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The good news is, I've completed a lot of those things. The bad news is... if anything I've gained weight in the last 3 months. BLAH( 101 things in 1001 days )

 This morning was a red letter day for me. For the first time in me 22 year history I got to walk through a picket line.  Now for me, coming from a pretty small town with no big business, prior to this week I’d never seen a picket line, live and in person. They were always on TV, being covered by the news.  This morning also allowed me to finally ( Read more... )

So I just took this test... online... for an hour... I think it's surprisingly accurate. Has anyone else taken one of these?

( My Personality..? )

I've decided to join another movement, I'm now officially part of 101 in 1001

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work ( Read more... )

I stumbled across this in a blog that I read, I think it's a good reminder to us as we begin to get caught up in the "have to"s of the holiday season ( Read more... )

Eight weeks ago I sat in this exact same place. It was dark, and hot, and silent. My first night in Detroit was spent alone, but I remember sitting in this chair in this room, windows open, fans on high, still sweating, and praying one of those sincere prayers that you didn’t know you were praying until you look back on it. “Let these people be ( Read more... )

It’s been a really odd life in the town of D. I’m working for a ministry called “the Outpost” through St. Timothy’s United Methodist Church.  While we’ve all kind of adjusted to being the only white people in an area, it seems the area is less adjusted to us.  We can pretty much guarantee that any time we go anywhere in our town, we’re met with ( Read more... )

This is the most accurate result I've ever gotten on an internet quiz...eerie isn't it...

"You pretend that you are a carefree individual and that nothing really bothers you - that you are so self-sufficient that whatever problems beset you they simply flow off you as water flows off a ducks back. You are experiencing considerable stress, trying to ( Read more... )

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