http://www.onlinepress.eu/News posted on the main European Online Newspapers - section Bloguri personaleSat, 31 Jul 2010 19:23:04 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/a-pictoral-observation-of-the-all-star-game-13075079-2-07_27_2010.htmlA Pictoral Observation of the 2010 All Star GameJoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/post-all-star-moves-and-grooves-13075078-2-07_27_2010.html-- C Eric Kratz, as expected, got the call to replace Jason Jaramillo. It couldn''t have come at a better time; it was on TV during the AAA All-Star Game. For once, the Bucco PR guys got something right.-- OF Starling Marte suffered an undisclosed "setback" during rehab of his hamate-removal hand surgery. It''s supposed to be a simple procedure; guess we''ll find out in a couple of days if thatThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/lindas-smile-13075077-2-07_27_2010.htmlShe really frustrated me.The ''artistic'' wannabe me.I was working in an ADP years and years ago. Linda was a woman with Down Syndrome who needed a fair bit of support. She was a short, squat woman, who always wore bright summer dresses. I remember finding her face remarkable. She was what was then considered to be elderly for someone with Down Syndrome and her face had developed fine crepe paper Rolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/things-ive-learned-about-book-marketing-13075076-2-07_27_2010.htmlFor most of us, promo is the least favorite part of the writing process, even ranking under revision and agent pitches. For me, there’s really nothing that comes naturally about selling—so I’ve had to work at it. Publishers expect it, and with the competitive nature of the book market today, it’s really a necessity if you want to keep your books on the shelf. I’ve promoted books from tiny publisMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/this-magnitude-of-redneck-doesnt-appear-at-every-all-star-game-13075075-2-07_27_2010.htmlThis Magnitude of Redneck Doesn’t Appear at Every All Star Game…JoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/listen-13075074-2-07_27_2010.htmlJust remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. - Thomas MertonListen.Last week it was This week the prayer I carry with me is Listen.Listen to God speak.Listen to God speaking in the stillness, and the noise.Listen to God speaking in the Mass, in scripture.Listen to God speaking in creation - in nature, in people.LisThoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/kratz-gets-the-call-13075073-2-07_27_2010.htmlHey, you might have heard that the Pirates called up another rookie to add to the roster. This guy''s pedigree is a little different than those of McCutch, Tabata, Walker, Lincoln, and Pedro. But his tale is perhaps even more compelling.The player is thirty year-old catcher Erik Kratz. The bloom''s off his rose; he''s played nine years in the minors for eight different clubs, and the only time The Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/tiber-river-review-praying-scripture-for-a-change-13075072-2-07_27_2010.html, is a book that I had been hoping to find for years. Though I have been to many classes on how to pray using Lectio Divina, and have read explanations online at various websites, I have never felt like I understood the method very well at all. It seemed rather complicated and I was never sure if I was doing it correctly.The author, Dr. Tim Gray, simplifies the method of this type of prayer, yet iThoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/a-side-order-of-effects-13075071-2-07_27_2010.htmlProbably because I''ve been fat my whole life, I don''t have a lot of problems carrying the weight of responsibilities that come with living my life. I''m OK with being an adult, OK with having expectations, OK with doing what my hands were created to do. Really. I am.But the last few days have been so difficult for me. I''ve felt tired and resentful, angry and moody ... flat out depressed. I''m sRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/carrots-eggs-coffee-13075070-2-07_27_2010.htmlA carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchlife without novacaineTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/top-cardinals-batting-stances-13075069-2-07_27_2010.htmlTop 7: Cardinals Batting StancesJoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/paying-attention-to-a-problem-13075068-2-07_27_2010.htmlI went, reluctantly, to Walmart this morning. It’s possibly my most un-favorite place on Earth, but there are some things I’ve just got to get there. One of those things is sunflower seeds for the birdfeeders in our back yard. I can get one huge bag there and it’ll last for nearly a season. Usually I get a 30ish pound bag but today I got greedy and pulled out—with some difficulty—a 50 pound Mystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/second-verse-same-as-the-first-13075067-2-07_27_2010.htmlAfter the break, it''s a new season, right Well, not exactly, if you''re the Pirates.Zach Duke didn''t allow a ball out of the infield, but a leadoff swinging bunt single to third by LF Jason Bourgeois followed by a pair of stolen bases made it 1-0 Astros before the Bucs stepped to the plate. Another first frame