Wade on Birmingham

Archive for November, 2007

front seat driver

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Tiny paws nestle
in lap. Defensive driving
becomes dogged jaunt.

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no stopping us now

Monday, November 19th, 2007

There is a time for
talking and a time for us
to take action. Go.

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down 50

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Even marginal
talent at blackjack becomes
losing streak too soon.

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price is right, carey on

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Hosts change, game remains
the same. “Come on down” still quite
addictive to watch.

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bacterial holocaust

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Thinning of herd starts
with cubicle crowd heading
to bed while sickly.

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Magic City Mission: Live from Biloxi

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

come walk in my shoes

Eight volunteers from Birmingham are working this week
to rebuild Biloxi and New Orleans.

We made it to the Gulf Coast, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

mcmlogo2.gifI’m spending the week in Biloxi with two more Birmingham residents. Our other team of five is staying in New Orleans. The eight of us are volunteering this week as part of the Magic City Mission, a partnership with nonprofit volunteer agency Hands on Birmingham.

Thanks to your generosity, we raised $1,390, which paid for our transportation costs as well as food and shelter at Camp Hope in New Orleans and Hands on Gulf Coast in Biloxi. But it also provided hundreds of dollars for both agencies plus St. Bernard Project in New Orleans, money to use at their discretion.

We’d also like to thank Curtis Palmer and TechBirmingham for donating three laptops to these agencies. And thanks also to Birmingham-Southern College for providing our parking.

So let me tell you about the trip so far …

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what’s next

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Time to get back to
things that move life forward and
not sideways or back.

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southern warm front

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Hospitality
makes for sunny climate all
year long in Dixie.

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belittle voice

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Roll my eyes? Easy
to do with a flick of the
tongue and snide aside.

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viaduct view

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Parallel tracks stretch
into darkening distance
unburdened with trains.

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with some power …

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

That impossible
thing that can’t be done? It’s up
to you to help change.

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