I’ve been thinking about making a post over the last few days, and each time I sit down to write something, I move onto something else. This morning, I read a post by danah boyd, and just wanted to post the link here. It is such a good read, and puts into words how I feel about the current state of play in politics. Do yourself a favor, and read it.
Guess What?!?!
I’m bowling for Big Brothers Big Sisters and I need your support. I have set a personal goal of raising $1000 in sponsorships to help my team (“Northern Lights”) in the BBBS Employee Bowl for Kids’ Sake event on July 18, 2008. Can you support me?
Your contribution will help raise funds for BBBS, and the many programs that BBBS does to impact the lives of our youth throughout our community. Any amount is welcome, and you can contribute by clicking on this link and making your contribution now.
As many of you know, and some of you may not, not only do I work for BBBS, but Chris and I also have been matched with our Little Brother since March this year. For me, this has been an incredible personal journey, and has really impacted my life in a positive way, and far more than I first imagined. Not only do I get to do fun things that some may think I’m too old for, but I am (re-)learning the importance of appreciating the enjoyment that life has to offer.
If each person that receives this email could donate $10.00 then I could easily meet my goal. Of course, donations of any amount are always welcome, and I’m very happy to exceed my goal should that opportunity arise. Can you support my efforts for Bowl for Kids’ Sake today?
Your support is appreciated, and I encourage you to forward this email to your friends, family and colleagues to seek their support for this Bowl For Kids’ Sake program.
For information on the Bowl for Kids’ Sake program, please visit the website at www.bowlforkidssake.org.
Thank you for any support you can offer.
James Nunn
American Express is currently donating $1 for any AMEX card holder that signs up for the Members Project. Card members have been able to nominate a charity that will receive up to $5million to bring their idea to life. Currently, there are five finalists, and you can review each of these here.
I’d like to tell you about an exciting project idea featured in The Members Project. It’s called “Teachers ask. You choose. Students learn.” and it’s one of 5 projects still in the running for $1 million to $5 million in American Express funding. I’m supporting this project, because I think it provides something that is needed in our society – educational opportunities.
So if you are an American Express card holder, I encourage you to go vote for this project at www.membersproject.com.
On Sunday (10/1/2006), I participated with a group of friends and Frisco Prider’s in the AIDS Arms Life Walk 2006. Our group raised over $2,500 for this event – a fantastic effort! Here is a group shot before the walk began.
From left: Nicole, Jonas, Nick, Chris, me, Daniel, & Ian (Dawson is in front)
This year, I will be participating in the AIDS Arms Life Walk as part of Team Frisco Pride, and would really welcome your support. I have committed to raise $250.00 for this event, and hope that you can assist me in reaching this goal.
As we remember the 25th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, more than ever we need to fund organizations that are working to educate people about how to stay negative, and avoid putting themselves at risk of acquiring this disease. It is only through events like the AIDS Arms Life Walk that we can achieve this.
Please take a moment to sponsor me. It’s really easy – you can donate online by credit card and receive a record of your donation. Here’s my page:
http://www.firstgiving.com/jamesnunn
All donations are secure and sent directly to AIDS Arms, Inc.. Please join me in supporting AIDS Arms, Inc. and the great work that this organization does!
Earlier today, like much earlier, I was out and about with a few other people cleaning up trash around the City (as part of the Keep Frisco Beautiful campaign). It would have been nicer to see more supporters actually helping, and at one point I was thinking there were as many organizers as there were volunteers. Still, after our city’s mayor said a few words (to the press), and then said a few more words (to more press), he actually said a few more words (to us) and set us free to go grab some trash. (I make this general observation about the length of time it took to set us on our way, as I am not a morning person, and I’d been there for an hour already.)
