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Geiger Counter Readings in Seattle, WA on January 11, 2012

Ambient office = .066 microsieverts per hour

Ambient outside = .100 microsieverts per hour

Soil exposed to rain = .087 microsieverts per hour

Bell pepper from grocery store  = .083 microsieverts per hour

Tap water = .091 microsieverts per hour

Filtered water = .074 microsieverts per hour

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Anger isn’t something wrong, or something bad, as we often think it is. It is our responses to anger, on the other hand, that can be inappropriate or hurtful. Anger is a natural emotion that deserves to be honored as any other emotion does, but most of us never learn how to deal with it because we were punished for acting out on our anger as children.

My husband and I are trying to manage our own anger as we teach our daughter how to handle hers appropriately. We don’t believe in pushing feelings down as we were taught to our whole lives; instead, we believe in talking about our feelings, or doing an activity that helps us express ourselves and feel better afterward, such as art or a physical sport.

We are reading a book called Anh’s Anger right now to help illustrate how anger is something we always have with us, just as we have sadness, happiness, and other emotions inside our bodies. Gail Silver’s book is really a wonderful book to read, because it deals with an everyday occurrence that most kids are familiar with and a concrete example of how to deal with it. When young Anh gets angry because he has to stop playing to eat dinner, he rages at his grandfather. His grandfather calmly sends him to his room to calm down. While I like that this is not a time-out, I also don’t like that it doesn’t offer a choice to the child. Forced time-outs can feel like love deprivation.

Once in his room, Anh encounters a monster—his own anger! The monster coaxes him to go say mean things to people, but Anh resists and says they can do something in his room. As they stomp and jump around to express anger in physical yet healthy ways, the monster shrinks smaller and smaller until he is appeased. Anh can then join his grandfather again. When Anh asks his grandfather about it, his grandfather says that yes, he too had to learn how to play well with his anger as a child.

I love this because it makes your anger into a relationship with a part of yourself rather than something you need to fight. Instead of pushing the anger away—and then letting it build up within you until you throw a tantrum, as many of us do!—you sit with it, meditate with it, or even dance around with it as Anh did.

When you book a flight these days, sometimes you just want to shriek, “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” at the screen. You already know those cheap airfare prices are a load of crap. You know they’re going to charge you fees or make up for that cheap-looking price with something else. It turns out that sometimes you can even save money by booking a higher fare.

Check out how this traveler’s experience, for example, when booking a cheap flight only to be charged separate fees for baggage, carry-on, boarding, and flight changes! A $130 ticket nearly doubled itself to $237 in mere moments. The traveler opted for Southwest instead, since the company doesn’t charge extra fees (yet), and saved nearly $100.

When you book your next flight, keep in mind that these fees can really add up. Call around first to see which airlines charge you fees for separate items and get an idea of how much you can save by paying regular price when a sale price really is too good to be true. Fees can vary widely, so last week’s information may not even be the same as this week. It’s best to do your research while you plan to book your flight.

I was doing some research on the college career of Mariner RHP prospect Jordan Pries, who pitched for Stanford, and, after finding a couple of interesting box scores, I hunted down a few more fun ones and figured I would share them.

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March 27, 2009

Virginia at North Carolina

UNC 4, Virginia 3

Virginia P Danny Hultzen: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 8 K

NC 1b Dustin Ackley (batting 3rd): 0-for-3, BB

NC 3b Kyle Seager (batting 4th): 1-for-4, 2 K

NC relief LHP Brian Moran: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Hultzen P/1b (batting 3rd): 0-for-4, 3 K

Virginia 3b Steven Proscia (batting 5th): 2-for-4

Virginia 1b/C John Hicks (moved to C when Hultzen finished pitching, batted 7th): 1-for-4, K

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March 11, 2011

Virginia at Clemson

Virginia 5, Clemson 0

Virginia P Danny Hultzen: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 14 K

Clemson SS Brad Miller (batting 2nd): 0-for-4, 4 K (all four times by Hultzen)

Clemson reliever RHP Dominic Leone: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Virginia SS Chris Taylor (leading off): 2-for-4, BB, steal

Virginia 2b Keith Werman (batting 2nd): 1-for-5

Virginia C John Hicks (batting 3rd): 2-for-5, double

Virginia P/DH Hultzen (batting 4th): 1-for-2, sac fly, caught stealing

Virginia 3b Steven Proscia (batting 5th): 1-for-3, BB, K, caught stealing

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April 12, 2009

Georgia at Kentucky

Georgia 5, Kentucky 4

Kentucky P James Paxton: 6.0 IP,  5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 10 K

Georgia 1b Rich Poythress (batting 3rd): 1-for-3, BB, HR (2-run HR off Paxton gave UGa a 4-3 lead)

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April 10, 2010

Oregon at Stanford

Oregon 9, Stanford 6

Stanford P Jordan Pries: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

Oregon 1b Jack Marder (batting 6th): 3-for-4, 2 doubles, BB

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April 17, 2010

Stanford at Oregon State

Stanford 5, Oregon State 3 (10 Innings)

Stanford P Jordan Pries: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Oregon State 3b Stefen Romero (batting 3rd): 1-for-4, HR (3-run HR accounted for only runs given up by Pries)