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Michael J
I haven't attained the rank of master. Be patient.
Interests: Family, Nature, Travel, USC Football, Bonsai, Ceramics, Comedy
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How the Neilon Nudge Saved USC's Season
Arguably, this moment decided who plays Utah in the Pac-12 Conference Championship Game. Oregon State's win probability was already up to 98.8%* when USC lined up for this 4th-and-6 play at the USC 43-yardline, trailing the Beavers 14-10 with 2:51 left to play. Without making this first down, USC almost... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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Skip Bayless Doesn't Even Get the Stages of Grief Right
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Skip Bayless is going through some stuff. A long suffering Oklahoma fan, likely still sore about USC's 55-19 national championship winning victory in the 2005 Orange Bowl, bitterly disappointed by a 2009 BCS Championship Game loss and four College Football Playoff semifinal defeats of his beloved Sooners since that USC... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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USC Defeats Oregon State in Final Corvallis Road Trip
In what many observers expected to be a high scoring last minute thriller, the USC Trojan defense emerged victorious after a low scoring defensive struggle that finished as a last minute thriller. USC wire receiver Jordan Addison's 21-yard touchdown reception with 1:13 to play put the Trojans ahead 17-14. The... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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7th Ranked USC Football Travels to 3-0 Oregon State
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The 7th ranked USC Trojans are leaving California for the first time this season to take on the unbeaten Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon. The game will be shown on the Pac-12 Network. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. PDT. Continue reading
Posted Sep 22, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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Nike's New Zoom Pegasus 39 Running Shoe Debuts in USC Trojans Cardinal and Gold
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This USC Trojans Nike Zoom Pegasus 39 Running Shoe is lightweight, durable, and comfortable. With Nike React foam and a Zoom Air unit, the mesh upper enhances breathability and the wider forefoot provides more room for your toes. Bold USC Trojans graphics and colors will ensure everyone knows where your... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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Fanfare and 4 hours straight of the USC Spirit of Troy performing Tribute to Troy
Conquest, USC's regal processional march, was composed by Alfred Newman, 9-time Academy Award winner. It was featured in the score of the 1947 film, Captain From Castile. Newman bequeathed the song to USC in 1950. Opposing fans hate this song. Plug in your USB and blast it at every road... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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Kickoff and TV Schedule Announced for USC home game against Arizona State October 1
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USC Saturday, October 1, 2022 home football game against Arizona State will kick off at 7:30 p.m. PDT. The game will be shown on ESPN and locally, on radio at KABC AM 790. Other stations in the Trojan Radio Network include KSHP AM 1400 in Las Vegas, KSZL AM 1230... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2022 at USCFootballNews
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Farewell Amador Bonsai Society
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“This is the end | Beautiful friend .”― Jim Morrison, The Doors California has lost one of its bonsai clubs. After 20 years, the Amador Bonsai Society has disbanded. According to the club's website, which is not yet off the web, During the Fall of 1996, two Bonsai enthusiasts, Miguel... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2016 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Bonsai in Other Languages
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“The limits of my language are the limits of my wo... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Unconventionality at the Convention
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson There are more than seven billion people alive on our planet right now. That means that even if you are a one-in-a-million guy, there are more than 7,000... Continue reading
Posted Dec 10, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Monthly Bonsai Tasks - March 2015
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“The afternoon is bright, with spring in the air, a mild March afternoon, with the breath of April stirring.” ― Antonio Machado Spring is upon us. The dead branches of winter are giving way to the fresh new growth of spring. Officially, it doesn't start until later this month, but... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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California Bonsai Society 58th Annual Bonsai Show, March 28-29
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“I was in the show for 21 days once - the 21 greatest days of my life..”― Crash Davis You can only be in this show for 2 days, but it's one of the best in California. Every year, the California Bonsai Society hosts a bonsai show at the The... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Bonsai-A-Thon XIX 2015
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"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson. Last year, Harry Hirao styled this California juniper with the assistance of David Nguy. This weekend, if you live in Southern California, you have a great bonsai opportunity - the 19th annual Bonsai-a-Thon... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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A Hedgerow Bonsai
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“Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace.” ― Chuck Jones Ordinary bonsai is actually pretty cool, in my opinion, but I really love unusual and creative bonsai. I liked making my crash bonsai, and I enjoy the odd works like the Hobbit Hole bonsai. This month, however, the coolest creative bonsai... Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Monthly Bonsai Tasks - February 2015
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“[W]ith the first faint scent of spring, I remember life exists...” ― John Geddes, A Familiar Rain Spring is just around the corner. January brought really cold weather to much of the U.S., but once again, Southern California had mild to warm temperatures and several days of high winds and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Monthly Bonsai Tasks - January 2015
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“Nothing burns like the cold.”― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones [Photo "Bäume im Winter" by Rosa-Maria Rinkl] We are now fully into winter. We even had some snow - near sea level - in Southern California this season. Fortunately for me, we don't get snowy winters like you... Continue reading
Posted Jan 14, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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RIP Jimmy Takeda (1928-2015)
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“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” — Seen on an Irish headstone Southern California bonsai lost another master this week. Jimmy Takeda passed away suddenly on January 3, 2015. He was the original sensei and last remaining founding member of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2015 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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December Bonsai Tasks 2014
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“Winter is coming.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Brace yourself. Winter arrives this month. Even here in Zone 10, almost everything is dormant - even the evergreens are nearly dormant. We don't get snow or any of the joys of winter here in the flatlands of Southern... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Naka Books Aren't Cheap
"Read, read, read." — William Faulkner The first bonsai book I ever read was the Sunset Books series on bonsai. But the first bonsai "textbooks" I read were Bonsai Techniques I and Bonsai Techniques II, by the late John Yoshio Naka. Today, they are out of print and hard to... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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The Drought
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“I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.” ― Hosea 13:5 California has been dry for the last four years. The lakes and reserviors are emptying. I went digging for California junipers recently near Lake Matthews, and the water level in the lake was shockingly... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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The So-Called New Easy Method of Bonsai
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“A rolling stone gathers no moss." ― Publilius Syrus If you watch instructional bonsai videos on YouTube, you've either seen or soon will see a series of videos by Dr. Gerald M. Levitt regarding his "new easy method" of growing bonsai trees in sphagnum moss instead of bonsai soil. Dr.... Continue reading
Posted Nov 28, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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#USC Fight Songs and Rooting Guide
Fight Songs - USC: "FIGHT ON!" (after first downs and touchdowns) Fight On for ol’ SC Our men Fight On to victory. Our Alma Mater dear, looks up to you Fight On and win For ol’ SC Fight On to victory Fight On! During World War II, an American task... Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2014 at USCFootballNews
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Look for the Nebari
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“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”― Matthew 7:7 A few months back, I watched a boxwood demo on YouTube by Larry White, a speaker at a Redwood Bonsai Society meeting. (You can check out the video... Continue reading
Posted Nov 17, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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November Bonsai Tasks 2014
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“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”― Emily Dickinson I'm not sure exactly what Emily Dickinson meant by that. Though she is one of my favorite poets, I've often found her message to be obscured at first glance. Norway isn't such a bad place, and in fact,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 17, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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Using Leaf Mulch
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“If there’s a magic bullet in gardening, it’s mulching twice a year.” ― Marjorie Harris, How To Make A Garden Gardeners love mulch, particularly a naturally composted leaf mulch. Generally, what is good for the gardener is good for the bonsai grower, too, and to some extent, this adage also... Continue reading
Posted Nov 17, 2014 at The Bonsai Dilettante
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