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- Venerated North End Bakery Maria's Pastry Shop Will Close in September - bostonmagazine.com
- Miss Your Chance to Try KFC's Cheeto Sandwich? Here Are Five Other Ways to Get Your Flamin' Hot Fix in Portland - Willamette Week
- Lower your car payments with these smart moves - Asbury Park Press
- Tim Melville, Rockies pitcher and Arizona BBQ restaurant employee, shuts down Diamondbacks for first career win - CBS Sports
- Lifetime Announces 2019 Holiday Films Starring Melissa Joan Hart, Kelly Rowland, Hilarie Burton and More - Entertainment Tonight
- Oxford 250: For Johnny Clark, life looks different on the eve of 40 - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
- I've worked at hundreds of weddings — here are 16 of the most creative ways I've seen couples save money - INSIDER
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| Venerated North End Bakery Maria's Pastry Shop Will Close in September - bostonmagazine.com Posted: 21 Aug 2019 08:56 AM PDT Restaurant Closings Owner Maria Merola is retiring after decades of filling cannoli to order at the venerated North End bakery.  Many argue that a ricotta cannoli from Maria's Pastry Shop is the North End's best. / Photo by Emily Sotomayor for "Who Serves the North End's Best Ricotta Cannoli?" The argument over the North End's best cannoli is going to heat up again this fall—because the bakeshop behind the reigning favorite will no longer be part of the conversation. Maria's Pastry Shop will close in September, as owner Maria Merola is retiring. "I made the decision just two months ago," Merola told Eater Boston, saying for the past few months she's watched her (younger) friends enjoy their own retirement. "They're going to Florida, they're going here, they're going there. I'm the oldest one out of all of my friends, and I thought, 'Something is wrong with this picture. What am I doing over here?' It was time." Merola has worked at the Cross Street bakery since 1970, when the shop was owned by the family behind Modern Pastry, according to Eater. She purchased the business in 1982, and has personally filled likely thousands of fresh ricotta cannoli ever since. Merola knows she'll miss the bakeshop life post-retirement, she acknowledged to Eater, but she told Boston.com her regular customers are happy for her. She informed Maria's staff of the closure two months ago, she said. A back-to-back taste-test of the North End's most popular cannoli from Maria's, Modern Pastry, and Mike's proved to a team of Boston magazine food editors that Maria's reign supreme, not just for the general lack of tourist lines, but also for the rich, not-too-sweet ricotta filling; fresh, crisp shell; and large chocolate chips. Maria's is also known for chocolate-covered spice cookies, lovely lobster tails, anisey Italian wedding cookies, and more classic treats. The North End is getting ready to host the 100th annual Saint Anthony's Feast, which begins Thursday, Aug. 22 and continues all weekend long—what better time to pay respects to Maria Merola on the occasion of her retirement? If you can't make it over this weekend, Maria's Pastry Shop will continue to fill cannoli for a few more weeks.  |
| Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:46 PM PDT Nestling a slab of crispy chicken into a bed of Cheetos and drenching it in pseudo-cheese sauce that The Washington Post described as "the shade of orange that cartoons use for toxic waste," it was this year's Double Down, the unholy abomination unleashed in 2010 that crammed bacon and cheese between two pieces of fried chicken instead of bread. The Colonel was responsible for that one, too. Something so ridiculous couldn't last, of course—the Cheeto Sandwich was only made available for a limited time, and disappeared at the end of July. If you never got a chance to try it, though, don't despair: Increasingly, restaurants around Portland are incorporating Cheetos—typically of the Flamin' Hot variety—into their menus, often with a much lighter touch than you'll find at a drive-thru window. Here are five Cheetos-infused items we found around town, ranked from disappointing to straight flames.
