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I have stuff to say

With Jimmy Kimmel and his son’s diagnosis in the news, along with the fact that the end of this month marks one year since my most recent Open Heart surgery, I have stuff to say.

Plus, we just announced two days ago I’m pregnant with our third kid. (Due in October. Yay!!!)

This takes time and energy – I don’t have an overwhelming amount of either at this moment so I’m making this place holder blog.

If you want to read up on my original Pulmonary Atresia diagnosis and being born in 1980 with CHD, you can find my story (With pictures!) here, here, and here.

I hope to address some more specific issues that have been talked about the last couple days because of Kimmel’s story soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Feeling better

My migraine has eased a little – hallelujah! I wasn’t sure if my scheduled pain medicine for my heart surgery would also assist the migraine. It appears it did.

For me migraines mean nausea, which stinks when one is trying to take medicine. Nothing worse than throwing up meds before they have a chance to help. Thankfully my Tylenol stayed down and my head as well as the rest of me seems to have pain under control. Thank you God.

I hope to be able to post a little more the next few days on my hospital experience. I have so much (and so many people) to be thankful for.

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We’ve been on the down low lately because on March 21st, I got hit with the stomach bug. Not only did I lose 4-5 pounds(!), but it triggered a migraine.

JJ had to leave his work early (it was only his 2nd week there!) because I just couldn’t take care of the kids. And of course, 48 hours after I got it, little E got it and JJ 48 hours after that. It’s a miracle Z escaped it all together!

Sweet baby boy had it linger around for almost 2 weeks. After a few days, we would think he was ok and then he would throw up again, 3 days fine, then not, 2 days fine, and then not, etc.  And even at the very end, apparently his little tummy shrunk while he was sick so he was back to his cheerful self – and we accidentally overfilled him. Add to all of that, he was temporally lactose intolerant so we had to switch his formula. YUCK!

It was just a two-week period that I’m so thankful we are through. Everyone is finally back to normal.

Speaking of little E, it brings me to both my current praise and prayer request.

When E was about 1 month old, we, along with his pediatrician, determined that he was cow protein intolerant. After a lot of thought and prayer, we decided to stop nursing him and switch over to a specialized formula. Within 48 hours he was practically a different baby! While we were really thankful, any momma out there that goes from nursing to full stop knows how difficult that can be. It’s both emotionally hard (momma guilt!) and physically painful. However – after a couple of weeks of a much happier, healthier home, we were so glad with our decision.

Here’s where the praise comes in. Little did we know at the time (October) that we were headed toward heart surgery. Can I just say I am so thankful for discernment and wisdom back then?! I cannot even imagine trying to stop nursing because I have heart surgery coming up.  WOW. I’m so thankful I don’t have to deal with the emotional (and painful) choice right now. It is so wonderful to be able to look backwards just to October and see how even then, God was directing us, helping us make difficult decisions that would ultimately help ease our way to heart surgery.

Related to all of the above – we are really hoping and praying E will be sleeping through the night by the end of May. Both for the ease of those taking care of the boys while I’m in the hospital and for us when we get back home and are in the middle of a long recovery road. Honestly, with Z, he was a big baby and I’m pretty sure he was sleeping through the night when he was 3 months old. E is a different story. A month ago, we assumed he would be there by 9 months old, but the stomach bug set us back.

During the stomach bug we took him to the doctor and he weighed in at the 15 percentile range. Basically, right now at 7 months, E weights 16.5 lbs. Z weighed this somewhere around 3 months old. They could not be more different in body type. Between trying to get on track post-stomach bug, restarting solids, and thinking E’s in the middle of a growth spurt, he wakes up at least 2 times a night right now.  (He was down to 1 most nights, and sometimes none.)

Like most things, it’s small by itself, but it’s big to us right now. No matter the case, we trust God will provide. Either though E sleeping through the night, or endurance for those looking after him.

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Quick update

I posted about this a few weeks back, my younger brother and his wife had two little boys born at about 27 weeks.

Please continue praying for them, Jack in particular is having a very difficult time.

Looks like he’s picked up an infection. The antibiotics he is on is the last medical recourse they have. More info and updates can be found here:

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Just an update on 3 of my nephews.

The twins are (as expected) spending the first 80-100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).  Prayers are much appreciated and you can follow their story here:

What was NOT expected, my other nephew born on Friday is also in the NICU (they were born at different hospitals, so NICU’s across town).  Prayers are also appreciated for Walker as he is fighting what the doctors believe is pneumonia.  You can follow his story here:

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L-R Michelle, Sophie, Lisa, Debra, Paula at our friend Jenni's wedding

wow… It’s been an incredible couple of years.  I am so thankful to have met Lisa two years ago.

Lisa had an infectious smile.  Seriously, think “Stereotypical, gorgeous Texas Woman” and that was Lisa. She could line dance. She could wear the fanciest high heals with confidence. She could walk into any room and instantly have new friends. She would do anything for her friends. Need an encouraging text? Have a bad day and want to have a shoulder to cry on? Want a nice note in the mail via snail mail out of the blue? one word: Lisa.

On our first small group meeting, she shared about her recent health issues, how she had a very rare tumor and surgery to take it out cost her part of her lung.  It sounded serious, but we all prayed with her and thanked the Lord that so far, she was able to move forward, increasingly with distance in time from the illness.

We celebrated together a year ago when she had a clean scan. No tumor!

We laughed together until we cried at her parents house for our small group retreat last spring. I don’t even remember what we were laughing at, but it was marvelous.

Also last spring, she sat a boy (my now husband) down for a conversation about “his view on relationships” drawing out info to pass along to me. (I had no idea she did this until after!)  After my hubby & I started dating, I learned that she had numerous conversations with him, including a “Don’t you break her heart! Don’t you String her along!” conversation.

We cheered her along, prayed for her, as she traveled to Bulgaria in the summer to train and equip christians as well as to work with orphans.

She encouraged and uplifted me as we worked together to be wise and make good financial decisions.

We prayed profusely as word that the tumor was back and she needed surgery again. When the September surgery didn’t go as well as hoped, we prayed, we laughed, we visited, we believed that God’s plan is unknown to us and it is better than we could imagine.

We cried when the tumor was back again 2 weeks ago and the outlook was not good.

We knew the end was coming quick. We know that God loves Lisa more than any of us.

And today we celebrate.

With tears in our eyes, but a song in our heart, we know that Lisa is with our Heavenly Father.

She is no longer in pain. She is no longer sick. She is no longer fighting. No longer struggling with the things of this world.  She is with the One who loves her.  Peace and Comfort. Warmth and Light. And a place where she can once again, use her beautiful voice to praise the One paid her debts and will one day raise her life up from the dead.

Finally I ask, do you know the One? Did you know that he paid your debt (just like he paid Lisa’s & mine?). And he promises to raise your life up from the dead. Both litterally in the future (we’ll all die) BUT also Now.

Live life abundantly, because that is why he came. Lisa lived life to the fullest because of Christ. I hope my life Count’s for Christ as the example that Lisa set did.  I hope that one day, it will be known that I lived Life Abundantly, because of Christ.

John 10:10b I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

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Paper chain count down

This weekend, we made a paper chain for a friend who is counting down to graduation. As I got home today, I thought about making a paper chain counting down to when I no longer have a “crazy” neighbor.

Not counting today – that’s 5 days to go.

