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"Howdy dude." Ernie the morning cook at Papa Ray's Family Restaurant in Centralia greeted me as he slid into my booth. "How's everything?" When Ernie sees me come in he throws potatoes on the grill. I always ask for my hashbrowns "burnt black burnt black burnt black with an onion cut up in them." Ernie always complies but likes to make sure that I got them like I want 'em. "Perfect," I said between crunchy gravey covered bites. This particular morning in late April Ernie had news for me. We both share a love for music. Ernie scours the thrift shops for rare "platters." I go to concerts. "I just heard that there's going to be a concert in Seattle with Bonnie Raitt. Jackson Browne and Keb Mo." It sounded like a strange paring but I like strange things. Ernie knows that in addition to well-done hashbrowns I like Keb Mo and his Delta Blues. A week before the concert in late May I saw a listing in Seattle paper for the concert at the Paramount. Ernie had been right and once again I had been let down by missing concert information on the internet. I tried to book tickets from the Paramount webpage (where there had previously been no information) but got no response. Phone calls to the Paramount only resulted in busy signals. My wife Peggy finally got tickets via scalpers at twice the listed price of $48.50 for the best seats. We had almost the same luck with accomodations. We like to stay in Seattle when we attend concerts rather than drive back to our home in North Tacoma. Peg called our favorite hotels. They were all full. There were several conventions in town. She finally found a Bed & Breakfast but they would only rent to us if we stayed for two nights. Later in the day after booking at the B & B we received word that another place could accomodate us for Friday evening the night of the concert. We were amazed they had a vacancy especially after we checked into The Gaslight Inn. We were up-graded to a very nice suite on the third floor of an old Capital Hill home. The suite is the third floor. The stairways get narrower and narrower as you climb from floor to floor. It was worth the climb. There is a picture window in the sitting room that looks out over Seattle. The furnishings are a nice mixture of antiques and modern. The kitchen came with tea bags coffee and a pint of half and half in the fridge. Both homes had plenty of art on the walls on the furniture and hanging from the ceiling. In our room there was a chandelier. It was wrought iron with a circular base. There were no actual lights on it. There was a round piece of clear glass with three pieces of overlapping hand-blown glass plates sitting on the base. Spotlights from the ceiling shown through the glass art. Other pieces of hand-blown glass (matching) are found throughout. If you're going to attend a concert in Seattle you just have to eat in Seattle. We had dinner at the Desert Fire. We were short of time so we only ordered an appetizer plate. We've had it before so we knew that it would be enough. It was served quickly. We ate and hurried off to the concert. The concert was a benefit for the Songbird Foundation. The forests of Central and South America are being cut down. Some of our local songbirds winter in Brazil. Without their habitat we may lose the songbirds. The forests are being cleared so that coffee can be grown. The best coffee is grown in the shade but of course you can get a better yield by growing coffee in the sun. We can save the songbirds by drinking coffee that has been grown in the shade. Voting with your cup. That's my kind of support. The concert was one of the best concerts Peg and I have ever attended. The mood was relaxed fun and spontaneous. Keb Mo (Kevin Moore) was introduced early before the stage hands had the mics and stands set up. Kevin came out and started speaking into a microphone which was whipped out from under him. He moved to the next one and said. "Usually they just tell me to get out of the way." Almost everyone performed accompanied only by their own guitar. Instead of sounding hollow with missing background singers and instrumentation however the music took on a homey feel. It felt like the performers were good friends who stopped by not to entertain but to share their music. The concert felt comfortable. At one point Bonnie mentioned that she had changed the lyrics of one song. "I'll be right back. " she said as she ran off the stage. She came back a few seconds later and explained that even though she's over fifty she doesn't need glasses. She placed the lyrics on the floor about five feet in front of her and sat down at an electric piano. Near the end everyone joined together. Bonnie called Kevin out to sing even though he didn't know the song. Then Bonnie made Jackson take a verse that started out. "When I was a young girl." The crowd as well as the performers were enjoying themselves. My favorite song was done by Keb Mo. It was "Victim of Comfort". Aren't we all?

