There's still time to give if you wish to do so. You can donate online at http://www.nami.org/namiwalks09/MIS/lwillis or send a check to:
NAMI Mississippi
411 Briarwood Dr, Ste 401
Jackson, MS 39206
Please be sure to indicate that the donation is for The Church Triumphant NAMIWalks team.
If you want to come to the walk tomorrow, it will be at Mayes Lake off Lakeland Drive. Go down Lakeland and turn on Layfair Drive, which is next to the Shell station and across the street from the fire ... read on »
I am writing you today to tell you about an upcoming event that I am participating in that is both very important and very exciting to me. It is NAMIWalks for the Mind of America, NAMI’s signature walkathon event that is being held in Jackson, MS at Mayes Lake State Park on November 7, 2009. Registration begins at 9 AM, and the walk begins at 10 AM.
I am participating for the fifth time because I am a member of NAMI, and I have struggled in the past with panic attacks, depression and suicide. ... read on »
If I had a nickel for every time I went through something like this, I'd be a wealthy woman.
I am in complete shock. From WAPT:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former NFL quarterback and Mississippi native Steve McNair was fatally shot in the head in a Nashville condo complex, city police spokesman Don Aaron said early Saturday evening.
Details of the circumstances surrounding McNair's death were not immediately known, but Aaron said Nashville police have detained several people in the area for questioning. Police had no suspects.
"At this point, we don't know the circumstances of the shooting ... read on »
The official name is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which gives the smallest state in the U.S. the longest name in the U.S. However, the state legislature may remove the Providence Plantations part because it could be a reminder of slavery. One of the legislators claims that the name had nothing to do with slavery, so changing the name isn't necessary:
Last week, the state's Legislature voted overwhelmingly to hold a referendum to drop the words "Providence Plantations" from the ... read on »
"American Express Traveler's Checks. Don't leave home without them." The character actor known for this catchphrase as well as his role in movies such as "Pollyanna" and "A Streetcar Name Desire" passed away at the age of 97:
Malden appeared alongside Marlon Brando in two of director Elia Kazan's classic films of the 1950s -- "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront." He won the best supporting actor Oscar for "Streetcar," which was released in 1951, in 1952 and was nominated for his ... read on »
He was 66. From Yahoo News:
Publicist Roger Neal says Travalena died Sunday at his home in the Encino area after a recurrence of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first surfaced in 2002.
Travalena was known for the sheer volume of celebrities he imitated, leading to the nicknames "The Man of a Thousand Voices" and "Mr. Everybody."
His act included presidents from Kennedy to Obama, musicians from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen and actors from Marlon Brando to Tom Cruise.
I remember ... read on »
I got this email in my spam folder, and I thought I'd give everyone a heads-up about this scam. If you get this in your inbox, delete it:
Donation Required If Possible.
Michael Jackson Organization [office@facecharity.org]
Though, a lot of criticisms has been raised against "THE KING OF POP STAR" , but he remains greatest forever. Even after his death, everywhere around the world people are devastated and nobody can believe that this sudden death happened.
Many reports has been published ... read on »
OxiClean, Orange Glo, Mighty Mend-It... who do you think of when you hear the names of these products? A bearded guy with a loud voice named Billy Mays who sold everything from fabric glue to putty that you could make a coffee mug handle out of. The popular salesman's voice has been tragically silenced today. From Yahoo News:
TAMPA, Fla. – Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has ... read on »
May they all rest in peace. I will add links in a moment, but I wanted to get the news out first.
UPDATE 2: Here is more information about Michael Jackson:
(CNN) -- Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports including the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press. CNN has not confirmed his death.
A Los Angeles fire official told CNN that paramedics arrived at Michael Jackson's home after a ... read on »
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