If you think of it – please pray for me. I’ve been sick, so I’m a bit worn out and I still have so much to do / pack before moving. Plus moving itself, is a bit of a beatdown. I have a handful of people lined up already (and hopefully a few more will say yes too) along with some possible truck options. So, yeah, super thankful for that. But prayers for the next few days and Saturday especially, would be appreciated. (even if I were healthy things like moving tend to use up every drop of reserved energy.)

And thanks for the suggestions DL. I’m transitioning to paper plates tonight!

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Deepening the Conversation

thinking about questions of authority, technology, learning, and 2.0 in academic libraries

Did somebody ask for focus??

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Hello world!

I have been a very bad blogger lately, and I apologize for that. What’s my excuse? Getting ready for a two week trip, taking the two week trip, and now having a couple days to get my office tidied up and figure out what I need to pack home for the summer. Yes indeed, for the third (of the last 4) summers my building will be closed this summer for renovation/repair work (and we’re hosting two library conferences this summer, what horrible timing!). Nothing too sexy, but a new HVAC system and new windows. Word is it will be accessible to us all summer, but I’m planning as if they will find asbestos in the HVAC.

So, why did I leave for two weeks? A marvelous conflation of events had my nephews being born a week before LOEX, and my sister’s wedding a week after LOEX, all in Chicago. So I took myself off to Chicago to be inspired about information literacy and leading for innovation, coo at adorable babies, and to get all gussied up and cry at my baby sister’s wedding to a fantastic guy with a great family. Oh, and to dance like a mad woman. (as an aside, there are may reasons I love my sister. Including the fact that we did not hear a) Celebration, b) the Macarena, or c) the Hokey Pokey at her wedding)

This weekend I’ll debrief LOEX for y’all (and for myself– it’s good to do!), and from there I will be immersed in thinking about assessment (not that immersion, as much as it would be a great idea!); I have three panel sessions at SUNYLA on assessment. Two are informaiton literacy assessment panels, and one is an assessment of the organization itself. I will also be strategizing the best way to re-energize my SUNY library instruction committee by way of the open meeting I am holding for it at that conference.

I am also writing an article this summer with a prof I do a lot of collaborating with (I can never get rid of dangling participles in this type of sentence! any tips for that???). I expect that the collaborative act of writing will see some ink here, as well as cross-disciplinary writing. I expect that my very strong feelings about how information literacy has stalled out in academe may get vented here to blow them out before making them polite enough to play their role in the article.

Oh, and, budget cuts loom. Big scary ones. So I expect I will be spending some mental blood, sweat and tears on pondering about how one can call oneself a college while having an already woefully inadequate budget sliced by 6-12%.

Which is all to say, I’m back, and better than ever! All rested up and over-scheduled and veering off into what I hope will be an extraordinarily productive summer.

Unless I get side-tracked. In a good kind of way…

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Delta Hot Tamales and Kool-Aid Pickles. Koolickles.

We got into Clarksdale for lunch, and wanted to go to Big Jim’s, but they looked closed.

Both Big Jim’s and the Double Quick across the street serve Kool-Aid pickles, also known as Koolickles. They’re made by emptying a pickle jar of at least half the pickle juice and replacing it with Kool-Aid:

They get this bright-red color:

It’s a really strange taste. It’s one of those things where you think it’s nasty at first, but as you have more of it, you really start to like it. I guess it’s like when you have your first Coke and it tastes a little weird but then you’re totally hooked…

Well, one Koolickle wasn’t really a proper lunch, so we went to Hick’s “World Famous” Hot Tamales:

…and got a half-dozen to share:

Yum! They’re all-beef and taste a little like chili on the inside. I think these might be my favorite tamales ever…

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Salt tolerance of cassava (Manihot esculenta)

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Manihot esculenta – cassava

Resilience of cassava (Manihot esculentaCrantz) to salinity: implications for food security in low-lying regions

by Ros GleadowAmelia Pegg and Cecilia K. Blomstedt

School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia

Rising sea levels are threatening agricultural production in coastal regions due to inundation and contamination of groundwater. The development of more salt-tolerant crops is essential. Cassava is an important staple, particularly among poor subsistence farmers. Its tolerance to drought and elevated temperatures make it highly suitable for meeting global food demands in the face of climate change, but its ability to tolerate salt is unknown.

Cassava stores nitrogen in the form of cyanogenic glucosides and can cause cyanide poisoning unless correctly processed. Previous research demonstrated that cyanide levels are higher in droughted plants, possibly as a mechanism for increasing resilience to oxidative stress.

We determined the tolerance of cassava to salt at two different stages of development, and tested the hypothesis that cyanide toxicity would be higher in salt-stressed plants.

Cassava was grown at a range of concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) at two growth stages: tuber initiation and tuber expansion. Established plants were able to tolerate 100mM NaCl but in younger plants 40mM was sufficient to retard plant growth severely.

Nutrient analysis showed that plants were only able to exclude sodium at low concentrations. The foliar cyanogenic glucoside concentration in young plants increased under moderate salinity stress but was lower in plants grown at high salt. Importantly, there was no significant change in the cyanogenic glucoside concentration in the tubers.

We propose that the mechanisms for salinity tolerance are age dependent, and that this can be traced to the relative cost of leaves in young and old plants.

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Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.


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Classic Songs to Be Discovered, Derivative Works, Influenced, Music, My Stories, Stupidity, Treating Fans Like Shit

Thank God For The Truth

“The Ultimate Sin” is a misunderstood album. It is loved by many as much as it is hated.

By 1986, the legend of Ozzy Osbourne was growing. After writing the “Bark At The Moon” album with one finger on the piano (I mean this is a sarcastic way), the heavy metal community waited with anticipation as to what he would do next.

Amongst the fans, Randy Rhoads and his tragic death was still getting all the attention. Magazines focused more on Randy Rhoads than Jake E.Lee. Ozzy was in rehab once again after going off the rails once again. The person that held it all together during this period was Bob Daisley. He was the glue. Sharon Osbourne managed Ozzy; however, if it wasn’t for Bob Daisley coming back over and over again, Ozzy’s solo career in the Eighties would have been a different story.

Daisley brought back the Ozzy legend from obscurity. Ozzy had the controversial headlines, but it was Daisley with his uncredited lyrics that connected with us. And it was a Daisley track called “Flying High Again” that broke Ozzy to the U.S market. When people see a song written by a singer, a guitarist and the bassist, 99.9% of the people will believe that the musical players wrote the music and that the singer wrote the lyrics. However that was not the case with Ozzy.

“Flying High Again” paved the way for what was to come. It was a radio staple and it is Bob Daisley’s title and lyrics. As is often the case, Ozzy became a brand name and the individuals around him became forgotten.

Yet all of Bob Daisley’s Blizzard Of Ozz tunes stay in rotation. And we loved them back then; however we didn’t know the truth. We assumed that what was written on the album sleeve was correct and what was said in an interview was the truth. Seriously, why would our heroes lie?

And none of the tracks were hits like the hits that Billboard and the mainstream press trump up as hits.

So coming into “The Ultimate Sin” album process, the Osbourne camp needed ideas. Jake E. Lee got burned on the song writing credits for the “Bark At The Moon” album, so he demanded a contract up front before he even started writing. It’s not an ideal way to commence the album development cycle however this litigious house is the house that Sharon built.

