Given my recent experience with things cold, it probably won’t come as a surprise that I chose the Touché Vibrating Ice Massager for a product review.
This is essentially a clitoral stimulator, with a twist. It has a container to fill with water and freeze.
How to use:
Take the ice holder and completely fill it with water.
Make sure the bullet vibrator is removed from the grip.
Gently place the grip on top of the water until it seals the ice holder.
Place the Touché Ice in a freezer.
Wait for the water to freeze. Do it early!! You don’t want the water only partly frozen when you come to use it. Allow a few hours.
Take the Touché Ice out of the freezer. Put the vibrating bullet in the ice grip. Carefully remove the ice holder from the ice by pulling the tab gently… and enjoy!
I really enjoyed my time with the ice massager, the bullet is powerful enough for some damn good clit stimulation, and the cold sensations added another dimension, with an orgasm taking me almost by surprise! I also enjoyed it on other parts of my body. We played with it for quite a while, and it really felt good on my nipples and belly. Jose also liked it, although the cold for him was a bit more of a shock! Used on his sensitive bits, he preferred just the ice, with no vibration.
Holding on to it was no problem, as the grip is top grade medical silicone, so no problems with dropping it, and it is phthalate free too.
This isn’t a toy I would use every day, but it is nice to have, and fun to use. I wouldn’t use it alone either, but as an addition to a love making session, it was pretty cool (Pun intended!).
All in all, this is a nice, high quality toy that does it’s job well. It is great to tease and be teased with, cute looking and available in two sizes and three colours. I wouldn’t own it as my only sex toy, but I will definitely use it again. As the bullet is replaceable, it will last for a lot of years too.
Nice job Touche, I am looking forward to trying more of your sexy and stylish products!!
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Political, religious and sexual behaviors are reflections of intelligence, a new study finds.
Psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa correlated the above behaviors with IQ from a large national U.S. sample. What did he find? Just what I would expect. People who identified as liberal and atheist had higher IQs. This applied also to sexual exclusivity in men, but not in women.
Findings to be published in the March 2010 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly.
The IQ differences are statistically significant, as much as 11 points. The study demonstrates how certain patterns of identifying with particular ideologies develop, and how some people’s behaviors come to be.
Sexual exclusivity in men, liberalism and atheism all go against what would be expected based on evolutionary behaviors of humans in the past. Basically, in order to go against our natural behaviors we would need to have a higher intelligence and are more evolved than those that believe in superstitions (Most commonly associated with Republicans/Christians).
“The adoption of some evolutionarily novel ideas makes some sense in terms of moving the species forward,” said George Washington University leadership professor James Bailey, who was not involved in the study. “It also makes perfect sense that more intelligent people — people with, sort of, more intellectual firepower — are likely to be the ones to do that.”
Bailey also said that aligning oneself with “unconventional” philosophies such as liberalism or atheism may be “ways to communicate to everyone that you’re pretty smart.
In the case of men and sexual exclusivity, it make sense that men whom are now sexually exclusive are more intelligent because in order to be that way, they had to think and get past the natural evolutionary pattern. Early men had many mates in order to spread their seed and ensure survival of their gene pool. Look at the stories of the Bible…many wives and “go forth and populate” the earth.
“Religion, the current theory goes, did not help people survive or reproduce necessarily, but goes along the lines of helping people to be paranoid, Kanazawa said. Assuming that, for example, a noise in the distance is a signal of a threat helped early humans to prepare in case of danger.”
“It helps life to be paranoid, and because humans are paranoid, they become more religious, and they see the hands of God everywhere,” Kanazawa said.
Have any of you noticed those traits in FOX News opinion personalities? Have we not witnessed it in the recent presidential elections and amount large numbers of Christian Republicans?
Let me refresh your memories: According to the paranoid, President Obama is a socialist, marxist, communist, fascist, terrorist supporter, anti-American, wants to create a death panel to kill grandma…etc. Paranoid as hell, aren’t they? Now, lets go back to the Bush (Christian Republican ) years and notice the fear they preached, as they do now. Fear this, fear that, he is not a citizen. Attacking like animals at every turn and not taking the time to actually think and see things as they really are, in reality.
Check this out:
Adolescents who stated they were atheist had an averaged IQ of 103 compared to adults that stated they were religious had an averaged IQ of 97.
