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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

Avatar

I'm not sure why I was not excited when I saw the first trailer for James Cameron's Avatar. I've always loved his work and being that I'm a movie addict and a big fan of special effects, I should have been all over this one. Maybe it was because I thought it would be too much special effects and not enough plain old good script writing and fine acting. I've often seen good writing and acting fall to the wayside in favor of the latest special effects technology. At any rate, when I began seeing… Continue

Added by BlancheNoE on December 27, 2009 at 11:00am — 5 Comments

THE GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN...

And all is right with the world... at least it was for the first hour...LOL.

OMG.. what a crazy bunch of kids I have. This is the first time we have all been together in the last 3 years. My oldest, Aley, moved out almost 4 years ago. She moved to LA and found love and had a baby...only to move back home with him and her (the her is a baby girl) last month.

Kim and Kate moved out last February. Both went back to NY but Kim subsequently moved to MA to be a nanny. That left… Continue

Added by JustDee on December 22, 2009 at 6:28am — 5 Comments

Bible Dude....(A Confession)

HI

For about 8 months or more I had a friend request that I didn't want to accept. It was from this guy that was very much like a preacher but he was telling me that he could save me. Now as I have told alot of people I was born southern baptist and is very much a christian, but I'm not a "bible thumper". I refuse to be one really and it seems like far too much work. I heard that they have to go on the corner screaming at people at least once a week. That seemed uber complicated plus I… Continue

Added by PrincessEricasWorld on December 22, 2009 at 4:30am — 6 Comments

The Early Worx, the last

The last step on our journey back that I'm going to share was neither written nor directed by me, nor was it edited in any way. It is the recording of a short school play that we did in drama class in 1998.

We always did two. A short one that was shown on Nov 11th (the traditional beginning of carnival season) and a one and a half hour play for the end of the year. I joined in 11th grade so this is my first appearance in this fine ensemble at the age of 16.

I don't… Continue

Added by LtAdams2247 on December 20, 2009 at 1:43pm — 2 Comments

twilight

According to my friends I am the only GUY to be totally gaga over the twilight films

So much so that when i linked this video on facebook a friend of mine insinuated that i may be gay hmmmmmm the forbbiden love im intrigued at how my assertiveness is seen as me being a homosexual as if only homosexuals can be open and free about how they feel im guessing its the primeval thoughts of man to keep emotions and feelings tucked away which i kinda feel is sad and could possibly lead to the… Continue

Added by jinboy on December 19, 2009 at 5:28am — 3 Comments

I WISH I WERE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

This Christmas should be the best Christmas ever, I have my oldest daughter, her husband and their young baby living with us, obviously my youngest is still at home and we also have our other two daughters who live in MA and NY coming home for the holiday. I should be full of anticipation and joy...but I am instead full of anxiety and a melancholy of sorts. I can't quite put my finger on it...at least I couldn't until I spoke to my sister and I realized that I have been missing the Christmas of… Continue

Added by JustDee on December 16, 2009 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

The Early Worx, the 3rd

Further back we go. So far we visited 2006 and 2003.

As always this blog is meant to provide background information as to how the work of *ahem* art came to be. This takes us to the year 2001. I had just left the German equivalent of high school and was doing alternative civilian service as community worker in a small town (1300 people). In other words: I was bored out of my skull.

To help this problem I stayed in the theater group of my school for a year after I… Continue

Added by LtAdams2247 on December 7, 2009 at 4:20pm — 4 Comments

Need to know about Cancer and Just Losing in General.

I know before reading this blog if you have a issue with me or my views..Please don't read. I posted on some personal views and kinda got like kicked for it. These are my views and feelings. Right now this is the only safe place for me because, I know a few of you have been though this and this is foreign territory for me. I am not doing this for sympathy but, for positive input and maybe just personal experiences.

When I blog here last time and deleted it because, it was trying NOT shut… Continue

Added by Cluelesswonder on December 7, 2009 at 1:37am — 3 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

A QUICK UPDATE...

Well,

I haven't been around much lately because aside from the fact that my daughter, son in law and new grand baby have finally moved in with us, we also had my husband father visiting us for the holiday.

Aley and family arrived on the 7th of November and the little one, Reighlan, captured my heart from the first glimpse of her. What a darling little girl. She is almost 4 months now but she has a wonderful personality. She isn't fussy at all, she cries but only when she needs… Continue

Added by JustDee on November 30, 2009 at 1:45am — 5 Comments

Settling Down

I just updated my facebook status to "hates wshing he was somewhere else". The first response I got is from someone suggesting I settle where I am and think about moving later. Is that how this works?

See I keep meeting people who all had high hopes and dreams but the every day has weighed them down. Now all those dreams are just what they use to think about what-might-have-been. In fact the person telling me to settle down on facebook is a prime example of someone who is stuck in a… Continue

Added by spacemonkey1310 on November 28, 2009 at 4:36pm — 15 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

Happy Birthday NatureJunkie!

Find more videos like this on… Continue

Added by SydTheSkeptic on November 26, 2009 at 2:44am — 12 Comments

The Early WorX, the 2nd

The second tour back in time leads us even further back into the year 2003. Now we truly enter what pypermarru would describe as "fake UFUs on strings". Hey, pyper, how's it goin' ;-)

This - lets call it - project was clearly born out of a "they were young and had nothing else to do" mentality. The story is unoriginal, the camera work sloppy and the editing imprecise. Plus this was at a time when there was no 16 bit audio yet. Well at least not on my machine ;-)

My fingers… Continue

Added by LtAdams2247 on November 23, 2009 at 12:33pm — 3 Comments

The FEAR

by Lily…

Added by jinboy on November 20, 2009 at 7:22am — 2 Comments

STAR TREK

Star Trek the movie was released on DVD on Tuesday, November 17th.

This movie is a prime example of what can happen when people come together

in love and commonalities to create something of value, for all.

After watching the movie again, I realized why I had such an intense emotional

response when I saw it in the theater. Star Trek, the original series, represented

what we all wanted America to be. A melting pot of humans at their best and brightest.

A community… Continue

Added by BlancheNoE on November 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — 9 Comments

Before I forget..

I love you people! :)

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

Two Continent Blog

Time: 18:14 EST

Location: Philadelphia International Airport, USA

Waiting for my plane. It’s a long wait but maybe that’s because I don’t want to get on board. I’m about eleven hours away from anti-climax.

The routine goes like this. I land. Collect my luggage. I go outside and am met by a friend or family member. This is a bittersweet moment as I’m happy to see them but with that comes the reality that I’m....home.

Home. That word should bring to mind… Continue

Added by spacemonkey1310 on November 16, 2009 at 8:12am — 7 Comments