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This year's Heart Walk is this Saturday, November 1, 2008. Everyone knows someone affected by heart disease or stroke. I will be walking in this year’s Heart Walk in honor of my father, my father-in-law, both of my grandmothers, and many other friends and family affected by heart disease and stroke.

I've expressed my intentions on election day on my blog on a couple of occasions, as well as in person.  My intention is to research all of the non-Democrat and non-Republican candidates appearing on the ballot in my state and choosing one of those.  I always seem to get a negative response, so I'm going on the defensive here.  These are the responses I get: 1.  If you vote for someone other than Republican or Democrat, your vote won't count.  It will count to me, and fran

This is a story my dad told me once when I was feeling down about something.  It has always stuck with me, and I was thrilled to find it in a usable format today. The Starfish Storyadapted from The Star Throwerby Loren Eiseley (1907 - 1977) Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.