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Birthday Weekend
Aramis, we wish you the best on your birthday. May it be filled with joy and happiness! You are the best brother ever! PS – You are only 8 years away from being 40.
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20 Years Ago Today
On October 14, 1984, my family and I moved from Puerto Rico to New York City. I can’t believe it! Sometimes I feel that it was just yesterday and other times, it seems like an eternity ago. I still remember waking up really early for our 7 AM flight, the outfit I wore and also…
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The Adventures of Monica – September 2004
As most of you know, I have gone back to school full-time, and I am very excited about it. However, it is definitely an adventure. I have made it through the first month but I have a long way to go. Adjusting to having NO life has been really strange. Watching TV, going to the…
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What hurricane?
I had plans to go see the VT-Duke this past weekend, but I totally bailed when Ivan came up from the Gulf of Mexico and took dead aim at southwestern Virginia. So what happened then? A beautifully sunny day in Blacksburg, of course. Well, to be fair, the drive over on Friday evening might have…
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Three Years Ago
I still get that sickening feeling in my stomach when I think about the events of that day. We must never stop pursuing the kinds of people that could cause a repeat of those events, and we must remember always to honor the fallen heroes of that day. Never forget.
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A September Birthday
I have two times a year to celebrate� I jump and shout on my own birthday, then I leap and laugh on yours. – Maya Angelou To all of us September babies, Happy Birthday!
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Armed with what? Spitballs?!?
If you didn’t see Senator Zell Miller’s speech last night at the Republican National Convention, get thee to this site immediately and watch it. You can read the text of the speech, but you really have to view the video to get a sense of the raw emotion he displayed and the passion with which…
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Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Jetta
Back on June 12, Monica and I were smack dab in the middle of looking for a new house. We got up that morning, quickly ate breakfast, and took off to look at an attached home that just didn’t do it for us. As we mulled over that house, heading down the road to look…
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Why are we rock stars?
Here’s a great quote from someone I never thought I’d quote. From this article…which I found out about here. WINNIPEG – In the eyes of Alice Cooper, all the rock stars campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry are guilty of one thing: treason. The shock-rock legend, a staunch Republican who attends NBA games in…
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Nice Day For A Mow
I’m beginning to appreciate the joys of yard-work. Since moving into our new house, I’ve mowed the grass several times, and today I was finally able to weed-eat and edge. See, I tried to do that the day before, but my extension cord wasn’t long enough, and my weed-eater line was all used up. So…