Atheism “allows someone to move forward and speculate on life without any concern for the dogmatic structure of a religion,” Bailey said.
“Historically, anything that’s new and different can be seen as a threat in terms of the religious beliefs; almost all religious systems are about permanence,” he noted.
“Liberals are more likely to be concerned about total strangers; conservatives are likely to be concerned with people they associate with,”
Kanazawa said. “It’s unnatural for humans to be concerned about total strangers.” he said.
It Appears that Fox News and the majority of Christian Republicans follow this pattern. They hate illegals, hate social services, against health care to help millions but care a lot about their money and things and not giving to anyone that is not part of the “family”.
The study found that young adults who said they were “very conservative” had an average adolescent IQ of 95, whereas those who said they were “very liberal” averaged 106.
It also makes sense that “conservatism” as a worldview of keeping things stable would be a safer approach than venturing toward the unfamiliar, Bailey said.
FYI: Bailey is conservative and Kanazawa is “a strong libertarian.”
Student life is certainly far from mundane, miserable and stressful right? So come on everyone- don’t worry, be happy!
Research shows that those who experience joy, excitement and contentment in their lives are less likely to suffer from heart disease. Researchers suggest the best way to do this, is to get a daily dose of a pleasurable hobby or activity. Not only will such activities improve your mood, but it may also be a positive impact on your physical health.
Lead author, Dr Karina Davidson of Columbia University Medical Centre, in New York, America, said:
“Some people wait for their two weeks of vacation to have fun, and that would be analogous to binge drinking – moderation and consistency, not deprivation and binging, is what is needed.
In a 10-year study of 1,700 people, it was found that the most depressed were at the highest risk of heart disease. The team of US researchers believe that happier people may have better sleeping patterns; are less liable to suffer stress and more able to move on from upsetting circumstances- all of which can put a strain on the body.
However, Dr Davidson admitted more research is needed on this link. By the end of the analysis, some 145 had developed heart disease – fewer than one in 10.
Ellen Mason, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation said:
“Today’s study used an experimental design that is great for observing trends and associations, but doesn’t prove cause and effect or tell us for sure whether changing our mood can definitely reduce our risk of heart disease”.
She continued, “This research suggested that those who naturally had a ‘glass half-full’ mood seemed to be most protected from disease. But we’re not all like that, and we know that improving your mood isn’t always easy – so we don’t know if it’s possible to change our natural levels of positivity.”
A little information about heart disease:
There are thought to be 2.5 million people in Britain with heart disease. this condition is the single biggest killer causing claiming 70,000 deaths a year.
700 people in the UK suffer a heart attack every day – that’s one every two minutes.
One British adult dies from the disease every three minutes
The risk of heart disease is greater for people with poor diet, who smoke and do not exercise, and men are more likely to suffer from it than women.
Heart disease and stroke may be inherited, but often they are the result of lifestyle. Changing eating, exercise and smoking habits can play a significant part in prevention.
For more information, please visit: The British Heart Foundation
Yesterday, I decided to get back on the horse and take my first steps towards accomplishing one of my goals for 2010, which is to pass my driving test and get a car. I’m 24 years old, I’ll need a car for jobs once I finish my current university course, and I also just want to take this step towards freedom. I feel a little guilty relying on friends who drive, and I want to repay the favour; I’m tired of getting the bus, I’m tired of having to leave Toby’s at 10:30pm just so that I can get home. I want to do what I want when I want. So I took my driving theory test for the first time in 6 years, and I passed it. So onto the practical! I have a CD-ROM to help with this (though I have yet to view it, and unless the CD puts me in a car, I’m unsure as to how helpful it’ll actually be), and I’m going to book an intensive course for a week in the Easter holidays, hopefully with a practical test attached at the end which I can pass and then get my licence.
When I was 18, I took this practical driving test 3 times, and kept failing. The first time, I nearly passed (and perhaps should have), but the second and third time my nerves got the better of me and I couldn’t function effectively. I know that driving is an industry and examiners are unnecessarily rigid, because they can get money out of people retaking tests. But I just need to get my shit together and give them an excuse not to fail me. I’m hoping that being a bit older with more life experience will give me the strength I need to get through the test, but I have to acknowledge the fact that I’m still nervous about it! But I’m going to try a different strategy (blitzing it in a week rather than taking a lesson each week might hopefully give me less time to get nervous) and my determination to pass – it’s a necessity! – might just see me through. We’ll have to wait and see.
