European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 stars and stripes Friday March 232007 Day mining Wisdom advice from a superhero quote of the Day were through that rash of shoo 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 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 poppin Chris Brown 8 go Getta Young jeez r 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 letters14 opinion 15 sports2532 weather21 your money13 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 Fife character got Grimmer and Grittier in the 70s and 80s he was still a pretty healthy role 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 Blogit 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 submitted by of Morfei Coton 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 me obvious thing that causes us so much misery most advice for a happier he tends to be fairly simple its the exe cution that 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 examples of Batman and his supporting cast taking those Steps one by one whether youre a Batman or not those examples bring it All Home Contact Andrew Smith at puzzles by Papp com Compass i 41 i i m f 9 i i i difficulty medium yesterdays solution fill in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits 1 through 9 for solution tips and computer program see  6 2i8 5t3i7 4 4 2 it 17 a 8 6 r9 2 5 3 3 76 2 lets 92 8 8 5 gite 1 5i4 7 6 1 1 6 937 6 39ti this newspaper is authorized by the department of defense for members of the military services overseas however the con tents of stars and stripes Are unofficial and Are not to be considered As the official views of or endorsed by the us govern ment As a Dod newspaper stars and stripes May be distributed through official channels and use appropriated funds for distribution to Remote locations where overseas Dod personnel Are located the appearance of 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