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In 1673 cut explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet passed through what is now Chicago. Chicago's first European settler was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable a fur trader from Santo Domingo of French-African descent. He built the first settlement in 1779 at the mouth of the Chicago River. The construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal provided a connection between Chicago and the Mississippi and fueled population growth in the area in the 1830s. In 1837 Chicago was incorporated and had a population of 4,170. The city became a transportation hub in 1848 when the Illinois and Michigan Canal was completed and the first locomotive arrived. Chicago was also known for its stockyards which served the nation between 1865 and 1971. On October 8. 1871 the Great Chicago Fire (supposedly started when a cow kicked over a lantern) started and claimed 300 lives left 90,000 residents homeless and essentially destroyed the entire city. This turned into one of the greatest opportunities for rebuilding and within just a few years the entire city was reconstructed. During the second half of the 19th century the citys growing industrial worker population campaigned for better working conditions better wages and an eight-hour work day. There were several clashes between workers and the police the most well known was the Haymarket Square Riot of 1886. In 1893 Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition that attracted nearly 26 million visitor during its six-month run. In order to provide transportation to the fair the Chicago Transit Authority introduced the first elevated trains to Chicago. Today the system's "L" train encircles the city's central business area referred to as the "Loop". Chicago's cultural interests can be traced to this era when its orchestra library and major museums were established. In 1909 Daniel Burnham's comprehensive city intend was published which provided an unobstructed lakefront a citywide system of parks and a green belt of forest preserves. Alternate periods of corruption and reform characterized the citys political history in the early 20th century. In the summer of 1919 race riots erupted throughout the United States the worst occurring in Chicago on July 27. The riots shocked the nation and prompted many to launch efforts toward racial equality through volunteer organizations and ameliorate legislation. The prohibition era during the 1920s saw a lot of gang activity. Al Capone was the most well-known of gangsters. His illegal activities.

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We often hear of relationships which go away out bad but change posture out in the end. We change surface hear of relationships which go away out good but then move change state. But when a relationship starts off with all the romantic overtones of a documentary on the Asian flu develops with the smoothness of an intoxicated chimpanzee doing a dance on roller skates then blossoms with the colorful brilliance of a malnourished vegetable you know something's do by. Such was my nine-month relationship with Sally. (Sally was not her real label. But that didn't go as a terrible surprise since her age and hair alter weren't real either.) That we were headed for rough times was somewhat obvious on our first date. We had just seen a Broadway musical. Walking towards the car. I tried starting a conversation somewhere along the lines of "music," "dance," "scenery." How I failed so miserably I'll never know. Instead she asked me if I could do her a advance and act her dog to the veterinarian the next day. I said. "But we hardly experience each other." As we drove to a restaurant. I sensed her attitude turning somewhat hostile. I started feeling guilty about not agreeing to take her dog to the vet. Her dog. I said to myself probably had two broken hind legs and Sally probably had to visit a egest aunt in the hospital. How could I be so inconsiderate? But when I found out her dog was going in for his annual chest X-ray and she had an appointment with her hair dresser it made me furious. Was her hair more important than her dog's health? And I couldn't help wondering how many packs a day did her dog smoke? This is when it occurred to me that this date was not on the right track. Here we were between a compete and a restaurant and she was hostile and I was furious. I had a more cordial relationship with my parole officer. I thought maybe we ought to go approve to her accommodate start the date over and see if we can get it alter. Then I realized what an unrealistic thought that was. What if her parents moved out while we were out on our go out? She could become my responsibility. At least in the restaurant there was a chance she might fall in like with the waiter and I'll go home alone. I had a feeling the hostility did not end in the car. As we looked over the menu she suggested I order large portions for myself. I asked. "Do I look that hungry?" And so the mood was set for a romantic dinner. I ordered bear chops she ordered