Ozzy of course was in a bad shape and had a stint in rehab. When he came out of rehab, Jake had already compiled 12 songs ready. This is what Jake E. Lee said in a Guitar World interview from November 1986;

“On the Ultimate Sin, while Ozzy was in the Betty Ford clinic, I got a drum machine, one of those mini-studios, a bass from Charvel-a really shitty one-and I more or less wrote entire songs. I didn’t write melodies or lyrics because Ozzy is bound to do a lot of changing if I was to do that, I just write the music. I write the riff and I’ll come up with a chorus, verse, bridge and solo section, and I’ll write the drum and bass parts I had in mind. I put about 12 songs like that down on tape and when he got out of the Betty Ford clinic it was, “Here ya go, here’s what I’ve got so far.” And I’d say half of it ended up on the album.”

The other piece in the puzzle was Bob Daisley. Apart from “Shot In The Dark” (which is credited to Phil Soussan and Ozzy Osbourne) all of the lyrics on “The Ultimate Sin” are written by Bob Daisley. This is what Bob Daisley said on the album in an interview on the BraveWords website;

“I did write the album with Jake and then Ozzy and I had a falling out and he fired me and he was going to fire Jake as well. I’ve never been a ‘yes’ man. So a few weeks later, he called me and he had Phil Soussan on bass but I’d already written a lot of the music with Jake so they knew they had to credit me on the songs anyway so I guess he thought he may as well get his money’s worth and asked me to come back and write the lyrics also. I did that as sort of a paid job. I write it, you pay me and take it and go. So I spent a few weeks writing the lyrics for the whole album. Then they recorded it. In a way, I am glad I am not on that album. It’s the one album I didn’t really like”

Of course, the Osbourne’s didn’t credit Daisley for his song writing contributions on the initial 1986 pressing of the album, though this was corrected on subsequent pressings. So there are 500,000 albums out there that doesn’t credit Bob Daisley.

Another form of controversy centered around “Shot In The Dark”.

“Shot in the Dark”

This is what Phil Soussan said about the song on the Songfacts website;

“It is metaphorical for someone who wants to change. He wants to end what has been and start from new but only has so much control! Literally, he turns his back on what has been his life!”

In a Noiscreep interview, Phil Soussan stated the following;

“The original song version and lyrics was what I presented to Ozzy at that time. I have always been a huge Pink Panther fanatic and the title and song subject were written as such. The idea was originally a fast tempo track and Ozzy loved the lyrics. He made some changes to it; added some melody and the part just before the solo. He wanted me to come up with some lyric changes here and there to make it “darker” while keeping the original premise.”

This is what Jake E Lee said in a Guitar World interview from November 1986;

“I write a lot of songs like that-most of the songs I’ve kept have been really commercial or really weird-and I wasn’t so sure of that when Phil (Soussan-bassist and writer of “Shot In The Dark”) first presented it. It was getting kind of commercial and Ozzy wasn’t too sure of it either. But Ron Nevison (producer) gunned for that one and it worked out alright.”

The Great Song Writing Controversy Revisited

This is what Jake E Lee had to say in an interview on Ultimate Classic Rock on the song writing credits controversy that seemed to plague the Osbourne camp in the Eighties;

“On ‘The Ultimate Sin,’ I did get credit because I got screwed out of the first one. I was promised that I would get [credit]. Because I was young and I was in the middle of Scotland recording, I didn’t have a manager or a lawyer — it was just me. From the beginning, every musician, it’s always hammered into them, “Keep your publishing” and “Keep your writing.” So those were the only conditions that I had was “OK, I’m getting song writing credit, right?” I was always assured that “Yes, I’m getting publishing — of course you are!” When I didn’t on the first record, it was upsetting. But I figured OK, what am I going to do? I got screwed — what am I going to quit? We’re about to tour on a record that I finally got to make. There’s no problem for Ozzy to find another guitar player — am I just going to be that guy that played on that record, didn’t even get credit on the record and then refused to tour because I had a problem with Ozzy? No. I had to go out and tour. It would have been stupid not to. So I was only able to put my foot down at the end of the tour. “Let’s make another record” and I was like, “OK, but this time, you know what? I want the contract first before we start recording. I don’t want to be a dick, but I don’t want to get screwed again either.”

In relation to the screwed part, this is what Jake told Steven Rosen in a Guitar World interview from November 1986, when he was asked the question, how much input did you have on “Bark At The Moon”;

“Most of the music was mine. “Rock N’ Roll Rebel”, “Bark At The Moon”, “Now You See It, (Now You Don’t)”, “Waiting For Darkness” and “Slow Down” were mine.”

Ron Nevison

This is what Jake E Lee had to say about working with Ron Nevison in a Guitar World interview from November 1986;

“….he was hard to work with. He doesn’t have a very open mind; he hears things his way and he thinks that’s the way it should be done. And I heard things my way and I think that’s the way it should be done. And there wasn’t a whole lot of compromise. It was mostly who felt the strongest about something and argued the longest won out.”
“I didn’t go into the studio with the attitude of, “Oh boy, I get to play today, let’s see what I can put down!” I went in there thinking, “Oh sh*t, what are we going to argue about today?”

In an interview on the Crappy Indie Music Blog, Ron Nevison answered in the following manner, when he was asked about his thoughts on Jake’s comments;

“(laughs) Well, he would like to be his own producer. But what you don’t know is that he wanted to come in at midnight. He wanted to work midnight to 8am. There’s more than one person in a band, though. What about all the people at the front desk… and the second engineers, and maintenance people. So I said no. I’m all for working with people when they want to work, so we compromised and started at like 6 at night. I said that I can’t do it… not even speaking for the rest of the band, but if I work for you at midnight to 8am, I have to take a couple of days off to turn my life around be able to work with someone else again. But he was a strange guy. He was… no drugs; he was into Zen stuff, martial arts… I don’t know what he was into. But he was a fantastic guitar player; I never had a problem with him. If he had a problem with me he never told me. Doesn’t surprise me.”

The Jake E Lee Origin Story Revisited

Doing time with Ratt and then Rough Cutt he was contacted to audition for Ozzy’s band. This is how Jake E Lee summed it up in the November 86, Guitar World interview;

“I went down there anyway and I think there was a list of 25 guitar players and we all spent 15 minutes in the studio, each doing whatever we wanted to do. We had our pictures taken and they were given to Ozzy and he picked three of us: George (Lynch-Dokken) was one of them and he was flown to England and given first crack at it. And there was me and Mitch Perry left in L.A. Ozzy came down and we auditioned at S.I.R. and I got it. And I was 45 minutes late! The guy who found the guitar players (Dana Strum) said that Ozzy almost walked out the door; he said, “”f**k it, if this guy doesn’t care enough to show up on time and he’s going to be this kind of problem, forget it. I don’t care how good he is.” But the guy kept him there.”

The Phil Soussan Origin Story

Phil got his first big break playing with Simon Kirke’s Wildlife project that was signed to Led Zeppelin’s boutique record label. Record Label politics and members moving on more or less put an end to this project; however “Shot In The Dark” was born during this process. YouTube has a demo version up and various forums put up arguments for Steve Overland to be given a song writing credit.

In a 2006 interview with the website, this is what Soussan had to say about working with Simon Kirke;

“Simon was great to play with. He really educated me in the style of “back-beat” playing. Knowing how to place your bass notes just behind the beats separates “feel” players from the masses and I credit Simon for that. Sure we felt as though we were going to be part of the big time but it was not meant to be. After the politics between our label, Swan Song and Atlantic, caused the fall apart of our deal, Simon left and we continued for a while. I suggested that we take our brand of American AOR rock to the USA and try to finance our own visit and tour, but the rest of the band disagreed. We eventually split up and went our separate ways.”