The theme of this blog entry is in the title – empowerment. So far, 2010 is shaping up pretty well – two of my three goals seem to be progressing towards successful completion and it’s only mid-February. I have a wonderful new boyfriend and I am slowly learning to be in a relationship with him. I am halfway towards my driving licence, with the next steps clear in my mind (and my wallet, *sigh*), and Mike’s neighbour Andrea has a car (Peugeot 306 – nothing fancy but it’ll get me from A to B) which he is going to sell for £800 that I am considering purchasing (not only does he have to go through Mike who can be fearsome if necessary, but I’ve met Andrea myself so he’s unlikely to rip me off – I know where he lives!). I have got a fantastic best friend at university with whom I am extremely likely to keep in contact after the course ends, and I have shed nearly all the weight I’m looking to shed. I have got two tattoos that I love, that are exactly right for me, and I am making plans for the third (watch this space! It’s going to require some considerable designing though so I won’t be blogging it next week or anything ). In other words, life is good right now. I’ve tried to keep my blog even, to reflect the positives and negatives, the joys and heartbreak in my life in equal measure, in a way that means you can see and feel what is personal to me but also in a way that’s not so personalised that nobody else can relate. I’ve also blogged about music, fashion, perfume and other things that are personal interests of mine, but which are also interesting to the general population.
This blog itself, along with all of the aforementioned things in the above paragraph, are steps towards my own empowerment. It’s funny how much can change in six months. I have a lot of growing to do, but I look at myself and I have come quite far in quite a short amount of time. I feel like an adult, like I’m not an ugly person but someone deserving and strong. I can’t be strong 100% of the time, and that’s ok, but I’m stronger now than I used to be and I can see it, I can feel it. And this journey is only beginning, I have more steps to take (car, job, financial stability, my own place) before I am anywhere near satisfied (hah!) but I acknowledge my progress towards independence and I feel good about it. I can do this. We have to empower ourselves each day to get a little bit further towards where we want to be, and I refuse to ever be powerless. This is what I realise now, and I am empowered.
Searched online seems to be that these are hard to find. Toys N Joys has the Advent Belt for only 20 bucks. I might buy one. Plus it doesn’t take 4-7 weeks unlike the other site I posted.
Warrior Rising is the 6th installment in P.C. Cast’s Goddess Summoning series, and it couldn’t be more different when compared to her tamer House of Night series of books (which is more for the kiddies, as they say).
The story revolves around 36 year old shrink Katrina Marie Campbell, who finds herself in a predicament when Greek Goddesses Athena, Venus and Hera decide to relegate the task of halting the Trojan War to her. As it turns out, both Kat and her best friend, Jacky, have died from a modern-day car accident, and their only choice is to assume the slain bodies of Polyxena (for those unfamiliar with the tale, Polyxena is a princess of Troy, and sister to Cassandra and Hector) and her handmaid, Melia. In exchange, the Goddesses decide to grant her a boon at the end of it.
Kat is presented to Achilles as a war prize under the guise of being granted oracle powers by Athena herself, only to discover that he’s a scarred man, overcome by an inner berserker when agitated. Men and women alike fear him for his violence and invulnerability on the battlefield. The plot flows predictably from there – Kat asserts herself as his personal psychiatrist, looks beyond his outer wounds and heals his spirit, hatches a plan that magically ends the war and the pillaging… the book practically writes itself.
The sex: what P.C. Cast book would be without? The smut was fairly tame by Cast’s standards, though the random hypnosis sex creeped me out.
I’ll admit that I was drawn to the story since I’ve always been a big fan of the Trojan War and the characters involved – not too many cameos in this story though (Agamemnon, Briesis, Odysseus, and a smattering of others), and character development was fairly weak. The notion of Kat and Jacky blending seamlessly into olden-day Greece, frequently using modern day lingo and colloquialisms and pandering about without being beheaded for their insolence was ludicrous in every sense. Cast also took liberty with various aspects of the history of which I’m still a tad undecided on; examples include Odysseus’ true love being the Goddess Athena (and not Penelope, the whole reason why he’s trying to sail home to begin with??), Briesis being a conniving nymphomaniac, Agamemnon cast as that fat guy from Borat but with numerous piercings and a golden throne… the list goes on.
Only recommended if you don’t mind a load of inaccuracies in favor of a very predictable romance. Not one of Cast’s stronger works.
