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Happy Father's Day

My Dad's last job before he passed away in 1994, was delivering for a small local bakery.

He would go in around midnight, load up his truck, and drive to stores and restaurants,

with all manner of baked goods.

On occasion, I would go with him to help him load his truck. I wasn't always pleased

to do it, because I was a lazy college bum. Now I would give anything to go back to

those days..

Walking into the bakery, the… Continue

Added by photo2010 on June 20, 2010 at 4:21pm — 4 Comments

Don't worry about the mileage. :)

Expected to go for $5,000,000
Anyone wanna go halfsies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0KeUE3EkJM&feature=youtu.be

Added by photo2010 on June 2, 2010 at 7:01pm — 5 Comments

The internet is a time machine.

Today, against my better judgment, I watched the live feed coming

from the commencement at the university where I worked for 18 years.

That was my last job, where I became ill, and had to quit on disability

in Dec-1999. I was the Photojournalist for the university. A wonderful

and very challenging job which required me to cover almost every possible

activity and event that took place, both on an off campus. I got to meet

and photograph many famous people… Continue

Added by photo2010 on May 23, 2010 at 2:30pm — 7 Comments

Happy Birthday Mom

My Mom would have been 87 today..

Happy Birthday Mom, I will always Love and miss you
and cherish your memory.

I found this video recently from a few years ago..

http://photo2010.ning.com/video/my-mom

Added by photo2010 on May 19, 2010 at 1:27pm — 8 Comments

Memories of my Parents

This is the first in what may become a series of memories I have of my family.

I can't say for sure if this is an actual earliest memory of mine or just feels like it, but

here it is.

When I was a baby, a very round chubby baby, my Parents hired a photographer to

come to our house and take pictures of my brother and me. Well, I was set on the

couch, and I was so roly-poly, I would roll over to my left or right and my Dad had

to keep setting me upright. If… Continue

Added by photo2010 on May 5, 2010 at 2:16am — 5 Comments

Tribute

I hope to write some blogs about my Mom and Dad as a tribute to them,

and to share a little of my love for them. I don't know if I'm ready to

do this yet..my heart still hurts.

My Mom used to tell me stories about her amazing life and I would suggest

that she write them down. She told me she started to..I hope I can find her

writings. i had also planned to video her talking about her life, but… Continue

Added by photo2010 on May 4, 2010 at 11:47am — 5 Comments

Grieving

It hurts all the time. The moments of waking up in the morning, (or at 4am), may be the worst.

That's when the realization that my Mom isn't here hits like a wall. I want to talk to her again.

I do talk to her, and to my Dad..but...

I hired help 24/7 for the first two weeks. Since I am disabled, I was afraid to be alone. I've had

to cut back on the hours because the cost is prohibitive. I may have to take a reverse mortgage

on my condo to pay for continuing help. I… Continue

Added by photo2010 on April 9, 2010 at 11:39am — 13 Comments

My Mom

My Mom passed during the night Friday night.

I got to tell her I loved her because she was
brought home with hospice earlier Friday.

I thought she might rally at home..it wasn't
to be, but I know she wanted to be home
and she had suffered enough.

I can't adequately express my grief. This
can NOT have really happened..but it
has.

Sad.

Kevin

Added by photo2010 on March 20, 2010 at 6:10am — 14 Comments

Prayer Request

My Mom had a stroke last week. She has weakness on her right side and difficulty speaking,
She is in a nursing home now for rehab. I have never felt so scared and alone. I am bedridden
and cannot even visit her.

Please say a prayer or positive thought for my Mom Olga's recovery.

Thank you,
Kevin

Added by photo2010 on February 15, 2010 at 6:00pm — 10 Comments

Life in these United States.

I have a neurological disabilty of spinal nerves called Transverse Myelitis. It is related to MS, and can become MS in some cases.

I now need a walker or a wheelchair for mobility, and walkers are becoming less useful. I have one power wheelchair, (I can't use a manual chair because of the deficits in my arms and hands). However, this wheelchair is too large to get through some of the small hallways and doorways of my condo.

I have been shopping for a second small chair… Continue

Added by photo2010 on December 28, 2009 at 3:06pm — 8 Comments

UPDATE to Last Straw

Well, I think the powers that be finally gave my Mom and me a break. I hired someone from Companions and Homemakers, and she just finished. She is WONDERFUL! Efficient, friendly, kind, and just a lovely person. She's coming back tomorrow and I hope this isn't too good to be true.

Just when you give up hope in humanity..

Added by photo2010 on December 4, 2009 at 9:13pm — 8 Comments

Last Straw

Wednesday my Mom had a doctor's appointment. I had told the people we pay to help us the night before of her appointment and that it would be around 4pm. I said I'd call Wednesday to confirm. I called around 2:30pm. They had the cellphone that I pay for them to use, turned off. They never got my message and totally forgot about my Mother. They showed up around 3:30pm to collect their pay and the groceries I buy for them every week. We told them about the appointment and they were unphased. This… Continue

Added by photo2010 on December 4, 2009 at 6:01am — 6 Comments

My Friend Patty

The internet is a wonderful thing. For me it's my window on the world. But, In addition to the wonderful connections I've made, sometimes you get news that hurts deeply.

About a week ago I learned about the passing of a friend of mine, Patricia Hemenway Cook. I had not seen her in many years, but still thought about her often. Patty was young, only 59. We met at my last job. Patty and I became fast friends, always making each other laugh. She was well known in town as a talented… Continue

Added by photo2010 on November 28, 2009 at 1:25pm — 6 Comments

Before I forget..

I love you people! :)

Added by photo2010 on November 17, 2009 at 3:18pm — 10 Comments

Happy Halloween !

“It's as much fun to scare as to be scared.”

--Vincent Price

I was fortunate to be at a lecture by Vincent Price given at Yale many years ago.

First the animated film 'Vincent' directed by Tim Burton, narrated by Vincent Price,

was shown:

Afterwards, Mr. Price gave a short talk about his career. At the end of the talk, he invited audience

members to come up and get his autograph. He was swamped, and I swear this to be true:

in… Continue

Added by photo2010 on October 31, 2009 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Rest in Peace - Soupy Sales

Soupy Sales was one of my favorite comedians growing up. His humor

appealed to all ages. He was probably most famous for getting pies

in the face and giving 'em:…

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Added by photo2010 on October 25, 2009 at 12:30am — 8 Comments

#beatcancer

I have a cousin fighting breast cancer right now..I'm guessing cancer has touched all of our
lives in some way.

If you use twitter,
eBay/Paypal and MillerCoors are donating one cent per hashtag for every tweet containing #beatcancer today.

Thanks!

Added by photo2010 on October 17, 2009 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

&^#%@(*???? !

How DARE it snow on October 15th!

I shake my virtual fist at you Al Gore!

Added by photo2010 on October 15, 2009 at 11:30pm — 6 Comments

We're #37?!

That's right, the USA is number 37 in the world in healthcare. Pretty pathetic.

Added by photo2010 on September 19, 2009 at 11:31pm — 8 Comments

Shout Out

I hope this is cool to do, but if not, it wil be deleted.

I found Mysti Mayhem doing live concerts on a site called
blogtv.com. She plays guitar and sings and is amazing !

I believe she is giving another concert tomorrow night, (Monday, Labor Day).

She also takes requests. This is an unsolicited shout-out.

Added by photo2010 on September 6, 2009 at 1:02pm — 10 Comments