run, and more frustration in even slowing down an opponent''s running game.It was morThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/hidden-in-folds-13075066-2-07_27_2010.htmlThese lovelies are from my garden. Just about the only thing today that holds a smile inside the folds. Oh, and this amazing bit out of a book I''m reading..."And I want, in those silent, somehow faltering times, to be with someone who knows, or else alone. I want to reflect everything about you, and I never want to be too blind or too ancient to keep your profound wavering image with me. I want tlife without novacaineTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/sabbath-moments-july-13075065-2-07_27_2010.htmlSabbath moments are the moments we rest in God, when we take time to just Be with God rather than Do. Sabbath moments are those times when we live in the moment and find the holy in the ordinary. I invite you to share your Sabbath moment(s) here on Saturdays. Be sure to sign into Mr. Linky below. If you don''t have a blog, share about it in a comment! Hope you will join us!Some of my Sabbath momenThoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/top-retweets-13075064-2-07_27_2010.htmlTomorrow I’m running my Twitterific post, as usual, but I thought I’d run a post that has my top retweets listed. For non—Twitterers, followers retweet tweets that they find interesting to their followers, who sometimes retweet the link to their followers. Clear as mud, right:) Basically, the link or the tweet goes viral. And it’s interesting to me when it happens—some posts are clearly excelMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/praying-the-psalms-psalm-13075063-2-07_27_2010.htmlI just love the Psalms. And I love joining Jenny at in Praying the Psalms every Saturday. Won''t you join usThis week is Psalm 27. Wait for the Lord, take courage: be stouthearted, wait for the Lord! - Psalm 27:14One of my favorite psalms and one of my favorite verses in all of scripture. WhyI ask myself.Perhaps because I spend a lot of time waiting and I know I need that courage.Perhaps because Thoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/calling-dr-ruby-13075062-2-07_27_2010.htmlRuby was really excited.Her dad had called her to the phone to chat with me after he and I had finished talking. She came giggling onto the phone. ''HI, DAVY,'' she said being the only person in the world who has ever called me ''Davy''. I said, ''Hi, Ruby!'' I asked her what she was doing and she said that she and her dad were going to go out with her Princess bike to ride with her friends.''Do yRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/exicardo-cayonez-13075061-2-07_27_2010.htmlExicardo Cayonez was the Pirates'' most high-profile international signing in 2008 and his bonus of $400,000 was the largest the team has ladled out in Latin America. The Rene Gayo scouting report on him called him a plus defender with speed along with a line drive stroke that should translate into a solid major league bat.His current line in the GCL is .351/.417/.459 after batting .302/.396/.424The Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/chile-records-another-telecom-first-in-latin-america-net-neutrality-law-13075060-2-07_27_2010.htmlChile records another telecom first in Latin America: Net Neutrality LawYankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/sunday-snippets-july-13075059-2-07_27_2010.htmlThis is the weekly Catholic Carnival! Be sure to visit RAnn at and check out some posts from other bloggers participating in Sunday Snippets this week. Why not join us and share a blog post or two from last week?Here are my contributions for this week:Thoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/fireworks-night-13075058-2-07_27_2010.htmlHey, nothing like starting out like a house on fire. The Bucs struck for a three spot in the first off Bud Norris, primed by an error and a two-out, two run single by Lastings Milledge, who brought home Neil Walker and Garrett Jones.But in classic Bucco style, Ross Ohlendorf gave it back and more in the second. A leadoff homer, a hit batter, single, double, single, double, walk...well, it was enThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/twitterific-13075057-2-07_27_2010.htmlHere are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand corner of the blog (on the black header right above my blog name…next to the Blogger symbol…the small search window is next to the magnifying glass) and the roundup with your subject will come up. To narrow your search doMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/choosing-the-better-part-13075056-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe Lord said to her in reply, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her. - Luke 10:41-42I love this gospel reading. It is a popular one with various interpretations and I love reading them all.Of course, we each see this differently at different times. The holy Spirit comes tThoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/summer-school-13075055-2-07_27_2010.htmlHow quickly it flies by. I''ve already finished teaching the four day Behaviour Summer School classes! Next week I start the four day Sexuality Classes and when they''re done