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Bonsai!
The news, views, and observations of Jim Varagona, AKA Diabetoboy, a slacker from St. Louis, MO. He has anger problems and strong opinions, but don't we all...okay maybe not.
Kelly Smith-Russo passed away on Saturday, November 19. I worked with her for a short period of time in the electronics department at Target #0051 on Hampton and Chippewa in St. Louis City.
Kelly passed away from pneumonia while she was waiting for a bone marrow transplant. She was 20 years old. I don't claim to be a good friend of hers, but we talked whenever I saw her at work. I knew she was sick from her leukemia at times, and I tried my best to do my part keeping her in good spirits. It's not good hearing about a death, but it's multitudes worse when it's someone young. I know this because I watched my brother die from a horrible disease at the age of 14 in 2000.
It sounds cliche (and there's a lot of cliche used during these times), but she's not in pain now. She can rest in a better place. My sympathies go out to her family. She was a fun girl, which knowing what she was going through, made her an even more amazing person.
It holds a special place in my heart as the first piece of mine to be viewed on a big screen. It was beautiful, even though there are many glimpses of my obese body (according to the BMI). I have also been told that the barrage of needles and bits of blood may require a warning, so this is it. The web site's viewing size is unfortunately small, but if you turn up your speakers and sit back, you'll get the gist.
Special thanks to Van McElwee. I made this for his Experimental Video Production class at Webster University.
Enjoy!
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The toilet man Dougherty (right), and his attorney, Mark Cohen (left), fighting for $3 million in Goo Be Gone. (AP)
This is how the Associated Press reported:
Ron Trzepacz, former director of operations in Nederland, where Dougherty lives, had told the Rocky Mountain News that Dougherty claimed in 2004 that he had been glued to a toilet seat in the town's visitor center but pulled himself free. Dougherty denies that and said he didn't know Trzepacz.My question now is why did it take him so long to come forward and ask for $3 million in damages from Home Depot if this happened in 2003? It is an embarassing story, but if you're going to sue, get it over with. Maybe next time he should wipe down the seat first or use one of those nifty covers.Messages previously left by the AP for Trzepacz, who now lives in Franklinville, N.Y., have not been returned.
Rest in peace P.E.P.