Archive | May, 2011

And then a week.

Nothing extraordinary in that but then there is…Yeah, it has been a week since my last hit. I had cash to buy crack with as well. No crack was purchased. The thought passed through my mind to be certain but it seems that it just flitted through. …

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Potential New Knight: Dmitry Martynenko jr. F/C 6-8

Those Gannon fans frustrated with the lack of size in Gannon’s recruiting class will be overjoyed that the PSAC Letter of Intent webpage says the Knights have signed 6-foot-8 Dmitry Martynenko. The big man, who hails from Moscow, Russia, comes to Ganno…

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Recap

This is a recap of the last couple of weeks….Our flower tree in the backyard had created quite a mess, but it looked awesome. Neil suggested we take some pictures with Josephine. Since I don’t like to have my picture taken, he was the chosen one to s…

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Coming Soon…Doodle Tour ’11

Ladies and Gentlemen! Coming to a festival near you is the Doodle Tour 2011! Stay “tooned” in here for all the doodle-details to come! Kicking off this season, find me at Erie’s Wild Rib Fest Wed. June 1st thru Fri. June 3rd, 5:30PM – 10PM and Saturday…

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Miss Zoe Presents: Flip Friday

Blueberry has been off on this World Tour of Story Times and such.

This, we know.

So, what, you may wonder, has Elizabeth been doing while Her Rabbit Companion is off seeing the world?

It’s a legitimate question. And, one We knew you would ask.

Fe…

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Ways to Play #3… Knitting

That’s right, I love to knit!  Why? Well, I can do it on the couch and still chat with my family.  And at the end of a project, I get that wonderful feeling that I’ve accomplished one thing in it’s entirety. (someday I’ll share my terrible fe…

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The Final Summit- giveaway

I’m giving away my copy of The Final Summit byAndy Andrews!If you would like to read this book just post a comment here or on facebook.  On Sunday 5/22 I’ll randomly choose one lucky reader!The full review is below- here I’ll just say th…

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The Final Summit

This is mankind’s last chance. Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humanity hurtling toward disaster, and far from its original purpose. There is only one solution that can reset the compass and right the ship, and it consists of only two w…

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Three Months Unemployed= Ready to Pull my Hair Out!

Yes I am still alive and still unemployed.  It’s been 3 months since I lost my job. (Ok those first 2 lines sound like I was going to confession at church!)

In the last month I have had many ups and downs. I have sent out several resumes, but hav…

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Our Senior Session Sale Starts Today!

If you have been thinking about calling us to take your Senior Pictures now’s your chance to SAVE big! Today starts our once-a-year session sale for High School Seniors in the Erie, PA and surrounding areas. Just give us a call and book today to …

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Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Thursday, May 19, 2011

Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Thursday, May 19, 2011

Roar on the Shore is raising money for the Flight 93 Memorial.

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Spring flowers in Erie…

We started our Spring rather late this year. I guess, we cannot complain as we are living in the northern part of the US. So far, we have a few sunny days and a lot of rainy days. Fortunately for me, I have a chance to take some pictures of early…

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Another Dimension

Of all the events, wedding receptions are one of the best places to have a caricature artist. The guests know each other, the atmosphere is lively, and many are willing to be themselves. That last part is very important. It’s personality that adds a di…

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Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Erie Community Foundation has been checking out our vital signs.

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Blueberry on Tour: Part Two

Since we were having a bit of trouble loading photos the other day, here are a few more depictions of Blueberry’s time at the library last week!  She’s such a STAR that She didn’t want you to miss any of the action!!

And, coming on Fr…

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Brookdale Family Campground To Celebrate Grand Opening as Meadville KOA!

MEADVILLE, PA (May 17, 2011) – The Meadville KOA, formally Brookdale Family Campground, will be celebrating It’s Grand Opening as a member of Kampgrounds of America! Meadville KOA is the newest park in Pennsylvania to be invited to join the 475-pa…

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Some Yankees Irony

Departing from the realm of politics and moving to the world of baseball… This evening on my Google Reader, I came across a Times article titled, “In Getting Stars to Backpedal, Yankees Make a Point.” My curiosity piqued, I clicked on it. And then I laughed. We have to start by explaining that Jorge Posada, […]

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Two words that can simplify your life.

I recently learned two words that can simplify any life from a very wise, wonderful patient that I had the privilege to care for. She was in her late 70′s and lived a very colorful, very happy life. She was well educated, well traveled, well read and w…

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Gannon Announces Appointment of New President

Gannon Announces Appointment of New President

Dr. Keith Taylor named seventh president of the university.

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Chip In By Giving Blood

Chip In By Giving Blood

First 50 donors on Tuesday get a sleeve of Lake Shore Country Club golf balls.

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Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Monday, May 16, 2011

Erie PA News, Sports and Events for Monday, May 16, 2011

More jobs here, and in Texas?

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Endeavour launch-for real this time

This is just a short follow up to Road Trip Endeavour.  As most of you know, Road Trip Endeavour was an awesome family vacation, but didn’t go quite as planned.  The Endeavour didn’t launch as scheduled, we didn’t let it ruin our vacay,…

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Pot Stickers

We called these dumplings, Kuo Tie/Guo Tie in my house and in my country but in the US, these are called Pot Stickers.Kuo tie have a long history. They do not originate from my country, Indonesia.According to Wikipedia,The guotie is said to date back o…

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BLUEBERRY! The World Tour Continues!

In case you haven’t been keeping up, Blueberry has been on a World Tour of late.

Well, maybe not so much….World.

But, definitely a Tour of sorts.

A couple of weeks ago, as you may recall, She came into the Library with me (Big Al was not there!!) …

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Shack Zombie Gets a Face Lift

With Waldameer’s opening weekends running smoothly, one of the park’s most treasured rides had a few “glowing” touch ups to show off this weekend. The 41 year old Whacky Shack was painted with Wildfire paints to make some of its scenes pop under the bl…

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A few hours then a week…

As in a few hours after my last post, I did cave in and buy some crack. I knew that it was going to be shit and wasn’t wrong. Then I managed to get through a week before hitting it again. Still shit, still wasted some dollars and time. Still did…

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Potential New Knight: T.J. Wilson F jr. 6-3

Before I share as much info as I could find on T.J. Wilson, let’s talk about why I use the word “potential” in headlines for players who are only listed on the PSAC Letters of Intent web page and not formally announced by Gannon.Several fans have quest…

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The Youth Non-Vote

CIRCLE has a post today exploring the difference in reasons college youth and non-college youth give for not voting. Peter Levine notes that data about voting is notoriously suspect given its ambiguity and the potential for people to withhold their actual behavior. However, we do see that college-attending non-voters attribute their lack of participation to […]

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Open House Tuesday June 14th!

Don’t forget to check out our Open House this Tuesday, June 14th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Get a personalized tour of the school with one of our dedicated admissions representatives!

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The Doodle Timelapse Machine!

Hi doodle fans! Jump into the doodle timelapse machine with me and see some artwork come alive at high octane speed!This video shows how I digitally color some of my illustrations in Photoshop. The artwork you see here is for a kid’s health & fitne…

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