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Monday, November 5, 2007

Movie Review: Eight Below

It's the story of eight dogs and their human handler who carry scientists around in Alaska. A scientist gets injured and the main character has to rescue him. They can't take the dogs with them when they escape, with other scientists, on a plane. For six months, the dogs (well some of them) survive... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Movie Review: In Pot We Trust

This is a Showtime Original Documentary that interviews DEA agents, doctors (on both sides of the issue), a clean cut pro-cannabis lobbyist (who looks like a young Republican), cannabis patients, and stereotypical dirty hippies in what I feel is a very unbiased view. As a person with Cerebral Palsy,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Movie Review: Failure to Lanch

I recorded this movie on my DVR. I thought it was just going to be a cute movie and I love Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey; they're both so cute. This little bi gi girl is very happy. This story is basically that of Trip (a cute, fun-loving,35-year-old man with a job and functional... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Commentary: My Letter to MV Transportation

Author's Note: My day sucked March 7, 2007 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing because I am deeply concerned about by ride back from National Seating and Mobility wheelchair repair today. I recognize that MV transportation went out of their way to accommodate me in retrieving both my manual and my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Question of the Week (Sorry for Being Three Weeks Late)

Author's Note: Someone else posted this question on Mylot. I answered it yesterday and stole it to my question of the week. I await your answers! Question of the Week If you could invite 10 people (living, dead, or even imaginary) to dinner who they be and why? My Answer: 1. Jesus Christ- because... Sign in to see full entry.

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Movie Review: Forbidden Wedding

I recorded the documentary on the Sundance Channel some months ago and just it off my DVR and recorded on VHS today. I tells the true story of Hadir, a Brazilian disability rights activist and paraplegic and Mara, his personal care assistant, and their desire to get married in their local Catholic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007

Movie Review: The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God is a cute film about an Australian fisherman who's boat gets struck by lightening. When his insurance company refuses to pay siting "Act of God" he sues the churches and temples in his area. Along the way, he returns to the prctice of law which he left to become a fisherman and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 22, 2007

Question of the Week:

Who do you bank with and why? My answer: I bankwith North Brookgield Saving Bank bank because they are a local community bank and the staff treats me like a real person, which has not always been my bank related experience. What's Yours? Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 14, 2007

Question of the Week:

How diverse are your friends? Or are they all carbon copies of you? My answer: Being a black, bisexual, disabled, woman who's into politics, I've never encountered my carbon copy. It'd be weird if I did. My friends are very diverse. I have white, black, Latino, and Asian friends. I'm friends with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 12, 2007

News: Announcement to Writers, Publishing Contract Opportunity

I read about this on Gather, a Women's political group I belong to on the internet. They are legitimate, so this contest is legit, too, in my opinion. The link to read more about the contest is here. The deadline is March 15th. It took a lot for me to share this with you because I, selfishly, wanted... Sign in to see full entry.

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