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	Teen with visual impairments wins national CEC award for musical talents   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4/4)

One word with a picture!

From: Luttermaker ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! The impact of one word with a picture, what about forgiveness with t ………. Sometimes pictures say it best The Real Meaning of Words Love Sorrow Innocence Departure Pain Solitude Music Respect Compassion Friendship Music 2 Patience Stranger Rescued Best friends Divine "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." * Hey Folks: Just Thinking of You Today! * Thank you for being my friend.

Train Station Dance

Salif Keita

I found another video of Salif Keita on this site called "AfroMix.org." What I admire about him beyond his music is his using his fame to help others. He has a foundation to help those on the continent of Africa who have albinism. There is a need for those with albinism to be educated with eye and skin care because, as you know, brothers and sisters with albinism often have mild to severe vision problems. There are also some societies which either consider people with albinism as second class citizens and mistreat them horribly or there are others who feel their body parts can be used for magic medicine. Still babies in other African societies were killed as they were born because they were considered to be a curse on the family.The focus of Salif Keita's foundation is to allay these fears through education and assistance.

This one below I have on my message board.

In Memory of Beverly Part 2

Yesterday I signed out for a few hours to attend my class mate Beverly Robinson Downs' home going celebration. It was held at the church where I was baptized. She was still a member there and very active. My family moved membership to a church closer to home. I am comforted when I know the person was saved and had declared Romans 10:9-10 while they were alive. So I know where she is.

Some of our classmates still live in the area. Some in other states. But many of them keep in closer contact than I do. I was invited to join them after work. I was not too comfortable with going to a club atmosphere. I don't drink and I don't care to be around people after they've had a few too many. However, it is not that often I get to see my classmates. So I went to be sociable and I took pictures and traded emails and phone numbers. We attended a small, semi-private school so our class was no larger than about sixty-two.

I loaded these and more up on my Kodak Gallery and shared them by email today.

Speaking of Andrea Bocelli...

Ahhhh. This is one of my favorite videos...

Here's the original version...

This Weekend: The Final Chapter

Perhaps I'm easily entertained. Besides the flowers, my Hunnee took me out to eat and to a movie. I bought Andrea Bocelli's latest CD. It was the perfect weekend to listen to that! THAT is a Valentine's Day soundtrack!