tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37574551208418299642011-04-21T19:16:48.232-07:00get off your butt. dream in motion.dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-63166063824444394582007-06-17T02:33:00.000-07:002007-06-17T04:36:16.354-07:00

Everyone in the country should go to New Orleans and see what is happening there, and try to be a part of making it better. Although it is not on your TV screens anymore New Orleans’ rebuilding story is still a long way from finished. Nearly two years later you can still drive around New Orleans for over 3 HOURS and never stop seeing destruction. That is a scope and a reality that is nearly

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-64538249305519172742007-06-15T01:36:00.000-07:002007-06-17T04:39:05.453-07:00

I have always wanted to volunteer in a far off land. Whether it was building houses, cleaning-up habitat, teaching English, or just doing what I can, that part didn't really matter. It was mostly about giving a week of my time for the betterment of a community and the world.Recently I help Dawn Dais in organizing the Dream in Motion, a volunteer group from around the country , go to the

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-27964439542395575212007-05-10T02:53:00.000-07:002007-05-10T02:54:10.131-07:00

I am trying ever so hard to come up with something worth blogging about. As I reported yesterday, my brain has taken a leave of absence. I do so hope it returns shortly. Or not. Being a zombie isn’t all that bad. It’s a lot less stressful that regular life.Ahhh regular life. I am trying so hard to remember what that is. It’s slow goin’ in that department. So far the television has provided some

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-70278822264755855872007-05-08T23:38:00.001-07:002007-05-08T23:38:30.649-07:00

I really have no thoughts at this time. My brain is on strike.But I do have some pictures. And they are supposed to be worth a lot of words, I've heard.

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-88966574308948628872007-05-07T00:07:00.000-07:002007-05-07T00:14:07.304-07:00

Hello all.It has been quite some time since I’ve written. My bad.I got home from my 10 week book tour/New Orleans trip. Since that time I have been doing a lot of bonding with my couch and TV. I’m actually sore today from laying down for so many hours. Sore. That is fantastic.I don’t really know what to do with myself entirely.Since December, and probably even before that, I’ve been planning or

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-25574136473582711772007-04-29T23:28:00.000-07:002007-04-29T23:38:46.083-07:00

Good lord it has been forever since I’ve blogged. My bad. It seems I haven’t thought much about blogging this past week. I usually blog as mainly a way to keep friends and family updated on what I’m doing and where I’m going. But see, many of my friends and family were here with me in New Orleans. So it seemed silly to write a blog when I could just tell them to their face what I’m up to and

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-34919636874955153852007-04-22T22:31:00.001-07:002007-04-23T23:43:55.202-07:00

We have finally made it to New Orleans. My good lord did it take us awhile. Next time, by the way, I think I’ll just head straight to Louisiana. I don’t know if this state is looking especially nice because it is the last one I’ll have to see before I go home, or if I really do love Louisiana. Probably a little of both. There is something unique here. The combination of New Orleans and the area

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-35963967606828167302007-04-17T22:31:00.000-07:002007-04-17T22:32:33.571-07:00

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-43370504098545100882007-04-16T23:34:00.001-07:002007-04-16T23:34:16.636-07:00

Sherry let me drive the RV the other day. Lord help me. And everyone else on the freeway. Thank the same lord that there weren’t very many of his people on the freeway, because I was taking up most of the freeway with my driving. I don’t know where anyone else would have fit.See, the thing is, I’m used to driving a CRV. CRV’s are very tiny. RV’s, towing pickup trucks? Not so tiny. Wow. Talk about

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-63794276753810522592007-04-12T00:47:00.001-07:002007-04-12T00:47:26.454-07:00

We’s in Texas ya’ll.I got my cowboy hat on and I’m ready to rock this state.We lost two hours getting here.We haven’t really had to be anywhere at any time the last couple of days so time isn’t all that important. But it’s still a funny thing, “What time is it?” “3, 4 or 5 o’clock, I’m not sure where we are exactly.”Tomorrow we head to Austin and then to Houston. Then we will vote republican and

