog

The most important rule for staging an office, is to remove ALL of the visual clutter.  Potential buyers must be able to picture themselves working in a calm and organized environment.  Once the clutter was put away, we rerouted and hid all of the cords and repaired the damaged floors under the office chairs (see How to Repair a Wood Floor).  Finally we gave the office a good clean.  Now it looks like a comfortable and relaxing place to work!

Stage House to Sell: After by The Sweet Spot Blog

Staging your house to appeal to most buyers will give you the best chance to sell your house fast, and for top dollar!  Don’t forget to ‘pin’ this post so you have ideas to stage your house when it is time to sell.

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Unfortunately I had planned to do more posts on Lombok and Ubud this week but time just flew by. The day of our departure from Indonesia has finally arrived. Bali/Lombok gave me back my sanity but more than that I am really leaving in a different state of mind. Slowed the pace of life down to the tenth of the speed that I was running at. I’m sure it won’t last but I’m quite thankful for the opportunity to gain some sense of normality and focus back. I must admit I do miss everyone and everything (believe or not) back...


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Saturday, November 5, 2016

Looking Toward Our Court Date: November 28, 2016 -- the Monday after Thanksgiving (and WELL past "The Vote")!!!

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While I worked for Tennessee Williams in 1981 and 82, one of the people who eventually moved into Tennessee's compound, too, was Schuyler "Skye" Wyatt, whom Tennessee painted at least one portrait of, and who sometimes had sex with Mr. Williams.

Later, he was an accomplice to the murder of Tennessee Williams and the theft of his estate from Harvard University -- but at least Skye Wyatt told John Uecker and me that it was a "High-placed Republican Legislator in the Tennessee State Legislature" who paid all the bills for his and Gary Tucker's luxury lifestyles -- until they both died of AIDS, Gary in late 1989, Skye about 1993.

Skye Wyatt as I knew him in Key West

At the time, I had NO IDEA he had a wife and two abandoned infant daughters in Indiana. Through a happy accident on the internet, I met Skye's two daughters and former wife about 2003, and have kept in touch with his daughter Mary, who is a rather SPIRITED young woman!!! At top here, is a photo she posted just a day ago.

While at first, I'd thought the trial, scheduled for November 28, would be a GREAT PLACE to make a lot of Political Points -- but it is NOT!!!

It will be difficult keeping the attention on simply the charge of "Communicating Treats Threats" -- given Haston's anger toward me, last I saw him, but ANY Judge should be able to handle that part, even if it takes a LOT of persistence.

I've also raked at least half the District Court Judges OVER THE COALS -- some even causing me a problem in 2015, but in the Spirit of "I'm for HEALING -- not PUNISHMENTS (only a very few exceptions apply)!!!", which I've MOSTLY served up to Sheriff Ed McMahon (impressing him, and I'm sure he will vouch for it), I'd like to extend that to ALL the Judges.

The WORST they can do is fail to convict Haston (although jailing me for "Contempt of Court" is an extreme, unlikely possibility).

A few minutes ago, I was talking to a group or about six black guys in their 20s to 40s in a convenience store, and after one asked me my height, I eventually got into ALL KINDS of good political stuff. The door opened and two more guys walked in, and one came over, got my attention, and said, "Hey, we were in JAIL together -- remember me???"

Well, I didn't, but said that had to be 2011 or 12, "but listen to what I'm doing NOW," launched in about D.A. Ben David, the Police Chief, and Mayor, and he laughed, and said, "You talkin' the SAME DAMN SHIT as back then!!!"

True, but NOW, Ben David and I might still work things out. No one ELSE could have handled these years as well as Mayor Saffo, and Ralph Evangelous is too BORING to want to think about.

But I DO need the Legal Record CORRECTED in Chicago, and Ben David was involved in that travesty. And David Nash FIRST caused me to go homeless in the USA with his false charge in 2011, which held me in jail for 2.5 months awaiting trial -- and like Ben David who is an ELDER there -- Mr. Nash is ALSO a prominent member of the Kenan Cathedral of White Supremacy and Narco-Trafficking (First Presbyterian).

Also, all those false Restraining Orders back then EXPIRED -- and Ben David got the CONVICTIONS (and pending cases and appeals), WIPED from my Record!!!

So if the City can't offer me something serious in compensation for all the crimes of their Police Department, I'll be FORCED to go after Ben David, certain Police Detectives, and David Nash -- via the Courts.

But NOT on November 28.

Now, I've also thought about the ten guys I have managed have TRIED to get off the street, dried out, and into Recovery Programs. The first one, the only one from 2011 - 2012, was an exception -- the others all claiming to be STRAIGHT and Born Again Christians (yet three of those ASKED to have sex with me -- and boy, did we!!!).

