Yes, Anne Marie, you are so right!   I just realized with all too much certainty that the cliques that you were talking about the other day are all too real. They are made more concrete (at least in the electronic sense) by the platforms that we use to portray our online identities and thoughts.  As I scramble to make sure my words are heard across ( Read more... )

I'm just checking to see if my modified settings are working in various other electronic personas...  I am getting really frustrated by the fact that I have to have a livejournal account, a blogger account, a facebook account, a myspace account, and various other accounts, just to keep up with everyone!  I only want to write in two places, and ( Read more... )

I just thought I'd share with you all that I reached 100 miles on my bike today.  Well, I'm excited, I know it doesn't seem like much, but for me it is :)  The Bike-a-Thon here is just two weeks away, and I don't know if I am ready...   I guess we will see!

Also, I found this article the other day, and I thought I would share that too: 10 Things You ( Read more... )

Alright, here is the website that I promised you guys.  This is the site that you can use to donate to the MS Bike-a-Thon:

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/Danielle.Closs

I will be riding on July 13, for the Mid-Michigan ride.  Tom and I are on Team Autodesk.  So, if you would like to donate, you can do it here online, through this site.  If ( Read more... )

And, here is what we got: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2008/bike_path/7000_series/7500/Read more... )

Tom and I are going to do a bit of a bike-a-thon in July with some people from (his) work, giving me a few months to improve the shape of my health.  So, wish me luck as I once again start a workout plan.  I started this morning, and so far, so good! :)

 
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Well, my dogs are gone now; I had to take them to the Humane Society. They said they would try to find them a home on the phone, but now they say that they can't because they are too old (8 years old), and everyone wants puppies. So, I'm pretty sure they put them to sleep after I left. Oh well, I guess that's life, and I'm guessing that this is ( Read more... )