Flamin' Hot Cheetos Torta @ LuluWhether it's by design or the simple fact of its location, Lulu, which opened in the Southeast Grand bar district earlier this year, basically functions as a waiting room for its more established neighbors. It's where you go when Dig A Pony is too crowded, or if no tables are open at Kachinka. In other words, it's not the sort of place you plan to spend the evening—it's just where you end up. But while the minimalist décor, fancy cocktails and nu-disco lite soundtrack suggests a classy first-date destination, the food menu is oddly Taco Bell-adjacent, with an upgraded take on a Crunchwrap Supreme and, yes, a torta loaded with Flamin' Hot Cheetos. How are the Cheetos applied? Rather than crumbling the Cheetos into makeshift chile powder like the other spots on this list, Lulu nestles whole puffs among the carnitas, chipotle mayo and housemade guacamole, so you'll definitely know they're there, even if you don't totally taste them. Flamin' Hot or not? Not. Though it makes a lot of sense in theory, the juices from the carnitas soak into the puffs, turning them soggy, and masking the flavor. As a torta, it's not bad—though in form it looks more like a panini—but if the Cheetos are your main reason for ordering, it's disappointing. MATTHEW SINGER. At this walk-up mac-and-cheese window, you have the option to build your own bowl, with choices of cheese sauce, pasta and an assortment of mix-ins and toppings. Mac'd does, however, offer a few classic recipes, the bestseller being the BBC. The dish contains chicken tossed in a tangy Buffalo sauce, bits of bacon and, on the side, a 2-ounce cup of Flamin' Hot Cheetos dust to sprinkle over the top of your mac. How are the Cheetos applied? Pro tip: You're going to want to ask for more than what comes in the cup. The mere 2 ounces of Cheetos dust gets blown away by the Buffalo sauce—you'd probably get more Cheetos flavor by licking the fingers of your apartment building's IT guy. Flamin' Hot or not? Not. You're probably better off assembling your own combination of mac and cheese here than choosing this premade recipe. It's an indulgence for sure, but one that lacks the flavor to make the ensuing guilt worth it. The chicken was also slightly too chewy, and the cheese could stand to be less drippy. JORDAN MONTERO.
Cheeto B-Ritto @ Wasabi SushiFast-casual sushi franchise Wasabi helped introduce the concept of the sushi burrito to wary Portlanders, and while it sounds like an insult, it's really just a mutant sushi roll—one that doesn't hold together particularly well but won't kill your stomach like a normal burrito. Adding Cheeto dust to the equation might seem a bridge too far, but we've been combining raw fish and cream cheese for decades and no one even thinks twice about it now. (The sushi doughnuts on the menu are another argument entirely.) How are the Cheetos applied? Crusted to the outer wrapping. Flamin' Hot or not? Mild. Each bite produces a light trail of heat at the end, but it ultimately doesn't get in the way of the shrimp, salmon, avocado and cucumber contained inside, for better or worse. MS.
Hot Cheetos Ice Cream @ 22 BelowThe screen at this Goose Hollow stir-fried ice cream joint plays a slideshow of the shop's various spiraling sweets like its Mud Slide and PB Twist. Then it asks: "Are you daring enough to try this ice cream?" Patrons are then treated to the freezing process of 22 Below's Hot Cheetos creation, made by chopping up a handful of puffs into vanilla batter. The mix is frozen, rolled, then garnished with a few more uncrunched Cheetos. How are the Cheetos applied? When combined with the vanilla batter, the Hot Cheeto flavor is slightly shrouded and sweetened, but not to an aggressive degree. The spicy kick does build, slightly, after every bite. Flamin' Hot or not? Hot. Oddly, the mix of vanilla batter and Cheetos creates a Fruity Pebbles kind of dynamic—except, instead of being sugary sweet, it's borderline savory. The crunchy garnish adds more dimension to the snack, making the most satisfying spoonfuls those that perfectly balance ice cream and chip. JM.
