Today we celebrate the life of Bob Marley

When I was younger, I lived with Jenny in a small two bedroom apartment. Jenny and I would listen to Burning Spear and Luda, eat greens topped with liquid amino's and nutritional yeast, run around bare foot playing in the forests and beaches, enjoyed a summer of "why not's?" dressed as mushroom goddesses. Jenny and I enjoyed our early twenties, that is for sure. As you age, you tend to hold onto those sweet memories, because as the years role forward, summers of "why not?" become maybe a day once every few years. As life becomes more structured and less free flowing, memories are sometime all you have. The other day, I went to my small tattered bookshelf (that actually used to be Jenny's when we lived together) and decided I was going to read a book, an actual tangible, word on paper with page numbers, book. I picked up "Rasta Heart" A Journey Into One Love By Robert and Julia Roshind. When I opened up the book, I found two inscriptions inside.

To Jenny - Our journey is now yours, One Love Robert Roskind

Jenny - Your light sees and gives glorious - Julia

This book was not mine, it was Jenny's, and it was signed by both authors. I contacted Jenny to tell her I had the book and I would send it to her so she could have it back. Her response was different than I expected. She told me she was happy that I had found it and picked it to read, that I should keep it and learn from it. I love that girl. She is always giving of herself, spreading the peaceful messages threw her words and her actions. Jenny will be the first to tell you she's not perfect, but she wants to be so badly. She is a prime example of one love. I am proud to have her as a friend. Thank you for sharing your book with me.

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Today 1986

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The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up.
I was sitting in my kitchen watching on a 13" Black and White Television. As a six year old, learning about the launch and watching it live was exciting. My mother had to answer a lot of questions from me after I watched the trail go up, up, up...then, pop.

I remember that day vividly.

A few years later, our school held a reading program called "Fluency Fuels Our Ship".
The program was simple, read a book, get a star sticker to add to your laminated button you wore on your shirt. If you completed all the reading, then an assembly was held with parents, teachers and students. At the assembly, ping pong balls were dramatically added into a 3 foot "space shuttle" that would creep up our cafeteria wall to show our reading progress. Each time, the shuttle would take off, Whitney Houston would sound..."Give Me One Moment In Time...". Multiple assemblies were held, and one day, our goal was achieved! Our shuttle made it to the top! We were all so excited. The anticipation had built, the shuttle had launched, now what? Go back to class? No way. Surprise! We had a quest show up to school that day. Not just any guest, but a real, live, NASA Astronaut. Mr. Andy Allen, who joined NASA in 1987 (one year after the tragedy occurred on live television, what a brave man). Andy gave me an 8 x 10 glossy photo of himself in uniform, signed, with my name and his. He wrote a quote on the photo, but I haven't seen it in a few years, so I can't recall what it says. My mom has it all the way across the nation. I will try and get her to find it and post a photo.

Today I leave for my weekend roller derby clinic!!!!!!!!!
Wish me luck!!!