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Movie Review: My Kid Could Paint That

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:05:10 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:41:25 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:54:06 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:56:39 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:45:53 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:06:33 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:12:44 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:40:30 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:57:58 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(yapidka) — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:24:08 -0400

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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