After Wildlife, Soussan began working with Jimmy Page. This is how Soussan explained this part of his career in an interview with Noisecreep;

“From the get go, and from when Jimmy started playing again after his long hiatus (following the sad passing of John Bonham, RIP), the plan was always to start playing and to put a band together that would feature Paul Rodgers as the singer. We formed a band that we initially called The McGregors around Jimmy, Chris Slade and myself. When Chris went out to tour with David Gilmour we brought in Rat Scabies to fill in. Jimmy loved Rat’s playing; he said that if Bonham had been a punk he would have sounded like Rat! Eventually we began to refer to the band as “The Firm.”

“Eventually I got asked to audition for Ozzy and when I was offered the gig I had the dilemma of if whether I wanted to stay with Jimmy or go out with Ozzy. I discussed with Jimmy and he told me that they were still not going out for another year and I decided to go with Ozzy. Jimmy had started to use Tony Franklin on bass and we parted as great friends. In a way I had mixed emotions as I was so fond of Jimmy, but we still speak and it is always great to see him.”

Where Are They Now? Bassist Phil Soussan of Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Beggars & Thieves –

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MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual  /  ...  /  The DATE, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP Types

11.3.1 The DATE, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP Types

The DATE, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP types are related. This section describes their characteristics, how they are similar, and how they differ. MySQL recognizes DATE, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP values in several formats, described in Section 9.1.3, “Date and Time Literals”. For the DATE and DATETIME range descriptions, supported means that although earlier values might work, there is no guarantee.

The DATE type is used for values with a date part but no time part. MySQL retrieves and displays DATE values in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format. The supported range is '1000-01-01' to '9999-12-31'.

The DATETIME type is used for values that contain both date and time parts. MySQL retrieves and displays DATETIME values in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format. The supported range is '1000-01-01 00:00:00' to '9999-12-31 23:59:59'.

The TIMESTAMP data type is used for values that contain both date and time parts. TIMESTAMP has a range of '1970-01-01 00:00:01' UTC to '2038-01-19 03:14:07' UTC.

A DATETIME or TIMESTAMP value can include a trailing fractional seconds part in up to microseconds (6 digits) precision. In particular, any fractional part in a value inserted into a DATETIME or TIMESTAMP column is stored rather than discarded. With the fractional part included, the format for these values is 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS[.fraction]', the range for DATETIME values is '1000-01-01 00:00:00.000000' to '9999-12-31 23:59:59.999999', and the range for TIMESTAMP values is '1970-01-01 00:00:01.000000' to '2038-01-19 03:14:07.999999'. The fractional part should always be separated from the rest of the time by a decimal point; no other fractional seconds delimiter is recognized. For information about fractional seconds support in MySQL, see Section 11.3.6, “Fractional Seconds in Time Values”.

The TIMESTAMP and DATETIME data types offer automatic initialization and updating to the current date and time. For more information, see Section 11.3.5, “Automatic Initialization and Updating for TIMESTAMP and DATETIME”.

MySQL converts TIMESTAMP values from the current time zone to UTC for storage, and back from UTC to the current time zone for retrieval. (This does not occur for other types such as DATETIME.) By default, the current time zone for each connection is the server's time. The time zone can be set on a per-connection basis. As long as the time zone setting remains constant, you get back the same value you store. If you store a TIMESTAMP value, and then change the time zone and retrieve the value, the retrieved value is different from the value you stored. This occurs because the same time zone was not used for conversion in both directions. The current time zone is available as the value of the time_zone system variable. For more information, see Section 10.6, “MySQL Server Time Zone Support”.

Invalid DATE, DATETIME, or TIMESTAMP values are converted to the zero value of the appropriate type ('0000-00-00' or '0000-00-00 00:00:00').

Be aware of certain properties of date value interpretation in MySQL:

  • MySQL permits a relaxed format for values specified as strings, in which any punctuation character may be used as the delimiter between date parts or time parts. In some cases, this syntax can be deceiving. For example, a value such as '10:11:12' might look like a time value because of the :, but is interpreted as the year '2010-11-12' if used in a date context. The value '10:45:15' is converted to '0000-00-00' because '45' is not a valid month.

    The only delimiter recognized between a date and time part and a fractional seconds part is the decimal point.

  • The server requires that month and day values be valid, and not merely in the range 1 to 12 and 1 to 31, respectively. With strict mode disabled, invalid dates such as '2004-04-31' are converted to '0000-00-00' and a warning is generated. With strict mode enabled, invalid dates generate an error. To permit such dates, enable ALLOW_INVALID_DATES. See Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”, for more information.

  • MySQL does not accept TIMESTAMP values that include a zero in the day or month column or values that are not a valid date. The sole exception to this rule is the special zero value '0000-00-00 00:00:00'.

  • Dates containing two-digit year values are ambiguous because the century is unknown. MySQL interprets two-digit year values using these rules:

    • Year values in the range 00-69 are converted to 2000-2069.

    • Year values in the range 70-99 are converted to 1970-1999.

    See also Section 11.3.8, “Two-Digit Years in Dates”.

The MySQL server can be run with the MAXDB SQL mode enabled. In this case, TIMESTAMP is identical with DATETIME. If this mode is enabled at the time that a table is created, TIMESTAMP columns are created as DATETIME columns. As a result, such columns use DATETIME display format, have the same range of values, and there is no automatic initialization or updating to the current date and time. See Section 5.1.8, “Server SQL Modes”.

User Comments
  Posted by Linus Rachlis on November 12, 2009
You can automatically convert an invalid date to the valid equivalent like this:

SELECT '2008-02-31' + INTERVAL 0 DAY;
# 2008-03-02

This lets you avoid storing invalid dates without bothering the user and without having to manually program a fix into your app. I suppose in >=5.0.2, you'd have to enable ALLOW_INVALID_DATES to avoid having it converted to '0000-00-00'. This also works with DATETIMEs.
  Posted by Kadir Güngör on June 12, 2009
In addition to Linus Rachlis,
if you add 0 month to an invalid date, you could get last day of the month, for example

SELECT '2008-02-31' + INTERVAL 0 MONTH;
# 2008-02-29

It works as

SELECT LAST_DAY('2008-02-31');
# 2008-02-29
  Posted by yaswanth reddy on October 22, 2011
even we can add a trigger to check a valid date so that it atomatically changes to correct date
  Posted by DBA Lead on December 13, 2011
A possible problem that can happen with date_format and ORDER/GROUP BY is explained at
  Posted by Brian Layman on April 2, 2014
Please note that year restriction of 1000-9999 appears to be in place in versions 5.0.2+. The wording of this documentation doesn't make it clear whether or not this year restriction remained in place.

The ODBC driver at least seems to enforce the restriction by bombing out when exporting a year such as 193/08/17.

The 5.0.2 change appears to add an additional validity check and not replace any existing restrictions.
  Posted by heidi heidi on March 3, 2015
STEP 1: Download the db_school database then import the database on your MySQL server.

You must have the following tables:

STEP 2: Examine each table structure.

STEP 3: Create a trigger that will automatically generate the
id number (studid) of each new student. The ID number
is generated as describe below.

Examine the sample ID Number : 00015010

0001 = Number of records (since this is the first record)
5 = Month (numeric)
0 = Current Selected Semester
10 = Current Selected School Year

Assume: The tbl_students has 200 records then the next id number should be,
Note: ID number should be eight characters only.

