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From Denny: This has been an interesting week. The State of the Union address by President Obama basically summed up how the Republicans have been screwing over the entire country in every aspect of our lives and how much fun the Republicans have had screwing over Prez Obama at every turn while he continues to be inclusive and gracious to them.
Let's see, then our very own highest court in the land decided toscrew overthe American people by letting loose the floodgates of the greedy Big Business monopolies to fund elections and completely control the politicians elected. Granted, the corrupt basically control most of the politicians, all of the Republicans and far too many of the Democrats.
And the most recent group to get screwed over? The print publishing industry. Those adorable hold-in-your-hand books may soon be no more. Why anyone is shocked is the surprise. Come on; we all grew up on Star Trek and Sy-Fy spin-off shows where they featured hand-held computers and digital books decades before computers were any smaller than a football field, filling whole cavernous rooms like over at NASA. Of course, comparing Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, to God is a bit of a stretch - OK, it's downright creepy. :)
Take a look and chuckle for the day at how the cartoonists responded to this week's news stories:
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From Denny: The outpouring of donations worldwide for the relief of suffering in Haiti following a 7.0 devastating earthquake is incredible. The following are a list of 67 well-known established charities to which you can donate safely.
The Mobile Giving Foundation has received over $30 million in text pledges from cell phone donors the past two weeks. Even the Pew Research Center was well impressed and threw out some statistics:
14% donated by text message 12% donated by phone 23% donated via the web 5% donated via email 39% donated in person via a church or other group
Here's something I doubt any of us thought about when we donated by text message or phone: how long will it take for the phone companies to send out that donation? Turns out it can take from 30, even up to 60 days to transfer customers' contributions, which is then added to the mobile phone bills.
The biggest carriers like Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have all decided to expedite those donations.
Here's each company's status:
Verizon Wireless: Last Friday, 22 January, they transferred $2.98 million. Today, 28 January, they transferred $4.84 million. Jeffrey Nelson declared the campaign "the largest outpouring of charitable support by texting in history — by far. In all of 2009, all mobile giving (via texting) to all charities totaled just under $4 million for the year."
AT&T: Donations are up to $10 million. The company says they will "advance payment of verified texted donations" to the Red Cross.
Sprint: Donations so far are $3.1 million. By Friday, 29 January, they will advance 80% of the donations with the remaining 20% placed into the usual 30 to 90 day settlement cycle.
T-Mobile: They are working hard to expedite on a weekly basis.
"HAITI" 90999 American Red Cross $10 "QUAKE" 20222 Clinton Bush Haiti Fund $10 "GIVE" 25383 MTV telethon $10 "HAITI" 25383 International Rescue Committee $5 "HAITI" 85944 International Medical Corps $10
"YELE" 501501 Yele Haiti foundation $5 "HAITI" 52000 The Salvation Army $10 "HOPE10" or "UNICEF" 20222 UNICEF $10 "HABITAT" 25383 Habitat for Humanity $10 "OXFAM" 25383 Oxfam America, Inc $10
"HAITI" 40579 National Religious Broadcasters $10 "SAVE" or "SAFE" 20222 Save the Children Federation $10 "GIVE" or "WORLD" 20222 World Vision, Inc $10 "CARE" 24383 CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc) $10 "AJWS" 25383 American Jewish World Service $10
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From Denny: A few years before the disaster struck in Haiti, American Brad Johnson decided to move there and help the people in his parents' ongoing Christian mission to Haiti. He was in a unique position to help after the earthquake as he already had an established school, an orphanage and a medical clinic operating, along with plenty of supplies. His mission is just outside of Port-au-Prince. He is busy distributing supplies to survivors and has been within hours of when the disaster hit.
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From Denny: This is so funny, mainly because the lampooning Italians have us accurately nailed to the wall. If you have ever wondered what Americans sound like to others who speak different languages you will laugh at this. An Italian singer decided to write a song with nothing but gibberish to sound like it was intelligible English. Of course, the funniest thing of all is that often today's music sounds unintelligible to us as well! :) But hey, pop music is really all about the beat that makes you want to dance and have fun! ("That's my story and I'm sticking to it!" as the saying goes in America...) I guess Americans can remind themselves of the other saying: "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery." Anyway, you look at it, this little musical spoof is great fun!
