I’m posting this because this is the son of my co-worker Darren. Link to the information Christian Showers was diagnosed with an Anaplastic Ependymoma – a brain tumor near the brain stem – when he was two years old. Since October 2005, Christian has undergone multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, paralysis, a tracheotomy and many setbacks. [...]

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As seen in 80s Wednesday Pool: Me in front of my Duran Duran posters in my room in 1986 holding a Monkees LP: My senior Photo 1989 (taken the summer of 1988):

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‘Daydream Believer’ writer John Stewart dead * John Stewart wrote “Daydream Believer,” sang 1979 hit “Gold” * “Cult hero” songwriter put out more than 40 solo albums * Stewart died of brain aneurysm Saturday LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — John Stewart recorded some of pop music’s most acclaimed solo albums, helping create a style that [...]

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From i can has cheezburger: My coworker Paul put this on my facebook. He knows how much I love purple. “Purple is my signature color!” [/shelby] Um, no wait. She didn’t say that.

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Lost for words: Facebook may lose Scrabulous LONDON, England (CNN) — Popular social networking site Facebook has been asked to remove the Scrabulous game from its Web site by the makers of Scrabble, agencies have reported. Facebook’s Scrabulous application may have to go after the makers of Scrabble complained. Hasbro and Mattel jointly wrote to [...]

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The soundtrack is not available on CD however the movie is available on DVD. Lyrics: “Pumpin And Blowin” The Pirate Movie Soundtrack Written by Terry Britten, B.A. Robertson, and Sue Shrifin Sung by Kristy McNichol (Keep pumpin’, blowin’; keep pumpin’, blowin’) Hey it’s an old wives’ story Said it’s old wives’ tale I said love [...]

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Oh yes, my parents made this yummy soup today! I’m sorry, I’m still working on the settings on my camera so that the flash doesn’t take over the picture. I think I need to read more on it and take some lessons. On with the recipe. This was seen in an Over 50 newspaper from [...]

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We’ve been doing this right along prior to 9-11. When I took the Greyhound bus from Downtown Buffalo in 1997/1998/1999 to Toronto and back again, we had to walk into customs and show ID. They took valid picture ID, a copy of a birth certificate and Social Security Card in addition to asking many questions. [...]

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From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright 1. Father went to college 2. Father finished [...]

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Original Story about Joe Cecconi Chrysler Found Here byzantiumshores wrote an excellent response to the above post and I reposted it from Erin’s blog. I’m also posting this entry in its entirety: BuffaloGeek recently made a vehicle purchase at Joe Cecconi Chrysler, and the resulting transaction with Joe Cecconi Chrysler did not go well. It [...]

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