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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Ian Somerhalder is hot.

Posted by austenfan at 10/27/2010 08:48:00 PM
Yeah, he is. That doesn't mean that I'll be avidly watching Vampire Diaries from now on, though. Don't know him or haven't heard of him yet? Here's a pic:

He does look very vampirish - definitely more vampire-like than Robert Pattinson. (Hey, I'm a Rob fan as well, so don't go thinking I'm dissing him. Haha.) I just chanced upon a scene of Vampire Diaries while I was randomly changing the channels and saw what the fuss about the show was all about. I'm actually starting to think that the major reason for girls watching the show is too see this guy. What is it about dangerously attractive guys? I always seem to gravitate more toward the dark and brooding characters than the easygoing ones. In case you're getting a little lost, I'm talking about fictional characters here. In reality, I prefer ordinary, cute guys - someone you I can hang out with wearing a shirt and mbt shoes, and not someone who'll probably always have me tongue-tied whenever I see him, much like this guy right here.

Are you watching Vampire Diaries? Can you give me another reason, besides the one involving Ian Somerhalder and his sexy, brooding looks? :)

Book Lady on October 27, 2010 at 9:11 PM said...

This guy is super hot! I just started watching Vampire Diaries and I have to say Damon is my favorite character. I can't speak for anyone else but he just seems more interesting. He's mean and manipulative, but it seems there's a "softer" side (for lack of a better word.) The layers of his character, are to me, more intriguing than Stefan. I just think that Ian portrays him very well. I am definitely a fan of the show now.

austenfan on October 28, 2010 at 8:16 PM said...

Thanks for dropping by! I'm with you there, though I don't know much about the show, his character does seem much more complex (and intriguing) than the others. :)

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Number of Session Vs. Processes

Relationship between sessions on a database and the number of processes.

The parameters SESSIONS and PROCESSES determine the size of two arrays in the SGA.

If you try to create more sessions on an instance than specified by the SESSIONS parameter, you will get an ORA-00018: maximum number of sessions exceeded.

If you try to create more processes on an instances than specified by the PROCESSES prameter, you wil get an ORA-00020: maximum number of processes exceeded.

The number of sessions and processes on your instance can been seen using a COUNT(*) against V$PROCESS and V$SESSION. Your job is to determine resonable values, so your users can continue
to work without getting neither ORA-18 nor ORA-20 during normal conditions. (A run away job, that keeps starting new sessions is not a normal condition, and it should be stopped by ORA-18 or ORA-20
whichever happens first).

You can join the two V$-views using the columns V$SESSION.PADDR and V$PROCESS.ADDR.

It is quite normal to see a 1:1 relationship between processes and sessions. However one OCI-program can create multiple sessions belonging to one process. Users of Oracle Portal
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The default value for SESSIONS is 1.1*PROCESSES + 5.

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Dr. J. on Running

Club Membership

Running Requires Structure

Published December 13, 1999 in The Post-Standard.

By Dr Kamal Jabbour, Contributing Writer

The summer of 1996 witnessed a transcontinental track rivalry between the Syracuse Chargers Track Club, the Houston Area Road Runners Association in Texas, and the San Francisco Dolphins Running Club in California. Each of the three groups staged a women's 100x1-mile relay to break the Guinness Book of World Records' mark.

Controversy quickly followed. The Guinness Book of World Record listed the mark as the fastest mass relay by one hundred women belonging to the same club. The controversy focused on the meaning of club membership. Each group petitioned Guinness and challenged the other group's claim to the record. The London, England, corporation was far from amused by our American antics for good reason.

European track and field competition revolves around club membership. The club is the center of all training, competition, and social life - if runners have one. Even scholastic and collegiate athletes compete as members of local clubs. In turn, athletic clubs are active members of national federations, which, in turn, are active in the International Amateur Athletic Federation.

The picture in America is quite different. A young runner's first loyalty is likely to be to a high school team, followed by a dead-end, over-regulated, four-year college career. Upon graduation, with the prospects of a productive decade of competition, some pledge allegiance to shoe companies, others join local clubs and many run on their own. American running clubs are generally tax-exempt organizations which cater to the perceived needs of their members, but are certainly not equipped to bring back America's golden years of running.

Adding to the murkiness of the situation, American running clubs belong to either, both or neither of two national organizations - the Indianapolis-based USA Track and Field, and the Alexandria, Va., based Road Runners Club of America. This duality dilutes further efforts to promote running and restore America's competitive world pre-eminence.

Recent successes by American runners have resulted primarily from individual efforts. Notable exceptions include the Santa Monica Track Club that has produced numerous world records in the sprints, supporting a claim to the benefits of club membership.

My proposal to restructure American running centers on local club membership. Club-organized road races and track meets will require all participants to belong to a running club, and rigorous rules of athletic competition will be observed when holding competitive events.

A strong running pyramid requires a wide base at the grass-roots level, and rises high at the international elite level. Therefore, all clubs and club members will join the national governing body for our sport, and races will welcome only those members in good standing.

Over the years, many prestigious races tried and abandoned the requirement for USATF membership. New York City and Boston Marathons are two prime examples. I prefer to see all sanctioned races and track meets in the USA require USATF membership, with a declared club affiliation. The rest can remain fun and fitness charity jogs.

Imagine 10 million runners joining local clubs and a national federation. Imagine a sudden annual influx of $100 million at the national level to invest in our sport. Then wake up to the reality that it takes a vision and a plan, not just money, to move running on the right path, whatever that might be.

Back to the summer of 1996, frustrated with our inability to define club membership, the Guinness Book of World Records deleted the women's 100x1-mile mass relay from its list of records.

Kamal Jabbour counted every lap and every second of that fateful relay. His RUNNING Column appears in The Post-Standard on Mondays. He maintains, the world leader in live track webcasting, and receives email at

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Let's play catch-up!

Oh boy, do I have a lot of pictures to show you! It's been awhile! First up, Sophie in her Halloween festivities. I bought a bandana for her, then outlined the pumpkins and stars in orange puff paint to give it some "pop." I considered buying her a Halloween costume, but I couldn't find any and besides, she doesn't have anywhere to wear it. If only they would give out dog bones, she could go trick-or-treating!

Next up, the Broadways had a Halloween costume party on Friday. Mike and I went as War and Peace, although people kept guessing we were Forrest Gump and Jenny. Also very clever. I tie-dyed the shirt myself! I was pretty proud at my first stab at tie-dying.

The lifegroup boys. Scott (on the left) was Gene Simmons. It was creepy, so much so that I had trouble looking him in the eye. He didn't just look like a rock star, he took on the whole persona. Next to Scott is Ben, who was a punching bag. His wife Danielle was a boxer, and she made his costume.
Ken and Sherri Broadway, the hosts, were from the show Deal or No Deal.

This is Dave Hutchings, I mean Quasimodo. He's the music director at our church.

Finally, Mike and I went to Jacksonville to visit our friend Aaron this weekend. We went to an air show, which the boys enjoyed, although I could have done without it. Too much testosterone!

This is us with Ken Shockley, the stupidest guy in the world. He put three F-16 jet engines in his semi and races planes. Like I said...
And finally, the long-awaited blue angels.

It was really good to see Aaron and relax this weekend. After the show we went to a sports bar for the Gator game, where we watched them pound the bulldogs. So that was fun! On Sunday we went to Aaron's church, Crossroads UMC, then lunch at the Olive Garden. It took us 2 and a half hours to get from Jacksonville to Gainesville on the way home, which is WAY longer than it should have. There was some sort of hold-up in Starke, although we never figured out what it was. This weekend was fun, but it's good to be home, especially after that drive!

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Last night, Stevie Wonder was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Freedom Awards Ceremony in Memphis. They also honored Dr. Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders, and civil rights activist Dr. Joseph Lowery. How did they honor Stevie Wonder? With a video tribute. How ironic...

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

This video made me fall out of my chair laughing!

Talking cats

Sunday, October 15, 2006

The weather has been absolutely beautiful this weekend, and despite the embarassing loss by the Gators, we've been enjoying it. We've had the windows open, and Brooklyn has been enamored with it. We haven't had them open since we got her, and she loves looking out at the great outdoors. She'll sit there with her tail twitching, and usually she'll be concentrating so hard that it's easy to sneek up on her and make her jump - one of her daddy's hobbies! Today we caught her climbing up the screen!

Sophie got a new toy! She's become so adept at tearing open expensive toys that I decided to buy some cotton batting and stuff it into socks with a squeaker. Mike decided to make her the "ultimate toy," with a random sock that wound up in our laundry and a handful of squeakers. She couldn't wait!

Eventually she decided to give up on waiting and go right to the source. Unfortunately, they don't put squeakers in the package at the factory!

How the heck does he get them all off?!?

Saturday, October 14, 2006

What a handsome family...

We had portraits done at Sears this morning, and we were thrilled with the results:

The photographer was GREAT with Sophie! She also said Sophie was the best dog she had ever photograped! Of course I kept my pocket stuffed with treats, so that helped.
I LOVE this picture of her! I think it really shows her personality.