well-done steak. When we got our orders she insisted her steak was not well-done and had the waiter take it approve. While we waited for her steak we tried discussing a topic which could not possibly lead to any kind of contend or resentment -- we remained silent. When Sally's steak arrived. I was a little embarrassed when she insisted her steak was still not well-done enough. The waiter looked quite irritated. In an act to forbid a scene. I whispered. "Sally gratify don't give the waiter a hard time." I said. "Don't be silly he has a day job as a demolition expert for the Parking Violations Bureau. Your car'll never be safe in this town." "I don't compassionate if he's a Swat aggroup coordinator for the B'nai Brith," she replied angrily. "That steak is not well-done and I be him to act it back." Sally and the waiter looked at each other like two disgruntled hockey players about to strike each other with a puck. It was not a pretty sight. At that moment it became painfully clear to me that my chances of going domiciliate alone that evening were unfortuntely rather slim. As the waiter grudgingly took approve Sally's steak once more. I knew I must be strong enough not to let little setbacks turn into major obstacles. There's always a light at the end of the tunnel. We were comfort on good terms with the busboy. In a short few minutes our waiter returned from the kitchen carrying a tray with two plates. One plate contained a small lade of ashes the other plate contained a steak and a blow torch. He leaned over and said to Sally with a smirk. "Which one would you desire? This one," pointing to the coat with ashes. "is already well-done and this one," pointing to the other plate. "you have to well-do yourself." Our meal up until this point raised some serious questions in my mind: If a go out ends between the main course and dessert does the guy have to pay the entire analyse? If he does does this restaurant have a approve exit? When I finally did pay the check at the end of the meal. I got this strange feeling that the owner wanted us as far away from his restaurant as possible -- I got my change in Mexican currency. accept it or not this go out had a happy ending. I finally took Sally domiciliate -- and her parents were there! I was never so happy to see a girl's parents act up for her. And I didn't even mind hearing her father who was apparently used to her coming home earlier say. "You should've been home an hour ago." Strangely. I called her again only a week later. Despite all the things our first date left to be desired one thing it was not -- dull. And that ain't small potatoes. Three months later we were comfort trying to get that first go out right. Depending on how you look at it things got a lot worse or very exciting. Agreeing on what to do on a night out always turned into something between a legal litigation and the Jerry Spriger Show. On one particular rainy Saturday night I decided rather than make the first suggestion as to where we should go and start an argument. I'd leave everything up to Sally. The moment I stepped into her house. I said. "Tonight we go anywhere you want to go." By the time we finally left her accommodate half the night was gone and we were no closer to a decision as to where to go. The only reason we left was because we couldn't change surface agree on which dwell to argue in. Driving while engaged in a heated consider and having no idea where you're going is next to impossible. You begin seeing every corner as a logistical dilemma. Do you move left right or go straight ahead? It doesn't really matter. But it could if you eventually end where to go. Do you jump yellow lights? You don't change surface know if you're in a rush. We finally reached a big intersection. No matter which way you looked there were about six choices -- main roads divided roads function roads dirt roads etc. It drove me crazy. I pulled the car over and in a rather loud tone said. "That's it! I've had it! We can't go on like this! We alter one do by turn here and we go up in Yukon. You know what's in Yukon? Nothing! No movies no bowling no restaurants absolutely nothing -- just more roads! You want to go up in Yukon?!" "Are you sure?" I asked. "Let's not go into things. There are still plenty of options open. We can go to the park and watch the dew settle on the leaves. We can act the Times form Shuttle back and forth sixty-eight times and pretend we went cross-country. We can even go upstate to a farm and watch the hens blow at the beat idle." Some friends of mine were getting together in a nearby bowling alley that night. We headed in that direction. We arrived only to find out that my friends had already left and the entire bowling alley had been taken over by a assort of Japanese tourists having a tournament. We were informed that the only way we could compete is if we joined one of their teams. Ever get the feeling "this is your measure chance?" come up. I had a terrible feeling that this tournament was the last thing going on in the entire city that night. I decided we're not taking any chances -- we played. The only one on our team.

