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Friday, October 31, 2014

Friday Mixtape - "Best of 2003"

If I had to hazard a guess, this one was probably created sometime in early 2004.  Let's do a track-by-track commentary:

Side One

Stones in My Passway, John Mellencamp.  From "Trouble No More," the album that Greil Marcus described as "old singer, old songs."  It's one of his best.

Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine, The White Stripes.  Jack and Meg at their rocking best.

This Boy is Exhausted, The Wrens.  I don't know what happened to this band, but the album they came out with in 2003 (I'd found it only because Christgau had given it an A) was great.

You Don't Have to Be So Sad, Yo La Tengo.  I've always preferred "soft" Yo La Tengo to "electric" Yo La Tengo, so this one was right up my alley.

Sacred Love, Sting.  This was from what is Sting's worst album.  I never listen to it anymore.

Lunch with Gina, Steely Dan.  I really enjoyed "Everything Must Go," the album on which this song originated.  Aside from a handful of tours, haven't heard anything from the Dan since then.

Don't Leave Home, Dido.  This is from the only Dido album that I own, but it is enjoyable.

Sweet Side, Lucinda Williams.  Lucinda Williams made what I consider to be one of the greatest albums of the last 30 years - "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" - but the rest of her work has been a little disappointing.  There's always a great track or two, but also some that really don't cut the mustard.  This falls into the former category.

Here I Am, Emmylou Harris.  This was around the time that Emmylou had stopped singing and was breathing in a very pretty way.  But it is a good song.

Last Stop Before Home, Rosanne Cash.  It's a great song, from what is probably one of her most underrated albums.

Side Two

Bandit, Neil Young and Crazy Horse.  This is from the "Greendale" album, which I suppose I'd put into the category of "noble failure."  Neil's one of my all-time favorite artists, but he does put out a lot of weird sh*t.

Goodbye, Patti Griffin.  An amazing song - this is the live version, which blows the original recording away.

Among the Living, The Thorns.  A "mini supergroup," The Thorns consisted of Matthew Sweet, Shawn Mullins and Pete Droge.  They made one album, and it was pretty good - reminiscent of CSN at their best.

Symbol in the Driveway, Jack Johnson.  I'm not sure how many Jack Johnson albums it is necessary for a person to own, but the two that I own are enjoyable.  This is a really cool song.

He War, Cat Power.  To be honest, I don't remember this song at all.

12:51, The Strokes.  The best song off of the Strokes' second album.

Firewalker, Liz Phair.  I'm a staunch defender of the "Liz Phair" album, but I'm not sure why I chose this song - it's far from being the best on it.

Thrown Down, Fleetwood Mac.  When this album came out, a friend said someone told her that it "was better than Rumours."  It wasn't.

Light of Day, Joe Grushecky.  An excellent, "acoustic rocking" version of the Springsteen chestnut.

Disorder in the House and Keep Me in Your Heart, Warren Zevon.  We still miss you, Warren.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

29 Days in October

I. The Sportsman

A few days ago, I started thinking about a blog post on likely candidates for Sports Illustrated's annual "Sportsman of the Year" award.  Ostensibly, the award is given each year to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement."  I say "ostensibly" because when you look back at the history of the award, it's pretty clear that the "achievement" portion of that equation has far outweighed "sportsmanship."  There are exceptions to the rule, one example being Arthur Ashe winning the award in 1992, long past his playing days.  But more likely than not, the award winner is going to an American from a major sport, who has completed a great achievement, either in that year's season or during the course of his/her (almost always his) career.

This has led to some choices that SI might wish it could recall because of subsequent events - Pete Rose in 1975, Joe Paterno in 1986, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in 1998, Lance Armstrong in 2002, and even Tiger Woods himself, in 1996 and 2000.  But it's also led to many choices that have withstood the test of time, including John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jack Nicklaus, Sandy Koufax, and many others.

In looking at this year, I tried really hard to come up with the ideal mix of achievement and sportsmanship, and came up with what I felt were two viable candidates:

- The San Antonio Spurs, the very embodiment of team achievement in sports, a collection of elite players each of whom has demonstrated over a long period of time that they are willing to sacrifice their own individual goals in pursuit of team success.

- Bill Snyder, the football coach at Kansas State University, who has demonstrated in this era of big money college football that it is still possible to compete at the highest level with players that few people (outside of the diehard fans) have heard from, for a campus that few people would identify as being a Mecca of college football.

I'd still be happy with either one of those choices.  But frankly, you can just throw them out the window, because after what we've seen in the last 29 days, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the Sportsman of the Year has to be Madison Bumgarner.  Now, to be fair I don't know anything about Bumgarner's personal life outside of the fact that he is from and lives in North Carolina.  I can't vouch for whether he is, in fact, a "Sportsman."  Based on the entertaining locker room scenes after the Giants' wins in the NLDS and the NLCS, he seems to be a bit of a goofball.  But in this era of social media where each athlete's foibles are examined and exposed like never before, I've never seen or read anything to suggest that Bumgarner is a jerk, or someone who gives his teammates and competitors a difficult time about anything.

So in this case, I'm comfortable saying that what Bumgarner achieved in the month of October has clearly set him apart from every other athlete in the sports world in 2014.  As one scribe put it earlier this week, for the month of October, Madison Bumgarner became 1968 Bob Gibson.  And he did it on the very biggest stage in all of baseball, under the greatest pressure one could possibly imagine.

He is, or at least should be, your Sportsman of the Year for 2014.

II. The Game

When the Giants brought Madison Bumgarner into the game last night, I posted this comment on Facebook:

"Well, this is either going to make history, or be one of the most disappointing World Series moments ever."

Right at the beginning, it didn't look good, but once he got out of the first inning he pitched, it seemed as if he got stronger, as if he were drawing strength from the moment.  And the thing was - there was just no margin for error.  The Royals triad of relievers was well rested, and as they proved last night, were damn near unhittable.  And Bruce Bochy was determined to ride the big hoss into the sunset, regardless of whether it was in victory or defeat.  It was Bumgarner's game to lose.

After the seventh inning, thinking that we would HAVE to see Sergio Romo in the 8th, I posted:

"Wow.  Just wow. #MadBum"

It was one of the few moments in a lifetime of watching sports that I was truly understanding and appreciating everything that I was seeing, as it was unfolding before me.  This was history - this was the kind of thing that in 50 or 100 years, an 8-year old kid might read about in the Baseball Encyclopedia and try to imagine what it was like - just like I did when I was 8 and read about the great moments in World Series past.  And the thing was, once Bumgarner got past a certain point, it really didn't matter how the game ended - it was going to be a legend, and the only question that remained was whether it would be a story of triumph or one of tragedy.

And at the end of the game:

It's hard to even describe it.  It was one of those moments that you wanted to keep on going.  And so I kept watching, whether it was on Fox Sports 1 or ESPN.  I wanted to hear others talk about it, I wanted to see the players talk about it, and celebrate it.  And today I've read everything about it that I could possibly get my hands on - including the thoughts of the legendary Roger Angell - 94 years young.

