I found another foothold, started another pen name, and the journey began again, from the ground up,
like none of the rest ever happened.
Not exact matches
Either way, it's looking
like a disappointing start to the summer for Warner Bros., which has several big - budget releases planned for the
rest of 2017,
none of which are total locks to be blockbusters.
He goes his way indifferent to the distribution and division
of earthly goods, as one who has no possessions and desires
none; he is not concerned for his daily bread,
like the birds
of the air; he does not trouble himself about house and home, as one who neither has nor seeks a shelter or a
resting - place; he is not concerned to follow the dead to the grave; he does not turn his head to look at the things that usually claim the attention
of men; he is not bound to any woman, so as to be charmed by her and desirous
of pleasing her.
Dream summer: no injuries; get rid
of a few players not in the picture; trade Szczesny for Lloris or Cech; find a talented young CB (
none of the ones we are linked to excite me much except Howedes and Varane, and I don't
like our odds on them — also unnecessary unless we get rid
of one or Chambers isn't going to play there); Kongdobia or Schniederlin (if an offer
of 35 + mil comes in for WIlshere, sell and buy BOTH); Lacazette (Dybala looks great, but he is not a great goalscorer and I believe Arsene would turn him into a winger primarily — so, I'd still get him, but not as high a priority as the
rest).
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition
of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release
of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state
of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid
of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy
of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid
of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid
of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction
of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return
of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort
of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative
of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition
of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle
of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any
of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind
of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker,
like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack
of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result
of his presence on the pitch... as for the
rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands
of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when
none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club
of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid
of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field
of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is
like the recent version
of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history
of injuries... up front, although I do
like the possibilities that a player
like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet
of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival
of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans
like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone
of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players
of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that
of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal
like Benzema or Cavani... just part
of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet
of those who were well aware all along
of the potential pitfalls
of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity,
like it ever really was...
, every single phone call is filled with statements
like «
Of course she is still eating in the middle of the night — you've conditioned her to do that because you actually give it to her», «I hear her fussing again — that's because you carry her around too much», «If you keep breast feeding, none of the rest of us will every be able to bond with her», «Her first word will definitely be Moneth, since you are working» (Moneth is our nanny's name), «She'll never crawl if you give her everything she wants all the time», «We gave you X, Y or Z and you turned out just fine», «Just let her cry — she has to learn X, Y or Z sometime», «You're spoiling her because she is your first; just wait until # 2 comes along, then you'll be a normal parent»
Of course she is still eating in the middle
of the night — you've conditioned her to do that because you actually give it to her», «I hear her fussing again — that's because you carry her around too much», «If you keep breast feeding, none of the rest of us will every be able to bond with her», «Her first word will definitely be Moneth, since you are working» (Moneth is our nanny's name), «She'll never crawl if you give her everything she wants all the time», «We gave you X, Y or Z and you turned out just fine», «Just let her cry — she has to learn X, Y or Z sometime», «You're spoiling her because she is your first; just wait until # 2 comes along, then you'll be a normal parent»
of the night — you've conditioned her to do that because you actually give it to her», «I hear her fussing again — that's because you carry her around too much», «If you keep breast feeding,
none of the rest of us will every be able to bond with her», «Her first word will definitely be Moneth, since you are working» (Moneth is our nanny's name), «She'll never crawl if you give her everything she wants all the time», «We gave you X, Y or Z and you turned out just fine», «Just let her cry — she has to learn X, Y or Z sometime», «You're spoiling her because she is your first; just wait until # 2 comes along, then you'll be a normal parent»
of the
rest of us will every be able to bond with her», «Her first word will definitely be Moneth, since you are working» (Moneth is our nanny's name), «She'll never crawl if you give her everything she wants all the time», «We gave you X, Y or Z and you turned out just fine», «Just let her cry — she has to learn X, Y or Z sometime», «You're spoiling her because she is your first; just wait until # 2 comes along, then you'll be a normal parent»
of us will every be able to bond with her», «Her first word will definitely be Moneth, since you are working» (Moneth is our nanny's name), «She'll never crawl if you give her everything she wants all the time», «We gave you X, Y or Z and you turned out just fine», «Just let her cry — she has to learn X, Y or Z sometime», «You're spoiling her because she is your first; just wait until # 2 comes along, then you'll be a normal parent».