See also: Goddess of the Sea, Goddess of Spring, Goddess of Light, Goddess of the Rose, Goddess of Love
I wouldn’t mind having someone around who didn’t end up driving me nuts after a few days. My own personal theory is marry someone whom possesses character traits you enjoy. Can you go on a 2 week vacation with this person and not be bored/stressed/infuriated? That is the question.
If you are not a commitment-phobe by nature, you may not know how to avoid getting into a relationship. If you’re not feeling the need to settle down and reproduce, it’s ok. If joining an internet dating site scares the living crap out of you, I understand. Relationships can be like drugs: just because everyone is else is doing it doesnt gaurantee you’re going to love it, especially the day after.
The last 5 years have been pretty much relationship-free for me. Not to say I didn’t have my fair share of man drama, but nothing ever moved past 2nd base, emotionally I mean, at least not on a realistic, mutual level. Now I’ve learned to establish boundaries rather than build walls. Doing any of the following has ensured I screwed up any chance of making myself available for grown-up relationships. Here’s how to stay single:
-Instead of going out in public to join friends, decide to spend Saturday nights watching Cops and America’s Most Wanted. Who needs to “go somewhere” when the most explosive 2 hours on tv is going on right in my living room? Why go out and meet “bad guys” when I can see John Walsh bring a few to justice?
-When talked into “going out,” show up either a nervous wreck or stoned. Focus on Yuengling and avoid conversation with acquainences. The edgy guy sitting at the end of the bar annoying everyone but me is amusing.
-Obsess about the past. After spend hours thinking about the first guy I ever slept with, check his myspace to make sure he is still a douchebag.
-Believe that a jerky guy is not really a jerkoff, he’s just pretending, somehow.
-Worry incessently before going on a date. Work oneself into low-grade panic and become confused about who I am that day. My mood becomes a jumble of nothing. What to wear? Everything looks wierd. I am not sure if I even like this guy. Show up overly anxious, withdrawn, or under the influence. If under the influence, become more anxious after realizing I am now on a completely different level than the guy. I am not myself and wonder what would my sober/calm self be saying right now? Snowballing awkwardness ensues. I ramble about abstract topics to fill the personality void.
-When things start getting slightly “serious,” realize an impending committment and become less “available” and more “busy.” This only happens with men I’m not infatuated with.
-Pick emotionally unavailable men or unrealistic circumstances. Guys on tour are so exciting! Military guys on temporary assignment? Intriguing. The safety of persuing a relationship with a British guitar tech kept my interest for years. I was myself, a healthy version of myself. We talked over email and saw each other every few years. It’s funny the emotional intimacy I felt with him was so pure. Of course the accent didn’t hurt. “Check, 1, 2!” never sounded so good.
-Get drunk and sign up for internet dating sites at 1 or 2 in the morning; spend an hour creating a decidedly amusing, slightly sarcastic profile. Several months will go by before I remember and/or feel like logging in again. I will be unable to recall my password or log-in name, and decide it is a sign that I’m not serious about dating anyway.
And just maybe, I wasn’t.
I turned 30 this year and had the motherload of realizations of my own sub-concious methods of sabotage and self-destruction. The whole year of 29 was incredibly enlightening, even when it just seemed I was finally going mad. My underlying beliefs and consequent behavior became apparent and it was easy to let the bad things and bad people go. Out of all the ridiculous experiences, came self-growth like kryptonite and the things which had power over me were dismantled and dismissed like Chris Brown.
Now the past is nothing more than a story to tell.
Can Exercise Improve Your Sex Life?
By Greg Shealey, M.S.
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Greg Shealey is a health educator and president and founder of Bio-Fit and Wellness.
Whether you’re a fitness junkie or exercising for the first time, learn the answer to the question, “Can exercise make a huge impact on having a better sex life?” Our article will help you find the answer to the relationship between exercise and better sex.
Physically fit men seem to benefit in the bedroom as it relates to increased libido and stable testosterone levels that often decline as men age. On the other hand, sex can be as much mental as it is physical, and a person’s physical appearance can be beneficial on an emotional level, as well. Looking and feeling healthy can increase your self-esteem while making you feel more attractive.
