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danastev924

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Flat-Belly Ballerina Moves: Tone Your Stomach (That's Fit)

Feb 19th 2011 11:45AM I've ALWAYS had a mega-crush on her - IF she had has any work done (which I doubt, anyway), I'm sure it was trivial. She is absolutely gorgeous, and I've always admired her work-ethic

Casey Close, Derek Jeter's Agent, Calls Yankees' Negotiating 'Baffling' (Fanhouse MLB Blog)

Nov 21st 2010 4:49PM ChainsawD1, you said it perfectly. I'm also a huge Yankee fan, and have been since I've been 8 in 1977. My father took me to my first game that year, and I then started to go on my own in the late 80's-90's. But the payrolls are crazy now. Jeter should start a trend to have people want to go back to games: Sign with the Yanks only if the Yankee management cuts tickets $5 each. Eventually, there will be a movement that will want to have loyal fans return to the games again.

Hal Steinbrenner Happy With Derek Jeter Negotiations, Cites 'Mutual Respect' (Fanhouse MLB Blog)

Nov 19th 2010 7:18PM Derek's agent should realize that 3 years/$45 million should be the case...In fact, because of his legacy, he should reverse the trend, and do something that someone will spearhead one of these days (in a horible economy): ask for a pay cut! 3 years/$12 million would still be a nice amount of money for his great grandkids in 100 years (unless one of them blows in all with drugs or gambling). Think about it Derek...A Hall of Fame Yankee - #2 retired with all the other Yankee-greats uniforms, and all the great sponsors he would get. He should make a deal with the Steinbrenner kids to drop the price of a Yankee ticket by ~$5 by taking a cut himself-- Other mega-stars do the same, and make going to the Stadium something for ANY family again. Not just business CEOs.

Rangers Owner Chuck Greenberg Rips Yankees Fans, Guarantees Game 7 (Fanhouse MLB Blog)

Nov 1st 2010 11:26PM My wife and I moved to Baton Rouge last summer, but before our move, I went to about a dozen Yankees games each year. I've sat everywhere in the old stadium, and the only fans who may had been in the wrong were a section in the right field bleachers - When they would swipe an opposing teams cap from someone and threw it around. It was always given back after a few minutes, and they're all really good people -- These "Bleacher Creatures" (as they're called), plus all the Yankee fans I had observed were cognizant of the game at hand, and were true fans. I also thought the fans in Baltimore were very polite (and Camden Yards is fantastic).
Yeah -- Nolan should be the Rangers' spokesperson - He's one of, if not THE greatest pitcher of all time. Greenberg, sit down.

Specter of Short Rest Enough for Yankees to Stick With A.J. Burnett (Fanhouse MLB Blog)

Oct 18th 2010 9:49AM I'm still getting shivers after you bringing up Whitson's name

Jenna Phillips: How I Recovered From Brain Damage (Lemondrop)

Oct 1st 2010 9:34AM Jenna, its wonderful how you've found a 'true path' and slowly gotten back to a 'new and improved' person! I myself had a head injury on a college winter break working construction with my father in NYC. I was comatose for about 2 weeks in early 1990. It took me about 8 - 10 years to get back to being independent, but I still have many days where I need to re-assess where I am in life. However, I think everyone should look at their lives that way (although in no way do I want people to go through what we have!) I'm really happy to read your positive, uplifting story here.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart's Wedding: He Wore Jeans, Her Son Was Ring Bearer (PopEater)

Jun 24th 2010 10:46AM Claire, I thought the same thing when I read this!
LOL I'm sure a good group of people here won't even realize, though

Haiti and the Pat Robertson Paradox (Politics Daily)

Jan 21st 2010 5:01PM Did anyone think of the scientific viewpoint? That Haiti is right above an active techtonic plate? I think that would give you your answer right there!

David Wells Is Not a Fan of Philadelphia (Fanhouse MLB Blog)

Oct 31st 2009 6:38PM
I've been to Philly about 30 times in my life, as well as getting to 22 different stadiums -- Philly fans are the worst! Wells isn't saying anything too far from the truth.
And its not just with baseball. My wife had a TINY NJ Devils pin on a scarf about 5 years ago, as we went to a James Taylor concert in Philadelphia...Some guy behind us spilled beer on her saying "the Devils suck" - Want to respond to that, Philly folk?

I Was in a Coma (and I'm Not a Better Person Because of It) (Lemondrop)

Sep 13th 2009 10:24AM Emily, thank you for giving the world your story.
I was in a coma for ~2 weeks following a construction fall in NYC. When I came out of it, my first reaction was being very cold and experiencing pain. No visions, no clairvoyant views. I had sustained a traumatic brain injury, where I needed to relearn a new life. This happened on a Friday in January 1990, two days before my 21st birthday. I can only state in retrospect that it took me about 6 years to fully 'get back' to feeling comfortable with myself.

When it had occurred, I had many physical injuries (many broken bones, nerve damage, including a temporary paralysis on my left side of my body). However, the major issue was trying to piece together all the communicative ties I had with everyone I had known with prior, along with the memories I shared with each individual. That was foolish on my part, but I was determined to become that person I was before the injury. In the fall of 1990, my parents lovingly felt it best to return me to college to be with my peers again. Many students asked me if I had seen anything or anyone while comatose. People were desperate to hear how trauma was going to change my world, as well. My closest friends knew it was going to be a day-to-day struggle for me trying to regain a new life.

I put on this facade when I returned. I went from becoming a A-student without barely needing to study into a D-student, trying to be someone I really wasn't any longer. Along with returning in what would be my 5th year, I went to rehabilitation as well, and I made a conscious effort to stop being what I thought others wanted to see. I struggled, but stayed determined and graduated in the spring of 1992.

You are correct, Emily, it is the small memories that give life some type of meaning. However, I would just want everyone to be themselves and not put on costumes to please others. This could be said without ever being in a coma, yet having one makes it all the more difficult.
I did have this horrible regret to a past g/f of five years I had, and why I had split up with her a year prior to my injury. I guess in that respect, I had seen my faults clearer.
-Steve C