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END Men's OTG Running Shoe,Charcoal/Coho,13 M US
$89.95
I really love this shoe. I recently drove cross country and purchased these shoes just before leaving. I choose these shoes as a good lightweight travel shoe that would also be stylish when in sneakers. I am really happy with all the more I've done with them. These shoes have been to South Carolina, Charleston, Savannah, Miami, New Orleans, Austin, San Antonio, Carlsbad Caverns, Roswell, Albuquerque, NM Petroglyphs, National Petrified Forest, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sequoia NP, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Frisco (I'll call it what I want), Redwood NP, Crater Lake, Portland, Seattle, Olympic NP, Mt Rainier, Glacier NP, Yellowstone, Jewel Cave, Wind Cave, Custer State Park, Grand Teton, Badlands NP, Madison WI, Chicago and New Jersey. I used them to hike in most of those parks listed including hiking to the Colorado River and back at the Grand Canyon. Because they are so light and because of the open mesh they allowed my feet to stay cool while hiking in 120 degree weather there. I hiked 30 miles of the Wonderland Trail in 2 days; Amphitheater Lake in Teton, 25 miles in Olympic, etc etc.. I also wore them out for walking around the cities and with jeans for casual dinners. Very versatile
The open mesh is bad in wet weather and also when hiking on sandy places since it will kick into the shoe, however the sand is easy enough to shake out. Through the hiking and journey the shoes have shown a little functional wear in that the sole is not as bouncy but that is to be expected hiking up mountains. Otherwise the shoes are still in excellent condition and even survived a puppy dog chewing on them.
I will either order another pair or buy from same manufacturer again when I'm ready.

The End
$14.98
And I don't watch many movies twice...

I'm not a big BurtR fan, but I really enjoyed the premise. The opening scenes were really funny. All the way through the confession. After that it got a little dark and slow while Burt sets his affairs in order. (Though there are some funny elements in this part.) Fortunately, after he hits the mental ward he encounters DomD and the enjoyment resumes. A lot of great cameo's throughout.

And the opening music is the the theme for my career... "It's another fine mess you've gotten into..."

The End
$16.00
In 1953 in the Italian neighbored Elephant Park in Ohio, the residents enjoy the annual August Feast of the Assumption. "Unwifed" and "Un-children" baker Rocco cannot accept his family left him; in fact he rejects the military informing him his son died in action in Korea. He expects every one of them to come home shortly.

The workaholic jeweler with nothing else in his life, the bone weary seamstress, the runaway teen, and the acrimonies elderly abortion doctor attend the Feast. They are just as lost as the baker is as they cannot accept desertion although each in some way has been affected by dissimilation. In fact in a macabre way they have each other as they and others unite when a few blacks try to enjoy the festivities but are not just unwelcome but hostilities turn violent with The End justifying the means.

This not a simple linear historical tale that goes from one point to the next until the end is reached; instead the story line is convoluted and difficult to follow, but once the reader adapts, he or she will appreciate a deep look into the window of the souls. A sort of Eleanor Rigby starring in the Outcast of Poker Flats; The End is a profound tale of what makes a community as the coming together is not necessarily positive. Not for everyone, Salvatore Scibona provides to his audience a resonating character study in which each of the key cast members find their respective past converge on a hot humid August 15 1953, a day of infamy for the lost residents of Elephant Park

Harriet Klausner

End the Fed
$21.99
For more than 30 years, Ron Paul warned Americans about the dangers of loose monetary policy and moral hazard.

Since his concerns have been widely justified, he isn't been gloating or bragging. If anything, he seems disappointed, almost sad that his message didn't get through. That's a shame, and says a lot about the man's character.

This book is a great read, and fast. It has some fascinating stories. For example, in 2004 when Paul presented Alan Greenspan with an old essay Greenspan wrote in the 60's explaining how the Federal Reserve system is a "stealth tax". Dr. Paul asked him to sign the piece, and Greenspan immediately did so.

Greenspan told Paul that he had recently re-read the old essay, and wouldn't change a word. That says a lot. In Greenspan's autobiography, he says that his decision to join the Federal Reserve was justified largely by the assumption that one can enact more change from the inside than out. Unfortunately things didn't work out that way.

Ron Paul is a bright spot in the blighted political landscape. Some people object to his religious views, but please don't let this hold you back from reading his books or supporting him. He is a libertarian, and utterly opposed to forcing his personal opinion on others.

He advocates only what he believes to be the best long-term course. He did not go the traditional political route, which is to obtain as much corporate sponsorship as soon as possible.