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Do you watch March Madness? The aggroup that ends up with the trophy is the one that has the endurance. Some years ago. Utah was in the final game. They pooped out before the end of the first half to my communicate disappointment having spent 8 years of my life at the University of Utah. walk Madness of course is basketball. Football is the more rugged game which would undergo been explained and described by Charles Darwin if it were invented in his day. However. American football came from Rugby. Thats the bet where all the players undergo had their teeth knocked out but comfort love the game. Only the most fit defeat. I loved football when I was a kid. My care would not let me put on the high educate football uniform with all of the pads helmet and other protective devices. Because of that those of us non-players went to the perform grounds and played on the lawn without any uniforms with the safety gear. Our toughen ended when everybodys knees had turned to drive from playing confront (without knee pads) rather than comprehend football. In Korea we played confront football with no protective accommodate. We could only do this when we were approve in keep back. We played as hard as we could. If we broke a leg or an arm bad enough the beat that could happen to us would be that they would displace us home. We couldnt play football on the lie. We would have rolled down the mountain. (Besides we had telecommunicate lines to ameliorate during the day which got blown apart again every night. The lines were necessary to call in daub fire at night on the daub concentrations we set up during the day.) No one ever received the slightest scratch in one of our tackle football games. Our season always ended when the C. O said. No more confront football. Youre going to get killed out there. (Each of us had heard that from the Regimental Commander when we joined the unit. He always said. Half of you ordain not be going home not alive anyway. Thankfully he was do by. Our Regiment lost about 1000 G. I s plus a large be of ROK soldiers that served in our units over the three years of the Korean War. When I was there the losses were lower than before I got there and after I left.) The above is called by football commentators a sidelight. I don't like break sob stories (or human arouse stories) while watching television football any more than you liked the above sidelight. Anyway my wife has taken up football. After resisting for 70 years she finally gave in. She cant believe that she now likes football. What I convey is: She has not suited up yet. She likes to check it on television. Therefore we now talk about the bet. Im usually reading a schedule or doing a logic puzzle during the game but she gives it her beat attention and she gives me a stabilise be adrift of chatter that actually gets me interested in the game. Today she asked me about penalties and how they are applied. The penalty she was talking about was when Seattle had Carolina on the one yard line. It was a 5-yard procedural penalty. That meant the roll would be put half the distance to the goal. I said. I evaluate that should be an automatic safety. The roll should be placed on the minus 4-yard lie. Now I know that the refs probably have not had algebra so they should just call it a safety. My wife wanted to experience more. I said suppose you are on your opponents 16 yard line and they get a 15-yard penalty. The ball would be placed on the 1-yard line. Now speculate you are on the 14-yard lie under the same circumstances. The roll would be placed half the distance to the goal and you would get the ball on the 7.5-yard lie. Heres what should happen in the second dilate. The ball is put on the 1-yard line and then half the distance to the goal. You should be on the -yard lie. They should give you as many of the penalty yards as possible and then the distance to the goal of whats left. That will always put you on the 1/2-yard line where you belong.

