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No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality (Paperback)
By Michael J. Fox
A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox.
The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Diagnosed at age 29, Michael is equally engaged in Parkinson's advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world's leading non-profit funder of PD science. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. His new memoir reassesses this outlook, as events in the past decade presented additional challenges.
In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox's trademark sense of humor, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses.
Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced, that included his daily negotiations with the Parkinson's disease he's had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and "get out of the lemonade business altogether."
Does he make it all of the way back? Read the book.
Michael J. Fox gained fame by playing Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties. His blockbuster movies include Back to the Future, The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood, Casualties of War, and The American President. He returned to television in his award-winning lead role as Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty on Spin City, followed by guest appearances in series like Rescue Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Good Wife. His many awards include five Emmys, four Golden Globes, one Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, the People's Choice award, and GQ Man of the Year. In 2000, he launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is now the leading Parkinson's organization in the world. He is the author of three New York Times bestselling books: Lucky Man, Always Looking Up, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future. Michael lives with his family in New York City.
"For a certain consumer of Generation X pop culture, Michael J. Fox calls to mind 'Family Ties' in prime time, 'Back to the Future' in movie theaters, interviews in Tiger Beat. The energy that made him such a riveting presence onscreen comes through in his book."—The New York Times
"You're going to love this book. This is vintage Michael J. Fox. It is funny, it is intimate, it is philosophical.... Mike doesn't call himself a writer or a philosopher, but he is both. And it really comes through in this book. It is so well written [and] it brings you inside what is a very tough time for him, but it also tells you what he learned from it. A lot of wisdom there."—George Stephanopoulos, Good Morning America
"But what makes the book a page-turner is its tenor: drolly conspiratorial, affably best-friend-y, infectiously convivial and unapologetically pensive. This is a book you really hear whether you have the audiobook or not. The quality of the prose, the care in the pacing, the delight in storytelling, all made me reexamine why I read and write in this genre in the first place."--Porochista Khakpour, Washington Post
" A heartfelt, unselfish book about never giving up..." -Kirkus
"Filled with humorous and thoughtful anecdotes and reflections, the book offers insights into a man who knows struggle all too well, but refuses to let it get in the way of living." —Time
"Personal stories that sometimes sound like allegories." —The Wall Street Journal
"A moving account of resilience and hope." —USA Today
"Appealing humor, gratitude and optimism." —AARP
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Publication Date: December 7th, 2021
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The closest airports in the area are Brown Field Municipal airport (SDM) located about 7 miles east of Imperial Beach in San Diego, California, the San Diego International airport (SAN) located approximately 11 miles northwest of Imperial Beach in San Diego, California, Gillespie Field (SEE) located roughly 18 miles northeast of Imperial Beach in San Diego / El Cajon, California, the Ramona airport (RNM) located around 33 miles northeast of Imperial Beach in Ramona, California, and finally the Borrego Valley airport (L08) located about 65 miles northeast of Imperial Beach in Borrego Springs, California.
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within a belt of silver-lead-zinc related deposits that stretch from the Alaska border to the southern part of the Yukon and includes the historic Keno Hill silver district.
Historic surface sampling at McKay Hill returned high-grade silver, lead and zinc mineralization associated with vein structures. More recent field work conducted by Metallic Minerals, and its predecessor, has verified the potential for high-grade silver, lead, and zinc mineralization, as well as demonstrated very significant gold and copper in this emerging district scale property. In total, field exploration work at McKay Hill has yielded 23 samples from 12 of the 16 known vein structures running greater than 300 g/t silver equivalent, which is the average reserve grade of global primary silver producers.


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Adelaide Hiebel (1885–1965) was an artist and illustrator who worked for the Gerlach Barklow Co. in Joliet, Illinois, a manufacturer of art calendars.  Hiebel preferred to work in pastels, and was known for her photographic detail and portraits of women, especially "women and dogs, mothers with infants, infant portraits and small children in cute situations."

Biography
Adelaide Hiebel was born in New Hope, Wisconsin in 1885. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Zula Kenyon, and taught art at Oshkosh College in 1916. Zula Kenyon recommended her for work at Gerlach Barklow Co. She moved to Joliet, Illinois to work with the company in 1918, and was given the opportunity to work from a home studio. Gerlach Barklow calendars were purchased by businesses to be given to their important customers as gifts. Many of the company's artists were women, or local residents. In Joliet Hiebel lived with her husband, who was involved in the "liquor trade", and met an untimely death. Adelaide Hiebel was known for her large parties, which attracted nationally known artists, and were financed by her earnings of as much as $10,000 per painting. Fifty of Hiebel's documented works survive.