A study conducted at the University of California-San Diego tracked 78 middle-aged men on an aerobic exercise program. The subjects exercised at moderate intensity for 60 minutes a day, three or four days a week. After nine months of continuous exercise, these subjects reported that their sex life was more satisfying as far as stamina and orgasms. In comparison, 17 male subjects that performed light workout routines such as walking at a comparatively slower pace stated that they had no substantial improvement in their sex lives.
Discovery Health: Can Exercise Improve Your Sex Life?
Information about Usher Syndromes. You want to know what is that mean. I am giving you the links.
Usher Syndrome
Information About Usher Syndrome
Night Blindness:
* Can’t see when coming in from bright sunlight
* Trips over things when light changes or light is dim
* Stays near a light in a dark room or at night
* Moves a speaker so light falls on face
* May express a desire to enter a room before it is darkened (movie theater, etc.)
* Avoids conversations in a darkened area
* When walking along a road at night, may appear to stagger or lose balance after an oncoming car has passed
* Has problems reading under some lights or in dimly lit areas
Glare sensitive:
* Squints and shades eyes in bright lights or fluorescent lighting – complains that the light hurts his/her eyes
* Likes to wear sunglasses even in buildings, but especially in bright sunlight
* Avoids participating in outdoor sports when the sun is very bright
* May appear awkward when exiting from the inside to the outside of a building (when faced with bright light)
Needs contrast:
* Has difficulty reading light copies or ditto copies
* Often spills when pouring liquids
* Can’t see stars at night
Restricted field:
* Startles easily
* Seems to hold eyes in a different direction when looking at some things (because of islands of vision)
* Turns head while reading across a page
* Uses finger to mark place while reading
* Can’t find small objects that have been dropped
* Fails to glance at another person’s handwaving from the side
* Bumps into people, tables, and chairs
* Stumbles on stairs and curbs
* Is quiet in a large group or may edge him/herself to one side when placed in a group
* Frequently fails to understand or misses groups instruction. Often relies on friends for information
* May appear to ignore others standing by his/ her side
* Prefers conversation at distances of 4 to 6 ft.
Problems with visual acuity:
* Holds book close to eyes, or bends to read
* Places face close to desk while writing
* Sits near blackboard
Balance problems:
* Can’t ride a bicycle
* Is considered clumsy
* Loses balance easily in the dark
Other:
* Frequently last in completing group activities
* Exhibits symptoms of anxiousness in new areas
* Often last to enter the room
* May have some repetitive behavior (seems to do the same things in the same ways, or continues to order the same things at lunch)
* May choose to stay home alone rather than be faced with the embarrassment of dealing with a new situation in the dark
* May appear unconcerned and may fail to fully participate in groups activities
* Frequently hesitates at the top or bottom of stairs (for orientation)
* Avoids walking or running in unfamiliar areas, especially when there is bright sunlight or when in a darkened area
* Appears to be constantly visually scanning a group
Hearing Loss in Usher Syndrome
Type l
* Children are born profoundly deaf or with just a little hearing in the low tones at loud levels of sound.
* Most but not all state that hearing aids help only a little or not at all.
* Some young children are showing benefit from cochlear implants.
The list is exactly what I was doing in the past. That is why my option for cochlear implant to hear. This is help me balance and hear better. I’m plan to get bilateral cochlear implants after my childbirth.
My goal for Retinitis Pigmentosa can cure by stem cell research or retinal implant. Because I don’t want to get blind in the future. I’m still take an Eye Vitamin supplements from Ocuvite® Lutein Eye Vitamin and Mineral Supplements . This is helping me postpone the blinds in late 40’s to 60’s. Now, I can’t take this supplement during pregnancy. That’s not good for my baby. I am taking a prenatal with DHA and Omega-3. The DHA with Omega-3 is helping us healthy in brains and eyes. After my childbirth and will take my precious Eyes vitamin supplements again. I will never give it up.
I updated MLA 101, but I’ve noticed that the format is a little funny on the final page. I’ll continue to tweak that until I find a format that works. If there are any errors you note, please email me at 88lyssa19@gmail.com . I was finally promoted to work on this page when I noticed a surge in people visiting that page. That was exciting to see.
I’ve been working on my novel as part of my senior project, as stated before. Though I just started working on this as my senior project last semester, I have worked on this novel for close to a year. Since then, it has been revamped so many times, and I haven’t even made it to chapter three. I enjoy the editing process, which is why I want to get into editing after college. I’m a little disappointed in myself. I had so many ideas pumped into this novel, and now I have to cut some pieces out, get rid of some characters or plot elements. It brings me down, but I seek solace in the idea I’m making this novel better.