Friday, October 13, 2006

The great pumpkin is here!

I picked up a cute little pumpkin for fall, but I didn't want to carve it, because it depresses me when Jack-O-Lanterns collapse and smell like feet after Halloween. Sooooooooo I decided to draw on my pumpkin instead. I drew inspiration from a picture of a quilt I took at a display at the Museum of Natural History. I was pretty happy with the results. It's sitting on my kitchen table right now as the only piece of fall decoration I own. When I get my own house I'm going to have lots of storage and have lots of decorations for every holiday!

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

I wanted to quickly share with you my new favorite quote:

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously"
-Hubert H. Humphrey

How true, how true!!

Monday, October 09, 2006

Could it be?

It seems that winter is finally beginning to make an appearance here in Gainesville. It's almost unsettling to me, I think because summer lasted so long that I began to believe that it would be hot until eternity. I wore a sweater to class today, and it was nice.

Funny story

We keep the cat's food in the hall closet so the dog won't get to it. Mike took out the four bottom slats on the closet door, and Brooke immediately caught on. Apparently, so did Sophie. Mike and I got home a few weeks ago and heard the dog whining. I thought she had gotten shut in the bedroom, and as I was hurrying to let her out, something from the hall closet sniffed my ankle. There was Sophie's head, looking out at me from inside the hall closet! Ladies and gentlemen, I have never seen a live birth, but after seeing her squeeze herself out of that tiny space, I have a pretty good idea of what it's like. Imagine this, only more so:And yes, she ate every bit of the cat food in Brooklyn's bowl. Mike replaced one of the slats, so hopefully Sophie won't get in there again. It makes for a great story, though!

Monday, October 02, 2006

The busy man is troubled with but one devil; the idle man by a thousand.
-Spanish proverb

This weekend Mike and I went to see my family. I'm really glad that I got to slow down a little and see them. They always seem to put everything in perspective for me. I got to see my grandmother for the first time since she left to travel for the summer, and Mike seemed to really enjoy the tradeshow. We caught the last half of the Gator game - the good half - at dinner after the show. We're now 5 and zero, and I like those numbers! Tim Tebow (the freshman quarterback) got some more playing time, and despite begrudingly acknowledging him at the start of the season, I was quite impressed. The boy thinks he's all that and walks around campus like he owns the place, but he stiff-arms players like you wouldn't believe. I don't have anything due this week, so I'm making sure I DON'T fall behind!


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VIDEO: Man Lets Deadly Venomous Snakes Bite Him To Prove A PointHe's called "Venom Man"...and some folks think he's NOT slightly insane (like we do).
Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett Has Oral Cancer
10 Songs Donald Trump Can Use for His Presidential Campaign Instead of Neil YoungJust because he will no longer 'rock in the free world' does not mean that the Donald will no longer rock. We lined up some suggestions.
Bret Michaels Relives His Poison Days In Town TonightWe may be older, but we're still up for "Nothin' But A Good Time"! As long as we can get a babysitter...
Poison's Bret Michaels Is Coming To Town Saturday NightIf "Unsolved Mysteries" was still on, we'd want them to do a segment on what's under Bret's bandana.
Bret Michaels Is Coming Back To Town Go see the rocker who got you into eye liner. And we're talking to you, guys.
Up For Some Belly Dance FUNdamentals Tonight?We're secretly hoping the Mavs ManiAACs will show up.
Catch Bret Michaels Live In ConcertClick here to see what he's got going on with Charlie Sheen. It's surprisingly...normal.
The House Of Blues Is Hosting A Triple Threat Of Rock Tribute Bands TonightPatience, Dr. Feelgood. We know you want nothin' but a good time.
Surprise: Bret Michaels Is In Concert Tonight! Is it wrong to think Bret looks better in eye liner compared to most of the ladies we know?
Chuck Berry Is Playing Tomorrow NightRemember when you used to look for Goode, Johnny B. in the phone book? Maybe that was just us.

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Tuesday, 10 March 2015

I'm up and about early today because l can't sleep. I hate that!
Anyway here is this weeks sketch over at Lets get Sketchy, check it out HERE

This is my layout
My papers are from Bo Bunny, Simple Stories and American Crafts

The flowers are by Prima, Manorhouse and Petaloo
Lettering is from Making Memories and Basic Grey

I have added some hand stitched circles and used a border punch on my main background paper.

I hope you can join in and play along with us this week

  1. This is so pretty Jacqui, I love the photos and the flowers look amazing.. and I know what that is like not being able to sleep.. I hope you get a bit of rest tonight!

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JAG-MN Students - Learned from Our Nation's Heroes

Three hundred Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) students had the privilege of hearing from two Medal of Honor recipients: Captain Florent Groberg and Sergeant First Class Melvin Morris. The decorated war veterans talked with students about decision-making and overcoming all odds.

JAG Chair Governor Bryant Helping President-Elect Trump with Transition Issues

JAG Chairman, Governor Phil Bryant met with Secretary-Designate of Education Betsy DeVos.

Governor Bryant remarked, "If confirmed, Secretary-Designate DeVos is going to be a great ambassador for educating our children.  As Chairman-Elect of the Education Commission of the States, I look forward to working with the Secretary-Designate to make public education great again in America."

The Senate Education Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVoss, President-Elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, on January 11, 2017.

JAG-Montana Class Delivers Christmas Tree

by Caleb M. Soptelean

POLSON – Helping others in need was on the agenda for some Polson High School students this month.

Students in Mark Rochin’s Jobs for Montana’s Graduates class delivered five Christmas trees to needy families last week. The class purchased the trees at a discount from PHS government teacher Bob Hislop’s tree farm, and three students and some staff members delivered them.

“It’s always good doing something nice for somebody,” said senior Justin Young, who delivered the trees with fellow seniors Bryce Henning and Chase Murrin.

Aspen Institute's Working in America

In 2016, the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program held six public discussions as part of Working in America, an ongoing discussion series that explores changes in the structure and culture of work and highlights promising approaches to help low- and moderate-income workers succeed in today's economy. Working in America events feature a diverse set of voices, including those of business leaders, practitioners, policy experts, labor leaders, workers, philanthropists, and academics, and bring attention to ideas for improving jobs and the economy as a whole.

AT&T Investment Assists JAG-MO Students

ST. LOUIS -Students at Normandy High School and Jennings Educational Training School (JETS) are benefiting this year from contributions made by AT&T Missouri. The contributions are supporting the Jobs for America's Graduates program at both schools.

Officials from the two schools and AT&T celebrated the grants in separate events today (Tuesday, December 13) at the two schools. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, who serves as a vice chair on the JAG National Board of Directors, joined the event at Normandy.

Area high schools serving more 'at-risk' students

By Miranda Klein , 3:10 p.m. CST November 25, 2016

Students leave Bolton High School as the final bell rings ending the school day.

The number of at-risk students at Rapides high schools is growing, according to 2012-15 state department of education data. To reach those students, officials say it's a matter of connecting.

Iowa JAG Students Excel at NSLA

Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) selected 10 students from across the state to compete and participate in JAG’s National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA) in Washington D.C. iJAG's Kameron Houston from Davenport West High School was selected as the keynote student speaker at the annual National Leadership Awards Luncheon. Kameron shared his story with nearly 1,000 youth, Governors, corporate and foundation leaders, Presidents/CEOs, federal agency leaders, and distinguished guests. Kameron was the first iJAG student to achieve this distinguished honor in seventeen years.

Starkville JMG visits Carrington Nursing Home

The students of Starkville High School’s Jobs for Mississippi Graduates Class visited Carrington Nursing Home on October 28, 2016 and it was a memorable one!  Carrington is just one of three public nursing home providers in Starkville.  Ms. Janice Hogan is the Activities Coordinator of Carrington Nursing Home.  Ms. Hogan and her staff scheduled this visit as a “sing-along” activity and remarked that she would like my students to join them!  We were ecstatic!

2016 NSLA Competition Winners

Over 800 students and Specialists attended JAG's Annual National Student Leadership Academy November 10-12 in Washington, D.C. This was the largest group the organization has had attending this conference.

The JAG National Network sent its best and brightest to compete in three competitive events: Math Skills, Employability Skills, and Public Speaking. There were over 150 total competitors in these three events.

The winners of these events are:

High school program in Newark with 100 percent graduation rate goal expands across state

A 100 percent graduation rate - that's the goal for students in Newark participating in a high school program called JAG, Jobs for America's Graduates, that is now expanding.


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Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Judge Nixes Rumsfeld Query in Abuse Case

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The U.S. military judge hearing charges of prisoner abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison rejected a request Tuesday for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld to submit to an interview, but said he would reconsider if the defense could show a Rumsfeld link to the case.

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JBI's First Projects

In December 2009, JBI really took flight. I based myself that visit in
Delhi, visiting our friends at JNU, who became our first Board Members,
then traveling north to Ghazipur and Bodh Gaya. It was still not clear what
shape our projects would take and who our collaborators should be. But I
was learning more about Indian cluture, about my friends' direct
experiences of the caste system as Dalit youth, and about Dr. Ambedkar's
vision of social change. We were creating something brand new.

