Tag: people
member name: Kevin E.
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June 14, 2007 12:33 PM EDT --
I coached Special Olympics for 5 years. In those five years I befriended Randy, who was one of my athletes, and we've remained friends." As long as I coached Randy sudden movements, sudden . . . more
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April 20, 2008 07:44 PM EDT --
Back before cell phones, early in the 1980s, I was an insurance salesman/financial planner. For a while I sold Funeral Insurance. This was a small policy insurance that was to just cover the cost . . . more
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June 27, 2007 11:44 PM EDT --
I live near Andersonville Georgia. Andersonville is full of echos, in the prison and in the cemetery you can hear echos. The echos of 45,000 prisoners who were at Andersonville from February 1864 . . . more
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September 11, 2007 11:51 PM EDT --
I am a man who knows his limits. I am proud of my accomplishments and constantly strive to go the extra mile, but at age 49 I know what I cannot do. At the risk of offending animal lovers everywhere, . . . more
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August 17, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
Friday was my first discouraging day of my school year. On the tenth day of our new school year a new student came to my class. He is 15. He suffered traumatic brain injury when he was a baby. . . . more
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July 12, 2008 04:02 PM EDT --
There is an argument that if there were no illegal immigrants our food cost would be really high. Is it possible that there are hidden costs in that lettuce that we now buy, that lettuce already costs . . . more
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July 23, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
I have learning disabilities . I rarely make that statement public. I have never in my life made a statement so public about my learning disabilities but I believe that even after so many years since . . . more
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August 18, 2008 11:29 PM EDT --
I wrote an article where I questioned if a student who came to my school was ready for school. This was a student who I was absolutely certain did not belong in school. I lost sleep over him and really . . . more
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June 21, 2007 12:38 PM EDT --
I have had the privilege to work with children and adults who are moderately to profoundly disabled for the last 15 years. I am a better person because of my wonderful friends who face these challenges. . . . more
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June 13, 2007 10:15 PM EDT --
I always figured that if I was ever to write a "How To Book" it really would be on how not to do things. I have had nearly 50 years of field research in that area. I have accumulated a great . . . more
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September 23, 2007 04:19 PM EDT --
I am smack dab in the middle of Middle Age. I feel obligated to pass on the following truisms. By the way feel free to test them out. The following lessons were proven by me. If you should feel the need . . . more
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August 04, 2007 11:01 PM EDT --
I am a Special Educator who has taught for 11 years. I teach a life skills program at a High School. I have the privilege to teach with two awesome and dedicated para-professionals. School has begun . . . more
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November 10, 2007 02:31 PM EST --
I am a firm believer that there are some words that are my best friends and some words that are my worst enemies. I have learned that there are some thoughts that are best kept to one's self. The . . . more
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May 12, 2008 05:10 PM EDT --
I was a Funeral Insurance Salesman and just when I had seen it all I was proven wrong. It was another of those endlessly boring beautiful sunny days in Central California. I had one of my rare no sales . . . more
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August 09, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
Open house for incoming ninth graders is always fun. Parents are more confused than the new freshman. Often the unexpected is said by those who are quite thankful that they are not the ones going through . . . more
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August 11, 2008 10:24 PM EDT --
My heart has been heavy today because when I arrived at school Thursday I learned that only an hour earlier a former student who graduated from our high school a short two years ago, was stabbed . . . more
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August 01, 2008 10:19 PM EDT --
I used to pity the legendary literature figure "Don Quixote" from the play Man Of La Mancha . I have a different outlook on him now. I have reached the conclusion that some of us are . . . more
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July 24, 2008 04:06 PM EDT --
I have a confession to make. I like practical jokes and have for a very long time. Almost as early as I became a fan of practical jokes I learned that not many others share my affection for . . . more
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September 22, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
September 23rd was the first day of Autumn. I am one of among the fortunate few people who have lived in four corners of the United States. I have lived in New York State, Washington State, California . . . more
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September 11, 2007 08:59 PM EDT --
I recently settled in a small town in Central Georgia. The town is just down the road from Andersonville, one of the worst Civil War prisons in the South. In the three years I have lived here I have grown . . . more
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