the eighth annual Summer School classes will be done. Every summer seems to go faster than the summer before.All those years ago I went to York Simcoe Behaviour Management Services with the idea of offering Summer School. TheRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/double-your-pleasure-double-your-fun-13075054-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe Buccos broke out on top of today''s get away game in the second. Pedro started it off by shooting a sharp one hopper off Roy Oswalt''s ankle. The ace might have have been feeling the effects, because within three pitches, Dewey doubled Alvarez home and Lastings Milledge singled home Doumit.Milledge may have cost the Bucs a run when he took off to steal on an 0-2 pitch that Ronny Cedeno linedThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/why-motorolas-sale-matters-13075053-2-07_27_2010.htmlWhy Motorola’s Sale MattersYankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/awaken-the-dream-13075052-2-07_27_2010.htmlThis quote struck me so profoundly today. I have been both the dreamer and the awakened at different times in my life. But usually I am on some sort of path, walking, searching, dreaming, and always moving... that is until lately. The past few months have been rather difficult for me and I find myself stuck. Not moving forward and not moving back... just stuck. I don''t know what to do about it belife without novacaineTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/music-monday-awesome-god-13075051-2-07_27_2010.htmlThis Music Monday meme is hosted by Shawntele at I have not participated for awhile but I have missed it and will join in from time to time. You too may join in by clicking on the link here or the Music Monday image in my sidebar. Share your favorite songs and learn some new ones!I chose Awesome God for this week as I love that song and I love our awesome God! This version is by Michael. W. Smith Thoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/homework-time-by-terry-odell-13075050-2-07_27_2010.htmlThanks to Terry Odell for guest posting for me today! Terry’s books straddle the mystery and romance genres and you can find out more about them . Thanks to Elizabeth for inviting me to usurp her blog today. Although my books are considered romantic suspense, I write them like mysteries, with a little more emphasis on the relationship. If there was such a category, I''d call them mystery-romanceMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/a-letter-13075049-2-07_27_2010.html"I know you''ve been feeling down these last few days so I thought I''d send you a story about my son,'' read the email. I was pleased that my inbox read re: Hey Dave, It''s Not Spam. I often worry that I erase emails that are actually for me in my rush to avoid requests for help in distributing 50 million Pounds. The email was from a regular blog reader, a woman without a blog to post stories, anRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/monday-morning-headline-winner-new-york-post-13075048-2-07_27_2010.htmlMonday Morning Headline Winner: New York PostJoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/missing-the-video-communication-train-13075047-2-07_27_2010.htmlMissing the video-communication train…Yankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/partying-anywhere-13075046-2-07_27_2010.htmlPartying AnywhereYankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/new-news-from-the-gulf-cap-leaking-oil-seeping-up-nearby-13075045-2-07_27_2010.htmlon the leaking oil in the Gulf:Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, said early Monday that the company promised to watch closely for signs of new leaks around the mile-deep well, which has stopped gushing oil into the water since the experimental cap was closed Thursday.Late Sunday, Allen said something was detected seeping near the broken oil well and demanded in a sharply worded letter that BP step up mProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/juan-cole-on-palins-mosque-tweet-13075044-2-07_27_2010.htmlProfessor Juan Cole is a highly regarded expert on Middle Eastern affairs. His blog, has consistently provided one of the most accurate voices on our mismanaged wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Farsi-speaking, he is an expert on Iranian politics. He''s been assailed by the Right and by militant Zionist expansionists, but only becomes more highly regarded every week.Cole has seldom written about SProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/environmentalism-in-israel-gaza-and-the-west-bank-part-one-13075043-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe image at left is of Israelis near the Israeli coast. in the first two weeks of July, Israeli Greenpeace activists have boarded coal-laden ships, destined to unload coal for Israeli power plants. They''ve been arrested, then released. None were shot in the head by IDF forces.The Israeli Greenpeace chapters . I''m trying to learn more about cooperation between Israeli environmental activistsProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/just-when-i-was-about-to-put-the-ethan-berkowitz-bumper-sticker-on-the-outback-13075042-2-07_27_2010.htmlAlaska Democratic Party primary