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The Senator Visited Our Home Yesterday (Updated 3/26/11)
UPDATE….The children are on their way to Washington DC! They just received their boarding passes… On Friday afternoon, our Senator Don Harmon, Illinois 39th District, visited the children who live in the diagnostic treatment center and residence of the social services … Continue reading
Posted in Welcome to My World, Work
Tagged adoption, child abuse, DCFS, family, foster care, gratitude, PostAweek2011, president obama's dog, senator don harmon, the White House
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Three-wheel Roller Skates
From the time he was born, my father’s family expended a lot of energy and resources in a futile attempt to make him into someone else. He was the unwilling scion of an archaic business of the 19th century variety … Continue reading
Posted in Welcome to My World
Tagged childhood, family, family business, games, industry, job burn out, midlife crisis, nostalgia, photography, photos, PostAweek2011, roller skate, roller skating, three wheel skates, three wheeled roller skates, three wheeled skates, three-wheel roller skates, toys, wacky inventions, work
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The Birthday Gift
For my 15th birthday, my father gave me a camera. It became an obsession. I took it everywhere and watched the world through the viewfinder — a safe place to hide and seek. The images have faded but my memories are clear and sharp. … Continue reading
Posted in Welcome to My World
Tagged cameras, chicago, dad, Dog House, dogs, family, family pets, Great Dane, old photos, pets, photography, photos, Post-A-Week, postAweek, PostAweek2011
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