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About Me

What is there to say about me? I love life, I have had some really big highs in my life and some very low lows, like most people I guess. I think that every day is a chance to learn more from the world around us and from those who come to cross out paths. I have a "life's to do list" that I love working on, some of which I have completed already, and some of which is a work in progress. For example, I want to see all of the baseball parks in the country, I want to learn Spanish, I want to become a better cook, and so on. I love people and having fun, but I also enjoy being alone sometimes. Some of my favorite things to do are spend time with my girlfriend Christie, my two children, play guitar, golf, backpack, exercice and go camping. I am a huge sports fan, and love my Bulls and my Bucs!MySpace tweaks and layouts at MusicTweak.

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PEOPLE WHO SEE LIFE THIS WAY:Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.And you, my father, there on that sad height, Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Dylan Thomas
Your Birthdate: November 18
You are a cohesive force - able to bring many people together for a common cause.
You tend to excel in work situations, but you also facilitate a lot of social gatherings too.
Beyond being a good leader, you are good at inspiring others.
You also keep your powerful emotions in check - you know when to emote and when to repress.

Your strength: Emotional maturity beyond your years

Your weakness: Wearing yourself down with too many responsibilities

Your power color: Crimson red

Your power symbol: Snowflake

Your power month: September What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
Your Element Is Fire
Your passion and emotion are as obvious as the brightest flame.
You make sparks fly, and your passion always has the potential to burst out.

You are exciting and creative - and completely unpredictable.
You sometimes exercise control, and sometimes you let yourself go.

Friends describe you as sensitive, spirited, and compulsive.
Bright and blazing with intensity, you seem mysterious and moody to many. What's Your Element?Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
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My Blog

Life is about helping people like George

Meet George Sullivan. He is my fiance' Christie's uncle. George lives in Tinley Park, IL. He is mentally retarded and lives in a home called Howe. He has lived there for the past 40 years  his entire...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:04:00 GMT

After 37 years, I finally learned what Christmas means

Do you ever feel like you spend most of your life going through the motions, with the occasional moments that stand out?  I think we all do to an extent.  In this hurried world that we somet...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:24:00 GMT

I Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

I don't know exactly what happened tonight, but I am sure it is something that all of you out there with children can relate to.  Like all of us, I spend the majority of the time with my children...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:30:00 GMT

There Are Mountains Within Me

I have never claimed to be a perfect person.  Like most, I have my share of successes, failures, dreams, fears and so on.  As I get older, I want my life to have meaning, and to know that wh...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:13:00 GMT

Karen’s Kause Kickoff a HUGE Success!!

We are thrilled to announce that the Karen's Kause Kickoff on July 26th was a HUGE success! In addition to raising over $1,000 for our first event, there was TREMENDOUS turnout!  This money will ...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:53:00 GMT

** New Poem - "Alone"

How does a raindrop ever feel alone in the ocean? How can a speck of blue get lost within the sky? So many winds that stir within my soul tonight, I thought by now I would know all the reasons wh...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 19:19:00 GMT

** New Poem -

....today found me traveling for work on a stretch of North Carolina highway that I hadn’t been on since our family vacation in the late 80’s.  I’m still wondering if the time a...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:33:00 GMT

**POEM - "Strengthened"

As we have been brainstorming around the kick off of the Karen B Henderson PKD Foundation, one word that keeps coming up over and over is "strength".  Not only the strength that Mom displaye...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:02:00 GMT

**NEW SONG - "Karen"

This is the other song that came to me that morning.  It dawned on me that while we were each grieving in our own way, not one of us could really understand what my dad was feeling.  Thirty ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:02:00 GMT

**NEW SONG - "Sweetest Souls"

The morning of February 26th, 2008 found Christie and her best friend Nancy and I in the McDonald’s at Tampa General trying to eat a little something.  I was only there for a short time, bu...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:02:00 GMT