Some amazing connections happened on this visit, and looking back I can
still not believe our good fortune. In Bodh Gaya, Sachin arranged some very
informal workshops at The Ambedkar Hostel, and we had English classes up on
the roof of their dorm. It was a lot of fun, and a way for us to pilot our
materials. And I enjoyed exploring the Land of the Buddha's Enlightenment
with Sachin and his team. It was a very magical visit.

I led workshops in Ghazipur as well, at a project for girls, but we did not
continue this collaboration. And then back in Delhi, Maitriveer Nagarjuna
and I met up with a fellow Buddhist from San Francsico, Tempel, who was
leading an Asian tour with American youth. We traveled with them in north
India for a bit, around Delhi and in Saranath and Bodh Gaya. It was a
wonderful spontaneous trip, and in that group I met Peter, who has created
JBI's website and contributed his talents as a designer and core member of
our US-based team.

I did a lot of traveling on that visit. After exploring the north, I made
my way southwest to Kerala for our first Jai Bhim Kerala retreat with Arun
and his team. And then I headed south east to Chennai to meet Arun's friend
Jayasridhar, "who we call "Jagan", and his team and students at Sakya
Hostels. This was the beginning of our ongoing projects in South India, and
our current focus. Jai Bhim International was beginning to blossom!

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Departmental Bulletin Paper Ascidian Peribranchial Epithelium Cells May Possess the Information of Visceral Pattern

ISHII, Teruhisa  ,  SAITO, Yasunori  ,  TANEDA, Yasuho

In the budding ascidian Polyandrocarpa misakiensis, chimeric zooids are induced by the fusion of two different adultbody fragments. If each body fragments was derived from a different visceral pattern zooid (cf, normal body pattern zooidand situs inversus or reversed zooid), some types of chimeric zooids were known to be produced. Using two different colorphenotypes, white-spot strain and spotless one, it is confirmed that chimeric zooids are surely produced. In this study, wemade chimeric zooids between body fragments with reversed white-spot and ones with normal spotless, and analyzedoffspring of the chimeric zooids. The chimeric zooids produced blastozooids with new combination of color pattern andvisceral pattern, that is, blastozooids with normal white-spot or ones with reversed spotless. In blastogenic generation,palleal budding, a bud consists of two envelopes of cell layers: the epidermal and the peribranchial epithelium. Previously,we found that the epidermal epithelium is the carrier of the color pattern. Therefore, our results strongly suggest thatthe information of determining of visceral pattern (L-R axial polarity) exists in the peribranchial epithelium in asexualreproduction ie., palleal budding.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Facing Forward

Facing forward and ready to embrace what 2011 has to offer.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Just Breathe

I created a few pieces since my last post. For the sake of not bogging down the download process I'll just place one here.

This one I ended up calling "Just Breathe". Sometimes you just need a visual reminder, ya know.

If you'd like to see some of the stuff I have it in my flickr account:

Other than that, I have been crazy busy. I have a lot of wonderful plans for 2011 and just want to make sure they come to fruition.

Wish me luck! and ttys!!


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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Thankful for Thanksgiving!

I figured most of you were tired of looking at ultrasound pictures being that most of them look more like an alien than a baby. So, I'm finally gettin' around to posting some Thanksgiving pictures. We spent it in Arizona with my brother Jeremy and his family, my brother Aaron and his wife Whitney, and my Mom. We had such a fantastic time. I am blessed with sister in laws who can really cook. :-)

Our wonderful hosts! Thanks Jeremy and Mary for hosting such a wonderful weekend!

Aaron and Whitney intently working on baking a scrumptious Apple Pie. Seriously, one of the best I've ever had.

Some of us gathered at the beautifully decorated table. Such good eats too!

Kamryn has slept through her past two Thanksgivings. She pretty much slept through this one also but was able to join us right at the end. Of course, she wouldn't try anything.

Anonymous said...

We want to see your baby bump in the pictures since we never get to see you !! No more head shots!

Amy said...

I've just now gotten a small baby bump and you can only see it in certain outfits, but I'll work on that picture for you....whoever you are. Hopefully someone I know.

Jarom and Melissa said...

Glad you had a fun Thanksgiving. So funny that she wouldn't try anything. That girl definitely knows what she does and does not want from life. I agree with annonymous, we want to see your pregnant belly, but we'll wait until you can get around to it. I remember balancing a water bottle on your stomach the night before Kamryn was born. Too funny. Hope you're starting to feel better.
-- Melissa

Kathy said...

Hey, it looks like the chinese calendar was right, you're having a boy. Congratulations! Let's get together,we'll be in town for Christmas


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Numerous headlines this afternoon are blaring the Obama Administration's strict new corporate average fuel economy standard for 2025. Car companies, the administration says, will have to average 54.5 mpg.

That might seem impossible to anyone who remembers gas guzzlers from the 1970s that barely made it into the teens, or to Hummer owners to whom a $100 fill-up was practically a weekly event.

Truth be told, your car won't have to get 54 mpg. To reach that magic Corporate Average Fuel Economy level (CAFE) 40 mpg. Why? Because fuel economy window stickers and the fleet average are calculated in two different ways. There's been lots written about this, in places like Edmunds and Scientific American. But here's the short version:

CAFE mpg is based on a set of tests — city cycle and highway cycle — that were put in place back when the government began requiring car company fleets to achieve an average level. But window sticker fuel economy is based on a series of five tests, including hot weather, cold weather, air conditioning use, and driving at higher speeds. I went to an EPA press conference at their lab in Ann Arbor a few years ago where they painstakingly explained this all to us. (It reminded me why I didn't get a master's degree in science.)

Window sticker fuel economy has always been lower than the overall CAFE standard. According to Edmunds, the 34.1 mpg CAFE target for 2016 is actually equal to only 26 mpg on a window sticker. And, it says the 2025 standard is probably more like 36 mpg.

If you factor in vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, plus Toyota Prius and other hybrids, The New York Times says the number is probably going to be closer to 40 mpg, assuming Americans buy more of them 13 years from now.

Now, that's still high, but 13 years is a long time. These new Obama standards could get delayed by a Romney administration, or we could have another big war, or there might even be a technology breakthrough that prompts a future administration to aim for even higher standards.

And then there are carbon offsets the companies can apply from other years...

So, don't bet the farm just yet on 54.5 mpg.

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Knight was hit while walking to the street corner where she advertises Chick-Fil-A in Suffolk, Virginia. The woman driving the unidentified vehicle got out of her car, looked at Knight, got back into her vehicle, and then paid for and picked up a meal, according to WAVY News.

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My Country, Right Or Wrong?

A pretty serious thought for this blog - but hey... there's more to me than silly stories and self-contemplation...

I was reading CNN today & can't help worrying about what will come of the day's big story: Video shows beheading of American captive in Iraq.

Outrage is definitely called for today as we learn of an American citizen being beheaded in Iraq. But let's make sure we don't become the reason another American gets beheaded tomorrow. This is not a time for flag-waving. It is a time for difficult questions and analysis. If it was "mission accomplished" over a year ago, then why is the situation only worsening today? More Americans were killed in April alone than during the entire supposedly-accomplished-mission... and May isn't looking good. Why should anyone expect June to be any better? What about June 2005?

Two immediate thoughts come to mind:

We frown upon radicalism in other countries, and yet all too often, we champion it here. Conservatives congratulate Bush as he tells outright lies. Liberals did the same when Clinton Lied. The same happened in the Reagan era. And the Carter years.

I find that liberal/conservative polarization inspires more of my pity than respect. It's sad when someone limits him or herself to one half of the endless possibilities that exist for conflict resolution due to party affiliation or a silly label. It's downright sad.

Radicalism comes in many forms. The idea of "my country right or wrong" is both radical and dangerous. I dare say it is more traitorous than patriotic because it does the country more harm than good. Bad ideas are like a cancer, and a body that gives in to cancer dies. A true patriot is one who stands up and cries foul when his or her country is in the wrong in an effort to help make the country better.

Judging the Arab world as a problem is one area where our country is wrong. As we falter in Iraq, those who would like to question our motives are given plenty of reason to do so. We are turning the entire Arab world into a problem for us... a problem of our own making.

It is undeniable that the Arab world harbors more ill feelings for us today than they did four years ago. Clearly, something is wrong.

It is said that no single raindrop thinks it is to blame for the flood. Similarly, our politicians aren't addressing how going to war without a plan regarding what to do after the battle has led to a lack of leadership in places like - oh, I dunno - the Abu Ghraib prison? ...and Najaf?

Reports are surfacing that as many as 90% of the detainees were incarcerated mistakenly. That's a pretty big raindrop. But we're not outraged by this because they're not our citizens.

When will human beings learn that each action causes a reaction?

When will human beings learn that there's more to a story than the final page?