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-76502765936799088692007-04-10T22:15:00.000-07:002007-04-10T22:38:00.732-07:00

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-31789869899093130802007-04-09T13:43:00.000-07:002007-04-16T23:35:55.971-07:00

Here’s the thing: The Sky Walk is a rip-off. Tell everyone you know. Tell them to avoid the Sky Walk and go to some other part of the huge, wonderful Grand Canyon.The Sky Walk costs $25. BUT you can’t just go on the Sky Walk. The Sky Walk is only available as an add-on to another one of the tour packages they have available. The cheapest tour package you can get is $50. So then. You have to add

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-48592647518940374782007-04-09T00:44:00.000-07:002007-04-09T00:45:05.528-07:00

Do not go to the Sky Walk Glass Thingy at the Grand Canyon. Please. For your sake and for the sake of the Indians on the reservation there. Because, the thing is, if people keep going there and keep getting totally screwed by being made to pay $75 a person to walk on what turns out to be a really lame glass thing that doesn’t really extend that far out over the canyon, well then, bad things are

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-28483694001219145032007-04-05T23:18:00.001-07:002007-04-05T23:32:47.148-07:00

I am once again leaving my happy home and taking to the open road tomorrow. I am not so happy to be leaving my home. I ready to be home for good, and I still have another month. Ugh.The good news about this leg is that it involves this:A home on wheels! Yay! This thing actually opens out in the middle when it is stopped, which actually makes it about as big as my condo. AND it has two TV’s. Yay

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-62882374774936685112007-04-05T02:21:00.000-07:002007-04-05T02:23:07.077-07:00

The REI things are going surprisingly well. Fun fact: I can BS for really any length of time, as it turns out. Well, I don’t really think of it as BS-ing, I just think of it as thinking on my feet. I’ve just gone in there the past couple of nights, taken a seat and started talking about marathon training. I mean really. I wrote 200 friggin pages about it, the least I can do it rambling on about

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-17346301199634859622007-04-03T03:48:00.000-07:002007-04-03T03:49:09.434-07:00

It has been ever so long since I’ve written. My bad. Turns out the whole sick/traveling/book crap/still doing real work stuff combines to leave very little time for things like real thoughts and/or blogging. I am ever so sorry that you have not had up-to-the-minute blogs from Camp Dawn. I’ll do my best to keep that from happening again. We’ll see how it goes.I am once again back home. And I am

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-2715605445889710292007-03-27T23:45:00.000-07:002007-03-27T23:48:33.577-07:00

Shocker of shockers, Mountain Dew and popcorn didn’t quite cure me. I have been in bed all day yet again. Yet again rising for only food and some dessert. I can’t imagine why I don’t feel well. I think my body is rebelling, I think it very much wants to be on my couch back home watching TV and eating Chinese take-out. It has humored me for this long and now it is just about done with this silly

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-42426416549910252902007-03-27T00:45:00.000-07:002007-03-27T00:46:04.716-07:00

Today is the 10 year anniversary of the Heaven’s Gate mass suicide thing. How do I know that? Because that is the Depressing Story of the Day that I had the joy of following this morning on San Diego morning television. Well, to be honest, I actually followed the story about how panda poop can be made into paper. Or something. And that’s not depressing so much as disgusting, so I guess that is a

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-78704211129943332102007-03-23T00:34:00.001-07:002007-03-23T00:34:34.640-07:00

It has been ever so long since I wrote. Since Sunday it would seem. Not that days really mean anything to me. I tend to just look about two days ahead on my schedule at a time. I know where I am supposed to be in two days. I don’t particularly care what actual days of the week those are. Monday, Thursday, Sunday. All the same. This week has been nice. Why? Because I got to come home. The good

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-11761502965120104092007-03-18T23:44:00.001-07:002007-03-18T23:44:23.793-07:00

A short film about my harrowing cell phone tale from last week...Triumph Over Evil