III.  The Team

If you had told me that there would come a day that the San Francisco Giants would be widely referred to within baseball circles as "a model franchise," well...let's just say it would be a tough choice between laughing out loud and giving whoever said such an outlandish thing a very funny look.  But that is now the world that we live in, a world where the Giants have won three World Series Championships in the past 5 years.

A cousin of mine posed the question on Facebook after the game of whether this championship topped the last two.  And the best response to that is probably "who cares?," because each one of them was great in its own way.  The first one will be remembered for being the first one, ending decades of frustration (and, at times, utter misery); the second one will be remembered for being about a team that just refused to die, winning six consecutive elimination games; and this one will be remembered, not just for the historic brilliance of Madison Bumgarner, but for the heroic efforts of stalwarts Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval.

I've said before, it never gets old.  I know how lucky we Giants fans are.  And amazingly enough, we have become the team that others root against because now "we're getting greedy."  Well, to heck with that.  I'm ready for some more.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

A Game 7 I'd rather not have seen

The way I'm wired, it really is best if I head into tonight's Game 7 thinking that the Giants are going to lose.  Rationally, I know that there's very little to the notion of "momentum" in baseball.  But all you have to do is look at the historical record to see that the last road team to win a Game 7 in the World Series was the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.  The Giants failed to do it in 2002, and after they'd lost Game 6 in the most excruciating manner possible, I didn't even entertain the possibility that they'd win Game 7.

And heck, the year before that, Mariano Rivera suffered through the one notable postseason failure of his career, failing to save Game 7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.  And if Mariano Freaking Rivera can't overcome Game 7 on the road, what chance do mere mortals have?

In my lifetime, the Giants have lost three Game Sevens - in 1962, when I was two years old, and Willie McCovey hit the legendary scorching line drive with runners in scoring position, right into the glove of Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson.  Fortunately from my point of view, I was but two years old at the time so it doesn't bother me that much.  Then there was 1987 in the National League Championship Series against St. Louis, after Dave Dravecky ended up on the short end of a 1-0 nailbiter in Game 6.  Atlee Hammaker couldn't get the job done (and that's probably being charitable) in the finale, and there was little to no drama in the game.  And of course, 2002.  We broke the curse in the 2012 NLCS, so at least there is some precedent for the Giants winning one.  However, that was at home.

So on the mound tonight, we have Tim Hudson.  Tim Hudson has had a great career.  It's probably not a Hall of Fame career, but it would be more than good enough to get him into the "Hall of the Very, Very Good," if there was such a thing.  If we had 2001 or 2002 Tim Hudson pitching tonight, I'd feel a lot differently about this game.  But the rules require us to play 2014 Tim Hudson, so one can only hope that it's the Tim Hudson who pitched 7 or so very effective innings against the Nationals in the 18-inning epic.  Of course, that's also probably the only good game he's pitched in quite a while.

So I head into tonight with low expectations, but don't judge me harshly - from there, there's nowhere to go but up.  And if Barry Zito could grasp one last gasp of magic to stave off the Cardinals in 2012, there's no reason why his former Athletics teammate Tim Hudson can't do it tonight.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

World Serious - Getting Ready for Game 6

You know it's a big one when you start getting nervous at 10 a.m. for a game that begins just after 5 p.m.

On the one hand, Giants fans really have nothing at all to complain about, even if they don't win the World Series.  If you had told me, at any point during this season (or at least after the team went into its summer swoon after once having had a 9-game lead over the Dodgers) that the Giants would be one game away from winning the World Series, I probably would have laughed out loud.

But here we are, and since we are just one game away from winning the World Series, we might as well win it, right?

From my point of view, it's both good and bad that we're playing the Royals.  Along with the Red Sox and the A's, the Royals have long been one of my favorite American League teams, and (I checked last night) I still have the entire Game 7 of the 1985 World Series on an old VHS tape.  For those of you too young (or too old) to remember, the Royals returned home for Game 6 in that World Series too, and proceeded to win it in about as dramatic a fashion as possible - scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Cardinals to force a Game 7, which was an 11-0 rout whose most dramatic moment was a meltdown on the mound from Joaquin Andujar that, if memory serves, was his last notable appearance in a baseball game.

When that happened, I was a waiter at Chuck's Steak House of Hawaii, and I clearly remember celebrating quite loudly when the Royals pulled out Game 6.  It felt great at the time, but I'd really hate to be on the opposite side of that equation.  Of course, the Giants have been there before, suffering through a meltdown for the ages in Game 6 of the 2002 World Series against the Angels.  But on the bright side, we did head to Philadelphia in the 2010 NLCS and pulled out a thriller in Game 6, but on the other hand we went back to St. Louis in 1987 with a 3-2 lead and came back home empty-handed.

You can see where my mind goes with this stuff.  Predictions are silly in a game of this magnitude, but you've got to like our chances if for no other reason that we've got a core group of guys who have been there before and are not likely to allow a little pressure to take them off their game.  And we've got Jake Peavy on the mound, and while he certainly hasn't looked unbeatable for most of the postseason, he's certainly got the right attitude.

So let's just get it on - Play Ball!

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Your National League Champion San Francisco Giants

It never gets old.

You can add Travis Ishikawa, Michael Morse and Joe Panik to the annals of Giants history, "Unlikely Heroes" wing.

And now we head to the World Series that all the experts predicted on the eve of the play-in games, the San Francisco Giants vs. the Kansas City Royals.

This will be interesting, and fun.  I can't work up a lot of hatred for the Royals, because I always liked them when I was growing up, and George Brett remains one of my all-time favorite players.

The Royals are white hot right now.  But so are the Giants.

There was a time when I could have written up a position-by-position analysis for the Series, but that time is long past.  I watch the Giants almost every night, but it's been years since I've been able to talk with any assurance about players that I don't see on a regular basis.  I know very little about this Royals team and these Royals players.

What I do know is that they swept us in Kansas City in early August, although I don't recall thinking at the time that I was watching a World Series preview.

Three in five years.  At my age, that probably means that I've given up any right to complain about the outcome of my favorite teams in any sport.

Here's hoping we bring home another trophy.

Monday, October 06, 2014

Twin Peaks

So, it's official - Twin Peaks will be returning to television, on Showtime, with 9 episodes directed by David Lynch, in 2016.

So now we have two years to debate the question: is this a good idea?

First things first: I'm comfortable saying that Twin Peaks was a legendary show; in fact, that it was one of the landmarks in the history of the medium.  But such a bold statement comes with a very major caveat.

Consider these lines of dialogue from Blade Runner:

Tyrell: The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very, brightly Roy.  Look at you: you're the Prodigal Son; you're quite a prize!

Roy Batty: I've done...questionable things.

Tyrell: Also extraordinary things; revel in your time.

If there was ever a show that could be said to have done extraordinary but questionable things in a very short time, Twin Peaks was that show.  I have no qualms whatsoever saying that the first season episodes, and the second season through the resolution of the Laura Palmer storyline, were among the most compelling ever shown on television.  I also have no qualms whatsoever saying that after that, the show went off the rails to such a degree that it was practically unwatchable.  By the time that Lynch was brought back to direct the finale, it was far too late - the images on the screen may have been as visually and aurally thrilling as they ever were, but there was no longer any point to the exercise.  In that sense, the show went from legendary to having jumped the shark in a shorter period of time than any other.