XXtra Flamin' Hot Cheetos Elote @ Zero DegreesThe California-based chain, which specializes in colorful and unique dessert drinks, moved into Portland with little fanfare two years ago, opening in a strip mall off Southeast 82nd Avenue. In addition to serving beverages like strawberry horchata boba tea and psychedelic mango milkshakes, the shop also offers stadium-style food, including popcorn chicken, chicken wings and a version of elotes, the corn-based Mexican street snack commonly served on the cob but here as a sort of casserole, which you have the option of blanketing in Cheeto dust. How are the Cheetos applied? Liberally—order the combo meal with the Cheetos cheese fries and it's like opening a box of fire ants. Flamin' Hot or not? Hot. It's more textural than anything, but the dust adds a satisfyingly salty crunch to the pile of sweet corn and cotija that would be missed in its "classic" form. MS.  |
| Lower your car payments with these smart moves - Asbury Park Press Posted: 22 Aug 2019 02:00 AM PDT
CLOSE  Auto shows may be waning in importance as companies find other ways to introduce new products, but the New York International Auto Show still has a healthy list of new vehicle debuts, most of them SUVs. (April 17) AP, AP New- and used-car monthly payments reached a record high in the first half of 2019, according to Edmunds transaction data. The average new-car monthly payment in the first half of 2019 was $556, which marks a 20% increase since 2008. Used-car payments also remained high, averaging $409 a month. "Consumers are racking up higher monthly payments as their purchases are leaning more toward SUVs and trucks," said Ivan Drury, senior manager of insights for Edmunds. "They're also increasingly selecting expensive options and higher trim levels, and that's a recipe for ever-increasing monthly payments," he added. While payments have been trending upward for most shoppers, it doesn't mean the same is in store for you. With a little research and savvy shopping, it's possible to find a new vehicle without overspending and lower your monthly payments in the process. Or if you're already stuck with a high monthly payment, we have a few solutions. Purchase a used vehicle insteadBuying a used vehicle is the most cost-effective way to own a car and lower your payments. Used vehicles have already depreciated and are generally less expensive than their new equivalents. In June, the average loan was $10,643 lower for used vehicles than for new. If you shop for a model between 2 and 4 years old, you are likelier to find certified pre-owned vehicles. These certified vehicles have a strong warranty plus a number of other benefits. More: Distracted driver tech: Cars order you to keep your eyes on the road More: Buying a car: How to avoid buying more car than you need Downsize your vehicle or its optionsIf you want to stick with a new vehicle, your best bet is to either choose a lower-priced trim level or a smaller model. For example, let's say you wanted a 2020 Kia Telluride, one of Edmunds' top picks for a family SUV. The base LX model starts at $32,735, including destination fees. Kia prices the fully loaded SX model at $42,535, a difference of nearly $10,000. Going with the SX does mean you'll miss out on a few luxury features. But the Telluride LX is hardly bare-bones. The same is true of a lot of other new cars. The alternative would be to shop for a smaller vehicle. The 2019 Honda CR-V, for example, is another top-rated SUV. It seats two fewer but offers fairly comparable cargo space. The manufacturer's suggested price for a respectably equipped CR-V EX is just $28,445. More: Toms River Volkswagen sold these three cars for $1 More: Are rising costs for new cars worth it? Most readers say no Lease the vehicleMonthly payments are less expensive for a lease than for a traditional vehicle purchase since you're essentially paying off a smaller amount (the vehicle's depreciation plus taxes and fees) for a shorter period of time. The average lease payment was $477 in June, but you can easily find deals for less since luxury vehicles tend to inflate the average. That said, this option will cost you more in the long run since you don't own the vehicle and can't rely on the equity for the next purchase. But if you're looking for a shorter-term solution or simply like driving a new vehicle every few years, leasing is a viable option. Keep up with news about your money on our business page and make sure you don't miss a thing by buying a digital subscription to APP.com today. Trade it inWhat if you're already making payments on a car but realized that you paid too much? You'll first need to determine if you have equity in the vehicle. If you do, selling your car directly to a car dealership that specializes in quick trade-ins is the easiest way to get out from under a car loan you can no longer handle. CarMax is one good avenue. You might even have some money in your pocket to put toward another car purchase — preferably one with more manageable payments. Refinance the loanIf you need to keep the car, being in an equity position should allow you to