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One Final Word
My dear friend Michele slipped into eternity on Wednesday, February 1. She was a remarkable woman who left a legacy of faith, determination, and love. For three years she courageously battled the ovarian cancer that eventually robbed her of her life. A few days before she died, one of her docto
posted 8:43:41pm Feb. 10, 2012 |
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The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated
My husband told me that there are rumors that I've died. I'm happy to report that I'm still very much alive. My cancer has gone to stage four but we are controlling it with chemo, the cancer numbers are currently in the normal range. I've stopped blogging to concentrate on my daughters and writing a
posted 7:07:55pm Aug. 23, 2010 |
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An update and a prayer request
Several people have asked about Michele's condition, and have promised to pray for her. On her behalf, I thank you for that. I spoke with her a little while ago, and she asked that I come here and tell you what's going on, and to ask you to pray for her. She isn't able to post here herself right
posted 4:55:36pm Apr. 06, 2010 |
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Rest in peace, Internet Monk.
A man known in the cyber world as The Internet Monk, has died. Michael Spencer lost his battle with cancer tonight.
My prayers go out for his family and for all those who loved and will miss him. :(
posted 11:52:00pm Apr. 05, 2010 |
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The peace that passes all understanding, pt. 1
I'm coming out of my normal hiding place to make a few comments.
The internet is a strange place. It is often a wonderful place, a helpful place, a unifying place. But it is also alienating, cold, and is the perfect medium in which to depersonalize others.
Through it, I have seen people reach out
posted 4:39:08pm Mar. 25, 2010 |
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posted July 1, 2009 at 10:07 am
Sounds great to me. That way those who use the roads will be paying for the upkeep – what could be more fair than that.
posted July 1, 2009 at 10:13 am
How does Michele propose paying for roads and infrastructure when people begin driving electric cars or other alternative energy vehicles? Didn’t think that quite through did you Michele?
The gas tax is revenue that the government needs to keep our roads up. (Pssst…. many people are employed from road work). I prefer to pay a tax on an item I am using – the road, than one that gets taxed when I’m not using it — gas that burns while idling.
Poor Michele. THINKING IS HARD
http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/news/newsDetail.php?newsID=243
posted July 1, 2009 at 10:18 am
This sounds like a GREAT idea! Keep these blogs coming, Michele. Fianlly, someone is doing something smart about taxes and road usage.
posted July 1, 2009 at 11:10 am
Works for me. The fairest tax is one that is based on actual usage. It also encourages conservation.
posted July 1, 2009 at 8:24 pm
“How does Michele propose paying for roads and infrastructure when people begin driving electric cars or other alternative energy vehicles?…THINKING IS HARD”
It must be, kelly. How does the government pay for roads with a fuel tax when everyone is using electric cars?
posted July 2, 2009 at 10:52 am
“How does Michele propose paying for roads and infrastructure when people begin driving electric cars or other alternative energy vehicles?
I would suspect that paying by the mile, rather than by gallons used would do the trick. That way, the person driving the electric car would be paying for the same amount of use that a person driving a gas hog would use.
THINKING IS HARD”
um…yeah. Evidently.