STEP 4: To check if your trigger works..try execute the following comand.

One at a time..please...

1. INSERT INTO tbl_students VALUES('123','Taborda','Rogie','BSIT',now());
2. INSERT INTO tbl_students VALUES('341','Viloria','Angela','BSIT',now());
3. INSERT INTO tbl_students VALUES('512','Astrero','Jessa','BSIT',now());
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MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual  /  ...  /  Optimizing Disk I/O

8.12.2 Optimizing Disk I/O

This section describes ways to configure storage devices when you can devote more and faster storage hardware to the database server. For information about optimizing an InnoDB configuration to improve I/O performance, see Section 8.5.8, “Optimizing InnoDB Disk I/O”.

  • Disk seeks are a huge performance bottleneck. This problem becomes more apparent when the amount of data starts to grow so large that effective caching becomes impossible. For large databases where you access data more or less randomly, you can be sure that you need at least one disk seek to read and a couple of disk seeks to write things. To minimize this problem, use disks with low seek times.

  • Increase the number of available disk spindles (and thereby reduce the seek overhead) by either symlinking files to different disks or striping the disks:

    • Using symbolic links

      This means that, for MyISAM tables, you symlink the index file and data files from their usual location in the data directory to another disk (that may also be striped). This makes both the seek and read times better, assuming that the disk is not used for other purposes as well. See Section 8.12.3, “Using Symbolic Links”.

      Symbolic links are not supported for use with InnoDB tables. However, it is possible to place InnoDB data and log files on different physical disks. For more information, see Section 8.5.8, “Optimizing InnoDB Disk I/O”.

    • Striping

      Striping means that you have many disks and put the first block on the first disk, the second block on the second disk, and the N-th block on the (N MOD number_of_disks) disk, and so on. This means if your normal data size is less than the stripe size (or perfectly aligned), you get much better performance. Striping is very dependent on the operating system and the stripe size, so benchmark your application with different stripe sizes. See Section 8.13.2, “Using Your Own Benchmarks”.

      The speed difference for striping is very dependent on the parameters. Depending on how you set the striping parameters and number of disks, you may get differences measured in orders of magnitude. You have to choose to optimize for random or sequential access.

  • For reliability, you may want to use RAID 0+1 (striping plus mirroring), but in this case, you need 2 × N drives to hold N drives of data. This is probably the best option if you have the money for it. However, you may also have to invest in some volume-management software to handle it efficiently.

  • A good option is to vary the RAID level according to how critical a type of data is. For example, store semi-important data that can be regenerated on a RAID 0 disk, but store really important data such as host information and logs on a RAID 0+1 or RAID N disk. RAID N can be a problem if you have many writes, due to the time required to update the parity bits.

  • You can also set the parameters for the file system that the database uses:

    If you do not need to know when files were last accessed (which is not really useful on a database server), you can mount your file systems with the -o noatime option. That skips updates to the last access time in inodes on the file system, which avoids some disk seeks.

    On many operating systems, you can set a file system to be updated asynchronously by mounting it with the -o async option. If your computer is reasonably stable, this should give you better performance without sacrificing too much reliability. (This flag is on by default on Linux.)

Using NFS with MySQL

Caution is advised when considering using NFS with MySQL. Potential issues, which vary by operating system and NFS version, include:

  • MySQL data and log files placed on NFS volumes becoming locked and unavailable for use. Locking issues may occur in cases where multiple instances of MySQL access the same data directory or where MySQL is shut down improperly, due to a power outage, for example. NFS version 4 addresses underlying locking issues with the introduction of advisory and lease-based locking. However, sharing a data directory among MySQL instances is not recommended.

  • Data inconsistencies introduced due to messages received out of order or lost network traffic. To avoid this issue, use TCP with hard and intr mount options.

  • Maximum file size limitations. NFS Version 2 clients can only access the lowest 2GB of a file (signed 32 bit offset). NFS Version 3 clients support larger files (up to 64 bit offsets). The maximum supported file size also depends on the local file system of the NFS server.

Using NFS within a professional SAN environment or other storage system tends to offer greater reliability than using NFS outside of such an environment. However, NFS within a SAN environment may be slower than directly attached or bus-attached non-rotational storage.

If you choose to use NFS, NFS Version 4 or later is recommended, as is testing your NFS setup thoroughly before deploying into a production environment.

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Gabby Giffords and President Obama at SOTU (

I don’t think anyone was really surprised when former Representative Gabby Giffords announced last week that she would resign her seat in the House of Representatives. After surviving a would-be assassin’s shot to her head, she showed tremendous grit and determination as she fought for her life and undertook therapy to regain her speech and ability to walk.

Gabby Giffords hugging Daniel Hernandez, the former intern who saved her life

Gifford’s progress has been greater than anyone had a right to expect, given the devastating damage to her brain. But on the first anniversary of the shooting, Giffords decided to resign her seat, announcing her decision in a video she posted on Facebook.

Most reactions included admiration for her tenacity, praise for her as a person and encouragement for her continued recovery.

Continue reading my story at Women’s Voices for Change.

This post was updated after the State of the Union speech.

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Blessing (Quaker Brides)

An impetuous love swept Blessing Brightman away from the Quaker community, into the highest ranks of Cincinnati society. But behind the glitter of ballroom and parlor, her spirit slowly eroded in an increasingly dangerous marriage. Widowed young, determined never to lose her independence again, Blessing reclaimed her faith and vowed to use her influence to fight for women’s rights and abolition.
Gerard Ramsay, scion of a wealthy Boston family, arrives in Cincinnati hoping to escape his father’s clutches with a strategy that will gain him independence. His plan is soon complicated, however, by the enchanting widow. Never before has a woman spoken as if she’s his equal―or challenged him to consider the lives of others.

My Review:

The subject of this book was very intriguing to me. It caught my attention that it was written in about Cincinnati in the 1840’s. I had never read a book where one of the main characters was Quaker and it was quite interesting.  Since I am originally from Cincinnati it was really cool to read about this time period in that area. I’ve always loved history and the fact that Mrs. Cote included the history of the area in the back of the book was right up my alley.  In fact so intrigued me that I actually went online to learn more. I like books that can do that whether fiction or not.

The two main characters, Blessing and Gerard are as different as night and day. Yet, they are unusually drawn to one another. I love how they each develop their relationship with one another while also changing individually. They learn and grow from each other. You can see how the people around you can seem one way to you and then when your perspective changes how they are perceived completely different than once thought.

I love how during this time period the Underground Railroad was going strong and as well as women’s right were being thrown into the mix. You never think of these two things going hand in hand yet they were being talked about and there were conferences going at the same time.

It is a very interesting story and my first book by Lyn Cote. I’m looking forward to reading more of her work.  This book is not just fluff. There is substance to it.  It is a great book and one I think you will enjoy.

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When it rains, it pours on MSU quarterbacks

September 30, 2007

Mississippi State quarterback Josh Riddell is out for the season due to a torn ACL in his left knee he sustained late in the fourth quarter on Saturday in a 38-21 loss to South Carolina.

Once swelling subsides, Riddell will undergo surgery. Also, because he played in less than 30 percent of MSU’s games in the first half of the season, he is eligible to apply for a medical hardship, according to MSU coordinator for compliance Bracky Brett.

With this setback, that means Wesley Carroll, who started against Gardner-Webb, moves atop the depth chart, while Chris Relf is No. 2.