Can you catch lightning in a bottle a second time, 25 years apart?  That is the question that no one can answer today.  And despite having both Lynch and Mark Frost back on board, there's no guarantee that Twin Peaks can once again capture the zeitgeist in a way that True Detective did this year (I for one don't think it's a coincidence that the resurrection of Twin Peaks comes so soon after Detective).

We can only hope, and wish for the best.

Sunday, October 05, 2014

Sportsball Update: It's October, Baby

It was the kind of day for which sports bars were created.  Too many games going on at once, and way too many to manage with one television and remote.  But try I did, and it was well worth the effort.

In college football, we might as well call it the day of Katy Perry.  For those of you who missed her surreal and memorable performance on ESPN's College Gameday, it's worth seeking out.  Over the course of 10 or so minutes, she flirted with Lee Corso, declared her crush on Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Trevor Knight, asked about the South Carolina game, "is that the one with the cocks?" and proceeded to outpick all of the Gameday experts.  Then the day ended with a Vine going viral of Perry chugging a beer and diving off of a bar into the crowd in Oxford - which was probably the best possible way to close out one of the craziest days in College Football history.

Then you had Mississippi State taking it to Texas A&M, and all of a sudden looking like one of the best teams in the nation.

Then you had Mississippi completing the daily double and coming from behind to beat Alabama, the closest thing to a CFB dynasty that we've seen this century.

Then you had TCU hanging on at the end to beat Oklahoma, which up until yesterday had been looking a lot like the first couple of teams that Bob Stoops coached.

Then you had Notre Dame holding on against Stanford in a soggy slugfest - an ugly battle that went down to the final round, with the Irish prevailing on points.

Then you had Arizona State shocking USC with three touchdowns in the final four minutes of the game, including the winning TD on what was, in all likelihood, the worst defended Hail Mary pass in the history of College Football.

Then you had Nebraska almost pulling off an amazing comeback on the road against a Michigan State team with one of the stingiest defenses in the land.

Then you had Utah upsetting UCLA in the Rose Bowl, right after UCLA looked to have righted the ship with a dominating performance against Arizona State.

And finally, you had the California Golden Bears prevailing over Washington State 60-59 - and no, it was not an overtime game - despite allowing more than 700 passing yards.

Oh yeah, and then there was the 18-inning painful masterpiece that was the game between the Giants and the Nationals - which proved that "Giants Baseball: Torture!" just might be back as the slogan of the day.  It was a classic pitching duel, raised to legendary status with a) Matt Williams's decision to remove Jordan Zimmerman with two outs in the ninth inning; and b) Yusmeiro Petit's 6-plus innings of one-hit relief for the Giants.  About a), all I'll say is that it shocked me at the time, and that it didn't work out for the Nationals.  About the second, I hardly even know what to say.  But if the Giants go all the way, they'll look back on those six innings as the turning point of their entire postseason.

Can the NFL even hope to match the drama of Saturday?  It's not likely - but I don't mind watching, just to find out.

Friday, October 03, 2014

Friday Mixtape: Johnny Cash, American Recordings

This one dates back to 2004, shortly after I had finally seen the light on the series of Johnny Cash's "American Recordings" albums produced by Rick Rubin.

I bought the first album when it came out and enjoyed it, but not as much as I should have.  And then it wasn't until the day I first heard "Hurt" playing on the stereo system at my favorite record store (the late, great The Beat on J Street in Sacramento) that I knew I had to have that one, too.  And after that, I knew I had to have them all.

If you're a longtime reader, then you know that I think the American Recordings series of albums represents one of the great musical stories of my lifetime.  It's rare that an artist - even a great artist like Cash - is able to write the last chapter of his/her musical legacy the way that Johnny Cash was able to do with Rick Rubin.  Essentially, it was "sing and play whatever you want, and we'll gather the musicians and get the tape rolling." It was a great gift from Rubin to Cash, and ultimately a great gift to all of us.

So this one is pretty simple - I picked out my favorite songs from each of the first four American albums, and there you go.  And back when I was still driving my '97 Honda Accord, I damn near wore this one out.

Johnny Cash - American Recordings, 1994-2003

Delia's Gone
Let the Train Blow the Whistle
Drive On
Oh Bury Me Not
Tennessee Stud
Like a Soldier
Sea of Heartbreak
Rusty Cage
Country Boy
Memories Are Made of This
The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
Mean Eyed Cat
I've Been Everywhere
Solitary Man
I See a Darkness
Would You Lay With Me
Before My Time
Country Trash
Mary of the Wild Moor
I'm Leavin' Now
The Man Comes Around
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Tear Stained Letter
Streets of Laredo
We'll Meet Again


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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Demo reel tips from Sony!

Hey check it out, Sony featured my work (as well as some incredibly other talented individuals) in this video on demo reels!

Friday, July 19, 2013

Just a wee little update

So it's been nearly two months since my last post, and I thought I may as well write... something.

As a start to my meanderings, here are some quick and shitty sketches I did while at work that I had time to scan in.

So I suppose I should discuss my experience thus far, given that this blog IS dedicated to my silly thoughts, silly drawings and silly animations. In this case, my silly thoughts.

FIRSTLY, something I've always wanted to say: The thoughts and opinions written on this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent that of my employer or it's affiliates.

Okay, thoughts and opinions.

My first day at work was June 17th. Lotta paperwork as you might expect. Soon after though, we were given the floor to animate.

The feeling was indescribable. Maybe I'm just a romantic when it comes to art, but all I know is that I was pretty overwhelmed. This was what I had been actively working towards for half a decade - which may not seem like a lot, but hell that's a quarter of my life! All of a sudden I'm surrounded by artists animating Flint and freakin' Spiderman to be seen by millions. Now this may sound silly to the individual with a boring enough life to read this, but it meant quite a bit to me. It still does.

That whole, "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" has been completely confirmed in my mind. Now this all may come off as pointless gushing, and it is. But beyond that, I think it's important to recognize that as artists we may go through ups and downs; creative hurdles and quite often horrible job security. But in the end, you get to create art for a living. I've had a taste of it now and I don't think that hunger will ever be fully quenched.

Anyhow, I'm unable to discuss in detail the nature of the internship at the moment, however I can confidently say that Sony is one hell of a creative giant. I'm incredibly excited to see what they create, and in the future, hopefully be a part of it.


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Friday, March 13, 2015

Promo Shots 4x14 'Enter the Dragon.'

These are official ABC promo pictures for 4x14 'Enter the Dragon.'

This episode features Tony Amendola as Marco/Geppetto, Eion Bailey as August, Sarah Bolger as Aurora, Merrin Dungey as Ursula, Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil, Jakob Davies as Pinocchio, Sebastian Roche as King Stefan, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent, Noah Beggs as Bartender and Russell Roberts as Visiting Duke.

Original air date 15 March 2015.

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terça-feira, 19 de novembro de 2013

Blue veins !

I have been quite away from here lately, but with a good reason !