We need to start asking ourselves: what has led to such American hatred in the Arab world? What can we do to improve relations for the sake of our own safety and security for generations to come?

This problem wasn't created in 2003 when we went to war against Iraq. Even early in his presidency, George Bush wanted to wage war against Iraq at the expense of more pressing international problems such as North Korea, Iran, and possibly the largest problem of all - Al Qaeda. 9/11 should have focussed our attention on Al Qaeda as our number one issue. But we lost our focus after Afghanistan. How sad. In the end, we've created more of an Al Qaeda breeding ground now than ever before - and not just in Iraq. That is clearly a failure of leadership here at home.

How did this happen? And more importantly, how can we avoid making that mistake again in future conflicts?

I'm sure some follow the conservative agenda religiously and would read much of this post as blasphemy, assuming that I am some sort of tree-hugging-pacifist. I am not. I simply can't help wondering how much success we could have had if we'd dedicated the billions of dollars and massive military manpower we're spending in Iraq, instead using it to fight Al Qaeda.

Even more important than showing the terrorists we are united, we should be showing the world we are a friend rather than a foe. Otherwise, we create more terrorists that we then have to show we are united against. It's an ugly cycle that we'd damn well better not fall into.

...or have we already?

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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Prevents Experimental Platelet Activating Factor—Induced Shock

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From the Division of Pediatric Surgery, Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif.

Arch Surg. 1996;131(8):855-860. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430200065012

Objective:  To investigate whether inhaled nitric oxide (INO) can prevent platelet activating factor (PAF)—induced pulmonary hypertension and shock.

Design:  Randomized controlled animal trial.

Setting:  Laboratory.

Subjects:  Yorkshire swine.

Interventions:  Animals received general anesthesia and invasive hemodynamic monitoring, then PAF only, 2.5 μg/kg intravenously over 45 minutes (PAF group, n=9) or PAF in addition to INO, 20 ppm (PAF-INO group, n=6).

Main Outcomes:  Vascular pressures (mean arterial and mean pulmonary), vascular resistance indexes (systemic and pulmonary), cardiac indexes, and oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption.

Results:  Mean arterial pressures, cardiac indexes, and oxygen delivery and consumption were significantly higher in the PAF-INO group. Mean pulmonary arterial pressures and systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance indexes were significantly lower in the PAF-INO group. There were 4 deaths (44%) in the PAF group vs none (0%) in the PAF-INO group (P=.10).

Conclusion:  The use of INO prevents pulmonary hypertension, circulatory failure, and death during PAF-induced shock.Arch Surg. 1996;131:855-860


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Thursday, February 24, 2011

A chance encounter on the Warsaw-Petersburg train. Sounds like something from an Alfred Hitchcock film. It is true that chance encounters do occur in life, though they can be darned tricky in literature. The author wants the reader to suspend real life and enter the parallel universe of fiction. To do this, anything from the real world that slips in can trigger the reader’s recognition that this fiction – this novel – is an artifice. But Dostoyevsky can and does get away with the chance meeting between Lev Nikolayevitch Myshkin and Parfyon Rogozhin. In fact that moment of chance becomes the fateful intersection of multiple destinies which become the basis of one of his great novels – ‘The Idiot’.

Dostoyevsky had an interesting chance encounter with fate himself when, as a young man of twenty-seven years he was arrested and convicted of being a member of a socialist group. He was condemned to death and actually faced a firing squad before his sentence was commuted and he was sent to a prison in Siberia instead. His own life was one filled with suffering and pain, so it is not surprising that such themes find their way into his work. ‘Notes from Underground’ (1864), ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘The Idiot’, ‘The Possessed’, and ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ are his most notable works.

In Myshkin he created a character that not only reflects 19th-century Russia in all its aspects, but becomes the center of that time. The other characters move around this goodly prince like the arms of a spiral constellation. ‘The Idiot’ becomes not so much a tragedy as a huge slice of life that reveals the human condition.

“Had they known about one another and why they were both at that moment remarkable, they would certainly have marveled that chance had so strangely put them opposite each other in the third-class car…” (quotations take from the Henry and Olga Carlisle translation of 1969). That’s the key to everything in life – had we only known! It is what drives people into the newspaper horoscopes or to seek a glimpse of what is to come from fortune-tellers of every stripe. If we but knew, we could have done things differently. We would have done! But we don’t know. At least, not in specific terms.

What we do know as readers, as authors, and as those who must live our lives as best we can, is that character is everything. Who we are and what we stand for shapes our future, in spite of the events we have yet to face. For that reason character in fiction is more important than plot, style, dialogue, or any other element. By subjecting a character to the action the true person is revealed. The dialogue, the conflict, the style and everything else is intended to reveal the character, and so find themselves in a lesser position. Works that are written to sweep the reader along with a strong plot are destined to be forgotten. The plot of history eventually eclipses them.

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Too much for one post -look for installments

Wow, what a fantabulous vacation! Usually by the end of a trip I'm ready to be back home, but I had such a great time, I could have stayed another week or two easily. However, I will say that I figured out why Disney doesn't charge for under-3s to visit the parks: they know that anybody stupid enough to bring a toddler to Disney World deserves a little break. The 2-year-old (who turned 3 today, by the way!) had major meltdowns at least twice a day. I know it was mostly from too much activity and too little sleep, but no fun for the rest of us!

Some highlights include:
- oldest son riding roller coasters with us and loving it!
- the new Expedition Everest coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom (it goes backwards through a dark tunnel - awesome!)
- the boys getting to wish Lilo & Stitch a Merry Christmas in Hawaiian (Lilo was mighty impressed)
- seeing Captain Jack in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride - too cool!
- getting picked on in the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- talking to Crush the sea turtle

More later! And pics to come!

  1. Came across your blog...I love Disney World..BUT..took five children there this past June and it was so HOT!! We lived there..and got in not so bad..but still our one year old had a couple of melt downs as well...No fun...I agree. When we go back we will be going in February or March..and when the youngest is older or will leave her with Grandma. Enjoyed your blog. Merry Christmas!

  2. Fun, fun, fun! I'll check back for more later. :~D

  3. Welcome home (I think - you know since you were having so much fun and didn't want to leave).

    Looking forward to the pics and installments.


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HANA part 2: Aw crap.

As I mentioned in my last post, a couple days ago Wolfbro, one of the 9th Wonders forum moderators contacted me about an issue that I had been contemplating myself.

As I mentioned, the last page of my second comic features a spoiler featuring all the cliffhangers from the season finale. I did the math and realised that if the first part was posted next week, then we're going to see the cliffhanger page well before the final episode goes to air.

So I asked my editor for confirmation as to when my comic goes up.

There's good news and there's bad news.

The good news is that the second of my comics will be uploaded the day after the season finale.

The bad news is that the first part doesn't come out til the 14th of May.

Oh man! What am I going to do for 2 weeks! I'm dying here! I just want to show everyone everything that I've done. Ack!

So the webcomics are going to be spoiler safe... but I have to wait 2 weeks to talk to you guys about it all.

RyanGibsonStewart said...

Bummed...but that makes much more sense.

Flit said...

Mate, while I figured it out earlier, I think this pretty much confirms that you get probably one of the most important comics in the whole lot. The finale piece, possibly the last word the writers say on season one.

That is just so cool.

hope I haven't made you nervous or anything :P But what an honour, just goes to show we aren't the only ones to think you've been the best artist out of the bunch. (not that that mean everyone else has been terrible).

and drat, the 14th? I was getting so excited about seeing it on the 1st, but I suppose I can wait. Don't think I have a choice.

THE Bald Bob said...

That sucks that you have to live with the spoilers so far in advance of the finale. But hey, at least you're "in the loop". Feel special.

The Polsons said...

Yep, flit's right. You scored big, dude. :)

And I was kind of wondering about the timing too, but figured someone who decides these things wouldn't make such a huge mistake as to release the grand finale comic before the season ender.

If I can survive the spring hiatus, I can survive this too. Heh. :)

Dreaux said...

I have a theory as to who that man in the picture is and why he is looking at us.

That man, is Papa Petrelli...[and that image looks like a comic rendition of Dennis Hopper.]

And he's looking at us because, surprise!, he's not dead.

AcidBurn133 said...

May 14th? May 14th? Drats, and I was so looking forward to seeing the first one on Tuesday. You know what that means, right? Part 1 had better be the most awesome comic ever after making us wait so long and teasing us with ghosted images ;) lol.
In response to your response to my response on your last blog: Mohinder! Yay! Sorry, random fangirl outburst. My best friend and I say that after one of us says "Mohinder" in conversation. Oh, and I found myself saying 'doable' in response to my, er, modification of the Vote Petrelli logo ("Petrelli for President" t-shirt, here I come!).
As for the new preview, I'm not sure why, but I agree with dreaux in thinking it's Papa P. The high forehead, the lines diagonal lines on the brow, the nose, the face shape, the eyebrows, the lines under the eyes... I'd say either him or some other close relative. Flashback scene, perhaps? Or maybe a picture on the mantle? I can't wait to find out! (and did I mention, I can't wait to see Mohinder? haha. Well, I can, especially if seeing Mohinder would mean seeing spoilers). Keep up the good work, Jason!