Anyway, I worked with a couple of other members of Frisco Pride, and collected a good amount of trash. At first we thought the area that we were assigned was too small (for the amount of time — we were wrong). Sadly, most was related to building materials (like plastic wrap, etc.), and got me thinking that I hope the city actually gets a clean up bond or payment from any builder (chances are this is not the case). After an hour and a bit of cleaning up, we finished, and I came home to wash the morning off me.
When I got home, I found this on the answering service (we have Vonage, so it emails any messages left as WAV files *snicker*):
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That was Chris (who is in Florida for the weekend). Isn’t that sweet? He might be a litle off key, but I loved it 
Of course, the safe thing about Chris being in Florida is I can post this just to prove how sweet he can be
(Side note: the little WordPress audio tool/plugin can be found here.)
Politics & The Supreme Court: These past few days have not actually been busy, per se, just been keeping a low profile on the blogging front. Wondering why? The Samuel Alito confirmation hearings are on, and in an effort to educate myself about some of the doctrines that influence this country's supreme law, I've been watching CSPAN as they show uninterrupted coverage of the hearings.
Yesterday, I drifted in and out as I did laundry. For those not in the know, our dryer joined the holiday takers just before New Years, and it finally got fixed yesterday. So from the moment it returned refreshed, until dinner I did 7-8 loads of laundry (this is just for myself and Chris), and in between I watched the Alito hearings on CSPAN. Of course, I learned quite quickly that my education on the constitution and the man himself was not going to improve greatly. Unlike the Roberts hearings, this one is full of Republicans filling their allotted time with praise, and “don't you agree” statements, and the Democrats actually pussy-footing around asking real questions.
Today, it got a little more interesting as Senators Kennedy and Specter exchanged some heated words over whether Specter had received a letter sent from Kennedy. (365Gay.com reports that this interaction occurred just after Kennedy read some material from promotional material from a group that Alito was a member of while at Princeton University that was hateful towards gays and women.) Senator Kennedy released details of the letter later today, and Senator Specter acknowledged that his office, not himself personally, had received Senator Kennedy's letter (all up, Specter looked a little worse for wear given his comments). I guess we have a few more days to look forward to.
Health & Fitness: In other news, I ordered an elliptical machine last week, and it's due to be collected tomorrow. I've decided that I need to loose weight, and as I'm not a runner, jogging is out of the question. I've been using an elliptical at Collin's gym, and liking it, so this was a huge factor in my decision to get one in the house. I'm looking forward to getting it, as when the semester starts it will be a little more difficult to find time to get to the gym at either UNT or Collin, so I'm hopeful that having it stare at me in the morning, or afternoon will enthuse me to hop on for 30 minutes each day.
Travel: It appears we are going back to Key West in June – YAY! Tonight Chris, Bobby, Ian & I sat down for drinks and snacks to discuss the travel plans, and more details will be coming soon. Oh yeah, this is happening while we are there.
Education: One week to go until classes start, and I'm actually looking forward to this happening. I'm not looking forward to the trip to Denton at least twice a week, but I keep telling myself that it's only for a couple of years (urgh, did I really say that). I at least know who is leading my classes, and have heard back from two of my professors (one is the same one I had during fall).
Community: Our HOA is in the process of fixing some parts of the fence that run along the back of our home, and its taking forever. I'm still not convinced that this is the best use of our funds, but I'm resigned to the fact that its probably in the best interests of those homes that it affects (we are not one of them). The HOA has its annual meeting next week, and sadly this will be the first one I will miss. It appears someone who follows in my footsteps will be running for the committee I am on, so that should make for an interesting 2006.
Entertainment: Ian has been kind enough to loan me the full season one of Desperate Housewives, and my friend Damir (link), has all the episodes for season 2 on his DVR – so in a week or so, I hope to be up to speed on what is really happening on Wysteria Lane.
Next, I have to catch up on what is happening on the blog-o-sphere. More posts later.
Today our community has a master naturalist coming to visit to provide additional assistance with the creek area in the neighborhood. I'm hoping this is close to the last step before we start.
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