September, 2008

Help 100K children get school supplies

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Between now and October 13, I need to ask you to do two things:

1. If you are an AMEX Cardmember vote for this project at http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/V8EWJV.
2. Even if you’re not a Cardmember, please campaign for this project by supporting it on the Members Project Discussion Boards and spreading the word to friends, [...]

First Spring Rose in Quinn’s Rocks, Australia

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

My long-time Internet friend, Terence Kierans, and wife Valerie, are celebrating the first weeks of spring. He says they are four weeks into spring and:
* Have picked the first tomato;
* Valerie has picked the first rose since mid-August. We pruned and fed immediately after that;
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Vorfeld receives Special BarnStar award from Bernd Nurnberger

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Some days are more special than others. Today is one of those. My colleague and new friend, Bernd Nurnberger, awarded me the Special Barnstar award for being the first only ever person in the world to make a comment on his new blog!
Thank you, Bernd. What an honor. A true, honest-to-goodness Wikipedia Barnstar award. Yay!
Bernd [...]

Oh my gosh! My picture’s in a museum!

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Oh no! I’m a RELIC!. It’s okay if my grandparents’ photos and story are in the Whatcom County Museum, but I just found out that MY picture is there, as well. I discovered that a man is writing a history of a certain time in Bellingham, Washington, and that on one of the pages of [...]

Jude Bell seeks autism service dog

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Everyone has had heroes in their lives, those amazing people in the world who’ve made a difference in your life or the lives of others. Jude Bell is one such hero. He’s a wonderful five-year-old boy who has completely changed the lives of all who meet him and get to know him. [...]

Get serious about social networking

Friday, September 19th, 2008

I’ve been doing research on social networking in terms of its value to people in business, and after over a month of digging into it, can say that it may be very valuable to you.
I’ll be addressing this in my next Communication Expressway ezine, and also in Webgrammar’s Food for Thought.
Times are changing rapidly, and [...]

Shannon O’Boyle doesn’t understand concepts like waiting, time, consequences, and danger

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Shannon Colleen O’Boyle is a beautiful, brown-eyed, incredibly strong, eight-year-old girl who knows what she wants but can’t always communicate it. She lives up to her Irish name with an extreme stubborn streak and “off center” sense of humor. She is adored by her family. Most important, she teaches those around her [...]

Arizona Center for Disability Law to honor Jan Brewer, Phil Pangrazio, & Kevin Ruegg

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Arizona Center for Disability Law cordially invites you to join us at our reception at the law firm of GreenbergTraurig on Thursday, October 2, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 p.m. at 2375 E Camelback Road, Suite 700, Phoenix.
Join us in honoring the following people, who have been instrumental in opening the door to equality:
Jan [...]

Meet Miss Christina Vorfeld!

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I’d like to introduce my youngest great-grandchild, Christina Vorfeld, daughter of Jeff and Jody Vorfeld and sister of Cameron and Kirstin Kurosu.

Anthony Melito: adorable non-verbal, no-fear child needs autism service dog

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Anthony Melito. We, Frank and Tammy Melito would like to take a moment of your time to introduce you to our nine-year-old son Anthony who was diagnosed at three years old with Autism. As Anthony grew older his progression was slow and his diagnosis changed to Autism with mental retardation.
Anthony is a fun-loving, affectionate, [...]