MikeMaroonChattanooga, TN
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    AUG
    30
    2009

    Ah, us entertainment junkies sometimes get excited about Tuesdays.  Why?  Well, as any self-respecting music and movie lover knows, that's the day new movies on DVD and Blu-Ray  and music CDs are released.  The next TWO Tuesdays are exciting for me.  This Tuesday is not only The first of Sept (where...

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    MAY
    8
    2009

    We lost mom in March of 1993, a year that will be my least favorite for the forseeable future.  Won't stop me from celebrating Mother's Day, though. I wanted to share a blog I wrote about her a couple years ago.  A couple of you have seen it before.  But, it's the best I got and I just want to honor...

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    My Birthday...
    April 14th
    Hometown...
    Chattanooga, TN
    You can find me...
    Where ever there is trouble! Otherwise, I'm at work, or in front of the computer writing or playing World of Warcraft
    Surprising fact about me...
    That I'm still alive! That and I've done a lot of different things in my short, short life. I was in the Air Force for 20 years as a cop and then in the medical field. I've been a mobile DJ, a gas station attendent, cashier, waiter, opthalmic technician, retail manager, Sunday School teacher, and blah-blah-blah
    Favorite band growing up...
    Eagles
    Last good book I read...
    The Last Juror-John Grisham
    My favorite drink...
    Sweet Tea
    Favorite website...
    Facebook, Viewpoints.com, World of Warcraft.com

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    NOV
    13
    2009

    Pixar Animation Studios' UP is one of the reasons I bought a Blu-Ray player.  The lastest, greatest visual feast cooked up by Pixar's animators dazzles with it's rich, layered textures that are as bright as the balloons carrying Carl's house to South America.

    If you don't know by now that quality and Pixar are virtual synonyms, then you just haven't been paying attention.  For, while the new animation is detailed and breath taking, they really take a back seat to the story.

    UP, opens with a young Carl Fredrickson(voiced by Lou Grant, er Ed Asner) watching a MovieTone news real (excellently crafted...

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    JoJo2 wrote on Nov 23, 2009

    Thanks for the welcome, Mike.
    Jo Jo

    LaurieM wrote on Nov 19, 2009

    In response to MikeMaroon's comment from Nov 16, 2009:

    No physical therapy yet. It is still too soon. I actually welcome it. Going stirring crazy! Thank you for the well wishes!

    LaurieM wrote on Nov 16, 2009

    I updated my blog :P

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