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"Ironically", I received my 'usual' Alumni donation solicitation call from the Colorado State University Applied Human Sciences College on Friday within hours of when I heard about "Aurora" and the young college student who had invaded a movie theater for the 'epic' opening of the new Batman movie.  read more »

For the third time in 'modern times', London hosts the Olympic Games, and people around the world are huddling around their televisions as they have for generations -- a BILLION people will do so.  Today, I noticed seeing people who are 'ahead' of me time-wise sharing their thoughts on Facebook, which allows us more ability to 'connect'.  read more »

"Ironically", I received my 'usual' Alumni donation solicitation call from the Colorado State University Applied Human Sciences College on Friday.  Honestly, it has creeped me out in the past that long-lost friends couldn't track my cell phone number down but my Alma mater, which I was not all that inclined to have any 'attachment to' after graduation as an occupational therapist in 1996, could.  read more »

Do you remember "The Summer of Love"? I was 7 and had a 'tixie haircut' we called it, as the 'pixie' was in style at that time, but I had gotten a lot of ticks the previous summer, so my hair was cut short, and each time I came inside my mother would look through my head of blond, straight hair to try to get them before they got into me.  read more »

Today, Memorial Day 2012, at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, the leadership of our country lead us in finally, officially, saying 'welcome home' to the veterans who served in that long 'conflict', later offically deemed a 'war'. There were shades of grey initially with US "involvement", going back into the 1950s, but in January of 1962, US pilots started transporting the south Vietnamese troops, a major turning point which provides the 'starting point'.  read more »

  Valentine's Day  - Continuing my tradition of adding to the blog section of Lumigrate.com on 'special occasions and holidays', I was eagerly awaiting the dance performance that Analii Cunningham told me about when we got together after New Years for a fast walkNtalk meeting.  read more »

In keeping with my tradition of blogging only on holidays, as I spend much time in the Forums at Lumigrate.com, building content and integrating providers who contribute to the content there, I once again will encourage YOU, a guest/user of Lumigrate, to check out the website www.mlkday.org.  I've copied and pasted some of the beginning parts, below, so you can get an idea of what is at the site.  read more »