I have put many entries into the blog section over a short spance of time. Because of that, some people are having a bit of trouble finding a specific entry or a group of entries. Just in the last month I have written many entries about my trip to Joplin, Missouri with Extreme Home Makeovers,  the Toasted Owl […]
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I want you to google Tommy Leonard. This person, that I feel privileged to be pictured with, is a humble giant and legend in the running world. Tommy was the originator of this Talking Turkey Race in Holyoke, Ma. 33 years ago. He also started the Holyoke, Ma., Saint Patty’s Day 10k, which draws thousands of runners each year. […]
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I have finally been on this earth long enough to admit (reluctantly) that I have known people as friends for decades. But since all the people I’m pictured with look so young I’m not going to tell you which of them I have known as friends for decades and which I’ve only known for a few […]
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I wll continue to come to the Talking Turkey Race as long as I am able. The reason is that there are very few races that are fun from the start to the finish.  This was my 3rd or 4th time running this race and it only gets better and better. I always look forward to […]
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The person you see in this picture is me on October 23rd. But, the person writing this entry is a different me than I was back then. I am pictured with the first sunrise I would see in Joplin, Missouri.  I had arrived mid-day on the 22nd. I had come to be part of a project with […]
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Joplin, Missouri. Joplin is a town that in May 2011 was shredded to pieces by a EF5 tornado. The people are rebuilding and Extreme Makeover sent their team (I call them– America’s REAL Dream Team) to give 7 of the families a new start. I feel privileged and honored to have been a small […]
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The map with the strings was part of a larger wooden map of the world. Each string on this part shows where people who were in Joplin working on the build— AS VOLUNTEERS–came from. AMAZING-AMAZING–AMAZING. I came away from 8 days in Joplin believing, even more strongly, that the desire to help ones fellow man(and woman) […]
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There are a lot of entries, pictures and short stories. Take the time now, or over the next day or two, to read about a wonderful project with Extreme Makeover. Read about the town of Joplin, Missouri as they push to rebuild their lives and communities that were destroyed. See the people, their faces and hear their […]
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I had not taken a vacation in over 2 years. About a month and a half ago, I was volunteered by my nephew, Nick, to work on an Extreme Makeover build not too far from my home in western Massachusetts. I ended up feeling good about the project and then heard that the cast and crew […]
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The stars of the show, that you’ve all grown to know and love, were at the build site and had been for days. I personally was in a filming with Paige and others and watched her working hard to help the project move forward. See her and other familiar faces as you look through and […]
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