Actually they (and the Catholic Italian "greaser" of 2011 -- the GAY SEX FIEND) all got into treatment -- all of those but one, for Army Vets in Charlotte!!! The six who did NOT have sex with me either went back out on the street or straight into jail. Haston is the first one I am CAUSING to go to jail.

And Haston Caulder, Dustin Goldsmith, and Darrell Brutout ALL offered to have sex with me under certain circumstances -- Dustin most BOLDLY. But none of them "put out". NOW, look at them!!!

We should ALL listen to Jesus -- those even HOPING for Recovery (although some actual STRAIGHT MEN do exist -- think Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter)!!!

I have decided that I don't know if Haston will be convicted -- despite all the evidence I have. So what I will do is on Monday, take out a Restraining Order against him -- what I had originally intended to do -- and not bother with Ex Parte -- since he SHOULD be in jail until we have a normal hearing.

But, if he changes his mind -- and to help put "Testosteroni's" mind at ease as well -- I'll allow him to search through all the clothing Old Testo has provided and Haston Caulder, Darrell Brutout, Dustin Goldsmith, and Tom Jones have REJECTED -- but take the bags or boxes to SOMEWHERE ELSE (deep inside First Presbyterian's parking lot behind Boney Hall???), where Police Officers can overlook his going through it while I sit in my car, some distance back -- just like Danny Sinatra helped me get my things from Brenda McKnight's house.

And if the Police and Haston STILL INSIST that he has tenancy in my apartment -- despite his claiming he had cleared all his things out and handed me the keys (NO Judge would go for THAT!!!), I'll deal with it then -- while he's under the Restraining Order.

Remember, Haston later BROKE IN THROUGH A WINDOW ON THE ADVICE OF POLICE, entered, and took NOTHING, but ate a can of soup and some candy. I SAVED the glass for its fingerprints, should that be needed.

THIS PROVES he is some kind of CRIMINALLY INSANE PERSON, if you ask ME.

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A True Observation

I sniffed out an interesting truth at the dog park.

One of the most lucrative professions in the human world is the cosmetic surgeon. Even a second rate cosmetic surgeon will make millions each year as humans strive to find a way to cover perceived imperfections.

Conversly, the lowest paid profession is cosmetic surgery for dogs.

What is such a person supposed to do?

How can one improve on the chiseled visage of a dog's mug?

How can one improve on the perfection of nature?

PS: Of course, us dogs have never really understood the concept of cosmetic surgery. At the dog park there is a poodle whose human works in the business. One day the poodle brought a big pile of before and after pictures.

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PROGRESS Chapter 41: Unboxing Live!

From December 30, 2016

PROGRESS Chapter 41: Unboxing Live!
Jim Smallman Intro - Show today is doing a Mystery Vortex gimmick where none of of the matches have been announced, so be prepared for tons of pops. Otherwise, it was same as always, but with Johnny-5 in the ring. Don't Be A DICK!

The South Pacific Power Trip vs F.S.U. and Nixon Newell - 6.5/10

They teamed up the most over chick and team for this match. Eddie is dressed as Santa Claus today, he's not as good as Dave Mastiff from last show. There was a double sexual harassment spot that ended with Andrews and Travis Banks kissing. Nixon was kinda doing babyface in peril, but they were so short that it was most just like losing the upper hand every time she was in the ring, so the match was pretty even if you think about it. Towards the end, Nixon was hitting headbutts on SPPT, one of them was a headbutt to a handchop, and the TK's hand was the one injured, so this chick is either Samoan, or that's not how wrestling works. Decent ending sequence. Great opener.

Toni Storm vs Kay Lee Ray - 7.5/10

Neither girl is from Camden, but I should move to Camden if it means being in the proximity of these women. I don't know if this will make sense and it may be a terrible analogy, but during this match, I felt like I was watching a 07-08 female version of an Austin Aries match, submission play, reversals into pins, tope suicidas, etc. It all felt constructed like a ROH match from 10 yrs ago....10, time goes fast. Anyway, if you watch the match, I'd appreciate the feedback on what you think of that idea. Match-wise it was quite balanced, Kay Lee Ray worked most of the submission work and Toni was going for the high impact moves and babyface spots, eventually putting down Ray with a piledriver.

"Bodyguy" Roy Johnson & Mad Man Manson segment - Entertaining, but a waste of time. Gonna display my nerd side here, but Roy Johnson reminds me of Killer B from Naruto. Roy Johnson cut a promo, I could only understand like half of it, but it was pretty much about tomorrow being his birthday or something. Huge pop for Mad Man Manson coming out, not a surprise since he has the best entrance theme ever. Manson says he's not back to wrestle, but he wants to become the first ever white rapper and needs Johnson's teachings. They got into a musical battle, it was all to put Roy Johnson over. Johnson's rap was actually quite good. There was a funny joke about WWE signing everyone, so PROGRESS had to call him [Manson] of all people.