Lee said...

Just a quick note here, as one of Jason's friends, about how much he enjoys everyone's comments here. For those that haven't worked it out so far, the Heroes gig he has at the moment is something that's chewing up a lot of his time, but that he's enjoying every minute of. On the few occasions he is allowed out of the dimly lit dungeon he produces artwork from he always comments on how the feedback he gets here and on the 9th Wonders site keeps him fueled to keep going.
The completed artwork looks stunning and I think you're all going to be real impressed at the style, colour and life he puts into each page. He is under threat of a painful death if he shows the spoiler page to any of his friends (we're all big fans of the show and DON'T want to know in advance) but from what we have seen, it'll be worth the wait.

Rinibini said...

Major Bummer! But I can't wait to see it:)

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Hey, rinibini, thanks for the idea -- DH and I are always looking for good names when we're playing Battlefield 1941. I think one of us will be Major Bummer next time. LOL I'm usually either Col. Sanders, Col. Mustard or Captain Crunch. Heh. Hmmm... I just noticed... those are all food related...

Ando Masahashi said...

Aw man

I really wanted to visualize another Badower perfection by tomorrow morning...

any word on comics during season hiatus?

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LOL about the Major Bummer and battleship:) Glad I could help.

Bozinka said...

Ah, that explains it.

As I said, catching up on your blog, and wasn't sure why the pictures weren't there now, when it said "Come back after the 1st!" Now I know...

Leave it to Wolfbro to figure out the math thing... lol. He's good at the small details. Ah, well, guess we just have to wait 2 more weeks for your comics.


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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Hop, Hop It's Easter time!!

My boys love this time of year and to be honest I do to.  I love the time change and the spring in the air.      Here's a little surprise I did for Brody's lunch a couple of weeks ago.

He loved it.  Last year we did a lunch Easter egg hunt, but we couldn't fit it in this year so at least he got to eat a lunch from eggs.

For the past few years, we have been going over the Resurrection Eggs and the boys always look forward to opening each one and finding out what is in there.  I first took the eggs and went through the story of how our Savior came into the Jerusalem on a donkey but was later beaten and nailed to a cross all for us.  BUT 3 days later he AROSE and the tomb is empty.  As I opened each egg I gave the boys an opportunity to tell me what they thought the item meant.   Brody was usually pretty close to the correct meaning but Trevor had an interesting comment.

After we went through the 12 eggs, it was then time for them to go through the eggs by themself with Daddy.  This year since Brody can read very well he took the little book that comes with the eggs and was reading different parts of the book to help explain what the items meant.  It was one of the sweetest times to hear them telling the precious Easter story.

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How To Increase iPhone SMS Typing Speed & Accuracy

I personally don't own an iPhone, but I am sharing this handy tip for iPhone users regarding SMS typing in iPhone. I always had a perception that touch pad mobiles have a disadvantage of typing, esp when it comes to sending SMS. It's never easy to send SMS form a touch pad phone; iPhone comparatively shows a larger keypad for typing than other touch pad phones, so it's bit easy to type in iPhone.

I found this tip on internet, most people type on the iPhone by looking at the letters that they are typing, not at what they are actually writing, so they find typing bit difficult.

Now, the trick is that, Instead of looking at the letters when you are typing, try to look at the space in iPhone where you are typing (exactly like you do on your computer). This method drastically improves both typing speed and accuracy. You should definitely give it a try; it sounds more difficult than it actually is, your hands just know where the keys are though, and it takes no time to adjust!

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If you’re trying to type a word that your iPhone does not know, simply type an extra letter on the end of the word and then delete it. So if I was trying to the type the word Apple and I knew my iPhone would not recognize it, I would type “Applez” then delete the “z” off the end of it and then can just press space bar without the phone trying to auto-correct me.

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    Just to nitpick and give you a hard time: in your screenshot, if you look at where the arrow points, you won’t see anything when you type. You’d need to look at the To field.

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Alto saxophonist and composer Will Vinson possesses many gifts; incredible power, dramatic sensitivity, prodigious technique, and perhaps most importantly, a captivating sound that you want to hear again and again. John Fordham of The Guardian described a "superb solo of rugged leathery sounds turning into mellifluous high notes", with "secure control and storming energy". While JazzWise Magazine has said that Vinson has a knack for "combining a thoughtful originality of conception with energy and fluidity of execution in very satisfying proportions". It is this abundance of qualities that has made Vinson a serious part of the conversation when talk turns towards modern jazz musicians who are playing and composing with a high level of originality and artistry. In addition to being an acclaimed bandleader with five recordings under his own name, Vinson is a member of several leading ensembles: Gonzalo Rubalcaba's Quintet (appearing on the Grammy nominated albums Suite Caminos, and Charlie), Ari Hoenig's Punk Bop and Nonet, Miguel Zenon's Identities Orchestra (Grammy nominated for Identities are Changeable), and the much lauded OWL Trio (with Lage Lund and Orlando le Fleming). Vinson has also toured/recorded with Rufus Wainwright, Sufjan Stevens, Sean Lennon, Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton and Harper Simon.

Will Vinson is proud to announce the release of his debut recording for 5Passion and his sixth overall, Perfectly Out of Place, featuring an all-star group comprised of Mike Moreno on guitar, Gonzalo Rubalcaba on piano, Matt Penman on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums.  Perfectly Out of Place follows a string of inspired albums from Vinson: It's For You (Sirocco Jazz, 2004, "an auspicious debut, an album that is as mature in its conception as it is in its execution" - The NYC Jazz Record, formerly AAJ New York), Promises (NineteenEight Records, described as "impressive" and "coolly restrained" by Nate Chinen of The New York Times), The World (Through My Shoes) (a live recording called "marvelous" by DownBeat Magazine and "exhilarating, cascading ... outstanding" by JazzTimes), Stockholm Syndrome (2010, Criss Cross Records), and Live at Smalls (2013), one of the most successful albums on the Smalls Live label.

With Perfectly Out of Place Vinson felt ambitious. This album contains more-than-usual through-composed music from the saxophonist's pen, and also marks his first use of overdubs, synthesizers, vocals and strings. His aim was to enhance and augment his Quintet's sound (featured on Vinson's previous five albums) that many fans and critics have come to know and love. Vinson elaborated in the album's liner notes, "It was an exciting prospect for me, but one that was made challenging by the stubborn insistence of everyone in the band on making everything sound immediately perfect and unimprovable . . . you get what you pay for, I suppose. I've tried to add without inadvertently taking away, and I hope you feel it's been a success." He added, "The entirety of this project, from the music's conception in the mountains of Banff, Alberta; through the joyous session at Avatar (to my knowledge the world's greatest recording studio), has been a thrill. One that I'd be happy to go through again, if it weren't for the fact that this record is now complete and in the hands of the most important person in the process, the listener."

Vinson's collaborators on Perfectly Out of Place include four of the world's most extraordinary improvising musicians, Mike Moreno, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Matt Penman and Jeff Ballard. "Their importance to this project cannot be overstated, each one of them being irreplaceable. It's fair to say that my personal aesthetic identity would not be quite what it is without the influence of these masters over the past (gulp) two decades," said Vinson. The saxophonist also felt exceptionally fortunate to be able to enlist Jamey Haddad (heard on "Skyrider"), Jo Lawry (heard on "Desolation Tango" & "Skyrider"), and the Mivos Quartet (heard on "Desolation Tango", "Skyrider", "Intro to Limp of Faith") to contribute to this project. "Jamey's vibe and generosity of spirit are legendary, and his playing joyous and infectious. It's hard to think of anyone other than Jo who would have the chops, not to mention relished the challenge, to achieve what was asked of her in this recording. I first heard Mivos right at the time I was beginning to consider using strings on this project. They performed Steve Reich's Different Trains and completely blew me away", said Vinson.

On Perfectly Out of Place, the listener gets unadulterated "Will Vinson music"; which not only means playing and composing that combines a great knowledge and respect for the century-long jazz tradition, with explorations into the rhythmic, harmonic and melodic realms of contemporary forms, but this artist's brilliant vision brought to life with great skill and unmitigated passion.

Tracks: 1. Desolation Tango, 2. Upside, 3. Willoughby General, 4. Skyrider, 5. Intro To Limp of Faith, 6. Limp of Faith, 7. Stiltskin (Some Drunk Funk), 8. Chalk It Up, 9. The Clock Killer, 10. Perfectly Out of Place.