refinance your current loan. Interest rates are high these days, so you might not be able to find a refinance rate that's lower than your current loan. But by stretching out the loan term through refinancing, you'll get more manageable payments. You'll likely end up paying more in interest, of course, but that is secondary when your goal is to keep your car. You might be able to refinance with your current lender, but it may make more sense to look into a credit union or your personal bank. These institutions may be able to offer you lower interest rates. This story was provided to The Associated Press by the automotive website Edmunds. Read or Share this story: https://www.app.com/story/money/business/consumer/2019/08/22/lower-your-car-payments-these-smart-moves/2043488001/  |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2019 10:45 AM PDT  During this past offseason, Tim Melville served as a seasonal part-time employee at Little Miss BBQ in Phoenix. He's seemingly a model employee who's loved by co-workers and management, and it sounds like he could have a real future with the company. One of the BBQ shop's owners say they'd "absolutely love to have Tim full-time." Unfortunately, Tim has another job that makes this pretty difficult. He also happens to be a starting pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He made his first start of the season on Wednesday night, and it just so happened to come in Arizona as the Rockies took on the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Melville, who last pitched in the majors in 2017, was making his return to big leagues a mere 12 miles away from the restaurant that he worked at during the offseason. Cool story, right? Well, that's without even mentioning that Melville delivered the best performance of his career, throwing an absolute gem and shutting down the D-Backs. The 29-year-old right-hander pitched seven innings, giving up just two hits and one run while striking out four. He earned the W in a 7-2 victory for the Rockies -- the first win of his career. After being selected in the fourth round by the Kansas City Royals in 2008, Melville has spent the last 11 years bouncing around the baseball world. Most of his time has been spent in the minors, pitching for seven different organizations. Prior to Wednesday, he'd only spent 35 days in the majors and had made just six career appearances. But his love for baseball still clearly burns strong, as does his love for barbecue. That's why he was so eager to spend this past winter working at Little Miss BBQ. After going to the restaurant's original location for years, he found out that they were opening a second location a little less than 15 miles away. He decided he wanted to be a part of it. "A lot of guys play golf in the afternoons in the offseason and I was just, like, tired of that," Melville said, via AZ Central. "I fortunately live close to one of the top barbecue places in the country and I'm a big food guy. They let me do an interview process. I kind of told them my resume of 10 years of minor league/major league baseball. Some cooking experience. So they let me get on board." He ultimately got the job and apparently wasted no time in working his tail off, helping to get the new location ready for opening. Once they were ready for business, Melville was a utility man; He worked the register, he was a busboy, a dishwasher and he even helped in the kitchen and in the BBQ pits. As a foodie, Melville says he just wanted to get involved and be around the scene, treating the gig as somewhat of an internship. The free BBQ probably didn't hurt, either. Several Little Miss BBQ employees were attendance at Chase Field to watch their co-worker pitch on Wednesday and they got a pretty great show. They may love him inside the restaurant, but he provided a decent example of good he can be at his other job. It's always fun to hear stories about people who are relentlessly passionate and hard-working, even when there's reason for them not to be. It's also fun to hear stories of the cards aligning for a pretty perfect moment, and that seemed to be the case for Melville.  |
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| Posted: 22 Aug 2019 03:42 PM PDT HALLOWELL — It's well after an October midnight nearly six years ago when Johnny Clark returns to his home with his family intact, his newborn daughter finally released from the neonatal intensive care unit at Portland's Maine Medical Center. His phone rings, but he doesn't answer it, although something compels him to listen to the voicemail left a few minutes later. "It had been a crazy 10, 11 days. She was put in the NICU because she was too big, not too small. She was 10 pounds and stuck, and she had a broken arm and a ruptured umbilical cord," Clark recalled this week at his race shop on the site of Clark's Scrap Metal, the family business. "It was a crazy, emotional time. We'd just brought her home. I couldn't believe what I was listening to." Clark, his voice raising, continued. "We haven't slept, it's been just an awful two weeks for my daughter, and there's this guy telling