My heart has been taken by surprise, and it has been a motivating experience, not so much on the writing but more on the leather working/crafts part, and I've been enjoying this a lot.

It is a weird thing when there is this persistent feeling that you and the other person have met before and have been together for longer than you really are, but I love it, and her smile is the most beautiful smile ever and it melts my heart and warms my soul.

I am a happy man !

P.S. sorry for the short update, its hard to write when I have these feelings inside, but deal with it :P

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Victim Of Lust? Part One

Lust (no bun intended) will certainly cause pain but not the good kind. Not only can it be a major pain in (speakin' metaphorically of course, butt that's not to say this can't be a literal pain in the ass) butt it can have far reaching consequences in other areas, such as oh, say the mind (makin' you...or me, actually, a butthead) and spiritually speakin' (in my case it was both, but I wasn't immediately aware of the spiritual ramifications. Or maybe I was and I simply didn't recognize it at the time, attributing all the problems I had to the butthead variety. Yeah, that would be a more apt Benservation).

Butt seriously, before we go too far into that psycho-spiritual (a)hole, let's first get into the appropriate back story to get ya up to speed. Then you will be better equipped to judge if this is a timeless story full of drama with surprising plot twists and a cautionary tale chock full of wisdom for the unwary (and affirmation for those who have long ago passed the unwary stage in this regard), or whether I'm jest speakin' outta my ass. Although I should point out that one doesn't necessarily preclude the other.
Sea stories (and see stories) are kinda like that sometimes. So without further a doo (that's french for BS, I think) it is with great anticipation (tempered by a great trepidation) I present the backstory (and inevitable frontstory) you, my valued readers (well, Sal anyway) demanded. Because here at OCAS we aim to please or you get double your money back. You can bank on it, but hurry up, before all the banks are Obamatized.

Note to my lovely wife Patti, should she happen to read this: This occurred several several months before we met.

Linda and I took a taxi to her apartment and it didn't take long before my stuttering problem vanished. Then again, for the rest of the night there wasn't much talkin' to be done.

The next morning I found that I could now talk more easily to Linda. For the most part.
She was no longer so scary and I could relax.

"Wow, you sure have a lot of energy! Must have been awhile, huh?" Linda asked as we showered.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that," I replied, laughing.

Actually, I had only slept with one other woman before meeting Linda and that was a one night stand. Not because I didn't wanna see the lady again, but because she was, unbeknownst to me at the time, already in a relationship, although at the time her boyfriend was enroute from a westpac cruise. He arrived a few days later, according to a mutual "friend."

I was kinda shocked, but not devastated by the news. We were both drunk, having met at a party through our mutual "friend" (which is another story), and I had to work the following day, so we didn't really develop any bond, other than a physical one, and I never saw her again after that.

Still, I didn't appreciate the deception. Had I known about her boyfriend I would like to think I would've avoided that situation. However, wheneer I was three sheets to the wind I can't say for sure what I woulda done had I found out.

The other story? You really wanna know? C'mon, it's a sordid tale of a broken and idiotic trust. Kinda embarrassing too. Don't look at me like thatwith those puppy dog eyes. Aww, alright, but you asked for it! Fortunately it's a short story so we won't get too far off track.

You see, I had a painful secret, and it wasn't the kind of secret you just blurt out to anyone.
I joined the Navy at the ripe age of seventeen, and by the time eighteen had rolled around I was still...cough cough...a virgin. Hey, wipe that grin offa yer faces, happy hour is over (except for Skully, who seems to think it's always happy hour).

You can imagine how tightlipped I was about it at that time. If that got out in those days my life woulda been over! History! Kaput! Finisio del endo! Or so I imagined.

Sad to say I wasn't a virgin by choice waitin' for the right lady, although I was lookin' for the right lady, in all the wrong places. Nor for religious reasons, although it was easy to think so by default, but I realized I was foolin' myself with that kind of thinkin' before I joined the Navy.
It made for some dramatic angst through deep conflictions, that's for sure.

So why was I still a virgin? That's an easy one. I was very shy n' introverted. Especially around women folk. Dames scared the hell outta me and at the same time were so compelling I couldn't stop thinkin' about them.
I fell (literally!) for more than a few ladies during my teen years only to have my heart dashed to smithereens and any possible hope of romance crushed beyond recognition.

Yeah, my love life was like some kinda bleak, apocalyptic wrecking yard with a sign that said "abandon hope all ye who enter." But bein' the genius I am I ignored the sign time and time again, tryin' to impose my will on reality.
Because, afterall, THIS time I would kick that ball before Lucy pulled it outta the way. Poor little fool. Oh yeah. That was me.

I was the kind of guy dames liked to see as a protective brother, or at least the ones that didn't think I was a complete imbecile and would actually talk to me long enough to get past the stuttering and uncomfortable silences I was prone to have.
You know, I was the nice guy. So no chicks dug me as a boyfriend.

I avoided talkin' about dames with my shipmates, unless I was cornered, then I would lie, which wasn't too difficult since I had read a few playboy's in my time (I wasn't a total ignoranus).
I never liked talkin' about dames, at least not objects. Not because I was a virgin, 'cause I still don't and won't. It's a respect thing. Chilvalry and all that. If it's lightheated I can tolerate it, I mean, I'm not a prude, I do notice female beauty, soul, mind n' body, but there is a line or boundary to that sort of talk and sometimes some guys cross it.

Personally, I think most guys who talk about that stuff mainly do it to be accepted, or to appear more manly or somethin' so it's not like they are total heels, although there are a few that are and actually enjoy taking that sort of talk to the gutters.
You know the type. The jerks who go that extra mile to degrade ladies.
Jerks like that really pissed me off and still do. Why there seemed to be so many dames enamored by punks like that is beyond me..

Anyhow, it was difficult to keep such a horrendous secret like this and it never occured to me to tell the Chaplain. Besides, what would I say?

"Um, hi Chaplain, how's it goin'?"

"Good, good, how are you Ben?" The Chaplain might reply (Chaplains like to be informal, I reckon because they would lose business if they insisted on strict, military protocal all the time).

"Well...I'm still a virgin, Father."

"I...see. It's good to save yourself for marriage to the right woman," Chaplain replies, smiling.

"Yeah, about that...the thing is I don't really wanna save myself. I mean, if the right woman appears that's great, but there seems to be a shortage."

"A shortage of right women? It may seem that way but how can you know?" Chaplain asks, a perplexed look forming on his face.

"Oh, I know, Father. I know," I reply with the certainty of a fool. A poor little fool.

"Yes, but perhaps it isn't the right time. You can't simply make love happen on your timetable. It's difficult to wait for the right woman, but it is worth it. The Lord knows your heart. Patience is a virtue and good things come to those who wait," Chaplain says.

The Lord knows my heart? Crap. I'm in deep kimchee!

"Um thanks Chaplain."

"Leaving already? We can talk more if you like," Chaplain says. "I got some books here that may help."

"Well I gotta get back to work..." I say, lookin' for a way out.

"Okay, I see. You are always welcome, of course. Anytime," Chaplain says.

This is awkward. What was I thinkin'?