I totally want to be one
of those moms that takes her skiing at a super young age (although
none of the
rest of us really ski), but we're living in Utah now so I feel
like I need to take advantage!
But the most - interesting piece came not from either Haimson or the generally stellar Carey or Noguera (whose idea
of treating schools
like hospitals is a good one, even if he can't get the
rest of his ideas right), but from Thomas B. Fordham Institute education czar Mike Petrilli, who once again tried to defend the idea
of rolling back No Child's powerful Adequate Yearly Progress accountability provisions (even if the approach taken by the administration is
none to his
liking).
That same summer, my sister Abigail, in those days still known as the baby, even though just a bit more than a year younger than I, made the local paper, the Vineyard Gazette, when she won something
like eight different prizes at the county fair on a muggy August night by throwing darts at balloons and baseballs at milk bottles, and so solidified her position as the family's only potential athlete —
none of the
rest of us dared try, for our parents always preached brains over brawn.
The
rest of the discovery channels broken down as follows: online communities
like Goodreads, 21 %; print news or magazines, 13 %; e-reading apps, 11 %; radio or television, 10 %; and «
none of the above» came in at 8 %.
None of the videos are live just yet, so you'll just have to wait...
like the
rest of us... to see me in all
of my small screen glory... looking awkward and pretending to have a clue about what I'm talking about.
The pattern is the same for the
rest of the top ten book apps — all but the comics apps are single - book apps (as opposed to an e-reader
like Stanza), and
none are free: Alice in Wonderland, the Bible, a Toy Story read - along, and two more Dr. Seuss books.
The
rest of my portfolio is made up
of several core positions (mostly investments in companies run by capital allocators I respect,
like Prem Watsa at Fairfax Financial) and some income producing equities,
none of which I will be discussing on this blog.
Some are little - known, while others sometimes attract small groups, but you can
rest assured that
none of them draw the crowds
like that other infamous stretch -LSB-...]
Some are little - known, while others sometimes attract small groups, but you can
rest assured that
none of them draw the crowds
like that other infamous stretch
of sand.
The fact you're exploring all these gems
of the Caribbean aboard a sailing yacht is an experience
like none other and one you'll surely remember for the
rest of your life.
Like with the mini games in other incarnations
of GTA IV,
none of these will provide more than an occasional diversion from the
rest of the game.
The levels were as interesting as any other Halo campaign but due to the better graphics and the ability to climb up a ledge rather than having to jump above it's height it made it great to explore for skulls and collectables, within the 9 hour co-op game both myself and Russ found ourselves venturing off and climbing up different parts
of the maps to see how high we could get or what was hidden away, we came across a few Easter eggs on the way and found some rare or «special» weapons, Halo has always been a FPS which you have to explore to find Easter eggs etc. but Halo 5 just seemed better than the
rest for this, the game flowed well between each level bouncing from blue team and team Osiris following the story to show where paths cross and what each team is doing in between, I feel
like all
of the trailers kind
of pointed the story into a different direction to the way the campaign developed which was surprising and confusing at the same time but
none the less it was a great campaign and one
of the best Halo games I have played in many years, I was never a fan
of Halo 4 I thought it lacked everything a Halo game should be but Halo 5 has surprised me and was well worth the wait.
Second, I read one
of Carl Sagan's books when a teenager which made many predictions about the structure
of other solar systems:
none so far discovered look anything
like them; they all have supermassive (far larger than Jupiter, itself larger than the
rest of the solar system) in very close orbits around their primary.
«made many predictions about the structure
of other solar systems:
none so far discovered look anything
like them; they all have supermassive (far larger than Jupiter, itself larger than the
rest of the solar system) in very close orbits around their primary.»