3-Way PROGRESS Tag Team Championships Match
British Strong Style (Seven and Bate) vs London Riots vs The Leaders of the New School! - 9/10

Initially BSS and Riots come out, Smallman announces it's a 3-way and the anticipation starts, suddenly Scurll comes out, different song, people know what's coming, Scurll brings out a box, opens it and Zack Sabre comes out! Crowd goes crazy for the return of the Leaders of the New School! Of all people, Sabre got in a brawl with Davis and got his ass kicked. Most of the start of the match was Riots vs Leaders, until Scurll got BSS involved, who were trying to stay fresh. After this all hell broke loose, lost and lost of double team work. There was a really close nearfall towards the end when the Leaders were going to win by double submission, but soon after that BSS took the win. Leaders took the fall, so that leaves Riots as strong contenders for a two-on-two match later on. This should have been the main event.

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Pete Dunne Promo - Awesome, he says that a year ago he couldn't even get booked for PROGRESS and now he was the champ. PROGRESS is to him just a stepping stool into WWE, which works perfectly because he has just been announced for the WWE UK project and is scheduled to miss the next PROGRESS show.

PROGRESS Championship Match
"Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne (C) vs Fabian Aichner - 7/10

I don't even know him, but I want Dunne to beat the living shit out of Fabian. I really couldn't get into this match, there is no way that Aichner was winning and so every time he was on the offense, it felt like a drag, but it makes Dunne look better than Smallman for defeating the wrestlers he may bring. Match was a bit more technical that I expected from Aichner, he's actually a better wrestler than what I expected, but he's as generic as the next guy, that 2010's gimmick-less wrestler that does a lot of springbaords. Dunne definitely needed to build up on his title defenses, but I feel this should have been more of a squash. It was a decent match regardless.

The thing that I get out of this is that Dunne gives no shits about PROGRESS and is using it to move on to WWE, Smallman doesn't want him to take the title and makes him defend the title.

Sebastian & Pastor William Eaver vs Jack Sexsmith & Chuck Mambo - 4/10

I can't believe they're having this match follow both main title matches. Thank god for this match, I really needed a coffee break. This was a nothing match, the only thing I got from it is that there are already hints of Eaver getting fed up with Sebastian. Between Sexmisth's poop spots and Eaver's existential problems, I really couldn't care less about any of this. Sexsmith and Mambo suck and I hope they never come back.

Jimmy Havoc vs "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay - 8.5/10

Ospreay is out and he is not his usual jolly self, maybe because he knows he's going one-on-one with Jimmy Fucking Havoc. These guys have a big past with each other, and since we're in Camden, crowd is against Ospreay, who in return is acting a lot more heelish; add to this that Ospreay is about to close 2016 without winning a single match. These guys started at 60mph, we were less than 5 minutes before we got the first Acid Rainmaker. Ospreay was vicious throughout the match and slowly escalating as frustration built up every time Havoc kicked out, best one when Ospreay hit his own Rainmaker (from his CHAOS bff Okada) and Havoc kicked out at 1, then kicked out of the Os Cutter.

Post-Match - Awesome. Havoc cuts a promo on Ospreay, kinda making fun of him, but also putting him over as an opponent. He says he has a problem with BSS and asks Will to join him fight them. It all seems like a wet dream that Ospreay and Havoc would team up and challenge for the tag titles, but as they shake hands, Ospreay finally turns heel and low blows Havoc.

Will Robinson comes out, swerve the fans and reform The Swords of Essex and take out Havoc. They both take turns hitting Havoc with a barbwire bat and power moves. Fans chanted "Essex is a shit hole."

Great show inside the ring, a great way to close off the year, with several big storylines going forward, and a big angle to close the show.Definitely worth checking out.

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Oh, don't worry, I'm proud :-) And busy looking it all over before emailing you back!

Just you wait, you'll be self-hosting in no time and ready to tutor the next newbie who comes along, it's just the way this world works. Paying it forward....

I'm just getting around to subscribing to your feed (because I'm tired of playing catch-up after I forget to check here). Where do I go to make sure I don't lose this blog's version of you now?

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Sarah -- I'm sticking around here for the infinite future (for better or worse, he smiles).

The new site is merely an umbrella to help organize this blog and many others. Sorry for the confusion.

If you're game, you can find the other blogs (some about education, some about other niches that my radar can't shake) on the new WordPress site I referenced here.

Otherwise, I'll still be posting here at "think:lab", although my focus will change to "classroom" specific topics as of this fall, with far less big-picture ramblings.

(or so I'm hoping)

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