Later this week, I’ll have more on Relf, a true freshman from Montgomery, Ala. I’m not sure if he and Michael Henig ever crossed paths during their prep days. Probably not due to the age difference.

As for Henig, he’s expected to return to practice on Monday, according to trainer Paul Mock. As for when he can play again, Mock said it won’t likely be this week. His return is mostly to see how much the hand has healed and if he can handle taking snaps.

Hopefully later in the day I’ll have some comments from Sylvester Croom. I left him a message around 3:30 p.m. and haven’t heard back. He’s pretty good, though, about returning calls.

Riddell, Bowser to have MRIs

September 29, 2007

Starting quarterback Josh Riddell and backup defensive back Tay Bowser are scheduled to have MRIs at 10 a.m on Sunday.

Riddell said he landed on his left knee funny with 3:33 left in the game and felt it buckle, but that it wasn’t sore. However, he said he is worried. After the game, the knee was tightly wrapped, and he was using crutches to get around.

Had something happened to Wesley Carroll, then Chris Relf would have been next in line at quarterback.

As for Derek Pegues, he’s fine.

Afterwards, everyone felt the block punt was definitely the difference in the game.

“You saw the energy rise on their sidelines,” Sylvester Croom said.

“It changed the momentum,” Anthony Dixon said.

 At the same time, Croom said State’s inability to cover receivers in zone coverage, along with poor tackling, also greatly contributed to the setback.

Considering all the upsets on Saturday in the Top 25, particularly the Top 15, you can’t help but feel Mississippi State let one get away at the Cock Cage (again thingreenline, thanks for coming up with that name. It’s a winner).

 BTW, the win against Auburn is looking better and better. So much for Gator bait!!

And finally, I’ll be touring a couple of airports and won’t be back until late. But as soon as I hear something on Riddell, I’ll do my best to post the news. That’s where the Blackberry comes in handy.

Killer on special teams

September 29, 2007

If you’re looking for a game-changing performance, try the block punt. With 3:51 to play in the the third, Eric Norwood, blocked Blake McAdams’ punt, giving Carolina possession at the MSU 27. One play later, Chris Smelley hits Kenny McKinley for a 27-yard scoring strike.

USC 24, MSU 21.

Late FG gives USC lead at the half

September 29, 2007

Thanks to a 45-yard field goal by Ryan Succup, South Carolina leads MSU 17-14 at the half.

And it’s been an interesting half.

Lots of penalties. Lots. USC has been flagged 9 times for 109 yards, while MSU has six penalties for 61 yards.

The Gamecocks have 215 yards of offense, while MSU has totaled 126.

As for State’s quarterback situation, Josh Riddell is 3-for-5 passing for 68 yards and a touchdown, while Wesley Carroll is 2 of 3 for 12 yards. In comparision, Carolina’s Chris Smelley is 14 of 24 for 184 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

What’s been surprising is how easily open the Gamecocks’ receivers are getting, the fact that State’s defense isn’t getting any pressure on the quarterback and the fact the Bulldogs are struggling with their running game. They’ve got just 46 yards on a defense that’s allowing 216.

Christian Ducre leads State with 27 yards, while Anthony Dixon has 25.

Your thoughts on what needs to happen in the second half for the Bulldogs to come back and win?

Riddell to start

September 29, 2007

It’s official! Josh Riddell will start in the Cock Cage (I must credit thingreenline for this name, which is awesome BTW). Your thoughts? But even with Riddell starting, Sylvester Croom said Wesley Carroll will play. It will be just like last week against Gardner-Webb, except this time it will be Carroll coming off the bench.

It’s an absolutely beautiful day for college football. Clear skies. No humidity. Late arriving crowd. Of course, the fact that it’s the most difficult stadium to get to doesn’t help. One way in = traffic nightmare. Great venue, though. It’s nearly kickoff and it’s stil a traffic jam outside.

All right, sports fans. Enjoy the game. I’ll see you at the half.

Live from the Palmetto State

September 28, 2007

What started at 5 a.m. with a tirp to the lovely Memphis International Airport has now concluded with check-in at the downtown Marriott Courtyard in lovely Columbia.
Mid-80s. No humidity. Nice.

I feel I’ve been gone a month. So, help me out. Have I missed out on anything? Surely, there’s some news.

As for the team, they are scheduled to arrive early this evening. However, they’re not staying in Columbia. Instead, they are lodging in Augusta. Golf anyone? I hear there’s a nice course there.

After reading your comments regarding Saturday blogging, this is what I’ll do.
• A pregame blog with any news and notes
• Halftime update with any news and notes
• Quick post-game breakdown

If you’re looking for anything else, let me know.

Thoughts on Saturday blogging

September 27, 2007

By far, last Saturday was the lowest hits I’ve received. On game days, if you’re not there, do you all even check out the blog. With the game on television, are you even less likely to check this site out. Just curious. And if you do check in, what kind of blogs do you want to see on game day?

Answers to the blogbag

September 27, 2007

And as promised, I’ll include the questions . . .

dadwithpride (what was the attendance to the Gardner-Webb game): 42,272 fans. That’s official. I didn’t make it up.

dawgbones (why doesn’t the Bulldog mascot run out onto the field anymore): I’m assuming you mean the four-legged one. If you are, well, I’m told he’s getting older and it’s not good for his hips to be running that fast and that long. If you’re talking about the one in costume, well, have you ever tried running in one of those outfits? Nearly impossible.

dawgfaninva (who are MSU’s top recruits): DE Ravery Gray out of Co-Lin CC, DT Templeton Hardy out of North Panola, OT Jimmy Rogers out of Mississippi Delta CC, DE Derrick Chatman out of Coahoma CC, FB Don Brown out of West Monroe, DT Josh Jackson out of Canton, CB Alonzo Lawrence out of Lucedale and DE Trevor Stigers out of Ridgeland. OK, that was more than five, but as you can tell, heavy, heavy on the defensive side. Next year, look out for the quarterbacks. There are some good receivers, though, such as Charles Bailey out of Jacksonville, O’Neill Chambers out of Harmony, Fla., and Jarmon Fortson out of Columbus, Ga.

2thdoc (What QBs are MSU looking at): Really none this year. Chris Garrett out of Tupelo is high, high on the list. Pure passer and tall. He’s a junior. I couldn’t get a confirmation if Chad Bumphis is on the list or not.

thingreenline (Where’s the money from higher ticket prices going): Coaches salaries. That’s the biggest part of the athletic budget and the fast growing area.

statedog (which basketball incoming freshman are a sure shot to redshirt and which are a sure shot to play): Ask me that again in late October. Then, I’ll have a much better answer.

