European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 stars and Friday March 2 Day quote of the Day were through that rash of shoot Downs col at Ball commander of the army 25th combat aviation brigade on How enlarging the nobly zones North of Baghdad has kept any us helicopters from being shot Down since feb 21 see Story on Page 4 list top Urban hits March 16 1 this is Why in hot Mims 2 lost without u Robin Thicke 3 you Lloyd lil Wayne 4 throw some is Rich boy 5 on the hotline pretty Ricky 6 ice Box Omarion 7 pop pity Chris Brown 8 go Getta Young jeez Kelly 9 in a flirt r Kelly or Bow wow act coming soon scene on sunday Blossom festivals today in stripes Abby 20 american roundup1617 classified2224 comics1820 crossword19 faces12 horoscope18 utters14 opinion 15 sports2532 weather21 your money13 mining Wisdom advice from a superhero what life lessons can one learn from Bat Man author Gary a Friedman finds More than youd expect in his Book Wisdom from the Bat Cave Compass i can actually hear eyebrows going up among comic Book fans sort of a Spring so lets dispense with the obvious prob Lem first yes As currently presented in do comics and Batman begins the psychologically dam aged and emotionally stunted dark Knight int a role Model for anybody his Mono mania makes him one he Kuva crime fighter and his Complex and taciturn behaviour makes him a fascinating character but As currently written his unresolved childhood trauma renders him incapable of forming last ing relationships or experiencing the other commonplace Joys of life so mister Rogers he aint yet this want always the Case in the 40s and 50s he was a pretty Stan Dard Square awed hero and in the late 60s Captain comics Andrew a Smith he was so lighthearted that he was sometimes played for Camp even As the character got Grimmer and Grittier in the 70s and 80s he was still a pretty healthy Rolfe Ideal father figure for Robin the indispensable Man in the Justice league and a Wise Well adjust de adult except for the dress it is from these Bat eras that Friedman a rabbi who consults with the Fri and other Lawen for Cement agencies draws his inspiration further the life lessons the author examines in Wisdom from the Bat Cave Are generic enough to be found in any num Ber of fictional heroes whether they come from comic books novels movies or television shows it so happens that Fried Man really likes Batman so that the Well Spring from which he chooses to drink yes i did say generic which is not a com Block this week spouse notes if you cant get enough of those cute posits your sweetie leaves for you in the morning Check out spouse notes at the site collects the ran Dom slips of paper that communicate lifes Little thoughts posit notes refrigerator whiteboards and Loose Leaf paper any thing written from a loved one to another is a spouse note spouse notes was created by Ryan a photographer and designer who also brought us the snowsuit Effort notes Range from the Sac Charine boobs ill miss you see you sunday ill Call you to the bizarre you take care of the spot where Sophie peed throw out the strip per can theres definitely a pos secret vibe going on Here though less disturbing than Many of those act anonymously submitted secrets ultimately spouse notes is Worth Check ing out if youve Ever penned an Roxo act plaint because theres nothing new under the Sun and life re ally int As hard As we try to make it Friedman generally Points out the obvious because its our blindness to the obvious or our inability to simply do the obvious thing that causes us so much misery most advice for a happier life tends to be fairly simple its the exe cution Mats hard which is the Beauty of wis Dom from the Bat Cave in chapters like the Blessing of family How to Triumph Over adversity and the value of Strong principles Friedman describes in Brief straightforward and Joyful prose the obvious Steps to a healthier happier life and then he Demon Strates the How with 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