gubernatorial candidate Ethan Berkowitz caused quite a stir with his July 6th op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News, titled, Yesterday, at a fundraiser for U.S. House AK-AL candidate Harry Crawford and U.S. Senate candidate Scott McAdams, a number of people related to me that they''ve changed their primary votes from Ethan to state Senator Hollis French. I was a bit Progressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/it-couldnt-last-forever-13075041-2-07_27_2010.htmlAh, our Buccos. Everyone, even John Kruk, had to poke some fun at Lasting Milledge''s trips around the bases, but it'' a team-wide phenomena. Pittsburgh started the first with Neil Walker getting doubled off second on a Thrilledge lineout to medium center. Where''s Omar Moreno when you need him?Then the rains came, in the bottom of the second. Pity, because Jeff Karstens had nailed the Brew CrThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/sixty-seconds-on-tuesday-grandpa-13075040-2-07_27_2010.htmlOn Tuesdays I join Jenny at her blog called She has a meme called Sixty Seconds on Tuesday which you can read more about Join her on Tuesdays to preserve a precious moment in word or photo. It is fun to share!"The best place to be when you''re sad is Grandpa''s lap." - Author Unknown"A child needs a grandparent, anybody''s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world."  ~Thoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/its-tuesday-wheres-elizabeth-13075039-2-07_27_2010.htmlFirst up, I’m at celebrating our 1-year anniversary with a cookout. Each day we’re cooking a different course—and I’m in charge of the ribs (go figure!) :) If your tastes run to humor today, I’ve written a post for the —8 Things No One Told Me About Being a Writer. Hope you’ll pop by! Update...I''m also interviewed by Sharon today. :) It was to run last week, but there was a technical difficMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/mitzvah-13075038-2-07_27_2010.htmlToday I am not at all depressed. Yes, I''m still on the medications that cause depression, still taking the buggers four times a day - talk about feeding your depression. Even so, I''m not depressed. Haven''t been since yesterday at about 11:30. We were driving down to NYC where I''ll be presenting for a couple days and Joe was listening to his classical station on satellite radio. As a piece was Rolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/cenk-uygur-on-palins-most-recent-twitter-fail-hilarious-13075037-2-07_27_2010.htmlCenk Uygur on Palin's Most Recent Twitter Fail - HilariousProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/listen-up-13075036-2-07_27_2010.htmlListening. Being heard. Paying attention. These are all relevant parts of communication and without them, the connection begins to break down. What happens if these parts are missing when you spoke your thoughts and the person you were talking to wasn''t really listening, didn''t hear you and more importantly wasn''t paying attentionLack of communicationYes. One sidedYes.It is funny, when you starlife without novacaineTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/openstack-is-great-but-clouds-need-security-meet-the-clean-cloud-13075035-2-07_27_2010.htmlOpenStack is great, but Clouds need security. Meet the Clean Cloud.Yankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/can-scott-mcadams-take-lisa-murkowskis-u-s-senate-seat--with-sarah-palins-help-13075034-2-07_27_2010.htmlU.S. Senate candidate, Sitka Alaska''s progressive mayor, Democrat , trails U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski in polls. But Sarah Palin has endorsed Murkowski''s challenger, Tea Party Express favorite Joe Miller in the August 24th GOP primary. Palin has a lot of prestige riding on being able to pull off this win. But, as we will see in 2010, Palin''s ability to pick primary winners might not work outProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/alan-grayson-to-the-gop-may-god-have-mercy-on-your-souls-13075033-2-07_27_2010.htmlAlan Grayson to the GOP - "May God Have Mercy on Your Souls!"Progressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/love-boat-or-hate-boat-13075032-2-07_27_2010.htmlLove Boat or Hate Boat?Progressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/the-st-louis-cardinals-love-freakish-injuries-13075031-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe St. Louis Cardinals Love Freakish InjuriesJoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/where-is-noaa-on-this-exploding-water-samples-from-the-gulf-13075030-2-07_27_2010.htmlHat tip - Kelly Walters @Progressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/pedro-walker-key-pirate-win-13075029-2-07_27_2010.htmlCan''t start a game off much better. Brad Lincoln had a routine first, and the Bucs went right after Dave Bush. With an out, Delwyn Young and Neil walker singled, then Garrett Jones drew a full-count walk. Pedro followed with his first grand salami, dumped into the right field stands several feet inside the foul pole.Lastings Milledge followed with a single, and went to second when the third ofThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/thankful-for-blessings-anniversary-13075028-2-07_27_2010.htmlEvery