2thdoc (When do sportswriters get a day off): None during football and maybe one day a week during basketball and baseball. That’s why I disappear toward the end of June and don’t return until football media days in late July. Thanks for caring, though.

themaroonandwhite (Will Henig play at USC, who’ll get most of the snaps at USC, what effect with Jasper Brinkley have, will a mediocre passing game work). Hey, limit your questions to two. Just kidding. Henig won’t play, Josh Riddell and Wesley Carroll will split time, Jasper Brinkely is out for the year with a sprained right knee, and no, a mediocre passing game won’t work.

themaroonandwhite (thanks): You are welcome! And thank you for limiting your second set of questions to just one.

farley662 (Does Coach Croom get defensive with a question he disagrees with): Sometimes. Sometimes not. Hum. Not sure if that’s not repetitive. Anyways, when he gives a short answer, you know he didn’t like the question. He doesn’t like to be second-guessed, that’s for sure. He won’t pull a Mike Gundy, but he has a way of getting across is discontent. Trust me. I know.

dadwithpride (over the last 4 or 5 years, how have the top five signees panned out): That’s a good story for signing day. You’d be surprised how probably 20 percent of those signees don’t stay around for four years.

thingreenline (what do you know about the baseball signing class): Collegiate Baseball rates it as the 26th best in the country. That’s pretty good. The breakdown shows nine high school signees and two JUCO transfers, with six of the 11 coming from Mississippi. I haven’t had much of a chance to talk with Coach Polk about them individually, but he did say it’s one of the best he’s had since he returned for his second stint.

imabulldog (Did you every interview Ron Cooper and did you find him difficult to deal with): Yes. I talked with him at least once a week during his one year here as defensive coordinator. I had no problems with him. I always thought he was very accomodating. And yes, he’s now at South Carolina.

Whew! Great questions, guys. If this segment continues to grow, maybe I’ll do a two-part blog and split the answers up.

Until next week . . .

Backup QB quits

September 27, 2007

Mississippi State walk-on quarterback Zach Harrington has quit the team, media relations director Mike Nemeth said early Thursday morning.

The sophomore from Hattiesburg and former Oak Grove standout transferred from Southeastern Louisiana last year and saw action in just one game – at Ole Miss.

I guess he saw the writing on the wall that he wasn’t going to climb the depth chart.

An interesting, inside look at USC’s ranking

September 26, 2007

OK. I admit, I was a little surprised to see South Carolina drop from No. 12 to No. 16 in the polls after losing to LSU. I mean, the Tigers are No. 2 in the country and this game was played in Baton Rouge. Plus, the Gamecocks played LSU closer than anyone else and score more points on the Tigers than they’ve allowed all year.

Still, they fell in the polls (see, this is why we need a playoff). So, I asked Parrish Alford, who covers Ole Miss for us and is an AP voter this year, how he felt about USC and where he put the Cocks in his poll.

 This is what he had to say . . .

“I dropped South Carolina from 14 to 25 after the loss to LSU. I didn’t get to see the LSU-South Carolina game. Statistically, it doesn’t look like the Gamecocks played too badley, but they have some issues they’re dealing with on offense.”

Personally, I thought he dropped them a little too far. But, that’s just my opinion.

What do you think about USC’s ranking. Also, you can check out Parrish’s Blog to see his complete poll.

My thanks to you

September 26, 2007

I just want to say thanks to everyone who reads and comments on this board. Since we went to this site on Sept. 17, I’ve received 10,000-plus hits. By far, that’s the most at the Daily Journal.

Of course, a little quarterback controversy never hurts.

As always, I’m open to suggestions. If there’s anything new you’d like, let me know. If there are things you don’t like, let me know.

Just one thing, well, make that two. Watch the language (let’s keep profanity in its proper place), and my name is spelled G-R-E-G-G. Not Greg.

Thanks again and keep coming back.

MSU to change signals

September 26, 2007

Sylvester Croom is all for advancement and didn’t stand in the way when assistant Shane Beamer left for South Carolina last year.

But when Bulldogs travel to South Carolina this weekend, both sides of the ball will use different signals.

“We changed everyone of them,” he said.

Hey, you can’t be too careful in light of everthing that was just revealed in the NFL.

“I’m not accusing anybody of anything, I know when I was a young coach in this league, everybody got every advantage they could possibly get. Things happened in New Engalnd that’s been happening in the NFL for years. People don’t close practice in colleges for nothing.”

OK. Pick that score

September 26, 2007

It’s Mississippi State at South Carolina. Is this the upset special? What’s your score and why?

Here’s what we learned from Croom today

September 25, 2007

• There is no change in the quarterback situation.
• Everyone, except for defensive lineman LaMarcus Williams is expected to play at South Carolina. He’s out with Fasciitis, which according my medical dictionary is inflammation on the under side of the heel.
• Croom said he’ll talk with Steve Spurrier during the pregame warmups and ask him why on earth he voted for MSU in the Top 25 poll.
• He didn’t think Anthony Dixon and Tony Burks played well.
• He did think Anthony Strauder, Michael Brown and Jarvis Kyles played very good.
• Captains for the South Carolina game are Titus Brown, Dezmond Sherrod and Jarvis Kyles.

“I believe our coverage on special teams has been one of the bright spots this season, but it will be tested this weekend against South Carolina” – Sylvester Croom.

Quick update from practice

September 24, 2007

Just left the practice field as the team drills began (we’re not allowed to watch that portion of practice), but before I go back out to talk with Sylvester Croom and the quarterbacks, I wanted to give you a quick update.

Wearing Red Cross jerseys were LaMarcus Williams (foot), Cortez McCraney (ankle) and Tim Bailey (groin).

As for the quarterback situation, Wesley Carroll was the first to take snaps with the first unit, but Josh Riddell got his reps too.

Here’s what Croom had to say following practice . . .

“I thought they both had a good practice. Both of them have strenghts, both of them have weaknesses. It’s obvious Josh throws the ball better and has a better arm than Wes. But Wes probably manages the game and runs the team better than Josh. Two of his best passes were thrown into the wrong coverage. I know it looks good in the stats and it’s a big play and everyone loves it, but those plays get you beat. What happens in game like that, when you play Gardner-Webb, you get lucky. You’re not going to luck your way through the SEC.

“We’ve got a decision to make and it will be made on who performs better (in practice). That doesn’t mean who completes the most passes. That means who quarterbacks the game better. And I’ll make that decision, along with our coaching staff, regardless of what public opinion might be.”

Croom not exactly pleased with Riddell’s performance

September 24, 2007

During his weekly teleconference, Sylvester Croom said Josh Riddell didn’t do anything to win the starting job outright. As for who’ll start Saturday at South Carolina, he said that will be determined by Riddell’s and Wesley Carroll’s week of practice.

“It’s still a work in progress,” he said. “They didn’t play well enough to grade out a winner. It’s not a positive situation. They did do some good things.”

As for Josh, he added this, “I know everybody saw his big-play passes, but he was pretty lucky with a couple of those. The touchdown he threw to Tony (Burks), that was a misread.”

I asked him if the two splitting time with the first team in practice hurt, as opposed to one or the other getting a majority of the reps. He emphatically said, no.

As far as injuries are concerned, everyone is healthy and expects cornerbacks Anthony Johnson and Marcus Washington will be back in the lineup.

As for who played good against Gardner-Webb, Croom gave praise to Titus Brown Michael Brown, Anthony Strauder and Gabe O’Neal.

At the same time, he was not all pleased with the play of Anthony Dixon, J.D. Hamilton and Derek Pegues. And outside the play of Tony Burks, he thought the receivers had a bad outing.

“We’ve got to play a heck of a lot better to stand a chance,” Croom said.

I will say I was surprised by his remarks regarding Riddell. Heck, I thought he played pretty good. After all, he directed the offense to three-straight scoring drives. Also, he was asked if there was a personality conflict between and Riddell and he emphatically said no.

Time for BlogBag

September 24, 2007

Got questions regarding MSU sports? Fire away and I’ll have answers later in the week.

Also, check this out: Spurrier turns to Smelley.

MSU gets a vote

September 23, 2007

In today’s USA Today’s poll, Mississippi State got one vote.