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11. Good Hearted Woman
12. Mental Revenge
13. Amanda
14. This Time
15. Laid Back Country Picker
16. The Last Letter
17. Honky Tonk Heroes
18. Willie, The Wandering Gypsy And Me
19. Donna On My Mind
20. We Had It All

Disc 2
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 133.8 MB

1. Ladies Love Outlaws
2. Big Ball In Cowtown
3. Just To Satisfy You
4. Anita, You're Dreaming
5. Big, Big Love
6. Me And Bobby McGee
7. If You Can Touch Her At All
8. Bob Wills Is Still The King
9. Look Into My Teardrops
10. Long Way From Home
11. The Taker
12. Mississippi Woman
13. Mona
14. Never Been To Spain
15. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
16. Freedom To Stay
17. Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
18. Pick Up The Tempo
19. Ain't No God In Mexico
20. House Of The Rising Sun
21. Band Intros
22. You Can Have Her

Mr Lucky Doubles said...

Glad you're still posting!

Anonymous said...

I have some requests:
Sade "Stronger Than Pride"
Stevie Wonder "Hotter Than July"
ELO "Discography"
Jimi Hendrix "Electric Ladyland"
Jimi Hendrix "Axis: Bold As Love"

Anonymous said...

Oops, I meant
ELO "Discovery"

Anonymous said...

Great album to preview...thanks!

Jacdaw said...

Great post. Many thanks.

Anonymous said...

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Great blog,great post,thanks.

jennifer said...

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bets said...

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Jason said...

I'm really enjoying this set. Consider this the expanded edition of my gratitude.


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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Is there something that happens to a woman when she has a baby that takes her imagination and turns it into "Where the Wild Things Are?"

Totally innocent moments become disasters as my mind jumps from scenario to scenario. We were outside playing yesterday, and I imagined Max breaking a leg on our playground. I even went so far as to me sobbing by his hospital bed in my mind. Then, JB was trimming our big unruly snowball bush. I saw him cutting the fallen branches up with one snip of his strong trimmers and I blurted out "That's so scary!" You see, I had already imagined those trimmers snipping off a finger. Horrible I know.

Max must think I'm a worry wart. He steps onto the edge of the tub to get out -- "No Max! You'll slip and bonk your head!" He climbs up in his stroller -- "Max sit down, you'll fall out and hit the concrete sidewalk!" Same for Ben. He starts crawling toward the carpeted stairs: "No Benny, you'll tumble down and be really sad." He plays with the bottom drawer of the dresser: "Benji, be careful or you'll smash your fingers."

Remember in Anne of Green Gables when Anne is sobbing as she does the dishes because she imagined nursing her bosom friend Diana as she was dying? Or when Anne freaks herself out as she runs through the "haunted" wood? Well I wasn't like that as a child but now that I've had children I can't stop it.

I never imagine the positive stuff, although when I try it actually is kind of fun. Maybe on our 5th anniversary cruise next month JB and I will be "discovered" and become the new Gap couple for the Carribbean. Blonde, blue-eyed beauties modeling...sweaters (I can't escape the cold in my mind although I know I will soon be on a beach). How about Max and Ben smile at a gruff old man at the bank, his heart his softened, he opens his wallet and sets up a 529 for their education at any university.

Those thoughts make me smile, but the scary scenarios make my heart pound more quickly and make me squeeze my little ones closer for a kiss. Maybe that's why I have this terrible imagination. To make me realize how blessed I am.

Bekah said...

I don't think you're alone in imagining worst-case scenarios. Our cousin Kim's blog said the same thing a few days ago. I can't really relate though; I imagine my cats dying in traffic but it's not quite the same feeling of dread and loss.

Lexie said...

I hear you, since becoming a mom I have the weirdest dreams and worries. It does make normal "boring" life great, though, doesn't it?


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Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Smeared&Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Day 27

Hi all Today I have altered a old lamp
I coloured the base of the lamp with bronze paint
and then stamped some images onto tissue and stuck
onto the lamp. On the shade I stamped direct onto
it and then coloured them some of the images
did not stamp very good so I had to stamp
onto tissue and place over this was not perfect
but was all I  could do at the time. This is my
first attempt at this type of project so overall I
am fairly happy with it. All images on the
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See you for day 28
Luv Jane xxxx

  1. What a fabulous project! Love it!

  2. that is awesomeness!! I love it!!! I am getting so many great ideas.. My house is going to be covered in stamps!

  3. Great project, the shade looks great.

  4. OOOh so fun and creative Love it! xxD

  5. I love it, will have to show my daughter as she is now the proud owner of the Grumpies stamps and I know she will love this

  6. This is absolutely fab Jane. The images on the shade do look good.
    Helen xx

  7. Ack! I want a grumpie lamp shade!! What a neat project, great job. :)

  8. no way! that is the coolest idea!! I love it! and these grumpies are my fave!

  9. JANE!!! This is awesome! What a great idea, I need one!


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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Deadpool's Gargantuan Movie Review of Pacific Rim (2013)

“YOU dig giant robots!
I dig giant robots!
WE dig giant robots!
CHICKS dig giant robots!

Oh yeah, Pacific Rim is here baby! While all of those other boring losers go and watch Grown Ups 2 (DON’T LIE! I saw that it beat this at the box office for some ungodly reason!), you people all know better. You know the true fun of summer movies is all in the action! You know that this is a film involving giant robots, fighting giant monsters, with a budget higher than any paycheck I will ever see in my lifetime. You also know it was directed by Guillermo del Toro, who gave us a billion other already awesome works! Honestly, it was a win before you even saw the damn thing, people!

Okay, so the movie isn’t perfect per se, but it’s still pretty freaking good, and a great step for films of this genre in the US. What is that genre you ask? It’s a mix of what’s known as kaiju (a Japanese word that translates to “strange creature,” though it’s used to classify giant monsters like Godzilla) and tokusatsu (Japanese word translating to “special effects,” mainly used to describe shows like Power Rangers/Super Sentai and Kamen Rider)… And to the people that haven’t left yet, congratulations! You either have no life, or are curious enough to delve into what the hell I’m talking about more! (Oh you swell little people, you!)

Del Toro more or less wrote this movie as a love letter to all of the confusing, but informative stuff I wrote about in that paragraph above (thanks Wikipedia! Wait, I wasn’t supposed to mention that part… I mean, I knew this stuff on my own! I was just double checking!!! Japanese words are hard! >_> ). There are all kinds of references to other giant robot and monster films of the past, even with a hint of classic anime thrown in for good measure. I could write a book about all the little Easter Eggs they threw in there, but I have an audience to keep… Assuming I didn’t lose everyone with the kaiju paragraph. You still with me? WAKE UP YOU! *slap*

The plot is simple enough overall. In the future, the Earth is attacked by (what they actually CALL) kaijus, and humanity develops giant robots called Gundam-ah, I mean Jaegers! These bad boys are about equal in size, and designed to combat the kaiju. There’s a twist to piloting these babies, however. They have to have two pilots per Jaeger, and those pilots need to be linked… in the brains! If you have a bad link, you’ll get your ass kicked faster than you can say “It’s GODZILLAAAA!” This becomes especially interesting in terms of character development, as the pilots literally learn everything about each other upon linking. I’d say this makes flashback scenes go by faster, but… I’d be lying. Perhaps if we could somehow link with the actor’s minds… Oh yes, NOW we’re on to something! I could link with Ryan Reynolds and find out how many women he conned into bed with false promises. He’d be the right actor for my movie because then we’d truly become one mind!

Going any farther into it would give away too many plot points, but know that the movie becomes a fine mix between completely cheesy and completely serious, once again similar to many anime/toku shows of its type. And the whole thing leaves a lot of potential open. I have a lot of friends who were disappointed that there wasn’t more to the film, and weren’t expecting a sequel to come either… More on that later.

The music and scenery of the movie are perfectly fitting. Nothing too stand-out-ish, but definitely some well-made orchestral pieces to get the kaiju blood pumping. The effects are surprisingly great for a movie of this type. I think one of the reasons this movie is doing so well in Japan (besides the fact that this movie is once again a love letter to their concepts), is the amazing level of CGI effects that went into the film, and more importantly, that they didn’t detract from the decent story itself.

You’ve got all the necessary acting types in the film. The main protagonist who is generally silent, but obedient and knows how to crack a joke or two, the female partner, who is also silent, but mainly because of some traumatizing childhood experience who learns to grow with the protagonist, the “no BS” commander who gives all the orders and expects you to be as depressing as them for some reason, the rival character who acts like the main character is a wash-out, an over-the-top scientist and kaiju fanboy, and even your local parts dealer who looks so ridiculous, using words to describe his ridiculousness would not do the man justice. Basically, there are no duds in this group, and that’s a win!

Just about the only complaint I could really muster for this film is that there’s simply not enough of it! They were hinting at some interesting new developments in the second half, and it seemed like they just kind of dropped them because they were probably running out of time to get into it all. The good news is Del Toro already confirmed a sequel, and he’s already kind of pseudo–confirmed that some of those very developments hinted at will make their way into it! I won’t go into specifics, but let’s just say if the name Evangelion means anything to you, you have my permission to cream your pants… and then get new ones, because eww…

SOOOO, to sum it all up: We have amazing fight scenes, amazing effects, an excellent soundtrack, a story that’s surprisingly good for a movie of this type, and actors that got the job done; all with the flaw of there not being nearly enough of it! Oh, there’s also the possibility that some may not “get” this film, because the line between serious and silly gets crossed a lot, and if you’re not familiar with the way the Japanese do this kind of programming, it may throw you off a bit. To those people, I suggest every Godzilla movie ever, and a chill pill for good measure. What? No, I can’t actually give you a chill pill. Those little things are expensive these days, man!

