I just watched a very touching show on MSNBC about Pearl Harbor. It was very good and it really got to me. I realized that for probably most of my life I've taken Memorial Day for granted. It was just a 3 day weekend that I looked forward to. Not because of what it stood for, but because of the time off from work or school.

It's so easy to forget that so many Americans have died for their country and so many Americans have been touched by war. Not only the ones who fought the battles, but their families as well. WWII was my Grandfathers war, but Vietnam was my Fathers. There were many times growing up when I felt that I lost my Father in Vietnam, that he died there and never returned. In a way that is true. Vietnam is a war that my Father still fights today. Not as much as he used to, I guess time has healed a few wounds, but there are some so deep that they will never heal.

Not until recently have I felt that my Father actually returned. My Father used to never talk about Vietnam and when he did it was a readers digest version of what he thought was polite enough to discuss in mixed company. It took him years to even be able to display the medals he received both from the U.S. and the Vietnamese Governments. He is now willing to talk to me about his time there and I dearly love to listen to his accounts.

This weekend I'll remember not only those who gave their lives for our freedom, I'll also be thinking about those who are still fighting. I love you Dad.

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Celebrate independent content and design!!! INDEPENDENTS DAY

I had the great pleasure of meeting several of the people involved in this project while attending SXSW Interactive this year. What a fantastic group of people. Do your part, go get involved!

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I know, I know...you've been waiting forever and now your wait is over. The Go-Go's, not to be confused with The Gobos, are back in full force.

Frodo and I saw them on TV the other night. These girls still look good! Their new album came out on May 15th. I've only heard one single off of it, but it good to see them back.

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I have so much to be happy for today. First off Dink starts her new job today. I'm very happy for her and I know she is very excited about a new beginning. Secondly, I have 2 interview today. The first one was at 10:00 this morning with a local Ad agency. I had sent them my resume about 3 weeks ago and they called me yesterday morning wanting me to come in and talk with them. Later on today I'm talking with a Technical Recruiter about a position he is trying to fill. Plus I'm also working on a fun freelance project at the moment. I've sent the client a few designs to look at and now I'm just waiting for one to be chosen. And I'm especially happy because my Husbands band will be headlining Friday June 1st at Club Dada. If you're going to be in town that night definitely go see The Gobos. This will probably be Frodo's last performance so you won't want to miss it.

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I grew up watching Scooby-Doo on Saturday mornings and I do consider myself a big fan of the show. Heck, Frodo and I even attended a Halloween party 2 years ago as Shag and Scooby, but I'm not so sure that I'm ready for a live-action version of the show. I will say that Freddy Prinze Jr. does look a lot like Fred with a wig though. By the way , has Josie and the Pussycat's gone to video yet? ;-)

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I decided to get creative and I made myself a custom "Powered By Blogger" button. Yes, I'm bored. :)

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Well, now that the Stars are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs I've been trying to find a new team to root for. I really liked Toronto and thought that with CUJO they had a chance to make it, then New Jersey beat them and I had to find another team to cheer for. Why not Colorado you may ask? Well, that's a good question and I've been trying to find a better answer than I think some of their players are jerks. There I said it I know I'll probably get a little flack , but that's how I feel. Regardless of how I feel about a few of the Av's players I still needed a team to cheer on.

After watching Pittsburgh go to a game 7 against Buffalo and win, I decided I had found a new reason to watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I have great respect for a team that could turn a not so splendid start to a season into a real shot at the cup. Lemieux's return to the sport he loves really put a fire under his team and they started playing like a team again. Of course having Johan Moose Hedberg in goal has been a big factor as well. With the series tied at 1-1 and the next 2 games in Pittsburgh, I hope that the Penguins don't look back and finish The Devil's off soon. Go Pen's.

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Project Cool Sightings had a really great site of the day yesterday. It's called Grootlicht Interactive Design. They are a design/interactive group in the Netherlands and this site is well worth checking out. I spent a good 30 minutes just playing around with the site yesterday. Pay special attention to the clock, it really works.

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Frodo found this for me a few days ago and I've been listening to it ever since. It's the music from the new Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial. It's called "Start the Commotion" by the Wiseguys.

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I've always loved music. I went through a period in my life where I only listened to one Genre of music and nothing else. As I've grown older I find that I can appreciate a little from all the Genre's. According to my younger brother, I passed this love and appreciation onto him. I guess it was the fact that I could give him the story behind so many of the bands that I listened to. I made music come alive for him, it was more than just a song it was the people behind the music as well. My Brother now listens to everything from Hank Williams Jr. to Poe and it means so much to me to hear him say it's because of me.

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I made an incredible discovery this weekend, I bought my very first POE album and I am now completely hooked. Hooked with a capitol H.

Haunted is an incredible album and I think everyone should own it. Enough of my gushing, go checkout her site and listen for yourself. There is a real story behind this album. It's not just a song here and a song there. It's like listening to a Beatles concept album. All of the songs tell this on going interwoven story. It's AWESOME.

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I feel a good design is like a well choreographed dance, if it's done right you're not sure whether it's the music, the dance steps or the pretty pink tutu that just pirouetted across the stage that you liked best, all you know is that you really liked what you just experienced.

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