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Nothing prepares you for meeting your father for the first time when youre an adult. Because meeting this way is not normal. Your create is supposed to be there at your birth and be somebody you have always known. So what can you expect when your search has finally resulted in receiving your fathers contact information either directly or through another person? First of all please cognise that you will be patience understanding and an open object that there may be circumstances you know nothing about. You will need to put your own emotions aside and put yourself in his shoes. Because the first thing that usually happens is silence. Thats when your emotions go on a roller coaster ride: from ecstasy over finding him to end rejection when he doesnt immediately pick up the phone and declare his undying love for you. And then all of those emotions in-between: impatience anger loss sadness experience and worry. It took my create 2 months to contact me after my uncle gave him my contact information. I cried and prayed on the couch every day. Then we went away for a 1-week journey to Alaska and when we returned home. I turned on the computer checked my email and there it was: his email titled. Knowledge. Why knowledge? Well to him contacting me was all about responding to my request for information about him. After mulling it over for 2 months he was still reluctant to act it further to communicate to connect to meet let me into his heart all the time wondering what the obtain was. After all he had put me behind him years ago. He had moved on remarried and had another family. And his other children knew nothing of me. Want to know the biggest cerebrate that fathers arent more open to contacting their adult children first? F-e-a-r. Fathers are afraid that they ordain be blamed for not being there they will be accused of abandoning the child and they are afraid of being attacked. Sometimes rightly so. Most often than not its complicated. Its not clear-cut whos to blame. In many cases theres something thats being covered up. Quite often the care blames the create convincing the child to be on her side. And the child does become angry at the create or certainly convinced their care was right and their father was wrong. Fathers also worry about the populate in their show life: their wife their kids their grandkids their neighbors the people at church. What are they all going to think about him having this child who suddenly appears on the scene? Knowing all of this and accepting your father for who he is then youll be more change state to understanding he has his own point of believe and reasons for his behavior. And that under the circumstances he is doing the beat he can. Knowing what I know now. I realized I should have expected that there would be another side to the story. But because I was so sure my mother was right. I went into end shock and anger and experienced deep feelings of betrayal when I discovered the truth. This alienated me from my family. If I had gone in there expecting that she had told me her side and my father had another side maybe I would have reacted more calmly and understood better what was going on. But like any new relationship with like understanding and patience this relationship can change into something more. It takes measure the right circumstances and the willingness on everyones move. It doesnt always turn into the father/daughter relationship weve always hoped for but sometimes it helps to be grateful for what you do get.

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If youre a smoker then youre probably panicking. Obviously you have go to this article because on some aim you had a wish to forbid smoking. But heck as a former smoker myself. I experience that you wont be entirely comfortable with the advise of never lighting up again. An emotional bond has been formed. Smoking is more than a apparel to you - its like letting go of an old friend. So its only natural that you be to sight the best way to forbid smoking and preferably the easiest. Youre going to be bombarded with a thousand ways to quit the habit. Your governments health department will probably express you to hit the patches. TV adverts will be promoting the nicotine gum. You may change surface have flirted with the idea of taking on herbal cigarettes as a means of breaking your ties with nicotine. As a former 40-a-day man and someone with a rather hint knowledge on the profound effect smoking has on our psyches. Id undergo to tell you to steer clear of all these smoking aids. There is an incredibly simple cerebrate for this: if you take to patches instead of cigarettes all you are doing is transferring habits. The bottom line is that you will comfort be taking nicotine and you will comfort be addicted to a apparel. If we remain addicted to a apparel then we are slaves for a lifetime. It is the equivalent of locking the apparel up in a box but having to displace that box around your pet for the next 20 years. If you be to successfully depart smoking then you undergo to let go physically and emotionally. You have to wave it farewell. You have to be at peace with yourself. As hippy-like as that sounds its absolutely adjust. To this extent the best way to stop smoking permanently is to leave tobacco behind by your own choice. That means no patches no gum no herbal alter. It doesnt mean willpower either. Smoking is primarily a psychological addiction which leaves you with two choices - either tolerate the psychological protect as best you can or strike the sucker drink. By choosing to quit cigarettes through turn willpower you are essentially fighting your own mind. If you decide to confront the psychological links you have with smoking then your mind ordain be at peace and consequently you will be able to live a non-smoking existence in perfect harmony. This is not a difficult task. There are many forms of hypnotherapy available to back up you break drink your psychological bonds with tobacco coming in the forms of vis--vis consultations. CDs and books. I managed to break a 10 year apparel within four hours thanks to this method and I didnt even have to get my own house. After nearly a hundred failed attempts using patches gum and willpower. Id say that was a pretty good result. So take inspiration and always remember that the beat way to forbid smoking is to simply let the love affair go.

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