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"The Aquarium provides in-depth educational resources and activities for teachers, parents, kids and adult learners. Visit, learn and explore all the Aquarium has to offer"! http://www.neaq.org/index.php Founded in 1969, the New England Aquarium is a global leader in ocean exploration and marine conservation. The Aquarium is one of the premier visitor attractions in Boston, with over 1.3 million visitors a year, and a major public education resource. http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/index.php ------------ Today I took Sabrina and her friend Rachael to the New England Aquarium in Boston. Sabrina received two tickets to the Aquarium from my friend Victor Carbone for her birthday. I met Victor or (Uncle Vic as we affectionately call him here in Toastmasters District 31 http://www.district31.org/ ) at one of my Rumney Marsh Toastmaster Club meetings back in 2005 when he was serving as an Area Governor. Victor has also been a past District Governor. Thanks Uncle Vi...

Beyonce If I Were A Boy! I love Beyonce's voice, tone and quality. This song is my jam! I hope you enjoy it too! Click on the link for the Utube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVTyLqkez6A Lyrics to - If I Were A Boy - La canción de esta semana: If I were a boy Even just for a day I’d roll out of bed in the morning And throw on what I wanted and go Drink beer with the guys And chase after girls I’d kick it with who I wanted And I’d never get confronted for it Because they’d stick up for me If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I’d be a better man I’d listen to her Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted Cause he’s taken you for granted And everything you had got destroyed If I were a boy I would turn off my phone Tell everyone its broken So they think that I was sleeping alone I’d put myself first And make the rules as I go Cause I know that she’d be faithful Waiting for me to come home (to come home) If I were a boy I thi...

"Thank you for all of your prayers", 2008 WCPS, LaShunda Rundles "Make it an AWESOME today, for a BETTER tomorrow"!!! 2003 WCPS, Jim Key, DTM I recieved this email on Monday from the 2003 WCPS, Jim Key who recorded a conversation he had with LaShunda at her hospital bed. "I visited with LaShunda on Friday. She looks SO much better than when I previously saw her. That's certainly not to say that she is in the clear; far from it. Still, it is encouraging to see an improvement in her condition". "Though there's not too much new information on it, I thought you might be interested in hearing her voice. I took an audio recorder with me and, with her blessing, recorded about 5 minutes of our conversation. I was with her for about 45 minutes total. I posted (about 6 minutes of Utube) on my blog at": http://blog.jimkey.com/2008/11/hear-lashunda-rundles.html. "Please feel free to pass the link to anyone else who may be thinking about and pra...

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other". Burton Hillis After reading Region III International Director, Tim Swearingen's Blog, who read both Angie Key and Jim Key's Blogs...I too am joining in on the festivities of the "Christmas Q & A". So in the Christmas spirit ...my answers... 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both - wrap it and put it in a gift bag 2. Real tree or artificial? REAL TREE - there is NOTHING like the smell of a New England Pine Tree and the warmth of the fire crackling in the fireplace and the winter wonderland when the snow gently falls from the sky! 3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving and I take it down right after Christmas or New Years - and sometimes I stretch it to January 9th because that is my birthday. 5. Do you like eggnog? Love eggnog - but a very small amount with milk. 6. Favorite gift received as a child? A Mrs. Beasley Doll - (from the sho...

Holiday Gift Drive: Big Wishes for Little Wanderers Start thinking about the 2008 Holiday Season and Helping Kids in Need! http://www.thehome.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_big_wishes Help The Home for Little Wanderers make holiday wishes come true for the thousands of children and families in our care by participating in our "Big Wishes for Little Wanderers" gift drive. http://www.giftdrive-thehome.org/ There are several ways to give a gift to a child in need this holiday season: Select a gift from a child's wish list using our easy and fun Wish List tool. Then go out and purchase the gift and deliver to one of our drop-off sites. http://www.giftdrive-thehome.org/donor.php View a list of general gift ideas that are always popular with our children and families. New, unwrapped gifts can be delivered to any of our drop-off locations. http://www.thehome.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_big_wishes_giftideas Don’t have time to deli...

National Mammography Day is October 17th “Mammography plays a critical part in diagnosing breast cancer. In the past, we'd often find that a woman had breast cancer when she came in with a lump. Today, the cancers radiologists find on mammography are usually detected early, before they can be felt by the patient, are smaller than cancers felt by patients, and have much lower levels of lymph node involvement.” Susan Greenstein Orel M.D. I recieved my yearly mammogram in October and I filled out a little card and my health insurance provider sent me a $25.00 Gift Card to Shaws Super Market - to celebrate October 17th which is National Mammography Day!. So literally my breast exam paid off!! But seriously Ladies please remember to make sure you get your yearly mammogram. Don't wait until it is too late - early detection can help save your life!. See more below. ---------- http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/mammograms/ 4 Important Things to Know About Mammograms 1. They ...

"People who do not understand lupus do not have an idea of what I deal with each day. There are thousands of people living in pain daily". " I want to raise money, awareness, and understanding. I don’t want people to live with the shame that I did for many years wanting to hide it. My skin is not flawless, my scars are many, but my resolve is unbreakable. I want to bring hope to the lives of those that know what it is really like to have a “good” day. As the awareness grows the quality of life for many people will mean many more “good” days and better yet restful nights. In a world of limited resources we have to fight for our piece of the pie". "I lost a friend of mine who was 28 and died blind and in a wheelchair with lupus. If I can help prevent things like that through my voice, it would be a blessing and an honor". 2008 WCPS LaShunda Rundles, Living with Lupus I just spoke with Sonja and she informed me that LaShunda is doing well and is alert - she e...