I’m in a Young Adult Lit class this semester, which has been really good for me on my senior project. The class is taught with education majors in mind, but the professor (also my S.P. advisor) also discusses elements of young adult novels while explaining how to properly teach the material. For example, we recently read the novel ‘Speak’ and discussed how this book shines a light on a topic rarely discussed (rape) while, at the same time, people who haven’t been raped can connect with Melinda’s character. Sorry if I just spoiled the book for you.
Who’s your favorite author that other people are NOT reading? The one you want to evangelize for, the one you would run popularity campaigns for? The author that, so far as you’re concerned, everyone should be reading–but that nobody seems to have heard of. You know, not JK Rowling, not Jane Austen, not Hemingway–everybody’s heard of them. The author that you think should be that famous and can’t understand why they’re not…
Most of the authors I read have a big fanbase. I still think more should read John Green’s books though and check out his video channel. He writes some of the funniest, real life books that make teens feel like an adult author understands them without making them look inferior. I get absorbed in his work and usually finish in a day or too because they are so hard to quite reading.
My reviews will now include an image of the cover, details of the book, letter grade rating, quotes and finally age rating.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Anchor (May 6, 2008)
Language: English
Summary- From Amazon
Set in a future where urbanites are segregated by strict curfews into Daytimers and Nighttimers, the narrative unfolds as an oral history comprising contradictory accounts from people who knew Buster. These include childhood friends horrified by the boy’s macabre behavior (getting snakes, scorpions and spiders to bite him and induce instant erections; repeatedly infecting himself with rabies), policemen and doctors who had dealings with the rabies “superspreader”; and Party Crashers, thrill-seeking Nighttimers who turn city streets into demolition derby arenas. After liberally infecting his hometown peers with rabies, Buster hits the big city and takes up with the Party Crashers. A series of deaths lead to a police investigation of Buster (long-since known as “Rant”—the sound children make while vomiting) that peaks just as Buster apparently commits suicide in a blaze of car-crash glory.
Grade:92/100 A-
Cover18/20
There a gory tone to it. It looks like a human heart which fits with one bit of the story and the whole question of morality, death, and immorality that seems to drive the ending bit of the story.
Characters 18/20
Being an oral history, this book is character driven. Most, if not all , of the characters in this are really bizarre. You have Rant himself that allows himself to be bitten many times for the thrill of it and then gets others sick from rabies. Through the words of others, the readers starts the journey of Rant’s life. The reader meets his mother and father, friends, lovers, and even an enemies. Like Rant, the characters are all in no way normal. There is one girl that has a deformed arm who dated Rant at a time. There are the crazy drivers that drive around hitting other cars. Then there is Rant’s family, which the the most bizarre bunch in the work. Everything seems to either stem from or connect to rant in some way or another. Its interesting seeing how all the lives of these individuals connect through him. I can’t say I really liked any of them but they were interesting to read about.
There are a lot of character, and even though he tells you who is talking, but each has his or her own voice. THey all have certain things about their the way they talk or what they are willing to share that makes them stand out from the others. It seems he doesn’t fall into the what some authors of having too many characters that sound exactly the same. His characters are all different and interesting in their own way.
Story 19/20
All of his work is very odd at times, but by far this is the oddest. There is some mysterious time travel elements which actually all work out in the end and the last bit of the book where it connects to now makes the book for me. It’s an interesting ride. Each of characters share their lives and views on the Rant and the world they live in. Even though they all connect to him , their lives all connect in some ways with one another. While at times there are some out of this world situations, the author makes it work and very interesting.
Writing 19/20
Chuck has a way with glimmers of insight. He is know for his crude and very weird stories filled with characters that seem to go over the fabric of reality. This book is no different. What I liked best about his writing is how it makes you think, least some of it. There are these wonderful one liners and lines that make you lay the book aside for a bit and have to agree or make some reaction to it. The other bits are bizarre and don’t always make logical sense, but that is the idea. He goes out of the way to not write your normal every day book. After reading the characters, story, or both leaves a memory. These details make him one of my favorite writers.
Overall 18/20
The story is twisted and bizarre. There is some time travel elements that while may not seem logical work in the story. The characters are interesting and very strange. What goes on with them and Rant really make you wonder about mortality, immorality, and death. It also shades light on how lives of so many can be touched by one mad man and changed forever. Overall a good read.