As long as you’re not looking for something super deep (at least for now… Seeeeequellllll…), and want to watch a FUN movie with FUN fight scenes, then jump on the bandwagon and stop giving your ticket money to something less deserving!... Unless it’s Despicable Me 2; that actually looks hilarious…

8 Sliced-Up Kaijus Out of 10

See this and support more Kaiju/Tokusatsu films in the US of A! Also, by all means, stick this movie in the face of every Transformers fan you know. It’s a crap-ton better than all three of those movies put together. ACTUAL plot goes a long way bitches! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some action figures to go play with! *pew pew pew* *Reaaaaaaaagh!* *pew pew pew*


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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Can we have a light bulb for Heaven?

From an article in the Telegraph:
"You know, Señor Abreu is regarded as almost a saint in Venezuela," says Bishop Holloway to me sotto voce as Abreu arrives. He seems somewhat in awe of Abreu and talks of his encounter with El Sistema as a life-changing experience.

"I've always had a concern for socially deprived children of Britain, and I've always been struck by the way we only spend huge amounts on children once they become problems. How can we do something that will bring a real generational change? Then I read about the Venezuelan experience and a light bulb lit up in my head.

"They'd found a way of releasing the energies of people, so they could do things for themselves, instead of having things done to them. So I went to see the project with some colleagues, and we were so uplifted that we knew we had to bring something similar to Scotland."

(Jose Abreu) was once an economist working in Venezuela's oil business. But he had also studied music, and in his mid-30s he decided it was time for a change of life.

"When I was studying music, I noticed Venezuela was so backward compared with other countries. Mexico and Argentina, for example, had excellent choirs and conservatoires. It gave me great pain to see my fellow students unable to earn a living in their own country - they had to go to the Caribbean to work in dance bands.

"The reason was the low level of the whole musical culture. Ordinary people could not be involved, they could not afford teachers or instruments. I realised that without a programme to bring our youth into music, we would never succeed."

So it was national pride as much as social conscience that led Abreu to set up Venezuela's first youth orchestra. He cajoled 10 players from the country's only orchestra to act as coaches, and begged and borrowed rehearsal spaces and instruments.

We had the same 'light bulb' experience last year. Birmingham's children deserve the opportunities that a program like this can give them. We see all sorts of barriers coming down at Cave9 as people unite through music. I am not a musician. I am not a teacher. I am a mother, a citizen, who sees a way to make Birmingham better. What ever it takes, rest assured, I will do it. If I can do it, so can you. Get involved--with this, with your favorite cause. But don't just think about it, take action.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Favorite Albums of 2006

Everyone else does it, so I'm doing it too.  I haven't listened to every album out there, so I won't pretend that these are the best albums.  Besides, there's plenty of candidates out there that are "better" than lots of the ones I picked (Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings The Flood comes to mind) but which just aren't my style.  And then there's all that subjective horseshit that comes into play when you talk about "best."  So I've instead assembled my ten favorite albums of the year.  Those come later.

First, I make no bones about saying what the worst albums of the year are.

Worst Album Of The Year
Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
No contest.  After several tries, I remain entirely confused by Yellow House's critical success.  It's a boring, meandering, unremarkable turd.  Even their idea (beautiful lo-fi pop) is a piece of shit, never mind the fact that they failed to execute it.  Since when did Beach Boys harmonies become the indie scene's top priority?  This band sucks.

Put it this way.  Car trouble caused them to miss a gig here in DC. opening for TVOTR, back in October.  Their absence on that night ranks as one of the luckiest things that happened to me all year.

Album Diss Jeff Is Most Likely To Regret
Joanna Newsom - Ys
What a uniformly frustrating album.  I don't have as much rancor for this as I do for Grizzly Bear, but the people going nuts about it are way, way off-base.  Again, when did the lo-fi crowd become experts on "beautiful" music?  Of course it's beautiful next to the four-track crap you listen to all day.  Take away that phony-baloney faux-Bjork affectation, and she's chamber music.  And if I read one more review praising Van Dyke Parks and his pointless, distracting, non sequitur string arrangements, I'm going to buy a cello just so I can smack him in the chops with it.

At the same time, it's not an ineffective album.  I get why her music affects people.  And I appreciate the talent on display.  She's got this magical, "Peter And The Wolf" thing going on... you can imagine yourself floating around in Narnia with talking rabbits and squirrels and shit.  It's more a matter of whether I feel I'm missing out on something.  Which I don't.  She may slap together something praiseworthy later on.  This isn't it.

Dishonorable Mention
Jurassic 5 - Feedback
I got your feedback right here: Cut Chemist was your sound.  His skills allowed us to forgive your corny rhymes.  If you can't get him back, spare us the derivative Black Eyed Peas crap.  Depressing.

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Because Even Though I Pretend Not To Care What You Think, Really I Do, Because I'm A Complete Fucking Douchebag Who's Manipulating The Grass-Roots Publicity System To His Advantage Instead Of Making Music Good Enough To Speak For Itself
These guys are fuckin' fakes.  Except their drummer.  That guy's a fucking demon.  I'll grant them that.

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - So Divided
...And you will know them by the trail of stupid horn and string arrangements.  I have no idea what the point of this album is.  It's neither as ingenious as Source Tags & Codes nor as mainstream-fabulous as the unfairly savaged Worlds Apart.  And it rocks a lot less than either of them.  There's good stuff here and there, but why bother?  If I want piano rock, I'll listen to Ben Folds' scattershot Supersunnyspeedgraphic for a few minutes, not your heavy ode to whatever indignant shit just upset you.  It's a shame that Pitchfork chose to hatchet Worlds Apart when they could have torn So Divided a new one instead.

Top Five Disappointing Follow-Ups That Are Merely OK
None of these are bad albums, but they are notable turns for the worse.

1. The Streets
- The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
It's not that bad, but he makes the dip to irrelevance with this.  His whole thing is that he's gritty and evocative!  This is just a bunch of whining.

2. Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
I've made my feelings abundantly clear on this.

3. OutKast - Idlewild
They get a mulligan for this, since it's not supposed to be a proper album, and they were clearly focusing on the movie more than the songs.  But lackluster nonetheless, with the blazing exception of "Morris Brown."  God-damn.

4. Guster - Ganging Up On The Sun
Keep It Together is one of my desert-island albums.  This has none of the bounce, and little of the charm.  Not worthwhile.

5. Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Stadium Arcadium
So instead of just giving us one carbon copy of By The Way, they gave us two carbon copies at once?  They could have saved the second disc for 2010 and called it San Francisco Disco or something.

Partial Credit
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Great stuff.  They're not a "special" band, nor are any of them individually that brilliant.  But they make a nice sound, and Van Occupanther is a mellow, pleasant, and highly likable album.  That said, the excellent lead track "Roscoe" elevates the rest of the album to relevance.  Without "Roscoe," I doubt the rest of the album would be noteworthy.  Still, I really like it.

Thom Yorke - The Eraser
"Black Swan" is one of my favorite tunes of the year.  If it were more radio-friendly (its chorus doesn't just contain an F-bomb, it balances upon it) it could have made a significant impact on above-ground pop.  But that's more a problem with the radio scene than the song.  The rest of this loop-fest of a solo project I can do without.  All the songs are pretty much the same format, with eight misses surrounding the lone hit.  At the very least, Yorke gets props for not subjecting us to any of this for the upcoming Radiohead album.  But for my money, "Black Swan" is indispensable on its own.

Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Colorblind
I'm no fan of the blues or gospel, but RRFB is one of those cases where a musician's genius transcends his genre (or genres).  The songs are little more than constructs for showcasing his singular musical ability with the Sacred Steel, but this is a group whose collective talent renders the songwriting process unnecessary.  Give them a riff, and they will burn it into the ground.  On Colorblind's up-tempo numbers, specifically "Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That" and "Deliver Me," the band comes as close as possible to reproducing their legendary live energy (and irrepressible joy) in the studio.  Unfortunately, the studio albums also subject us to a series of disposable, cookie-cutter ballads that have more in common with The Jets (or, less flatteringly, Franklin Comes Alive!) than Robert Johnson.  It's their prerogative, but I think they'd do well to stop wasting their massive talent on that garbage.

Ben Folds - Supersunnyspeedgraphic
Re-worked versions of songs from the EPs he threw together from 2003-04.  More a collection of songs than an album.  I give partial credit because the best songs were in pretty good shape as they were, making this LP kind of unnecessary.  But I still like a lot of it.  And I like it better than Songs for Silverman.