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* When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped. - Marcel Achard
* Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks. - Euripides
* I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. - Bernard Berenson
* I've been on a calendar, but never on time. - Marilyn Monroe
* Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty. -Robert Frost
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From Denny: You knew it was going to come at us full tilt - cartoonists lampooning the airport body scan debate. Tiger Woods got lucky in this week's news cycle.
Then there are those retiring politicians on both sides of the aisle like Senator Chris Dodd. People were happy with him until he was an advocate of the odious bailout monies for Wall Street, killing his popularity and trust with the people. He had done a lot of good in his many years of office but this was a serious political miscalculation.
Cartoonists - and the public - are still asking the age old question: Hey, old boys club, where's the change you've been promising the voters? Sure looks like business as usual at Capitol Hill. Yet another athlete disappoints those who were foolish enough to put him on a pedestal in the first place. Wall Street is as cavalier as ever with everyone else but their self-absorbed selves.
Old Rush took another hit for wanting attention so badly he faked a heart attack. Guess his bloated ego just couldn't stand it that the news world tilted to Hawaii while the President was trying to have some semblance of a vacation from the fools in Washington. The CIA took it on the chin, absorbing all the intelligence criticism, when the reality is there are a good deal more agencies involved who did not do their part properly "so easy a caveman could do it." (GEICO ad, how appropos since GEICO started out as a government insurance agency.)
Take a look at this week's funny roundup and enjoy!
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
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An uneven collection of short stories about early 20th century small-town
Ohio, originally published in 1919. Some of the stories are forgettable,
some str...
Link Latte 285
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*#285*
To Scale! The Solar System - [one of the best videos]
The Hardest Gear In The World That Will Take Forever to Spin - [wow video]
Welcome to Scuba K...
Refgrunt 4/15/22
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I'm sitting at the Greeter Desk by the door. I either say "bye, have a
nice day," or "welcome."
Have a good day, see you later, ok?
I seem to have g...
The Novels are Coming! . . . And a short story.
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The novel I promised to pry my fingers from and share with the world via
Project Gratitude 2018 [ here ] is finally on the virtual shelves at
Amazon. If...
Goodbye, Shrink Rap
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When Clinkshrink, Roy, and I started Shrink Rap in April of 2006, I had no
idea of the places that blogging would lead me. We started blogging, and I
b...
What's Wrong With What's Right?
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What's wrong with what's right? Well…let me tell you a story: Awhile ago I
was posting #whatsright photos on Instagram (and sometimes Facebook) often,
as r...
A conversation with myself
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Maybe it's a problem of our times but at 23, I find myself being slightly
uneasy and skeptical about spirituality in any form. I've sometimes had
conversa...
by now
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i hope you've found me
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that you know i haven't disappeared
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that i'm still writing about this crazy thing we all call life and filling
my posts wi...
30/30 Poetic Vision Day: Nisa Kinsley
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Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, *National Poetry
Month *is now held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries,
booksellers, an...
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*Seurat? Seurat, Dept.*
I was fortunate enough to see last night's performance of this sold-out
revival of a Sondheim favorite *Sunday in the Park with ...
Thalia Definsky Cady, 1950 - 2013
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*It is with sadness that we enter this blog entry. Thalia, the author of
this blog, died on May 7, 2013. The project described below is still in
progress, ...
Walking on the Wing of a Whim
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My neighborhood looked like a ghost town.
As far as I could see down the block, the driveways were empty of
cars. I had already been walking abo...
Play for Peace - “Swat Sport Gala” 2012
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Its was the eve 22nd June 2012, I received a telephone, asking me whether
I’m available to see some gental man in Islamabad, The voice was soft and
humb...
washed stones: a new space to write
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I will not be reopening synch-ro-ni-zing. I am happy with this blog and
would not change a thing. It has been rich here, interacting with friends.
How ...
I perceive the world as a playground .....
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*English Translation *
*I perceive the world as a playground*
*Where dawn and dusk appear in eternal roundsIn His Universal form is a
plaything the throne...
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i love that every time i return to this blog, the recent post has something
to do with a thought that recently passed through my head or an experience
i've...
Culo Evans 1997-2010 - That's All Folks
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I met Culo, then known as Jack, at the old Humane Society Silicon Valley in
Santa Clara, CA, summer 1997.
December 5, 1997, almost 1 year
October 23, ...
Peace in Odd Places
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Peace, originally uploaded by OC Always.
Sometimes you find Peace in the oddest places...OC Always found this one in
an abandoned Drive In theater...Peac...