Quotes/Writing Style
Each holiday tradition acts as an exercise in cognitive development, a greater challenge for the child. Despite the fact most parents don’t recognize this function, they still practice the exercise.
Rant also saw how resolving the illusions is crucial to how the child uses any new skills.
A child who is never coached with Santa Claus may never develop an ability to imagine. To him, nothing exists except the literal and tangible.
A child who is disillusioned abruptly, by his peers or siblings, being ridiculed for his faith and imagination, may choose never to believe in anything- tangible or intangible- again. To never trust or wonder.
But a child who relinquishes the illusions of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy, that child may come away with the most important skill set. That child may recognize the strength of his own imagination and faith. He will embrace the ability to create his own reality. That child becomes his own authority. He determines the nature of his world. His own vision. And by doing so, by the power of his example, he determines the reality of the other two types: those who can’t imagine, and those who can’t trust.
Beginning with Santa Claus as a cognitive exercise, a child is encouraged to share the same idea of reality as his peers. Even if that reality is patently invented and ludicrous, belief is encouraged with gifts that support and promote the common cultural lies.
The greatest consensus in modern society is our traffic systems. The way a flood of strangers can interact, sharing a path, almost all of them traveling without incident. It only takes one dissenting driver to create anarchy
“You grow up to become living proof of your parents’ limitations. Their less-than masterpiece.”
“We all have this moment, when your folks first see you as someone not growing up to be them.”
“What if reality is nothing but some disease?”
“The big reason why folks leave a small town,’ Rant used to say, ‘is so they can moon over the idea of going back. And the reason they stay put is so they can moon about getting out.’
Rant meant that no one is happy, anywhere.”
“Beginning with Santa in infancy, and ending with the Tooth Fairy as the child acquires adult teeth. Or, plainly put, beginning with all the possibility of childhood, and ending with an absolute trust in the national currency.”
Age rating 16 and older
Drugs/ Alcohol: Some drinking, mention of drugs 16/20
Sex- It isn’t too detailed but there is one scene of forced sex, talk of sexual acts and use of sexual devices. 15/20
General cussing- There is quite a bit of cussing but fits the characters and doesn’t take away from the story. 18/20
Below is a list of highly active terrorists operating in America today.
Terrorist – a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes in tightly controlled group; often uses religion as a cover; always seeks mass media attention to disseminate their "message".
Bill O’Reilly
Rush Limbaugh
Sarah Palin
Glenn Beck
Dick Cheney
Georgia Alisyn
Sean Hannity
Pat Robertson
Ann Coulter
Fox News whoring out women to entice young men into listening to their hate mongering messages.
You can’t tell me she didn’t know her ass out for the world to see.
I’m not complaining, but her husband sure as hell should be.
“…a profound and wry compilation of fourteen short stories. Terry and Mike are cousins whose families are almost seamlessly intertwined. Raised as close as brothers and living happy childhoods, neither one thinks of what can go wrong. But the unexpected deaths of both their fathers catapult their lives in two very different directions. Terry finds trouble with the law, while Mike lives his life racked with guilt and sadness. In her first book in four years… S. E. Hinton gives readers a gritty view of how one incident, one tragedy, affects two boys very differently, and changes their lives forever.” –from US.PenguinGroup.com
I’ve always loved The Outsiders, and in fact I treasure a distinct memory of reading the whole book in one sitting for school in 6th grade, even though we’d been strenuously instructed not to read ahead of the single chapter we were assigned. I did that a lot, but I was pretty good at playing dumb about the content of the rest of the books. Anyway, though The Outsiders is dear to me, I’ve never read any of your other work. Out of the blue I decided to change that, and picked up Some of Tim’s Stories. I’m extremely glad I did.
What a captivating little book! I’m a sucker for connected-but-separate short stories, like the ones in this collection, and was drawn in at once by your plain, stark prose and by Mike and Terry’s personalities. I mean, talk about craftsmanship. You really know how to spin a tale, weaving all the threads together and making it look easy, while still keeping it so blessedly simple. Though the subject matter was sometimes poignant or saddening, these stories were really a treat. You have a deft touch, and reading your work now was just as satisfying as when I read rebelliously ahead in The Outsiders some fifteen years ago. Five stars.
Love,
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