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-77707779521809774442007-03-15T23:52:00.000-07:002007-03-15T23:56:01.746-07:00

I’m tired.I don’t have much to blog about today. And the things I can think of to blog about are going to take more effort than I really have to devote to blogging right now.I will say that it is colder than a witch’s tit here. I was on TV today and while I was waiting to be on TV the TV had the time and temperature on the screen. It was noon. It as 37 degrees. What the hell is the sun even doing

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-4861233911790431212007-03-15T01:37:00.000-07:002007-03-15T01:38:18.940-07:00

Very dramatic things happening in Chicago. Well, a suburb of Chicago.After a fun night with friends in Chicago we headed to this suburb and checked into our hotel. It was about midnight.I paid the nice lady at the front desk.We then proceeded to unload the entire tuck full of crap that we are hauling across this great nation of ours. It’s a lot of crap. This took awhile.It also took a luggage

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-35912801097231165812007-03-14T00:13:00.001-07:002007-03-14T00:16:26.249-07:00

Nebraska smells. Really bad. Nebraska is also, according to its State Sign, the Home of Arbor Day. I had no idea that a state could claim ownership of a whole day. But apparently Nebraska has. And quite honestly, given the fact that they have to live with that smell all the time, I’m willing to give them Arbor Day. They deserve that much. I might even be willing to throw in Flag Day. It smells

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-2385369320311606232007-03-13T00:43:00.001-07:002007-03-13T00:43:42.547-07:00

Other states are interesting. And by interesting I mean weird. There is this “freeway” here. It is called a “toll” road. Which always strikes me as odd. Why am I paying to be driving on a friggin’ freeway? But okay. Once in awhile I am forced to stop and throw money at a person wearing latex gloves. It’s one of the things I’ve accepted as completely ridiculous, but also completely unavoidable. I

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-13422527029628987002007-03-11T23:55:00.000-07:002007-03-11T23:57:38.853-07:00

I'm too lazy to type.So I give you video instead.First, this is the funniest video EVER. Please note the slow-motion running. TOTALLY natural.And here is a highlight reel of what we've done so far.I am very famous. Oprah, take note.

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-19884224837937960572007-03-11T23:50:00.000-07:002007-03-11T23:51:04.308-07:00

I am driving in colorado. I was previously driving in wyoming. Before that, Utah. Today has been just miles of fun. So I have taken to blogging while I drive. Safe? Yeah probably not so much. But I have been going straight for hundreds of miles, so me thinks there aren't any major swerves coming up. We are headed to Boulder. It is supposed to be nice there. Honestly, anything will be nice

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-39563619700060478572007-03-09T02:14:00.001-08:002007-03-09T02:14:57.537-08:00

We are in Salt Lake City now. 11 hours in the car. Three states. Now we are here.I think it is quite funny that Utah, the land of Mormon is right next door to Nevada, the land of sin. As we were driving on the freeway there was this huge area in the middle of nowhere that had a bunch of casinos and hotels and neon lights and $5.99 Steaks. Then we saw a sign that said “Welcome to Utah”. And that

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-36849196894960111052007-03-06T21:44:00.001-08:002007-03-06T21:44:40.963-08:00

So.This weekend.I was in Portland. Because I wrote a book about running I thought we would do a running event while in Portland. It is not my fault that the only running event in Portland this weekend just happened to be one that involved dressing up and “running” from bar to bar. There is nothing I could do about that. It’s not like I planned to be in Portland at that very time, so as to

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-49362841477465575002007-03-05T00:17:00.000-08:002007-03-05T00:19:01.233-08:00

We have left Oregon. We are now back in California for a brief time. Then we head off to the east, on our way across to Chicago. Oprah! Here I come. If anyone cancels an appearance on your show I’d be happy to fill in. I’m an old pro at the tv shows now. Call me. Or, better yet, call my “people”. Cause I have “people” and I’m thinking that they are definitely the ones that should be handling

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-56570011480083322412007-03-01T21:23:00.000-08:002007-03-01T21:24:05.700-08:00