However, I’m sure it’s from Steve Spurrier. He’s been known to cast a vote for the team he’s playing next and the Bulldgos travel to South Carolina on Saturday.

I’m going to say it’s the first time the Bulldogs have received any votes since the 2001 season, when they were ranked No. 21 going to Florida, where they lost 52-0, the second setback in a five-game losing streak.

Bulldogs win again, now 3-1

September 22, 2007

Well, sports fans, at the end of the day all that matters is that Mississippi State is 3-1 and winners of three straight.

No. The Bulldogs weren’t impressive in the second half against Gardner-Webb in their 31-15 victory. However, they did look good in the first two quarters as they bolted out a 28-0 lead at the half.

Wesley Carroll got the call at quarterback, but it was the play of Josh Riddell that really moved the offense. After the game, Sylvester Croom said practice will determine who starts at South Carolina.

To be honest, though, I think Riddell earned his stripes.

Your thoughts?

Carroll gets the start

September 22, 2007

All week, Sylvester Croom wouldn’t say who the starting quarterback would be for the Gardner-Webb. Well, with about 45 mintues left until kickoff, we now have an answer.

Congrats, Wesley Carroll. You are the man today. However, expect to see Josh Riddell too.

In other moves, Aubury Bell is starting in the place of Jamayel Smith, while Kyle Love is penciled in at left defensive tackle instead of Cortez McCraney. Also, there are two new starting cornerbacks – Jasper O’Wuinn on th right and Tay Bowser on the left.

Oh, whoever turned on the heat, please turn it off. It’s hot. Really, really hot. And humid, too.

So, do you agree with the decision to start Carroll, a true freshman, over Riddell, the junior college transfer who was here in the spring?

BTW, I love Gardner-Webb’s uniforms. They look like Tampa Bay’s.


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12 Things I have Learned as a Gay Man

Photo courtesy of Rob Out Loud.

Photo courtesy of Rob Out Loud.

Okay I’ve been in this gay world for a few years and learned some things. Let me pass my wisdom on to you:

  1. Friends are very important in the gay world so develop a good network. Your friends will be there to give you a drink of water when your family won’t.
  2. Dudes that don’t bother to clean their asses when they have sex with you are messy in other areas of their lives as well. Avoid them.
  3. Gay men lie for no reason. Yeah, it’s a drag but don’t take it personally. To survive in the straight world gays sometimes have to lie. For some it becomes a bad habit. Strive to be truthful from the get go about who you are and what you need emotionally and sexually. Because the truth ultimately comes out anyway.
  4. When you are really horny and go online to get sex you won’t find it or your hookups will be no-shows. When you are at work, or busy, or just not feeling like sex everybody and their brother will hit on you. I call this state the “Can’t Cum Conundrum.”
  5. Stop worrying about what other people think about how you look, how you dress, where you live, what you earn, or how much you don’t or do have sex. If you strive to do this life will become so much easier and less stressful.
  6. Stop obsessing over this masculine/feminine/black/white/Latino/Asian men thing. To accept others as they are means you are comfortable and in tune with yourself. Learn to make friends with gay men of all colors and persuasions. We all really do have a lot in common.
  7. People who really love you don’t care if you are gay or straight.
  8. Don’t try to keep up with the gay Joneses, drop the materialism and handle your finances. There is more to life than making every pride event or vacationing every year at the gay spots in Ft. Lauderdale and the Dominican Republic or wearing the latest swag.
  9. You attract what you put out. So if all the guys you date are turning out to be assholes take a break and figure out why. Is it because you stink too? And therapy  is always good.
  10. Sexual roles don’t mean shit. Sometimes I have had way more fun playing with other tops than bottoms.
  11. God loves LGBT folks too! Don’t let being gay keep you from developing a relationship with a higher power. Try meditation for instance. Many faiths are also accepting and there many predominately LGBT congregations. Do not patronize or give your money to congregations that preach hate and intolerance.
  12. You don’t have to only patronize gay clubs and bars but support gay causes. Will it hurt you to give $20 to the Human Rights Campaign once a year?

Immanuel, an African and a Bottom.

Had some free time yesterday evening and dropped by the Crew Club, a D.C. bathhouse. Met an African buddy named “Mustafa” who I haven’t seen in three years and had a great time catching up. We met this insatiable bottom who wanted us both. Took him back to my room and wore him out. Here he is about to ride me reverse cowgirl and take Mustafa’s thick Nigerian dick in his mouth. In the second shot Mustafa grabbed my dick and put it bck in when it slipped out. “Can y’all put both them dicks in at the same time,” the bottom asked. You can guess what happened next…


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Introducing iTMO

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    iTMO has been on the music block for a while now. 20 years of Dj’ing and producing in various styles from hip-hop till even the harder styles of house. From vinyl to laptop, from Scream Tracker to Ableton Live. Not afraid to try new things, which resulted in remixes played by Vato Gonzalez, Jordy Dazz, Jesse Voorn and Johan Gielen. Even an unofficial remix of Montell Jordan’s This Is How We Do It has had over 15.000 views on YouTube. As a Dj he played from Amsterdam till Miami with the same surprises and energy as his productions.

    After a good career as Dennis Verez, highlight: a release on the label of the famous Tiesto, he finally started out with the styles he loves the most: the ones with the bass: from 70 to 175 bpm. Inspired by artists like Emperor, Etherwood, Noisia, Camo & Krooked and Sub Focus.

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Greetings, we are writing to request your personal or business support of our band program.

The EMS Mustang Band, under the direction of Mr. Gerald Ricke, wins numerous awards each year.

Out of the $20,000+ annual operating expenses 94% must be generated by our student body

through fundraising and the generous community support of people like you.

Currently, in order to participate in the band program, students are required to purchase

or rent an instrument, buy a uniform, provide entry fees for competitions and absorb the transportation cost for these trips. Most of the funds are provided by The Eustsis Mustang Music Association, in order to help the students and their parents. This burden removed helps young youth in our community join band and all they a have to do is worry about making great music!

Our goal through community support is to help provide those students with the greatest financial needs the opportunity to be able to participate in our school’s music program through scholarships, paying for uniforms and the few things that parents are responsible to pay for. It is proven that boys and girls who are active in the arts, especially in a music program, are shown to maintain higher GPA’s, are more likely to complete a higher level of education and in turn give back to their community. That is our goal with our Mustang Caring For School And Community Program. Click here to view The Mustang Caring For School And Community Program (MCSC).

Donating to the Eustis Mustang Band Program is an investment in our future!

Please become an EMS Music Education Partner today.

Blue level and above donations will be recognized in BOTH the Eustis Middle School and

Eustis High School Band literature throughout the coming school year.

This equals twice the exposure for your business!

Thank you, we appreciate your consideration and support.

Cherrice Purvee, EMMA President,

Under the direction of Mr. Gerald Ricke, EMS Band Instructor,

Please detach this portion and return.

Make checks payable to Educational Foundation Of Lake County

Non-profit Number 59-2764174

Adding Eustis Mustang Band in the Memo Section.

And include your business card or a note of how the donation name to be recognized..

Mail to: Eustis Middle School Band

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All donations will receive an honorable mention on our band blog

Partnership will be recognized in the following way:

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Gold                 $250.00               Business card ad in all High School and Middle School Programs

Mustang         $500.00             Gold level plus a link to website on EMS Mustang Band Webpage

Director         $1000.00        Mustang level plus your business/name on the EMS Mustang Band Trailer