Wednesday I join a special friend, Judy, in a meme that she hosts at her wonderful blog, . In this meme we give thanks for the things we are most thankful for this past week. I love this meme because it helps me have an attitude of gratitude. Why not join us?Some of my blessings this week:1. The time I spent with my two sons - what a joy! My youngest son came south to visit all of us and to Thoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/handi-work-13075027-2-07_27_2010.htmlWhat do you get when you have a large piece of wood, some casters, a handle and a few loose screws?You get a large sliding drawer for your legos that slides away under your bed when you are finished building. That''s what you get. This is what I built this afternoon for my son, just in time to run off to the Zoo for some little animal action with friends.How about youDo you like to make things witlife without novacaineTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/guessing-game-a-blog-written-naked-13075026-2-07_27_2010.htmlHere was yesterday: get up and pack, go the lobby, load the car, get in car, drive to work, get dropped off on sidewalk, watch car be parked around the corner, go up to lecture hall, lecture for day, go downstairs, wait on sidewalk, watch car get picked up, load lecture stuff into trunk, get in car, load wheelchair, drive 500 miles home, get home, go upstairs, take care of work emails while car isRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/writing-to-the-market-13075025-2-07_27_2010.htmlHi everybody! Today I’m at fellow Midnight Ink author blog with some thoughts about writing to the market. Should we do it Does it compromise our artistic side Hope you’ll pop over and join the discussion. :)Mystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/little-lumber-company-13075024-2-07_27_2010.htmlWhy do Bucco pitchers insist on walking the first batter Zach Duke did it to Ricky Weeks to start the game, and Cory Hart doubled him to third. Duke got a pop up and a shallow fly to right. Weeks tagged on the fly, and was out by two steps if Dewey would have caught the on-line one hopper to home by Delwyn Young.The ball stayed down a little, and went right through Ryan Doumit; 1-0 Brew Crew. AThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/looking-for-lisa-murkowski-signs-in-the-valley-13075023-2-07_27_2010.htmlI just returned from a chore run to Lowe''s in Wasilla. I decided to count Lisa Murkowski vs. Joe Miller signs.Lisa Murkowski - oneJoe Miller - 21Here''s Valley GOP stalwart (and friend) John Klapperich''s fence. He''s got three of the 21 signs. John owns KENI KBYR and KMBQ radio station, and has been President of the Board of Directors of the Wasilla Chamber of Commerce. Perhaps more importanProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/every-authors-path-to-publication-is-different-13075022-2-07_27_2010.htmlHi everybody! Today I’m on action and suspense writer , talking a little about my own path to publication. If you''re frustrated with your progress finding an agent or editor and think that there''s a certain order of events to the publication process--think again! Sometimes we end up getting published by a series of flukes and accidents... and slush piles. :) I also wanted to mention that wMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/giving-13075021-2-07_27_2010.htmlA long time ago I participated in a challenge called 29 Days of Giving. You are to give something away for 29 days and watch it change your life. I did the giving but my life didn''t change very much. Maybe I was too intentional, maybe my giving was too forced and not from the right place, maybe I really wasn''t that into it, which ever it was I LOVED the idea.After my 29 days were up, I walked awlife without novacaineTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/a-daring-post-13075020-2-07_27_2010.htmlI, ME, Dave Hingsburger, was told that I was an old prude. A PRUDE!!! This story happened on the way down to New York City, we had stayed in a hotel on the Saturday night to make the drive down on Sunday shorter and therefore less arduous. I have been wanting to write the story but didn''t have the courage to, wasn''t sure I could pull it off well. It''s a story that causes me great discomfort andRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/teemu-for-years-13075019-2-07_27_2010.htmlAccording to , sources say " discussing 2 year deal with ". If this happens, it will arguably be the biggest deal this offseason. Now, I know I needn''t remind all of you that a little while ago I mentioned Teemu wanted a two year deal. And I don''t want to get anyones hopes up because nothing is "official" but I think it''s safe to say everyone would be ecstatic to have him back for TWO more yeaAnaheim Calling - For Anaheim Ducks FansTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/welcome-to-the-club-ilya-kovalchuk-13075018-2-07_27_2010.htmlWelcome to the Club, Ilya KovalchukJoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/can-anything-derail-f-13075017-2-07_27_2010.htmlCan Anything Derail F5?Yankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/the-anywhere-road-trip-13075016-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe Anywhere road tripYankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/jewish-daily-forward-lists-top-women-rabbis-13075013-2-07_27_2010.htmlJewish Daily Forward lists top 50 women rabbisBibleBeltBloggerTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/shirley-sherrod-and-the-abridged-testimony-13075012-2-07_27_2010.htmlShirley Sherrod and the Abridged TestimonyBibleBeltBloggerTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/giadas-grilled-chicken-with-basil-dressing-13075010-2-07_27_2010.htmlGiada's Grilled chicken with Basil DressingBong Mom's CookBookTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/orecchiette-w-peas-lemon-creme-fraiche-13075009-2-07_27_2010.htmlorecchiette w peas, lemon & creme fraîcheMorsels & MusingsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/geert-wilders-is-coming-to-berlin-13075007-2-07_27_2010.htmlAs reported last week, Geert Wilders has announced the formation of the , which will be launched in several countries during the next few months. One of the stops on his itinerary will be in Berlin on October 2.Needless to say, establishment apparatchiks and the German MSM are aghast at the Islamophobic Mr. Wilders, and the usual descriptives of The Blond are beginning to clog the arteries of GermGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/breathe-13075006-2-07_27_2010.htmlBreathe.Breathe Jesus in. Breathe Jesus out.Breathing Jesus in and out reminds me that Jesus is with me, always, at all times. This form of prayer helps me stay in the present moment.So I think of Jesus and breathe His name in and out. Slowly.There is power in breathing His name.There is peace in breathing His name.Father Gregory Fruehwirth (an Anglican priest) wrote these last words on the last pThoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/pedro-doesnt-homer-brewers-do-sigh-13075005-2-07_27_2010.htmlOK, Ohlie got through the first; that''s a start. Ricky Weeks nailed him for a lead off triple, and after a short fly and whiff of Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder walked. Jim Edmonds (.321 lifetime, .542 this season against Pittsburgh going into the game) lined out to center, so hey, it''s a great opening frame.The Bucs tried to flash a little two out lightning against Yovani Gallardo when Neil WalkeThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/time-delay-13075004-2-07_27_2010.htmlDuring the last twenty-four hours or so Dymphna has developed a nasty case of gastritis. The pain got so bad this afternoon that I took her to the clinic so the doctor on duty could look her over.The doc recommended an intense course of Prilosec as well as certain dietary restrictions, hoping to get her past the worst of it over the next few days. She also gave Dymphna a shot to relieve some of thGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/sieg-heil-at-the-turkish-embassy-13075003-2-07_27_2010.htmlTurkey has illegally occupied northern Cyprus since 1974, and conditions in the “occupied territories” of Cyprus are said to be worse than in Gaza.On July 20th the Cyprus Action Network of America demonstrated in front of the Turkish embassy in Washington D.C. to protest the occupation of Cyprus. A counterdemonstration, mounted in close co-ordination with the Turkish embassy, immediately invoked GGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/spotlight-on-turkey-13075002-2-07_27_2010.htmlBarry Madlener, a member of the European Parliament for Geert Wilders’ party, has raised the issue of Turkish involvement with the infamous Gaza flotilla. He brought the matter up on the floor of the European Parliament, and put a series of questions to the European Commission.Here’s the report from the , as translated by our Flemish correspondent VH:PVV Europe wants Turkey’s role in “Gaza fleet” Gates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-13075001-2-07_27_2010.htmlAfter weeks of insisting that Geert Wilders’ PVV would never participate in a coalition government, Dutch political leaders have changed their minds. Even Labour agrees that a VVD-PVV-CDA coalition may be in the cards.It can’t come too soon, because the dhimmification of the Netherlands is proceeding rapidly: a hospital removed three paintings from its walls because they included depiction of pigsGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/headshots-13075000-2-07_27_2010.htmlI’m choosing “headshot” and sticking with it, since the phrase is turning into a word, apparently. Don’t you love it when language morphs:) I’d decided that I’d get an updated headshot every year and keep things fresh. Then maybe I can animate the pictures and we can watch me age over the years. :) This particular picture appointment was cursed from the very start. Two days before I’d originallyMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/heart-of-hearts-13074999-2-07_27_2010.html"Squeamish." There is a word that describes me. I can''t watch television doctor programmes that are too realistic when they show operations and the such. I get all light headed when someone describes an injury, of any kind, in detail. I just somehow ''ick out''. So it was that while sitting on the sidewalk outside YAI where I was to present, I watched a black SUV pull up at the curb