Art and Travel - February 9, 2010 edition
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Welcome to the February 9, 2010 edition #1 of Art and Travel.
Travel
*MatthewPaulson* presents Stop Wasting Time Shopping For Online Airfare
post...
Good-Bye Blog World
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After a year of having this blog, I've decided to close down operations. I
just don't see the point of having a blog anymore. Perhaps, I'm having a
mid-lif...
Hiatus Interuptus
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Hey! Is anybody still out there?
As you may have noticed, I have been on a hiatus for the past several
months. I've been the pretty much sole caretaker f...
Moving day at Read Street
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The Baltimore Sun is shifting the platform for its blogs, so Read Street is
moving to a new address:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/books/read-street...
20 ideas of using Number cards
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20 ideas of using Number cards
#rashkathmath #mathematics #math
Number cards from 1 to 20 can be used for a variety of educational and
recreational p...
How to Lead Others Through Mattering
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However you define your role as a leader, it is essential to understand how
your choices impact others. As entrepreneurs, we are all leaders by
default; ...
Top Cell Phone Plans 67
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*Verizon Shared Data 5 GB:* Verizon’s Shared Data 5 GB plan starts at $65
and gives you 5 GB of high-speed data and unlimited data at slower speeds.
You ...
This Is The End #SpecialEducationLawBlog #jimgerl
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It was a good run! This blog will cease to exist at the close of business
on Monday.
This blog is coming to an end. Since May 9, 2007, we have done much t...
Weathering the Storm
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The day after Christmas 12 tornadoes blew through North Texas, killing 11
people and causing $1.2 billion in damages.
In my community alone, there were 1...
Which is better: structure or flow?
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Neither.
You need both.
If you think of yourself as a creative, visionary, intuitive and/or
spiritual person, you might feel more comfortable with moving ...
The Best Grammar Blog for Useful Grammar Links
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The English You Need Blog has won a prize: "The Best Grammar Blog of 2011
for Useful Grammar Links".
[image: The Best Grammar Blog of 2011 for Useful Gramm...
"The Window" Moving to New Location!
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This blog, "The Window," is *moving to a new site*:
http://blog.clerestorylearning.com/.
This will be the *final post at this site*.
If you signed up to r...
Mathematics Bloggers
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Today I saw a great collection of Mathematics bloggers. All of them not to
miss type. Mathematics teachers/educators are using different
techniques/tools/m...
Thought Experiment: Switch and Dial
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Exploring the Nature of Light, Quantum Observers, and Human ExperienceLight
Switches: A Simple Beginning
We began with the concept of light switches, tradi...
The Mystery Lurking in Our Lake
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*author’s note:*
I say: if you’ve seen a lake monster, you’ve seen a lake monster.
*THE MYSTERY LURKING IN OUR LAKE*
Late that night
I parked by the la...
The Gift of Entropy
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This is a new piece that incorporates a 'similar triangles' structure.
The GiftThe work’s main image (see below) displays a biblical reference to
the Garde...
Freed Such Poverty
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We’re getting there again - almost November and our
Jacarandas are beginning to bloom; there’s already a
swoon of lilac tinge under the first tree, she’...
The Dream
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Illustration: Where Have All Your Dreams Gone by Joel Robison
*The Dream* LOVE, if I weep it will not matter, And if you laugh I shall
not care; F...
it seems (re edited)
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*It so seems to me*
*That you spy me*
*From the corners of time*
*Which they say no longer is*
*For such thing*
*Does not exist*
*But I remember…*
*It s...
Friday Faves
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*freckles on her nose, Sloane on Father's Day*
** Quote of the Week:* "Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for
talent." ~ Steve Martin
** Blog...
CHILDHOOD AT THE SHORE
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There’s a boy at the water’s edge,
laughing and splashing, wet sand
smeared on his face, chest, arms
having the time of his life, no doubt-
is what we alwa...
Our Mothers
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Mothers are the loving teachers,
who are my favorites,
of all the folks upon the earth.
At all the places i have been,
they are the ones who tend
th...
Lonely Hipsters [Redux]
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So many, so lonely
perched in public
earbuds in
dressed to the tens
paperback in right hand
cigarette in the left
silently begging
to be noticed
but not rea...
by now
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i hope you've found me
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that you know i haven't disappeared
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that i'm still writing about this crazy thing we all call life and filling
my posts wi...