"Thanks, Chaplain," I say, shaking hands and retreating at flank speed.

"May God watch over you," Chaplain says.

Great. Now I gotta get rid of that playboy, I think, feelin' guilty and lookin' up...nervously.

No, the Chaplain was outta the question. Plus I didn't know him. I met him when I first came aboard and I was sure he was a nice guy, but how could I explain all this to him? I wondered. Without dyin' of shame? Or a bolt of lightnin'?

So I decide to tell a friend. A drinkin' buddy called Carl. Carl was a Signalman. He worked in a different division than mine, but we were in the same department and I did see him occasionally since the Signal Bridge wasn't far from Combat (CIC, Combat Information Center) where I worked.

Of course, I was slightly inebriated when I did tell him, but Carl appeared to be a stand up kinda guy. He seemed to be trustworthy.
Carl was also inebriated. We were at the Enlisted Club and the timing just seemed right.

"Can you keep a secret?" Carl asked, takin' a swig of beer.

"My lips are sealed," I said, lighting up a smoke.

"I'm serious man, you can't tell anyone," Carl said, looking me straight in the eyes and leaning over the table.

"Seriously, my lips are sealed," I replied.

"I only got one ball," Carl said.

"What?" I replied, tryin' to make sense outta what I heard.

"Yeah, when I was eight my brother and me was playing with my dad's axe trying to chop some wood. I was sitting down watching my brother who is a year older than me, when he slipped. The axe lopped off one of my balls," Carl said. "I kid you not. Here, I'll show you," Carl said, gettin' ready to undo his pants.

"No!" I replied, loudly. "No, I believe you. Must've hurt like hell. Damn!"

"No sh*t it hurt like hell. Anyway, everything still works okay. You're the only one I ever told that to," Carl said.

"Well, thanks for trustin' me," I said.

I was unsure how to reply, actually. What could I say?

"Hey, you got any secrets Ben?" Carl asked. "You owe me one secret."

"Huh?" I replied, taken aback at the question.

I owe him a secret? What's that mean? I wondered.

"You know. I told you a secret now you recip...respit...respitrocate," Carl said, beginning to have problems with big words.

"Okaay..." I replied. "But you must not...ever...EVER repeat this. EVER!"

"Never!" Carl said. "Ever."

"I'm still a virgin," I said, barely audible.

"What?" Carl asked in disbelief.

"I'm NOT repeating it," I said.

"For real? Your a..." Carl replied.

"Yes!" I hissed, cutting him off and looking around to see if anyone heard.

I was beginning to think this was a bad idea.

I was right.

Did I say short story? Sorry! To be continued...

Friday, March 26, 2010

Northern Dog

Hey guys, let's give a hearty welcome to the newest and very welcome addition to the RaccoonO'sphere:
Northern Dog, by Wolf

Wolf, as some of you guys might know, knew/knows our beloved Ximeze who has gone on ahead to that great den in Heaven we are all lookin' forward to.

Wolf is very creative and it's easy to see why Ximeze loves him. He's also our point Raccoon in Alaska, which is a purty big state to cover.

Welcome aboard Wolf! We're honored to have you in the den! :^)
Say hello to Beaky, Simon and the crew for us.

Rerridiculous Redux

Damn. Jest when I thought it was safe to go back into the water...

Okay, here's the thing: Netzero was workin' good, and then...they committed bussinesside.

See, they decided to add hidden fees, effectively more than tripling the cost of their services.
And to add insult to thievery they charge $1.99 per minute to talk to their support staff. WTH?

Really? Youse guys think I'm just gonna accept that? It's like they were tryin' every which way they could to piss me off. Well, mission accomplished you insufferable twits!

So now what? My support staff (my lovely wife Patti) switched back to MSN, and encountered the same problems with McCaffee (ie couldn't get it to work on dial-up).
I told her as much, and dammit, I'm not hapy to be right about it.

This after many hours of fruitless downloading, phone calls to MSN hell, and every trick she could think of.

So now what? When faced with the proverbial catch-22 she did an end-around. IOW's she dropped McCaffee like God dropped Cain, did a bit of research and sent me to our local WalMart to buy another security app called AVG.
Costed $40.00 for two years of service for the disc.
Downloaded in about one hour...SUCCESSFULLY!!! And subsequent downloads of updates took about 4 hours.

Miraculously, it WORKS! And it's efficent! A complete computer scan on McCaffe took anywhere from 2-3 hours. AVG takes about 8 minutes...on dial-up. Downloads are fast. Even disc defrags are quick.
Seems AVG yakes customer service seriously, and best of all they do what they advertise! Now there's a concept any business that wants to grow and be successful should take to heart.
It's not a new concept, but, unfortunately, there are businesses out there like McCaffee and Netzero who decide not to implement this bit of valuable wisdom.

My apologies to MSN for mistakenly concluding that they were the problem.
That's not to say MSN ain't without problems, but as far as connecting and maintaining an internet connection, they are good enough.

Thank God we still got a semblance of competition in our economy, or I wouldn't be bloggin' right now or even be on the 'net.

So, I got a new e-mail addy. It's (also on my sidebar). It's good to be back my friends!
For awhile there I thought it was curtains for OCAS and the Benster commentin' on all yer magnificent sites.
I was depressed as hell, but hope sprang eternal as it always does and I passed through the dark night of the "so, you ain't got no connection to the innernet eh?"

Ridiculous? You bet (just like Obamaoscare). But I'm back, baby. I'm back. And I got an itchy typin' finger so don't you piss me off you envious n' bitter lefties.
Too late.

You know what gets under a lefties skin? Tell 'em their envious n' bitter and tell 'em why.
Ask them why they wanna steal your hard-earned money and God given liberty...and tell 'em why.

Hell, 9 times outta ten you won't get through to them 'cause they ain't ready to hear the truth.
Some are never ready to hear the truth, sadly.
But you can plant a seed and hope n' pray that some of them wake up and see how f*cked up they really are.

And despite the considerable damage Obamao and his lecherous cronies cause (and will attempt to add to) HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!!!

As long as WE THE PEOPLE...WE THE PATRIOTS ARE STILL STANDIN'...there ain't no way in hell these punks are gonna get away with takin' our liberty and our children and grandchildrens liberty away.
Fight them with every ounce of energy you have and never give up!!!

Standby for mo' stories n' rants. Petty Officer Ben, over n' out. :^)

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For those willing to open their hearts and homes!! I LOVE YOU!!

so loved

Most of ya'll know Stephanie...she's kinda hard not to know! With that "big 'O family of hers" :) and all she does to help those little one's waiting in China! I think she's pretty amazing myself...maybe a little crazy...but crazy in a good way...crazy in a way I wish I could be sometimes! Any woo....check out what's she's got going on these days over at NiHao Y'all...there's an amazing fundraiser for her even more amaizing new daughters waiting in China!! I think this makes 10 for her and Chris...I tip my hat girl!!!

and on a more local note...My dear friend Cynthia I met through fundraising has also opened her heart to another lovely little one who is just TOOO cute for words...I'm REALLY hoping to be hosting a fundraiser to help her and Adam out VERY soon.... details to come...all us girls need/want start thinkin' about what your summer wardrobe needs...