Honorable Mention
Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo
Speaking of penetration (hey-ooo)... the ass-and-boobs obsession on display here is equally awe-inspiring.  He makes 2 Live Crew look like a bunch of whiny Morrissey-style asexuals.  And the beats are as filthy figuratively as the lyrics are filthy literally; you're immediately transported into a car full of people driving home from the club at 4 AM.  Unfortunately, I can't discuss this album without using a lot of "buts."  Spank is a compelling MC, and pretty talented... but he trips over that fine line between "ribald" and "perverted" a bit too often for my taste.  I enjoy listening to it... but I feel like I need a shower and a shot of Pepto afterwards.  It's a fun album... but how can I love an album that I'm ashamed to listen to in public?  You get the idea.  I think he should call his next album "NSFW," just so everyone's clear.

LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
This Nike-commissioned 46-minute concept track is further evidence that James Murphy is better suited to long-form tracks, like 45:33 and "Beat Connection," than the shorter efforts such as those found on the self-titled LP from last year.  He can fill an extended track to the brim with ideas and variations, such that it avoids monotony and entertains from start to finish; in that sense, short tracks don't really allow him to do what he does best.  The upcoming Sound of Silver, a collection of longer tracks that will certainly appear on any list I make next year, supports this theory.  But in the meantime, 45:33 is pretty sweet.

Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World
I really liked this album.  They've caught some flak for emulating Coldplay, but I think Elbow's rollicking take on the sound is much more fun.  The title track, lead track "Station Approach," and best track "Forget Myself" are brilliant.

10 Favorite Albums Of 2006
10. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
Rubies is catchy and appealing in an ADD kind of way.  But the ADD thing prevents it from affecting me much... it's enough of an achievement just to keep up with Dan Bejar, let alone connect with him.  Still, there's plenty to like, even if it's not all that penetrating.  And I do have to stand in awe of Bejar's maniacal poetry.

9. The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
They're the disco version of !!!... less funk and techno, more high-hats and cowbell.  "Whoo, Alright..." is an amazing song.  If there's a weakness to this album, it's that their sound feels very small and unassuming, despite the boisterousness of the songs themselves. Another case of "if they ever manage to capture their live presence in the studio..." syndrome.  But Pieces is still a fun listen.

8. The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
Most underrated album of the year.  It's not as mind-blowing as Yoshimi or The Soft Bulletin, maybe, but for all that those records are brilliant, they are equally inconsistent.  The Lips don't have to redefine themselves and their music every time out.  Mystics is no slouch.

7. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
The most relevant album of the year, and certainly the pop album that will identify 2006.  But it didn't have much staying power with me.  When I get my fill of candy, I usually don't want much more.  But anything that makes Cee-Lo Green a superstar is worthy of inclusion.

6. The Roots - Game Theory
Still at the top of their game, and still pumping out criminally underrated music.  Game Theory is the kind of focused effort that makes you wonder why it took them so long to figure out that 15-minute spoken-word soliloquies don't play so well with general audiences.  I listen to Game Theory and wonder what could have been, had Things Fall Apart or Phrenology been this tight.

5. Calexico - Garden Ruin
Another great, straight-ahead rock album.  This one, however, comes from a band that had previously been more interested in evoking Mexican mariachi music than rocking out.  That stuff is okay and all, but I'm glad they toned down the expansive multicultural thing this time around.  Garden Ruin is deep, mature, and rich... still clearly grounded in the Southwest, but without the ersatz bandito stuff.  It's an extension of what they accomplished with Iron & Wine last year on the excellent In The Reins EP.

4. The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
Between this album and Sam's Town, accusing bands of ripping off Springsteen has become the new vogue in music criticism.  It used to be "this guy thinks he's the new Dylan, but he's so not."  Now it's The Boss.  Please.  Since when is it a crime to follow in a tradition?  Bar rock is simple and derivative in its nature, but that simplicity is what makes it so much fun.  Besides, they get extra brownie points for being the first NYC band to buck the Joy Division/Interpol/Franz Ferdinand trend in indie pop.  And you know what?  Good for them.

3. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
TVOTR are as relevant and important as it gets.  The only valid comparison Cookie Mountain inspires in my mind is to Radiohead.  That's how big they are.  Tunde Adebimpe is a major vocal talent, and their sound is one of a kind.  Ultimately, though, I think they have better songs in them.  I eagerly await those songs, because they'll fucking blow everyone away.

2. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
I only recently stopped listening to it on a regular basis; it came out in February.  It's absolutely brilliant stuff.  If something this good had come from an unknown band, one that hadn't released If You're Feeling Sinister and didn't have the "they're so different now" stigma attached to them, The Life Pursuit would have been a runaway success.  Instead, it carries the extra baggage of having to accept B&S for what it is... which I could give a shit about.  I, for one, welcome our new chamber-twee overlords.

1. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
I cannot, and have not, shut up about how much I love this album.  The songs are simple, but simple in a "making it look easy" kind of way.  I'm not hedging with this one... this is both my favorite and the best.

  1. Holy crap! I forgot about Sunset Rubdown!!! What a waste of life that album is. If I'm denied a Wolf Parade album because of Spencer Krug's Pokemon-style approach to side projects and collaborations, I'm... going to make more idle threats.

  2. Nice summary. I need to listen to "At War With The Mystics" again... which incidentally would be my pick for Best Album Cover.

    The one really awesome 2006 album that's not on this list I think is Fishscale.

    Besides that,
    Ass and boobs.
    Ass and boobs.
    Ass and boobs.
    (times infinuty!1)

  3. 1) "Ass n' boobs" = Busted Old Junk
    "Lookin' like a baby rat" = New Hotness

    2) I still haven't checked out Fishscale. I have it, never listened much. I know this will come back to haunt me somehow, and it might take me down a peg or two in Jesse's eyes, but I've never been particularly into Wu-Tang's music. I like what I've heard, and the skits and image are awesome and all that, but musically speaking it's not a huge deal to me. I'll check out Fishscale eventually.

    3) In other hipster hip-hop news, note the absence of Clipse on this list. Good album, not great.

  4. I just checked out the baby rat song. Fantastic! This song needs to be played in clubs across America.

  5. for the record, my list:
    2006 Music Awards

    Album of the Year
    1. The Black Angels - Passover
    2. Yo La Tengo – I am not afraid of you and I will beat your ass
    3. Wolfmother – Wolfmother
    4. The Roots – Game Theory
    5. The Knife – Silent Shout

    Song of the Year
    Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
    Johnny Boy – You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes
    TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me
    The Black Angels – Black Grease
    Archie Bronson Outfit – Dart for My Sweetheart
    Midlake - Roscoe
    Built to Spill - Goin’ Against Your Mind
    Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill
    Band of Horses – The Funeral
    Wolfmother – Joker and the Thief
    Junior Boys – In the Morning
    Yo La Tengo – Pass the Hatchet, I think I’m Goodkind
    Hot Chip – Boy From School

    Honorable Mention – Songs I only discovered this year
    Ted Leo + Pharmacists – Shake the Sheets
    The Knife – Heartbeats
    The bottomless pit of quality that is Spoon’s back catalogue

    Top Xmas Gifts I Never Got
    5. Fruit/Cheese/Meat of the month club membership
    4. Tickets to a New Years Eve Radiohead concert
    3. My two front teeth (platinum grilled)
    2. Little sister
    1. At-At

  6. Jeff, I think your point of entry into Fishscale needs to be listening to "The Champ" and imagining the Juggernaut. Then the scales will fall from your eyes (lousy pun intended).

  7. Rusch:

    Yay, Ted Leo!!! He's my back-catalog award winner this year. His previous two albums to Shake the Sheets are just as good. Did I bring you Hearts of Oak?


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Friday, January 08, 2010

Alabama Wins

The hit that sealed the victory

Texas QB Garrett Gilbert fumbles the ball as he is hit by Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders in the fourth quarter.

From the AP, on the sack and fumble:

Alabama 24, Texas 21.

The game that was seemingly lost was now a three-point contest. The Texas defense held again. Alabama punted and with 3:14 remaining, Garrett Gilbert walked out on the field, the same field he played so poorly on, huddled up his teammates, the same ones who couldn’t be faulted in doubting his ability, and told them they were about to drive down the field to either tie or win the BCS title game.

“We’re going to take it down there,” Gilbert said.

They believed him.

From the sideline McCoy saw the blitz coming from Gilbert’s blind side. Gilbert said he felt it too. Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders was coming fast, faster than Gilbert realized. Anders crushed Gilbert, springing the ball loose. For a split second, before he got buried into the turf, Gilbert saw the comeback, the game, the championship bounce away.

He prayed one of his guys would get it. They didn’t. Alabama did on Texas’ 3-yard line. A few plays later the Tide scored. Later they scored again. The game ended with Alabama taking a knee and Nick Saban getting a Gatorade bath and a crimson-and-white confetti shower.

It was a great game and I am glad that the boys and me got to stay up till 12:30 in the morning watching it. Jacob was a hoot to watch at times, he was really rooting for Alabama ----- when we moved to Alabama, he quickly picked them as his team.

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