Do you ever feel like you are on candid camera? For days at a time?Today I went to another morning show appearance. It went well. And it once again went after a horrifying life story. Whyyyyyyy? You might recall last weekend when I had the good fortune to follow a man who had spent his youth as a child soldier in Africa. It was ever so much fun to make jokes about sports bras after stories of

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-50728754009960908232007-03-01T00:26:00.000-08:002007-03-01T00:33:15.515-08:00

It sure does snow a lot in other states. A really lot.Tonight we made our way from Bend, OR to the Portland, OR area. I will not go into detail about how much snow we encountered along the way, because my dear mother reads this blog and is not doing so well with my winter traveling plans.We will be here until Sunday. I’m glad to be in one place for more than a few hours. Constantly being on the

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-81356744795204256512007-02-27T23:32:00.000-08:002007-02-27T23:33:11.162-08:00

I am sitting outside of the second motel we've tried to stay at tonight. It is cold. There is snow here. Snow is cold. It snows here a lot. It's a place that is kinda known for the snow. And the cold. And the first motel we went to had a heater the size of my Blackberry that was meant to warm the whole room. Now granted, the room was only the size of my laptop, but still. The man offered us extra

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-63515160054172330402007-02-27T21:48:00.001-08:002007-02-27T21:48:41.051-08:00

Here is another show.I'm thinking that you might not need to watch all these, as I am just saying the same thing over and over again. And I'm even wearing the same shirt every time. I promise I am not wearing that shirt 24 hours a day. Sometimes I take it off for showers.

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-57159470942449512932007-02-26T23:48:00.000-08:002007-02-26T23:49:16.726-08:00

This is the first time I’ve been able to get on the internet in two days. I unheart the internet situation in BFE places. I have this little wireless internet thingy on the side of my computer. I am paying Sprint a handsome fee so that they can provide me internet via this thingy. I spent the better part of today cursing Sprint and said thingy. I am better now. I have found a place on the road

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-81482020792775205032007-02-23T15:25:00.001-08:002007-02-23T15:29:09.293-08:00

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-75707336488363548322007-02-23T01:41:00.001-08:002007-02-23T01:41:27.548-08:00

We are still trying to get video of the morning show yesterday. In the meantime I do have photos:Here is a shot of me and the camera truck. The pre-game show, if you will.This is a pic of all of us looking in the truck at the monitors in there. On those monitors there was a guy ending a high speed chase and getting arrested. I would learn later that my mother was screaming at this man to get

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-7723726990655627292007-02-22T01:14:00.000-08:002007-02-22T01:17:52.989-08:00

Dream in Motion

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-27996741893294818012007-02-20T01:34:00.000-08:002007-02-20T01:40:22.510-08:00

I’ve been told by various people that there is a rather big sign announcing my book signing next Saturday at a local Barnes and Noble. I am a very big superstar, they said, because I had such a huge sign.I went to this store this weekend and was alarmed to see myself staring out the window, announcing my signing to all who passed in front of the store. I was meeting someone at the store, so I was

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-87937106148027874092007-02-16T01:42:00.000-08:002007-02-16T01:43:27.051-08:00

I am so busy it’s ridiculous. I just got done with my list of work to do today. It is 1 a.m. I will now make a list of the stuff I have to do tomorrow. Days are slipping by, very quickly, as if they are taunting me with how few of them are left before I am forced to know what the hell I am talking about in front of people both live and through the TV. Lord help me.Today we ordered a video camera

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-49932605055841912212007-02-14T03:23:00.001-08:002007-02-14T03:23:54.589-08:00

It turns out there is a little bit of planning that goes into a 10-week cross-country book tour/world saving adventure. Geez. Why does everything have to be so difficult? I’m officially in “Making Lists” mode. I am making lists of all the crap I have to do within the next couple of weeks. 1. Figure out what the hell to say at the 5 million different TV/Book Store/Running Events where I am

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-75080347107394028632007-02-07T03:15:00.001-08:002007-02-07T03:17:49.439-08:00