me how bad I sucked and to give it up," he said. "I'm like, I've accomplished more in racing than most of the people you've ever even thought about hanging out with. But because you've got an '18 Kyle Busch sticker in the back window of your pickup truck, you've got all the answers in racing." The insults struck a nerve with one of Maine's most accomplished race car drivers. It came following his first winless season in 12 years, after considering all of the possibilities of what could have gone wrong for his baby girl, and after seeing so many people willing to step up and help prepare his race cars start falling by the wayside. For a driver who dominates virtually every conceivable statistic when it comes to Maine's auto racing landscape, hard times on the race track can be particularly painful. Where success once came so easily it felt effortless, it starts to feel like every effort made to climb back to the top has a bizarre reverse effect. But for Clark, who will turn 40 this year and will try for his first Oxford 250 victory Sunday, a family and a career have added important perspective. His more than 40 career victories and record six Pro All Stars Series championships tell the story of the racer, but they hardly paint the picture of the man. There's no simple answer to the question, "What's up with Johnny Clark?" RACING AND WINNING… A LOT The Pro All Stars Series (PASS) is the northeastern United States' premier Super Late Model touring series. With between 14-18 races per year at tracks ranging from Maine to Connecticut, and north to Canada, drivers and teams are routinely tested against the best the motorsports' form has to offer. Clark's career was a lightning bolt headed well beyond New England's reach.  Johnny Clark gives the thumbs up to fans prior to the 2014 Oxford 250. Clark is one of the more well known drivers in Maine, and he is taking another crack at the 250 this weekend. Portland Press Herald file photo by Derek Davis The Farmingdale native has 35 career PASS wins, having won nearly 15% of all the races he's entered. He won his first race in 2003, his second full year with the series. He went on to win at least two races in eight of the nine seasons that followed. In his 19 years with PASS, he's made 236 career starts and finished in the top five 122 times. Clark was at his best from 2008-2011, becoming the only driver in PASS history to win four consecutive series championships. In the final year of that run, he won exactly half of the races on the schedule — an improbable 7 out of 14 starts. "Those were years where it looked like I should have chosen this as a profession," Clark said. He has participated in every season in PASS history. Founded in 2001 by current Oxford Plains Speedway owner Tom Mayberry of Naples, Clark ran 5 of the 10 races in the inaugural 2001 season then didn't miss a race until 2015. Dating back to the start of the 2018 season, Clark has competed in just 18 of the 28 PASS races on the schedule. As family and work commitments have piled up alongside recent struggles with performance, he's taken a different tact. "It's quality not quantity for me at this point," Clark said. "I want to run better. If I can run good at, say, six races a year, then that's what I'll do." Even without him on the tour every week now, Clark still represents an important piece of the PASS puzzle. "Guys like Johnny and (Ben Rowe) are still the backbone behind this," Mayberry said. "You have the young people come along like Derek (Griffith) and Garrett (Hall), but those people put a lot of time and effort in and you could never do it without them. Somebody might say, 'Well, Johnny doesn't run all the races anymore.' But him still being part of it is just as important to us as it was before." When the 46th annual Oxford 250 takes the green flag this Sunday, Clark is hoping to be as important a part of PASS history as he's ever been. FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Clark's sixth PASS championship came in 2011, the same summer his first daughter, Alivia, was born. He won two of the first four races to begin the next season. It felt like a seventh championship run was kicking off. Instead, Clark didn't win again that year. The victory drought continued throughout 2013, when his second daughter, Miranda, was born that October. Johnny Clark poses with his daughters Alivia, 8, left, and Miranda, 5, at the family's Hallowell garage on Thursday. Clark is preparing to race the Oxford 250 on Sunday. Kennebec Journal photo by Andy Molloy It's been three full years since Clark's last win — at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, in 2016. Some members of his longtime pit crew simply aged out of the sport. His brother Bobby had two boys of his own involved in sports on the weekends. He was slow to adapt to changing technology within motorsports. For a driver who won seemingly at will in the first half of the current decade, it was a noticeable decline. "You keep thinking you've got the answer and you go to the race track, but you clearly don't," Clark said. "Then it's time to change, or do something different