[We are going to do all we can do to trade down]

I would like to trade down into the early 20 then draft the best WR with our first then go TE and CB with our next picks. Then best availible for the rest of the draft

[Proud of my wife Julie who shaved her head]

As many of you know. My wife's cousin's daughter Mira (4 years old) is is fighting cancer

 

Mira is a child with incredible spirit and personality. Mira loves

many things- her big brother (Jackson), her grandparents (many of

them!), uncles and aunts, playing outside, and creating art. Mira is a

fighter. Through all of her treatments, those around her could see

that any set backs were only going to be temporary. Mira has

endured several surgeries, 6 rounds of high dose chemotherapy, 33

days of radiation to her brain and spine, as well as an experimental

treatment at Sloan-Kettering. Mira had many complications from

her cancer, but was making great progress in her recovery, when

she was diagnosed with recurrent ependymoma in January 2008,

two years after her initial diagnosis. She had surgery to remove

that tumor and will enter into further treatment soon.

 

My wife Julie decided, through the St Baldricks organization has raised over $800

for cancer research. I'm proud of her and i'm posting this as a Kudos.

 

Pictures of julie

click on the link "Particpant Information" for update pictures

 

 

Here is a poem that Julie wrote

 

Ode to Saint Baldrick’s Day

In Honor of Mira Brouwer

My cousin’s 4 year old daughter- diagnosed with brain and spinal cancer Jan 2006

By Julie Paulus

 

There we went as we were,

Just floating through life.

There we went as we were,

And then like a knife,

 

IT slashed through our world.

Turning life upside down.

IT rattled our doors.

IT kicked us around.

 

The IT was cancer,

we’ve now come to know.

The IT was cancer,

Never friend – ever foe.

 

It comes to the rich.

It comes to the poor.

It could come after YOU.

It could come after YOURS.

 

Now it’s one thing if it happens to he or to she.

It’s one thing if it happens to you or to me.

But when it comes to our children,

That’s something else to consider.

When it comes to our children

That’s something else

Altogether.

 

Children should be happy, light-hearted and free,

Allowed to be healthy and simply LET BE!

 

But that’s not how it happens,

Cancer disregards age.

 

So what do we do with our anguish and rage?

 

WE CUT OFF OUR HAIR!

And hope for donations

WE CUT OFF OUR HAIR

Shouting this proclamation –

 

NOW LISTEN HERE cancer!

LISTEN UP!

LISTEN CLOSE!

 

We’ll raise lots of money.

We’ll find out how you tick.

We’ll take you to school.

We’ll make YOU get SICK!

 

We won't let you take precious children away…

You won’t steal one half-hour of one childhood day!

 

There now you have it,

This kick-cancer’s-butt-rhyme,

Do something with it.

Now is the time.

Make a donation,

Or cut off your hair.

Do what you can.

To show that you care.

 

 

I will be getting my hair cut off on March 13th to raise funds for childhood cancer research – I’ve set a goal of raising $500 – not sure if we’ll make it with just a few weeks time – we’ll see. If you can help with a donation just:

Click this link http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/sh...tKey=2008|28745

- Choose ‘donate online’ and use a credit or debit card or you can download a donation form and send a check to St. Baldrick’s directly or;

- You can mail me a check (5 White Oak Bend Rochester, NY 14624) made out to ‘St. Baldrick’s Foundation’ and I will complete a donation form for you and mail it in or

- Donate by phone 888-899-BALD

 

All donations are 100% tax deductible!

 

Please send this along to anyone else you know who would want to help.

 

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Julie Paulus

 

To learn more about St. Baldrick’s: www.stbaldricks.org

 

 

 

Maybe I'll do this next year

 

Nick in RaChaCha

[Greatest All Time: TBD poster]

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I liked it when I had time to answer all the asinine questions from RRich in my FAT threads.

 

thoses were the days.

 

Now due to a harddrive crash I have forgotten my login in to my Nick in RaChaCha login and I have to start all over.

 

LOL oh well.

 

This thread has made me laugh a couple times!