A brother, Ben, also worked for Gerlach Barklow. A sister died when she was young. "Adelaide always said her sister was an angel who sat on her shoulder and guided her work."

Hiebel's most famous work was a pastel of Lois Delander, Miss America 1927, wearing a white bathing suit.

She moved to California to retire in 1955, and died in 1965 in Santa Ana, California.

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FG 255 (Great Lakes Basin Commission) (White House Central Files: Subject Files)
These Presidential historical materials are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration under the provisions of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (44 U.S.C. 2111 note), and implementing regulations. In accordance with the act and regulations, archivists reviewed the file group to identify private or personal as well as non-historical items. Such items, if found, have been withdrawn for return to the individual with primary proprietary or commemorative interest in them.
Materials covered by this act have been archivally processed and are described in this finding aid. Items that are security classified or otherwise restricted under the act and regulations have been removed and placed in a closed file. A Document Withdrawal Record (NA Form 14021) has been placed in the front of each folder describing each withdrawn item. Employees of the National Archives will review periodically the unclassified portions of closed materials for the purpose of opening those which no longer require restrictions. Classified documents may be reviewed for declassification under authority of Executive Order 13526 in response to Mandatory Review Request (NA Form 14020) submitted by the researcher.
Linear measurement of materials: 1 in.
Organizational Note
The Great Lakes Basin Commission was established by Executive Order 11345, April 20, 1967, pursuant to the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 247). The Commission coordinated the planning and development of water and related land in the Great Lakes Basin.
The records consist of correspondence, memorandums, reports, personnel actions and press releases. Primary correspondents include the President, Clay T. Whitehead, John Ehrlichman, Noble M. Melencamp, William E. Timmons, Casper W. Weinberger, Kenneth Cole and Tom Jones. Topics include the Great Lakes Basin, the Pacific Northwest River Basins, the Souris, Red, and Rainy River Basins, New England River Basins, PACEO, the Scratton Commission, and water pollution.
The terms Executive and General are used before the code FG 255 generally to determine the source of the materials. Items designated Executive are communications among national, foreign, state and local governments and their agencies, Members of Congress, and other prominent people. Items designated General are communications between Government officials and private citizens, institutions, and other private interests.
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Growing up in Wisconsin, I had never been to a rodeo. Truck and tractor pulls are much bigger up there and I have been to plenty of those. Victoria wanted to change this, so she bought tickets to the Austin rodeo. We hit the road and headed to the rodeo.
We even got behind this sketchy mechanic as we got close to the parking.
We pulled in and then parked a ways away from the rodeo itself. It was a bit of a walk to get inside the rodeo.
After walking in, we checked out the carnival and other things on display. In many ways, it was just like a fair with the rodeo being the main event.
One awesome thing that HEB is doing is a thing called "Taste of Texas." This is where local vendors show off their products. They are hoping to get them on the shelves of HEB. Being that I am a huge proponent of this, I decided to check out what was offered.
I was especially intrigued by the El Norteno jerky. Instead of being smoked, it is air dried. It is packaged with hot sauce. The packaging contains the member of a conjunto band. I even found they have some roots in Wisconsin. You can read my full review of it here.
After trying the local products, Victoria and I walked around some more.
All the walking made us hungry. We stopped by a food vendor. I always get a corndog at the fair, so this was no different. Victoria got some fries to munch on.
There was still some time to kill before the gates opened for the rodeo. We had done a lot of walking and it was hot. We decided to sit down until the gates opened. After the gates opened, we did a little wandering until we finally found our seats.
The lights got dim for a little bit and then came the National Anthem. After that, everything started. This was definitely a sight to watch!
After the rodeo is done, there is a concert. For the rodeo I went to, it was Josh Turner. After the animals are all gone, they pull in a stage. Eventually, the performer is brought in on a truck and performs on a spinning stage. They then leave on that same truck.
When the concert was done Victoria and I walked around a little bit more to see the carnival all lit up.
In many ways, it was good we parked a ways away. The traffic was horrible leaving. We still ended up having to sit for a while.
Now I can say I've been to my first rodeo! I can officially say the next rodeo I go to, "Ain't my first rodeo." It was a cool experience overall! I got to see the fair portion of it and discover some awesome local products. The rodeo itself was something different than the truck and tractor pulls I'm used to. I can see where it takes a ton of skill to do what those guys do!
The concert was also pretty awesome. Josh Turner was great live! Some bands there's a definite difference between studio and live. With Josh Turner, I did not notice much of a difference. He pretty much nailed it and it was good hearing some of his songs that I haven't heard in a while.
Being that I live in Texas, I'm sure there's plenty more rodeos around. If I see another one, I might have to check it out. I'm sure there will be plenty of new things to discover!