just to my leRolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/the-palin-journolist-bullshit-part-one-13074998-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe latest scam worthy of an Andrew Breitbart award for journalistic integrity is now being brought out by a Glenn Beck wannabe, named Jonathan Strong. He''s claiming that liberal journalists and opinion writers, when faced with McCain''s choice of Palin as his running mate in late August 2008 communicated with each other, and attempted to frame a message that may have done Palin an injustice.GooProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/top-most-random-donruss-diamond-kings-13074993-2-07_27_2010.htmlTop 7: Most Random Donruss Diamond KingsJoeSportsFan.comTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/dog-receives-communion-at-anglican-church-in-canada-13074991-2-07_27_2010.htmlDog receives communion at Anglican Church in CanadaBibleBeltBloggerTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/an-andrew-sullivan-readers-description-of-palins-trig-conversation-with-her-doctor-updated-13074990-2-07_27_2010.htmlI was reading The Daily Dish this morning, working on Part Two of the JounoList story, when to Andrew Sullivan, regarding a possible conversation between Palin and Dr. Cathy Baldwin-Johnson:Palin: My water broke, and I''m having contractions. I want to give this speech, then fly to the hospital in Wasilla.Doctor: You should stay in Texas and go to the hospital. Due to your age, your pregnancyProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/emily-henochowicz-gave-an-eye-for-justice-now-she-gives-us-a-song-13074987-2-07_27_2010.htmlEmily Henochowicz, the talented young Cooper Union college art student, at the Qalandiya checkpoint (her offense - ), has written a song. It is a plea for justice for Palestinians.Emily was shot, almost point-blank, in the eye by an Israeli soldier. She''s lucky she wasn''t killed. In her recovery, Emily has shown toward those who robbed her of half of what a visual artist needs most - eyesighProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/a-harbinger-of-sorts-build-it-and-will-they-come-13074986-2-07_27_2010.htmlA Harbinger of Sorts: Build It and Will They Come?Yankee Group BlogTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/guy-convicted-of-rape-for-consensual-sex-with-woman-of-different-religion-13074984-2-07_27_2010.htmlIsraeli citizen, Sabbar Kashur goes by the name of Dudu. In Israel, Dudu is often a diminutive or nickname for David. The slimeball is married. Two years ago, he talked an Israeli woman into having sex with him. Both agree it was consensual.The woman is Jewish. Dudu isn''t. She thought he was when they had consensual sex. When she found out he wasn''t Jewish, she went to the cops. Dudu hasProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/forging-a-greater-switzerland-13074982-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe reads like a hoax: The SVP has proposed that Switzerland annex ethnically compatible adjacent regions of France, Germany, Austria, and Italy, and thereby increase its population by 243%.But read all the way to the punch line at the end, and you’ll realize that it’s not a joke at all:Greater Switzerland Just Might Take OffThe Swiss far-right wants by annexing German, French, Austrian and ItalGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/a-band-of-headless-horsemen-13074981-2-07_27_2010.htmlPart 17 of Takuan Seiyo’s magnum opus, “From Meccania To Atlantis”, has been published at the . Some excerpts of “Shotgun Marriage In Europe” are below:America, falling into a Cloward-Piven black hole, deserves a chapter all its own. But in Europe, a former leader of the Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers/Revolutionary Movement of the Portuguese Proletariat is President of the European CommGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/brave-new-films-california-senate-ad-featuring-palin-13074980-2-07_27_2010.htmlBrave New Films California Senate Ad Featuring PalinProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/taking-advantage-13074979-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe Pirate blues with runners on third and less than two outs still hasn''t been taken care of. In the first, after a scoreless start by Paul Maholm, the Bucs had runners on first and third, one out, for the clean-up hitter Garrett Jones. Hit it in the air, guy. Nah. He hit a one-hopper to first; the ball went home and Jose Tabata was called out. Replays showed he was safe without question aftThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/july-rd-garden-pictures-13074978-2-07_27_2010.htmlDinner stuff: a beet, mint, potatoes, smoked and frozen Copper River Sockeye salmonCloseup of the rather large beetStupice tomatoes. We''ve already eaten about 40 of them.Purple Hungarian peppersThe bounty: broccoli, radishes. beets, carrots and zucchiniTwo five-foot-tall chard plantsCorn starting to matureA purple poppyTiny green beans. They need more sun.five-foot-tall dill plantsPotato flowProgressive AlaskaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/hizb-ut-tahrir-and-an-honor-killing-in-turkey-13074977-2-07_27_2010.htmlA 17-year-old Turkish girl ran