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200,000 Pro-lifers March to Supreme Court, Capitol Hill

Tens of thousands of pro-lifers are in Washington, DC, today, January 22, to stand for life at the 42nd annual March for Life.

The day started with a 5-K run along the Potomac River as others got set to march to the Supreme Court which legalized abortion in 1973.

This year’s March for Life theme is “Every Life is a Gift,” says Jeanne Mancini, who heads the March.

There is a special focus on children who are aborted after the mother receives a prenatal diagnosis of a disability. Those babies are aborted at a “highly disproportionate rate,” says the pro-lifer.

“And we’re trying to do what we can for any woman who would be considering an abortion but especially these who are considered for abortion even more often,” Mancini tells OneNewsNow….

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State of South Carolina Archives: on Education

Henry McMaster: Early education is the beginning of economic health

2009: Stood up for childhood education: Protected the people's vital interests in the critical education case in Clarendon County, which confirmed the necessity of early childhood education as the beginning of economic health and prosperity.
Source: 2010 S.C. Gubernatorial campaign website Jan 11, 2017

Brad Hutto: Keep state leaders focused like a laser beam on our schools

Brad understands how important education is to improving the lives of South Carolinians. He will fight to ensure South Carolina gets its fair share of national funding and help keep state leaders focused like a laser beam on our schools. He knows that without a properly educated and trained work force, businesses looking to relocate will simply go someplace else.
Source: 2014 S.C. Senate campaign website, Jun 25, 2014

Joyce Dickerson: Invest in quality public education

Source: 2014 S.C. Senate campaign website May 15, 2014

Nikki Haley: Make a real investment in our charter schools

Every child in South Carolina learns differently, some more so than others. It is our responsibility as the leadership of this state to embrace that reality, not fight it, and give all of our children the chance to learn, to grow, and to thrive. And so the time to make a real investment in our charter schools has come--and our budget does just that. Charters are innovators--we need those fresh insights and ideas to help us improve our educational system for all of South Carolina's children.
Source: 2012 S.C. State of the State Address Jan 18, 2012

Jim DeMint: Devolve education to states without abolishing Department

Q: Sharron Angle wants to get rid of the Department of Education, is that a good idea?

DEMINT: I agree that we need to devolve a lot of power out of Washington.

Q; Getting rid of it completely, is that a good idea? No more Department of Education?

DEMINT: I can see a role of looking at best practices around the state. But the fact is pretty clear, since the federal government increased its involvement in the '60s, the quality of our education relative to the rest of the world has declined. And we spend more per student than any other country in the world. So I've introduced a bill to devolve a lot of power from the federal government back to the states.

Q: But that's not the same as abolishing it. A lot of money comes from the federal government.

DEMINT: Well, she's very bold to say it. The fact is, education would probably work a lot better without the Department of Education. You can do it in a common-sense, reasonable way that doesn't disrupt any of the activities that we support

Source: CNN "State of the Union" coverage: 2010 S.C. Senate debate Sep 19, 2010

Mark Sanford: Endorses teacher-led prayer & displaying Ten Commandments

Source: 2002 S.C. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

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Digital HD Debuts February 24, Just in Time for the Academy Awards®

Academy Award® winner* Denzel Washington directs and stars in the powerful and moving drama FENCES, arriving on  Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand March 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.  The film arrives on Digital HD February 24, two days before the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony.

Hailed by critics and audiences alike, FENCES has been nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Denzel Washington), Best Supporting Actress (Viola Davis) and Best Adapted Screenplay (August Wilson).  FENCES also has been named one of the best films of the year by the American Film Institute, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, the Producers Guild of America and more.  In addition, Washington and Viola Davis both won SAG Awards for their performances and Davis’ transcendent performance earned her the 2017 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and more than a dozen critics’ group awards.

Adapted by legendary writer August Wilson from his own renowned play, FENCES follows former Negro-league baseball player Troy Maxson (Washington) in 1950s Pittsburgh as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. An unforgettable and timeless masterpiece, FENCES “connects with people on a deep, emotional level” (Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times) and pulses with the universal truths of love and forgiveness, despite what lies beyond your own fence.

The FENCES Blu-ray Combo Pack includes over 30 minutes of fascinating bonus content. With interviews from the cast and crew, including actor/director Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, discover how August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play was adapted from stage to screen. Plus, visit the movie's Pittsburgh set, learn how Davis prepared for her award-winning performance, and much more. Buy FENCES on Blu-ray Combo Pack and get a bonus digital copy of The Manchurian Candidate (2004), starring Denzel Washington, for a limited time only.

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    • Playing the Part: Rose Maxson
    • August Wilson’s Hill District

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A good day to bury bad news?

Curious timing...

The long awaited report of the cross-party European Scrutiny Committee on the new Constitutional Treaty is to be released next Monday for Tuesday. Perhaps the government have been spooked by signs that the members of the Committee are rather sceptical about their much vaunted "red lines". If it is going to be a bad report from the Government's point of view then at least there will be rather a lot of other news that day - with the CSR and the final build up to the election announcement.

It appears there have been lots of other shenanigans going on too. The meeting to finalise the report was supposed to happen on 19 September. But funnily enough Jim Murphy insisted at the last minute that the meeting had to be moved... funnily enough to the week of the tory conference (he was on a school trip apparently).

Nonetheless, the report does finally seem to be about to see the light of day - but only when not a single journalist will be watching.

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Bathe Your Dog

Bathing your dog is often necessary and important for flea control, odor control or just general cleanliness.

The following guidelines will make the task easier for you and better for your pet.

  1. Use shampoo especially designed for animals (some "people" shampoos are too harsh or toxic).  If you bathe your pet more than twice a month use a non-soap shampoo to prevent drying out of the skin.
  2. Tie your dog to a post, water spigot or the faucet of the bathtub/shower.
  3. Apply water with a hose (if you are outdoors) or a standard flexible shampoo head on the sink or shower faucet. The weather in Southern CA is never cold enough to make an outdoor bath impractical. If you are concerned then a rinse bucket of warm water will be helpful.
  4. Apply the shampoo generously all over the body.  Don't forget the head and face but remember to keep the shampoo out of the pet's eyes.  If your pet is squinting then freely flush the eyes with the water coming from the end of the nozzle. Remember, the soap in the eye is more of a problem then the irritation from the water.  For best results leave the shampoo on for 3-5 minutes before rinsing (certain medicated shampoos need to be left on the pet for 15-20 minutes).
  5. Rinse thoroughly (soap residue is irritating to the skin).
  6. Apply creme rinse (especially good for long-haired dogs) or coat conditioners.  An oil rinse is helpful for frequent bathers.
  7. Towel dry.

If the entire experience gets to become "too much" then bring your dog by and we'll use our special "Hydrosurge" bathing system. This will also keep you loved rather than hated by your pet.

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Hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid glands) is a fairly common hormonal disorder of both people and pets. The thyroid gland is a paired gland located in the throat on either side of the trachea (windpipe).