and pick up golf. I'm not doing that or going fishing. This is all I've ever done. I don't play golf or go fishing. I don't snowmobile. I don't do anything else. My wife (Niki) has been patient to know that this is my true passion outside of my family." In 2005, Clark was 10 laps away from winning the Oxford 250 — a crowning achievement for the driver who has five 250-lap wins at other tracks in Maine and Canada, as well as multiple 300-lap wins at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough. The morning after narrowly missing that Oxford 250 victory 14 years ago, Clark flew to North Carolina for a tryout with a team in the NASCAR Truck Series — NASCAR's version of Double-A baseball — owned by Jack Roush. He returned having not made the cut, but instead of being disappointed by the experience he was excited about his short-track racing prospects. Famously, the then 25-year-old Clark said he would be happy to be "the next Mike Rowe of Maine racing." Rowe has three Oxford 250 wins and more than 150 career victories at Oxford Plains. Having just turned 69 this week, Rowe is still turning competitive laps in race cars. He's entered in Sunday's Oxford 250 trying to become the first four-time winner of the prestigious event. "That's a compliment," Rowe said this week of Clark comparing his career aspirations to the Maine Motorsports Hall of Famer. "It would be good to see him up front and running good again. Just hopefully, I'll be up there with him, too." Family is a big part of Clark's commitment these days. No longer in his early 20s, he's looking at 40 with a wife, two children and a bustling business to run. In June, he skipped a race at Speedway 95 in Hermon because it was held on Father's Day. Clark's Scrap Metals has grown, too. There are now four locations statewide, including ones in Chelsea and Jay, which Clark spent countless hours getting off the ground. "It's part of the loss of time," Clark said. "I've got other things that are more important to do with my time. It's not the same (as when I was 25). I used to live in the shop. I don't do that now, and it shows. "But that's not a bad thing." Ben Rowe, Mike's son, like Clark is now 39 years old. A four-time PASS champion in his own right with a series-best 40 career wins, the younger Rowe has just two victories since the beginning of the 2017 season. "He's taken time back, family-wise, and believe me I get all that," Ben Rowe said. "When we were growing up, me and Johnny, we were racing every single weekend. We didn't care, like these young guys now.. Now, there's other stuff going on for us. We have a weekend off and we're busy as heck doing something else. "We were just stagnant for a long time because we were ahead of the ball. Everybody caught up to us, and it's taken us this long to get back on top. I think you're seeing that with Johnny." NO SLOWING DOWN Johnny Clark has no intentions of stepping away from the sport he's been involved in since watching his father race at Wiscasset Speedway in the 1980s. He made his first Oxford 250 start in 1997, when he was 17 years old, qualifying seventh after never having driven around Oxford Plains Speedway before. The next race he goes to, he said, he plans on winning. "I'm trying to get back on top, and I know I can still do it," Clark said. "I know I've got the equipment to do it. All you can do is try to surround yourself with the right people to make that happen. I still believe I'm going to win the next race. I don't go to Speedway 95 thinking I can't win. I still think I'm going to win every race I enter." Clark once joked he'd retire if he ever won the Oxford 250. Niki, doesn't believe it for a second, he said. This week, he was candid in revealing he never had any intentions of doing so, even if it could serve as a storybook ending to a stellar driving career. "My wife asks the same question all the time," Clark said. "An Oxford 250 win is everything if you've grown up in racing around New England. But she knows, and I know, that if I'm in victory lane Sunday night, the first thought is going to be working towards winning number 2." Clark has long driven a car from Port City Racecars, a chassis builder in North Carolina. Proof that he's as serious as ever about returning to top form, he hired the company's Shane Tesch to serve as crew chief all week for his familiar black, red and yellow No. 54. "He's one of the good guys in this series that got it up and got it rolling," Ben Rowe said. "I'd like to see Johnny win this. That would be pretty cool." Clark, though, is not fueled by the people who want to see him succeed — though he does admit that his daughters want to see a new trophy added to his race shop's wall. "My youngest really wants a green one," he said. Instead, he's driven by that voicemail from 2013. "It's hard to shut that stuff off," Clark said. "I'm not kidding you, I think about that guy three times a year when I'm racing. I don't know why. But I can't wait to win something like the Oxford 250 and call him up and just have a really 'civil' conversation with him." filed under: Related Stories  Latest Articles  |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2019 09:04 AM PDT  A wedding is a joyful occasion, but also an expensive one. This year, the average cost of a wedding is $38,700, according to a recent report, and the bridal industry is worth an estimated $72 billion. Young couples today, however, have less money than their parents on average, and are often looking for ways to save on their weddings. There are several ways that they do this, from spending less on engagement rings to taking advantage of that old "something borrowed" rule. The best thing to do is to determine which elements matter most to you, and save in other areas so that you can afford to go all-out on the important things. Related: Here's how much of your wedding budget you should set aside for your honeymoon As a banquet waitress at Drexelbrook Catering from 2014 to 2017, I worked at hundreds of weddings, and made note of several clever ways some couples have saved money in the execution of their big day. Here are 16 ways to save money on your wedding without losing out on quality.  |
| Naro Video to close Sunday, but it will live on in documentary, memories - Virginian-Pilot Posted: 21 Aug 2019 11:06 AM PDT  The low-budget, nearly no-budget, film doesn't look it. While it's the pair's first professional movie, Mahnke has produced videos for industrial training and Paez, who works at a consulting firm for nonprofits, has a degree from USC's film school. Friends and family provided key help, too. Paez' husband, Don, made drawings for animations; one friend recorded original music and another is mixing the audio. Drone footage was shot by a buddy, who wanted only an end credit.  |
| 39 Supportive Things You Can Say to the Climber You're Belaying - Outside Posted: 21 Aug 2019 11:53 PM PDT  1. "You got this." 2. "Breathe." 3. "Relax, shake out, and go for it when you're ready." 4. "You are strong, you are prepared, and you will climb this route." 5. "Pull on that hold with the same enthusiasm I've seen you pull on the door of that donut shop." 6. "If you send this, you can put 'I climb 5.10b' in your Tinder profile." 7. "Do you really want your kids to grow up with a [mother/father] who didn't send the turquoise route at the gym because they gave up?" 8. "Do you really want your [niece/nephew] to grow up with an [aunt/uncle] who didn't send the turquoise route at the gym because they gave up?" 9. "Do you really want your grandchildren to grow up with a grandparent who didn't send the turquoise route at the gym because they gave up?" 10. "If you send this, I'll buy you dinner at Arby's afterward." 11. "If you send this, I'll buy you a puppy." 12. "If you send this, I'll marry you." 13. "If you send this, I'll sign the divorce papers." 14. "Focus." 15. "What we do in life echoes in eternity." 16. "I still have you on belay, just FYI." 17. "If you send this, I will contribute $11 to your 401(k)." 18. "If you send this, I'll give you back that power washer I borrowed from you eight months ago." 19. "If you send this, I will pay Cardi B to write and record a song in your honor." 20. "If you send this, I will present you with a five-gallon bucket of Lucky Charms that's all marshmallows." 21. "Allez!" 22. "You better lose yourself in the music, the moment. You own it, you better never let it go. You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime." 23. "Even if you don't send this, I still think you're a good person." 24. "Everybody's watching you." 25. "Nobody's watching you." 26. "[Person the climber is attracted to] is watching you." 27. "You are definitely worth more than they're paying you at work, and if your boss doesn't see that, or refuses to admit that, I think you should definitely start looking for another job where they'll appreciate what you bring to the table." 28. "That hold was definitely on the route." 29. "In the grand scheme of things, climbing this route, as well as climbing at all, is really meaningless, so whether or not you send it really doesn't matter to the rest of the world and the overall fate of humanity, when you think about it." 30. "You can do it." 31. "You're having a really good hair day." 32. "Pretend that next hold is the love of your life, and grab it and don't let go." 33. "Pretend that next hold is enlightenment." 34. "Pretend that next hold is a healthy level of self-esteem." 35. "Pretend that next hold unlocks a free oil change and tire rotation at Jiffy Lube." 36. "Pretend that next hold is a lever that shows all your high school classmates that you did, despite what they said, amount to something after all." 37. "All things considered, I think we're fortunate to be able to be healthy and have enough time on our hands to go climbing at all, whether or not you succeed on this route today." 38. "Yeah Gary, come on, Gary, come on, Gary, come on, Gary, come on, Gary, come on, Gary, come on, Gary, yeah, Gary!" 39. "Good job." Brendan Leonard's new book, Bears Don't Care About Your Problems: More Funny Shit in the Woods from Semi-Rad.com, is out now. Lead Photo: Brendan Leonard  |
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