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Great article and gives more depth to the story, thanks for posting MS. I was very moved by the support he got from the head coach and the team leaders. He certainly picked the right school and team, on more levels than one. I don't blame you one bit for having a crush on this guy MS.

Find a more complete account of Conner coming out here: http://www.outsports.com/2014/1/28/5348936/conner-mertens-willamette-football-kicker This kid is really sweet and cool. LOL, I think I've got a crush on him. Guys, if y'all read about a stalker being arrested on the Williamette University campus, please pass the hat & wire me some bail money.

OK, level 4 bio-hazard suits in the containment facility at the CDC Atlanta. Better?

Your place! My dad's a cop and he's been in a bad mood. Plus mom's got her church ladies over tonight.

Pooh on digital Legos. Give me good old fashion Lincoln logs any day.

I just emailed a friend in NZ and his reply was, "the papers make it sound like he went there for a beer but it was the closest place to get help. He might have had a beer while he was there, of course. " Best regards, RA1

God, he has beautiful hairless arms, too!

In order that pictures are posted correctly i will not any more pictures Before i get home next week. I am still clumsy with iphone. Salvador probably is dangerous city and looks like one. It is in the air. But you don't need to have a guide at airport. Just take a regular taxi And you will be fine. For a first time visitor to salvadori would recommend a guide, or an Organized tour. In 2008 i have used fernando bingre, who you can find On tripadvisor. In 2008 he has done perfect job introducing me to the City. He was not so perfect this time, because he canceled a night tour 4 hours before it should start. Unpleasant, he probably got a better deal Somewhere else. And don't forget bale folclorico in the old town. It takes place every day At 8 pm. You can get tickets for 45 reals 2 or 3 hours before. It is great Show. Takes an hour, and second half is mostly capoeira show. But, What a group of fuckers - young, 20ish, strong. Chippendales, just much Better.

Meet me at the old barn out behind Granddaddy's house. We can climb up in the hay loft and cuddle all we want. ==== Oh, man, I am having one major fantasy here!

lookin- As always, you are correct. My east - west was entirely confused. Also my north - south. When your compass goes completely haywire, you just have to go straight ahead and hope for the best. This happens to me frequently when I go into snow country this time of year. I am completely confused when the high temperature is minus anything as it was this week while I was in Indiana. I have now escaped back into the still cold South but forecast to be warm and friendly in a matter of a few days. Best regards, RA1

Both, actually. Synechdoche: part used to refer to the whole, or vice versa. In this case using the whole (the Church) to refer to the part (its temporal Head). Thanks in passing for furthering my education. I didn't realize until looking it up just now that it can work either way around -- not just part-for-the-whole. Wikipedia further shows up my ignorance by reminding that synechdoche is a particular instance of metonymy: Metonymy (/mɨˈtɒnɨmi/ mi-TONN-ə-mee)[1] is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its own name but rather by the name of something associated in meaning with that thing or concept.[2] The words "metonymy" and "metonym" come from the Greek: μετωνυμία, metōnymía, "a change of name", from μετά, metá, "after, beyond" and -ωνυμία, -ōnymía, a suffix used to name figures of speech, from ὄνῠμα, ónyma or ὄνομα, ónoma, "name."[3] For instance, "Hollywood" is used as a metonym for the U.S. film industry because of the fame and cultural identity of Hollywood, a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, as the historical center of film studios and film stars.[4] The national capital is often used to represent the government of a country, such as "Westminster" for Parliament of the United Kingdom, "Ottawa" for Parliament of Canada, or "Washington" for United States government.[5] Metonymy and related figures of speech are common in everyday talk and writing. Synecdoche and metalepsis are considered specific types of metonymy. Polysemy, multiple meanings of a single word or phrase, sometimes results from relations of metonymy. Both metonymy and metaphor involve the substitution of one term for another.[6] In metaphor, this substitution is based on some specific analogy between two things, whereas in metonymy the substitution is based on some understood association or contiguity.[7][8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy

Same here. Gen. Groves on Oppenheimer: "He's a genius. A real genius. While Lawrence is very bright, he's not a genius, just a good hard worker. Why, Oppenheimer knows about everything. He can talk to you about anything you bring up. Well, not exactly. I guess there are a few things he doesn't know about. He doesn't know anything about sports." (...Cue MsGuy... )

Well, yes, Charlie, but... ... hyper-technically speaking, you could be generous and assume I was using "W of B" as a metonym (synecdoche?), drawing in the penumbra of all the Byzantine(& to this ex-protestant baffling) goings on of the Vatican. Can I get a ruling on this, AS?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10600671/Queen-down-to-her-last-million-due-to-courtiers-overspending-report-finds.html