Tag: Training
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Get “Eye of the Tiger” Ready on Your iPod…I’m in Training!! #JustDoIt
I am doing the Nike Women’s Half Marathon D.C. 2014 in memory of my aunt, as well as in honor of my boyfriend’s mother who is currently battling lymphoma. The event in D.C. is specifically for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, with the proceeds going solely to that organization which is why I chose that…
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In Rememberance of Lisa, My Beloved Aunt.
Nine days ago, on November 10, 2013, I lost one of the most important and influential women in my life. My auntie Lisa lost her 15 month battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML,) which is a type of blood cancer. She was 52. Only a month and a half earlier, we lost my grandfather suddenly…
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Faerie Tale Theatre: A Closer Look
During the filming of Popeye with Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall was inspired to start a children’s television series in the vain of the classic television show Shirley Temple’s Storybook where fairy tales were at the forefront. The production values and the guest-stars were top notch, and in 1982, Faerie Tale Theatre hit the airwaves. With…