Thyroid hormone is necessary for the smooth working of many parts of the body. A shortage of this hormone can cause various symptoms. You may notice weight gain, poor hair coat (often dull), dry skin and excessive shedding.  Laziness is also common. Your pet may itch, either as a result of the condition, or associated allergies that are aggravated by inadequate hormone levels. Changes in a pet's immune system may make them more prone to infections. Infertility and heart problems have also been seen to be directly related to hormone deficiency. As the problem gets worse it is not uncommon to think that your pet is "just getting old", especially since thyroid disorders are common in older pets. A lot of this "premature aging" is hypothyroidism.

Some pets have no symptoms at all and the condition must be diagnosed by blood testing.

The doctor will become suspicious of hypothyroidism based on what you tell him/her and the physical examination of your pet. The disorder is confirmed by a simple blood test.

  1. Twice daily supplementation with pills for the remainder of the pet's life can restore your pet's internal systems to full functioning status.  Iodine tablets (sea Kelp) are often helpful for thyroid stimulation.
  2. Periodic blood tests are recommended to make sure that the pills are doing their job.  It is not       uncommon to need to adjust the dosage or type of medication that your pet receives.
  3. There are no side effects from this medication when properly dosed and and the pills will enable your pet to experience a better quality of life!

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Summer Bucket List 2015

May 20, 2015

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Hello, new readers from KCRG! Welcome!

I mentioned earlier this week that I had big news to share, and that was it! I spent Monday afternoon talking to Beth Malicki at KCRG about what it’s like being a lonely orphan child (all grown up) and how I got started working on Orphan Survival Guide.

The story will run during the 6 o’clock news tonight, but for those of us with no TVs or at work when the news is on, I’ll definitely post a link to check it out once it’s up online!

ETA: Here’s the link, complete with video of me petting the cats at The Haunted Bookshop!

Last weekend I wrote about all the semester resolutions I did (and didn’t) accomplish this semester. I managed to pay all my bills and get pretty decent grades, but I really needed to take a look at my work-life balance. I was pulling really long days that were pretty draining and didn’t make a lot of time for self-care.

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January 13, 2015

I am a hoarder. This is not really a secret. I do a pretty good job managing it these days, but I am constantly plagued by the thought of but what if I need this? whenever I’m shopping, walking out the door with a small purse, or throwing things away.

Naturally, I carry everything I could possibly need in my backpack. Notebooks, textbooks, headphones, my iPad and keyboard, pencil cases, snacks, knitting projects. I’m prepared for every activity I would want to partake in while on campus.

Being hoarder-prepared, however, means carrying too much stuff.

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January 1, 2015

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I’m not usually the kind of person who makes new year resolutions. They’re just so… abstract and unattainable.

Lose weight? Travel? I’m not great at following through on big, long-term goals like that. Every year I make goals like stop hoarding or read a book a week. But I take a lot of naps and eat entire boxes of Cheez-Its in one day. I can’t aim that high.

What I need more than big resolutions and goals are motivators and routines, so that the things I need to do aren’t huge looming responsibilities.

Instead of a list of new year resolutions, I’m making new semester resolutions. They’re smaller steps with a shorter timeframe, and I’m concentrating on what has immediate consequences for finishing or failure. Don’t drop out or you’ll be stuck at your awful day job forever and keep a daily checklist or you’ll forget to pay your rent on time. Things that are useful and easily done.

Hopefully knowing what will happen if I do or don’t accomplish something will give me some perspective and motivation to actually do it.

Instead of big goals like get all As and don’t procrastinate, I’m focusing on what really matters: surviving the semester.

  1. don’t drop out
  2. don’t skip class (too much)
  3. turn stuff in on time
  4. befriend at least 1 person in each class
  5. take advantage of campus resources

On Monday, I have an interview for a new job within the company at Job #1. It means more responsibility and more hours, but also a much better pay check, benefits, and a nicer work environment.

I also have two other jobs, plus I want to write and blog regularly–maybe even make writing a primary source of income (unlikely, but still nice to dream about).

Finding a good work-school-sanity balance will be key this semester.

  1. meet deadlines
  2. finish things
  3. write and publish/submit at least 1 short story every 2 months
  4. don’t become underemployed
  5. know when to turn down a job and take a personal day

I’ve been doing pretty okay with managing my hoarding tendencies, but it still needs work. I made a checklist of things to do so I can kick-start my routine, so I just need to get off my butt and follow through with it.

  1. keep a daily planner and routine
  2. keep things clean and organized
  3. pay off personal debts
  4. cook more meals and drink more water
  5. stop impulse buying things

The sanity-part of my work-school-sanity balance needs a little attention. I let a lot of self-care go last year and basically turned Netflix and naps into my only forms of decompressing from a long day of work and class. I want to be happier and well-rested

  1. read 1 book per month
  2. track my online and book reading lists better
  3. be more confident
  4. be a good hipster and keep up with new music
  5. move in to an apartment I like

What are your resolutions? What does it take for you to actually accomplish them?

I hope everyone has a great new year and new semester!


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Is it time for a distracted driving timeout?

The BC government yesterday announced what I guess it thinks is a staggering increase in penalties for distracted driving.

The government said it plans to “work to designate distracted driving as a high-risk driving behaviour under the ICBC Driver Risk Premium program.”

What that means, it explained, is a driver with two distracted driving tickets in a three-year period will pay as much as $2,000 in fines and premiums ― an increase of $740 over the existing penalties.

The measure is akin to replacing a stiff slap to the face with an even stiffer slap, hoping that might get someone’s attention.

What the government needs to be delivering is a knockout punch.

We all know distracted driving is a problem. Studies indicate the practice — using handheld devices while driving — is a factor in more than one-quarter of all car crash fatalities in B.C.

Almost 80 people are killed every year in BC because of it.

Still, there are reportedly about 12,000 drivers in British Columbia who have multiple distracted-driving offences over a three-year period.

I have to ask — why are these people still on the road?

In a bit of jest, but with serious intention, let me suggest an alternative.

The first time a driver is nabbed for distracted driving, drop a ticket in their lap and then give them a timeout.

Take their keys, take their smartphone and make them put their heads down on the steering wheel and just sit there for an hour or two — or four.

Give them time to think about the danger they are to themselves and others.

Then put them back on the road with a commitment to attend a “training session,” where they can learn firsthand the horrors of “car crash fatalities.”

They can reclaim the smartphone with their diploma.

If that’s not enough of a slap to the face, and a driver is pulled over a second time with a smartphone in his or her hand, deliver the knockout punch.

Take the vehicle away.

Impound it and let them walk down the road — with their smartphone, of course — until they can arrange a ride from a more responsible driver.

Two strikes should be sufficient for a loss of license, temporary or otherwise.

To be fair, drivers with multiple distracted violations in any one year are currently subject to automatic review, which could result in a three-to-12-month driving prohibition. And  Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) drivers face intervention after a first distracted driving offence and a possible prohibition of up to six months.

But why would the government consider making it more expensive for a high-risk driver to drive rather than just removing him or her from the road?

The simple answer is because the latter solution doesn’t boost the revenue component. In fact, it would reduce it.

As a release explains, “when fully implemented, the changes will result in about $3 million to $5 million in additional premiums collected annually. My emphasis.

