elle weems updates Vox 2008-05-17T03:05:10Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d41443cfed3c7f/ YAPIDKA Personal Blog Movie Review: My Kid Could Paint That tag:vox.com,2008-05-17:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00fad687adc10005 2008-05-17T03:05:10Z 2008-05-17T03:05:10Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

My Kid Could Paint That

Little Marla Olmstead is an artist. She paints heart-gripping abstracts and actually manages to sell them. And these abstracts? I like them. Visit her website: www.marlaolmstead.com to see her work and order prints. The story goes that Marla Olms...

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]]> Some Justice - Lori Drew indicted in Megan Meier suicide tag:vox.com,2008-05-15:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00fad68749a10005 2008-05-15T20:41:25Z 2008-05-15T20:41:25Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Hat tip to karnythia for this good news: Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a h...

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]]> Ignorance of HIV Leads to Unjust Sentencing tag:vox.com,2008-05-15:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00fa9675a2920003 2008-05-15T14:54:06Z 2008-05-15T14:54:06Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer MAY 15, 2008 DALLAS (AP) -- An HIV-positive man convicted of spitting into the eye and mouth of a Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Because a jury ...

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]]> Michael's Band Concert + 776 Brush Fire tag:vox.com,2008-05-13:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00e398f90ef30004 2008-05-13T02:56:39Z 2008-05-13T02:56:39Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Michael's Band Concert - Michael at the bass drum Michael's Band Concert - Michael plays The remainders of a brush fire in Port Charlotte

Tonight was Michael's band concert at school. As a part of the percussion section, Michael plays bass drum. He owns the required snare and bells. The band played about five songs before the Recorder Ensemble played a number of songs, followed by ...

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]]> Mother's Day tag:vox.com,2008-05-12:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00e398f8c77c0005 2008-05-12T01:45:53Z 2008-05-12T01:45:53Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mother's Day 2008 - bouquet Mother's Day 2008 - Chocolate cake with roses

This was a very wonderful Mother's Day! I was served breakfast in bed, complete with bloody mary, and then presented with presents! My favourite perfume, a dozen roses, a camera bag (it got returned but it was still wonderful that they thought of...

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]]> Bailey's Art Show tag:vox.com,2008-05-10:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00f48cf6d29f0003 2008-05-10T23:06:33Z 2008-05-10T23:06:33Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bailey's Art Show - Bailey outside the Visual Arts Center Bailey's Art Show - Bailey with her painting Bailey's Art Show - Bailey with Mr. Alvarez, art teacher

Today was the reception for the Twenty-Fourth Anual Elementary Art Show at the Charlotte County Visual Arts Center in beautiful downtown Punta Gorda. Each year, the art teachers from the district's elementary schools and the Charlotte County Art ...

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]]> New Shoes tag:vox.com,2008-05-09:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00f48cf6356c0002 2008-05-09T02:12:44Z 2008-05-09T02:12:44Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I bought new sneakers today. My old sneakers were cheap and they hurt my feet after wearing them for an extended time. I kept them because I so seldom wore sneakers that it didn't seem to matter. I bought the new pair so I could run again, and th...

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]]> Punta Gorda Live Fire Training on FireDailyNews tag:vox.com,2008-05-07:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00e398f754ef0005 2008-05-07T12:40:30Z 2008-05-07T12:40:30Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

050608-FireDailyNews-PGFDarticle-frontpage

FireDailyNews.com has featured an article on the Punta Gorda Live Fire Training which was submitted with original photography by me.

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]]> A short tour of memories tag:vox.com,2008-05-06:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00f48cf586580002 2008-05-06T21:57:58Z 2008-05-06T21:57:58Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Caloosahatchee Bridge Lee County Commissioner building French Connection Main Street Parking Garage stairwell Ichibans Centennial Park - Uncommon Friends Harborside event center

I had to go to Fort Myers today for a legal/mediation thing because Bailey's father is incapable of adult discussion and would rather spend thousands on an attorney than act mature and (maybe) pay off some of those mounting child support arrears ...

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]]> An easy weekend tag:vox.com,2008-05-05:asset-6a00d41443cfed3c7f00f48cf4f3800003 2008-05-05T02:24:08Z 2008-05-05T02:24:08Z yapidka http://yapidka.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

CCFEMS 12 - Shift C and Battalion Chief

My weekend was rather subdued. Saturday was spent with some spring cleaning and laundry. I shuffled the pictures on the wall and cleared up the long livingroom wall so we can put the projector there. We put new locks on the refridgerator and cabi...

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