DIVA OUT-DECORATED MARTHA'S LOSS IN PRISON CONTEST GIVES US HOPE.Byline: Steve Young NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (AP) - Martha Stewart <noinclude></noinclude> Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. , who has regaled audiences with countless holiday decorating tips in her magazine and on television, reportedly was unable to lead her team to victory in a prison decoration contest.'' TAKE heart all. Every profound statement has landed, feet first. ``In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.'' ``The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well.'' ``When the student is ready the teacher will appear.'' They now have a real live, albeit hysterical, basis. Of course, in effect, this teacher lost to the students. Still, opportunity can come packaged in the unlikeliest of wrappings ... decorative, prison wrappings. Martha Stewart, the Queen of Sheen, has had her image sullied ... again. The Ma Barker Kate "Ma" Barker (October 8, 1871 - January 16, 1935) was a legendary American criminal from the "public enemy era", when the exploits of gangs of criminals in the Midwest gripped the American people and press. of gracious living with a side degree in insider trading, who might have thought going to prison would be as bad as it gets, just suffered the unimaginable. This year's Alderson Prison's prize for best decorated cottage door went to the gangsta Noun 1. gangsta - (Black English) a member of a youth gang AAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics - a nonstandard form of American English gals who man the prison's fire department. A bunch of female felons at Camp Cushy cush·y adj. cush·i·er, cush·i·est Informal Making few demands; comfortable: a cushy job. [Origin unknown. have out-decored the Decor Diva. Since the details of the contest haven't been released, I'm sure because of some Pay Per View deal, knowing the customary fire-in-the-belly, competitive spirit of Martha, it must have been a dandy. ``Ladies and guards, are you ready to festoon festoon, sculptured or painted architectural or interior ornament consisting of a garland of leaves, flowers, or fruit, or some combination of these, held by ribbons or folds and draped at the ends. ! ``Hailing all the way from Cell-block C, please welcome Hazel's Hard- Timers. And from the right side of the East Hampton East Hampton or its variants is the name of several places in the United States:
But there is a bigger and more important message that the contest results bring to all of us. One of hope for the hopeless. Possibilities for the possibilityless. No longer is anything impossible. Forget the whole going-to-prison thing. That could happen to almost any dishonest billionaire (well, a few). But Martha losing a decorating contest to rank amateurs, in lockup See hang and abend. yet. That, ladies and gentlemen, is unprecedented. Miracle? Forget the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Forget water into wine. Parting of the Red Sea parting of the Red Sea God divides the waters for Israelites’ flight. [O.T.: Exodus 14:21–29] See : Escape parting of the Red Sea divinely aided, Moses parts the waters for an Israelite escape. [O.T. ? They're all simply curious compared with Martha taking second in a decorating contest. Of course, it's not all rainbows and lollipops. Just imagine the women selected to Martha's team, filled with expectations of future TV deals, magazine covers and more ``60 Minute'' interviews than all the O.J. Simpson juries put together, as they came plummeting to earth faster than an ImPlone stock offering. But, this is not a story of how the great have fallen, but of the promise that no matter the obstacle or seeming dominion of the competition, we can win out. And in her defeat, Martha has given us a gift that years of her shows, magazine subscriptions and Kmart merchandise could have never granted. Now, profundities thrown at us in some banal attempt to soften a difficulty just suffered (which just gets us more resentful), have credence. For the artist, money and prestige does not outdo originality and creativity. Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity greater. What doesn't kill us makes us better. And of course, the ever popular, just because you're serving a 20-year prison term for killing the guy who beat you up every day, doesn't mean you can't be a winner. For that, and for all of the rest of us incorrigible in·cor·ri·gi·ble adj. 1. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal. 2. Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults. 3. and hopeless losers who now can dream ... Martha, we thank you. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Martha Stewart suffers the unimaginable. Alderson Prison's prize for best decorated cottage door goes to other gangsta gals. Mario Tama/Getty Images |
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