away from home to escape family violence and took refuge in a women’s shelter. When she left the shelter, her family managed to discover her whereabouts, and she was strangled to death by her little brother.The article doesn’t say what her “crime” was — having a boyfriend, perhaps, or wearing makeup, or maybe dressing “shamelessly” — but it does say that her brother Gates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-13074976-2-07_27_2010.htmlSharjah is a tiny emirate right next door to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is in the midst of a record heat wave, with temperatures soaring to 45o C (113o F) during the day, and dropping to 33o C (91o F) at night. The heat is so intense that it has overwhelmed the capacity of the local power station to generate enough electricity for all the air conditioners — the generators use dieseGates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/sabbath-moments-rain-and-shine-13074975-2-07_27_2010.htmlSabbath moments are the moments we rest in God, when we take time to just Be with God rather than Do. Sabbath moments are those times when we live in the moment and find the holy in the ordinary. I invite you to share your Sabbath moment(s) here on Saturdays. Be sure to sign into Mr. Linky below. If you don''t have a blog, share about it in a comment! My Sabbath moments this week:1. On my way homeThoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/praying-the-psalms-psalm-13074974-2-07_27_2010.htmlI just love the Psalms. And I love joining Jenny at in Praying the Psalms every Saturday. Won''t you join usThis week is Psalm 28.To you, LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be deaf to me. If you fail to answer me, I will join those who go down to the pit. Psalm 28:1My Rock. God is my Rock. He is the One who is always there. Always listening. Always loving.Always there. No matter what. But I, I am the Thoughts on GraceTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/driving-home-13074973-2-07_27_2010.htmlOn our ride home from the Sexuality Summer School up in Peterborough we realized that something special was going on. As we got closer to the city the overpasses on the 401 were filled with more and more people. Canadian flags flew by the hundreds. One some overpasses each of the provincial and territorial flags hung with somber reverence. We realized that just a few minute behind us the military Rolling Around In My HeadTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/not-everyone-happy-with-illegal-hotel-bill-13074972-2-07_27_2010.htmlFrom the :When the State Legislature recently passed a bill meant to stop the use of residential apartments as hotel rooms, tenant advocates and some elected officials spoke favorably of the measure, saying it would end a dangerous and unregulated practice.Yet that reception was not universal, and in City Hall Park on Sunday afternoon, about 150 people gathered near the fountain, holding aloft plaQueens CrapTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/out-of-town-renters-duped-by-scam-13074971-2-07_27_2010.htmlFrom the :What seemed like a dream deal of spending the summer living in one of New York''s hottest neighborhoods has become a nightmare for more than a dozen out-of-towners.Many of the victims -- college students and young professionals -- told The Post they were duped out of thousands of dollars by two Brooklyn men posing as leaseholders of a massive loft within a new luxury apartment complex atQueens CrapTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/the-persecution-of-indonesian-christians-13074970-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe sharia authorities in West Java have developed a two-prong strategy to discourage the practice of Christianity. First they knock down a church, which drives the Christian congregation into open-air worship. Then they harass them for praying in the open, because public worship by non-Muslims is against the law.According to :Jakarta (AsiaNews/Agencies) — Police demolished a residential building Gates of ViennaTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/twitterific-13074968-2-07_27_2010.htmlHere are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week.  If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand corner of the blog (on the black header right above my blog name…next to the Blogger symbol…the small search window is next to the magnifying glass) and the roundup with your subject will come up. To narrow your search dMystery Writing is MurderTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/saturday-stuff-13074964-2-07_27_2010.htmlThe news today:-- The Padres are 26-20 on the road going into tonight, the only NL team to register a winning record away from home.-- The beat guys say Andrew McCutchen is still day-to-day; he could play tonight or be held out until the Tuesday road trip starts.-- Troy Renck of the Denver Post that "It will be interesting to see if the Pirates surrender a guy like Evan Meek or Joel Hanrahan. BotThe Green WeenieTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.onlinepress.eu/article/batida-morango-13074961-2-07_27_2010.htmlbatida morangoMorsels & MusingsTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMT