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    Here's the bulletin board/virtual refrigerator door/etc. for showing and telling about accomplishments you're proud of. Your art. Your graduation. Your promotion. The garden you just planted. Your kid's karate trophy. You get the idea...

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  • Cub42
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    Nice work there Sak. Been a S/D since 1993. Good relations with x. I have 2 teenage daughters 16 and 18. 16 yr old in USA Futures, ( Pre US Olympic Program for Field Hockey) She is also a honors student. Her top honor however occured this fall when she went to meet her friends and found one of them passed out. She called hers sister and her B/F and they got her to hospital before serious damage. We had talked about these kind of situations when they were younger. Oh, and both of my daughters followed your rule. They would not answer any questions about location of gathering. Told them to be concerned about their friend and not police. Her parents were very grateful to my girl. Oh and my 18 year old is in the NHS, a Peer Leader and Varsity athlete. My friends say I need a paternity test because they couldn't possibly be mine!!!
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    My wife, Rita Hurault, and I have a joint photo show called "Water Textures" at the Nomad Cafe in Oakland CA all this month (January 2008). We got a "Don't miss" in today's San Francisco Chronicle 96 Hours magazine. One of Rita's photos is included (click on the thumbnail to enlarge), and it looks great! Here's a link to all the images on flickr - but you really need to see 'em printed up real nice on the wall! BTW, the photos were printed by Barry Toranto at WIGT in Mill Valley CA, and mounted by Shawn Conte at Dimitroff's Custom Framing in Tiburon CA. GD Hour blog Station list
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    Thanks a lot, I do appreicate the compliment. Tghe luck is actually all mine, I could not ask for better kids. Heck, I could not ask for better people whio just happen to be my kids. In fact, I'm waiting on my daughter to go to the store with her. She is having some friends over for NYE and because she is who she is and her friends are who they are--I am stepping out tonight for the first NYE in a few years. As I say the luck is all mine.
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    good for you!
    I have no opinion as to the football, but the rest sounds good to me. Your kids are lucky to have you.
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    I dont sound my own horn too much but I am going to. I became a single parent of three teenagers in April of '06. I have really no support except myself. My kids were afraid that i would send them away. Instead, I paid for the funeral of my ex--their mother--and then promptly resigned from a high paying union position in order to spend more time at home. I now work the assembly line, which sucks, and earn less then before. However, my kids' grades have gone up and they now are preparing for college. I have three rules in my house: 1. Must get good grades 2. No cops 3. Everyone hates Norte Dame--I'm a Michigan man. Everyting else is open for discussion. I encourage my kids to speak their mind and I include them in decisions that effect them. My family does not agree with my methods but my folks sure didn't write the book on parenting. I may not like how my kids express theirselves, but my method works. So that is my song. As unconvential as I am my kids are becoming fine people.
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    I know you riders.
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    My grateful hubby Ken bought me a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas and our 20th year together!! I love him so much, what a grate surprise!!! Peace all!!
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    this is the bragging topic. You might have better luck if you posted here: http://www.dead.net/forum/your-own-storefront
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    1995 Gary Fisher designed Grateful Dead mountain bike for sale. clementcontracting@yahoo.com
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    just our old pal the spam filter...
    should be okay now...
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Here's the bulletin board/virtual refrigerator door/etc. for showing and telling about accomplishments you're proud of. Your art. Your graduation. Your promotion. The garden you just planted. Your kid's karate trophy. You get the idea...
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Two home runs....alright Nick. Great Job man.... Hey Chris, I've been curious about kombucha, can you get the cultures at Earthfare?
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The mail brought excellent news to our household today - the oldest daughter recently graduated from HS and her grades came today - 4.07 GPA! She just finished reading "A Confederacy of Dunces" because she's going to Tulane, NOLA. (Then she plunged into "On the Road" and is presently tackling Big Chief & Randall M in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." And, of course, up next will be "The Electric Koolaid Acid Test" - at this point she's luke on the Dead, who knows - at least she has good taste in literature!) She'll be 18 in July and wants to be a doctor - she'll be a good one! She's playing in the St Louis High School All-Star soccer game Friday night - she's living in a dream right now. My wife, especially, needed this little tidbit because someone stole her catalytic converter the other night - so from tears of woe to tears of joy, let the good times roll (or however the French say it)!!! "Where does the time go?"
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Great news Kevin. Congrats to your daughter, and sorry about the catalytic converter.
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One of my all time favs. That is great. Congrats to Mom and Dad as well as to the daughter. Continued success and joy. (nevermind the occasional catalytic converter mishap?)
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You might be able to get a starter kit at Earth Fare but I doubt it. They usually cost about 50 bucks anyway. I'll hook you up with one if you can make it to Asheville.
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Congradualtions!! You're right your daughter sounds like she has excellent taste in literature. What a ride, I can't imagine how she ~ (or you & your Wife, for that matter), must be feeling Right on! PEACE PS Stealing car parts? I mean, did ya'll notice evidence or just try to take a drive, to no avail?
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Yes, indeedy - Mrs. Deadicated said she started her car (after working an all night shift) and it sounded like a 747! Scared half to death a couple ladies standing neaby. "Where does the time go?"
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excellent news about your daughter and did she come into those books on her own or did someone casually leave them laying around. and a soccer all-star too, ya'all must be real proud, congrads to u and her! and who takes the time to steal a catalytic converter ?? musta really needed just that part, can't imagine a huge blackmarket for em...life is weird
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Congrats Deadicated ! Your daughter sounds like a wonderful person!! Grate tastes in literature too!!Peace, Gigi
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well I have no idea what a 4.07 GPA is, but it is obviously good! Good luck to her with what ever the future brings. You may be glad that she has not inherited her father's Deadhead tendencies. Mixed with a generous dose of Live Dead, the influence of some of those books created a multi-year 'gap' in my life which I am only now slowly piecing together. Still I am sure she is far more sensible that me, but I wonder if she has inherited Deadicated's predilection for filing everything by date ;-)
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Congrats to you and the misses and your very smart daughter. Best of luck to her in college. For those who don't know, catalytic converters contain precious metals. With the relatively recent spike in the price of these metals, it is becoming more common for creeps to saw them off your car and cash in. Pathetic, but true.
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Hey everybody - I invite you all to check out my new Dead show on mvyradio,com. It is aptly named Shakedown Stream and it streams weekly every Tuesday at 5pm. If you miss it, you can listen to the archives of the old shows or you can also download it for podcast. Go to myvradio.com and poke around. Peace - Jer Bear
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to Mr. and Mrs. Dedicated and your daughter for her achievements. Looks like she is delving into the vault of our written culture, I remember when I read thos books and how much they have meant to me. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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Congrats Kevin on your daughter's fine grades! Confederacy of Dunces is one of my favorite books. If she hasn't read it already, she should read Catch-22, similar in humor.
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super solstice of summer sun shine shine shine on thee
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After driving the same vehicle for 15yrs. I finally went a bought a new to me vehicle. Might not be the PC vehicle with the price of gas these days but.... I have my first vehicle in 22yrs of driving with A/C. Anyone in NC that is looking for a 93 toyota 4x4p/u pm me.
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I have had a day of many smiles and a lot of love. I hope the same for all ! Have a Great Day, Mike
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I've just been thinking about this and smiling My son’s grandmother took her 11 year old daughter to see the Dead on 6 May 1970 in Kresge Plaza in Cambridge Mass. Then over 20 years later his mother and I took our son to see the Dead on 30 October 1990 in London (when he was 8) . I suppose there are lots of stories like that, but its great to think of the Unbroken Chain through the generations.
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Makes me smile too. I went to my first show,the soundtest at cow palace 3-23-1974 the evening after my brothers morning wedding. Never forget sitting in the back of their dodge dart - push button shifting - on the way from sacramento to sf with my best friend. Our first concert,my brothet kept saying - you will never forget this,there are no concerts like this.They are different. It was our first concert,my friend and I. We never forgot. peace,pk
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had his bid accepted to buy a house! Closing date 8-1-08. So he will be moving on/out. My little boys are growing up. It is great to see them taking these 'big steps'. One down 3 to go! ;o}
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very cool for your son and you!! :)
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With what will he christen his listening space, Dad? Congrats! You're still playing zone, though, with three to go! "Where does the time go?"
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not sure if the moderators will object but I'm trying to do my part to spread the word...please take 30 seconds to declare your support by signing this petition to raise the dead... http://www.petitionthedead.com/
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good luck with it!
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marye!!!:-) Major Chuckle!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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petiton the dead......petiton the dead........... YOU CAN NOT PETITION THE DEAD now in reality, my daughter took two 1st places in the district swim meet before it was called because of lighting last nite. one in medley relay, she swam butterfly with her BFF backing up in freestyle, they came in a pool length ahead of the rest and the second was in the individual medley where she wiped out the competition, only cooler because she asked at the last minute to swim in it... and it was against all boys..heHA Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
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[subject said in my best Butthead voice] Hahahahahahahahahah!!!!! Friggin awesome, TC! Mas props to the daughter! Talk about "shrinkage..." Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
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they were ashamed to get out of the water :o
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she thought it was pretty sweet!!!off thought... yaknow, i don't think i've ever met a melissa that wasn't
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hey-TC-congrats on the swim team daughter! I'm so proud of her. I, too was on the swim team starting @ age 7-17......still attempt it now & then-unfortunately, not regular like I should -A family of swimmers I'm from.........my uncle, swam daily til he was 93 (although alot slower)..........later on......Gypsy Cowgirlps-the grandson is on the way to the swim team-he's 4 & a half
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My wife and I are celebrating our 28th wedding aniversary tonight. ;o)
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You go, Oro. Congratulations and best wishes. "Where does the time go?"
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and it brings a big grin to my face, to read that 'where does the time go?'. Indeed. And then thinking of Mary and I at those Winterland shows 31 years ago, and the Red Rocks 30 years ago...... counting stars by candlelight....;o}. Congrats and best wishes much appreciated.
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Happy Anniversary to you and your beautiful wife :)28 years wow way to go!!
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After meeting you both I felt the warmth of the love and caring in your relationship. Keep it going. Good work on those boys too. Say hi to everyone for me. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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28 years ,, thats very sweet .. My wife and wish you many more to come !! We have some catchin up to do ,, we have been together , let`s see this november will make 5 yrs. married , 6 yrs together .. and yes "where does the time go ?"
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Happy Happy Happy being together for so long day!!! ********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens
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Our 4 & a half year old grandson, keeps getting bumped up in swim class & he's tall for his age-another Michael Phelps in the making??? Who knows? wouldn't that be Wild! I'll keep yall posted once he's on the swim team-should be any day at the rate he's going...........Gypsy Cowgirl alias "grandma" to him
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thats grate GC, kids sure do love water and they crack me up as they dive in unison in as many varied contorted shapes none of which actually look like a dive, more of a fall in : )peace, tc living in yesterdays tomorrow
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my artwork here- http://fuzzynews.110mb.com/art.htm (did some work for a few years for Relix and for Unbroken Chain in the early nineties...) =================== moc.swencigolyzzuf.www ===================
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I got to play with Phil and it was Sicky!!
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where and when did this happen? That is very cool! Got any pictures?
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i always seemed to run into you at the various venues and parking lots(1992-1996)i attended your memorial yesterday and your funeral today! may jerry play to you in the heavens for you are at a better place now
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I had "plant of the month' in High Times once. Spent five awesome months livin' on a river at the edge of a wilderness area in N. Cal. and had some incredible experiences.