The government suggests the $3 million to $5 million it will generate in additional premiums will be used to “offset ICBC’s overall basic insurance rate pressures, benefiting drivers around the province.”

Turn this around and remove those 12,000 distracted drivers from the highway and ICBC stands to lose a minimum of $24 million in annual premiums.

Question answered — although I’ll leave it to you to decide for yourself the value in the solution.

  1. My vote is to take the drivers OFF the road. The problem is worse than most people think. Park anywhere and just watch people driving, you will be amazed at how many people are on their cell phones. It is a disease with some people. Drive on the hi way, in town, it doesn’t matter, everywhere you go people are driving and using their cell phones. Some people just don’t get it or if they do they do NOT care….. Hit them where it hurts….the pocket book and take their phones away.

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Concerts, Wildlife For Weekend Around Ossining

Looking for things to do this weekend around Ossining? Here's a list of family-friendly outdoor activities you can enjoy during the weekend, which is predicted to be sunny and warm:

Ossining waterfront concert, 7:30 p.m.

Funk, blues and soul band Cool Shoes will play on the stage by the Hudson River, next to the Ossining train station.

Big Band Music on the Boardwalk, 7:30 p.m.

Milt Gerver and his orchestra will play big band music on the Playland Park boardwalk in Rye.

Fireworks at Playland Park, 9:15 p.m.

Come out to see fireworks accompanied by music. Admission is free, parking costs $5.

"Wind Serenade" Summer Concert, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Enjoy a concert at Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veterans' Memorial, Route 35, Somers.

Light refreshments will be for sale. Admission is $17 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7 for children ages five through 12 and free for children under five.

Read Sanctuary Volunteer Corps Workday, 10 a.m.

Help spruce up the Read Wildlife Sanctuary in Playland Park in Rye. The volunteer corps will remove invasive plants, do trail maintenance, clear debris from the salt marsh and other tasks. Lunch is donated by the Friends of Read Wildlife Sanctuary.

Muscoot Farm Birdwalk, 8 a.m.

Naturalist Arthur Green will lead a bird walk through the backfields of Muscoot Farm on Route 100 in Somers. Bring binoculars and wear sturdy shoes.

Going With the Flow: The Art of Beekeeping, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Beekeeper Ralph Szur will lead a tour of the bee hives at Muscoot Farm. Learn how many miles bees fly to make one pound of honey, how much of our fruit, seed and vegetable supply is bee-dependent and more.

Polish Heritage Celebration, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Enjoy ethnic food, music, dance, entertainment and arts and crafts at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. Admission is free.

Teatown Insectmania, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Go a little buggy at Teatown Lake Reservation as nature specialists introduce you to six-legged creatures. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members.

Life Down a Stream, 2 p.m.

Discover insect larvae, fish and other creatures in the spring-fed streams of the Marshlands Conservancy on Route 1 in Rye. Long pants and shoes are recommended.

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Blossom Park neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau

Blossom Park is a charming neighbourhood located in Ottawa's south end, though was originally in Gloucester, before the 2001 municipal amalgamation. Blossom Park lies south of Hunt Club Road and east of the Airport Parkway, and has Conroy Road to its east and the NCC Greenbelt to its south.

Home to many schools, parks, and a large public library. The mall (the largest on Ottawa's South side) contains large grocery stores, dentists, hair stylists, bargain outlets, a dentist office, and the new Blossom Park Library.

OC Transpo's South-end Transit Station guarantees transportation to everywhere in Ottawa. The north south O-Train rail line pass near the western edge of the neighbourhood, at the South Keys station.

South Keys is the portion along the O-Train line, east of Bank Street, north of Hunt Club, and includes the big box shopping area. Emerald Woods-Sawmill Creek, between Bank St & Albion Rd, is named for the creek and parklands that runs diagonally through the community. Blossom Park-Timberrmill is the area south of Hunt Club, betwee Bank St an Conroy Rd, which is wrapped around Pine Grove Park. Greenboro East lies north of Hunt Club Rd, between Albion and Conroy Rd, and is domkinated by nicely connected greenspaces. Hunt Club Park lies north of Hunt Club Rd, eat of Controy, and west of Hawthorne, which has the Pine Grove Foret Reserve to the south, and light industrial lands to the north and east

The area was cleared and farmed by Scottish and Irish settlers in the early 1800s. The farmers here used the Metcalfe Road, later known as Highway 31 (and in Ottawa, Bank Street) to access markets. The first reference to "Blossom Park" was in a subdivision plan submitted to Gloucester Township in 1911, which included a street grid, but little development happened here until the 1950s with bungalows along Central Boulevard (now Kingsdale Avenue) in the southern portion of Blossom Park. The Aladdin Drive-In on Albion Road was a major local attraction from 1948 until its demolition in the 1990s. The Kmart Plaza (now the Blossom Park Shopping Centre) opened in 1970, and transit service to the community began in 1972.

Blossom Park is a relatively new neighbourhood, with only 1% of homes pre-dating 1960, 14% built 1961-1970, 38% built 1971-1980, 28% built 1981-1990, 10% built 1991-200, and 6% since 2001. Blossom Park had 12,000 dwellings, of which 34% were single family, 4% are semi-detached, 43% are row houses, and 7% were low-rise apartments, and 10% were in high rise apartments. The great majority (76%) of residents owned their homes and 24% rented

Blossom Park has 4 Catholic elementary schools, 3 public elementary schools, and a public library.

The South Keys mall is not far away, to the west. There is also a small mall with a Farm Boy grocery store, Dollar it! , and Giant Tiger bargain outlets.

Blossom Park has access to lots of parkland along Sawmill Creek, and in the Pine Grove Park, as well as an indoor pool at Sawmill Creek Park. The multiplex cinemas are also nearby at South Keys.

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Mrs. Big Beat and I set a land speed record – Sven, the Volvo, was moving up the Queensway faster than the riff in Sex on Fire – getting from the Nick Cave reading at the Saint Brigid’s Centre downtown to the Kings of Leon show at Scotiabank Place. The lights are going down, and 11,000 people – 3,000 more than Montreal the night before – are stoked and ready to burn.

Starts with a bit of music from Mozart’s Requiem. Not sure what that means . . .

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i did a lot of things today:
firstly, made a stamp for handmade soap.
it has been a long time i haven't worked on rubber stamp making,
last time was 1.5 yrs ago.
it's a challenge to work on letters, esp small ones,
but i think this time is quite successful :P
& then packed the handmade soap for a friend as x'mas gift.
lastly, packed the gift for exchange on boxing day
(there will be a bbq party with friends at night),
but i wish i can have this gift back..haha.....i like this can :P

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that's a beautiful can indeed!!

love your handmade stamp!


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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

It's got to warm up somehow

Tourist 1: "It's way too cold around here."

Tourist 2: "I hear that the weather can change at the blink of an eye in Chicago."

Tourist 1: "I heard that too, but if you blink too much, you could bring in a snowstorm."

Tourist 2: "Or, like, a meteor shower, or something."

- Michigan and Jackson

-- Submitted by Aaron D.

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