Upwards
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From the mountain’s base he gazed
Upwards towards the summit,
A foreshadow of the climb to follow.
He began to scale the silver rock—
The slithering trail ...
Every Flower Is The Rose
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Lovers jump into bed without thinking. That's the only way it can be done.
A cup that was spilling over still wanted more.
We all talk to ourselves. Thos...
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Hello everyone who follows David King (My Father). On behalf of the family
this post is to let you know that Dad sadly passed away, peacefully, on
Friday 4...
From a Summit High
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From a Summit High
The beauty of a dream, is how it can come true,
Everything we want, we can have, if we want to.
Just set your sights upon, the thing...
Under Reconstruction.. New Facelift Coming Soon..
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The post Under Reconstruction.. New Facelift Coming Soon.. appeared
first on Enlighten Your Day.
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Another Awakening
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In an ecstasy of madness I broke my chains it took many years before I
realized what I had done A shadow, cast by moonlight, alerted me to my
freedom I wan...
Thanks
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Friends,
After much thought I’ve decided to suspend this blog. I will leave what is
here for the rest of the year so you might read the poetry I’ve posted ...
New Perceptions
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*New Perceptions*
*My life today is from decisions once made*
*Resentment and Rejection has been long over-played*
*The secret to life, I've yet to fin...
New Blog - December 09, 2010
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Thank you to everyone who has
followed this blog. I now have a new
one that can be located at
http://www.changefulstormpoetry.blogspot.com
Neva Flores
The Fence
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Today was a big day
momentous in fact
Today we finished the fence
5' tall horse fencing, wooden posts
It looks great
in a country sort of a way
For the fini...
Tonight
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Tonight, let your substance ascend
establish my dreams with flesh
let your kisses travel distances and oceans
swallowing fresh my glances with your legs o...
Screenwriting 101: Wentworth Miller
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“The one question I will ask myself as I’m re-reading a script for the 60th
time is, ‘Am I entertained? Still?’ If the answer is ‘yes,’ I’ll assume
other p...
We've Moved
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Hello all, Living a Life of Writing has moved, so please set your bookmarks
and other links to http://livingalifeofwriting.com See you there.
Goodbye and Hello
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Seven years ago this month I started this blog and wrote my first post. My
goal was to tell other writers about the opportunity that booklets present.
I’...
A Letter to Wired Magazine
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Dear Editors: You published in your February, 2012 issue a piece titled
“Use Your Own Words”. In fact, you chose to make it the first article in
the magazi...
Web Writing and SEO – How to Combine the Two…
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The world of search engine optimization (SEO) can seem like a mystery to
some people. Whilst there are many guidelines out there that can teach you
the bas...
Okay, I Give: I'm out of the Bang
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I wanted to do this Dragon Age Bang, I did. But it's now been a full four
weeks since the last update on the group page and the deadline to post
anonymous ...
Help us Celebrate a Year of Fabulous Writing!
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Help us celebrate a year of creativity and accomplishment by joining us on
June 3rd. Our writers (ages 8-18) will read excerpts from their polished
pieces...
My First App
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*I have a dilemma regarding ebook publishing. I am a seasoned graphic
designer/illustrator trying to break into the kidlit industry with an
author/illust...
support...
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security...
love...
strength...
confidence...
a foundation
of support.
Today, I am aware of support....from family...from friends...from virtual
strangers...
CREATIVITY? OR CREATING RESULTS?
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*Creativity is concerned with producing the unusual. *
*The creative process is concerned with producing [a creator’s] vision,
usual or unusual.*
* ...
La Galette des Chefs 2025
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The 1st Saturday of the new year Solli & I meet up for *LA GALETTE DES
CHEFS*.to taste the Galette des rois.
I admit I go for the oyster 🦪 yum yum
Co...
Summer in New Zealand
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Tolerably earnestly middleton extremely distrusts she boy now not. Add and
offered prepare how cordial two promise. Greatly who affixed suppose but
enquire...
EVEREST EXPEDITION ( SOUTH) 2020 and 2021.
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I am recommending you an invitation to the Everest expeditions which FB
showed the famous Sherpa – Rinji Sherpa. Rinji Sherpa: Adventure High
Mountain is g...
Auckland New Zealand
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When we were in New Zealand a few years ago we rode the Shotover Jet. It
was exciting to say the least! the boat drivers are maniacs. Anyway, we
survi...