My mother called me today.“Guess what I did today? (guilty giggle)”“What? (accusatory tone)”“I went to Barnes and Noble to find your book.”“Was it there?”“It was, but it was waaaay in the back of the store and then waaaay up on a high shelf.”“Yes, well that is where the running section is.”“Well I think you should be up front.”“I know you do, you are my mother.”“I had to get on a stool to reach

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-39351983668472002362007-02-06T01:08:00.000-08:002007-02-07T03:08:48.249-08:00

Today I got the most random e-mail from a woman who was my 7th grade teacher. She apparently saw the article in the paper about me the other day, went and picked up my book, was halfway through the book and then realized that my name sounded familiar. Then she looked me up in a yearbook and saw that she used to teach me. THEN she e-mailed me to tell me that she is ridiculously random.How cool is

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-29191570984214771312007-02-04T23:56:00.000-08:002007-02-05T00:16:53.995-08:00

http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/117184.htmlUnlikely inspirationDawn Dais ran a marathon - slowly. Now she's written a book to help others get active.By Cynthia Hubert - Bee Staff WriterDawn Dais wants to make one thing crystal clear. She is not a running fanatic. Quite the opposite, in fact. She has never jumped out of bed on a Saturday morning, eager to don her spandex and lace up her Nikes. She

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-54265626960240702302007-02-03T15:14:00.000-08:002007-02-03T15:20:26.423-08:00

We've been looking for a good way to collect donations from people who want to donate to the New Orleans area rebuilding effort. I didn't want to give to only one charity, because there are a lot of charities doing a lot of really good work in NOLA. Each one is focusing on a different aspect of rebuilding, whether it be building houses, parks or futures.I heard about this Kevin Bacon site

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-35476929678683812472007-01-30T00:35:00.000-08:002007-01-30T00:38:03.633-08:00

I found out today that I will be on the local morning show “Good Day, Sacramento” on February 21st. Set your Tivos! It’ll be one of what I sure will be countless TV appearances that I will make over the course of my trip. That is if I don’t act like a complete fool while on this program. Well, actually a fool might be okay. Fools get laughs, don’t they? Yes. So if I act like a fool that is okay.

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-69675697387398744172007-01-20T00:51:00.000-08:002007-01-23T02:55:49.225-08:00

So as we travel the countryside, trying to inspire people to get off their butts and get involved in their health and their world and all that junk, we are also on the lookout for anyway to connect with people. We are looking for different running-type events at which we can go and spread our words of Nonrunner’s Marathon-ing and saving the world I spoke of earlier. We’ve found a lot of events

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-58526338864592597182007-01-11T01:37:00.000-08:002007-01-23T02:43:58.285-08:00

So I wrote a book. In not a very long time from now it will become my job to talk about the book to anyone and everyone who happens to be tricked into listening to me.Please note the word “talk” in that sentence. As in “speak”. “To people”. “Who probably expect you to be at least sorta funny because you wrote what is being billed as a “humorous” book”. (Can you put quotes inside of quotes? I don’

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-38235176684842290292007-01-01T22:05:00.000-08:002007-01-02T01:19:59.350-08:00

This is the first in many a blog to come. Please try to control your excitement.It is January 1st, 2007 today. A new year. I’m supposed to have resolutions. Instead I have resolution: I’m going to take off from my home in Sacramento in February and 8 weeks later I’m going to arrive in New Orleans. Along the way I resolve to make a difference in the lives of New Orleans residents.(Maybe it would

dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757455120841829964.post-38599585639402203252006-07-07T00:35:00.000-07:002007-01-02T01:21:08.329-08:00

(This is a post I wrote after a June trip to Louisiana with Habitat for Humanity. It's the first time I saw the Katrina destruction up close. It is the reason I want to do something huge to try to help.)The road is Natalie Denee. It is not yet on any map we could find. I was in charge of leading 18 people to Natalie Denee and so far my leadership efforts had only led us to a Taco Bell in

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