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Archive for August 29th, 2009

The “Reckoning” Didn’t Take

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

DJ AM was found dead — it appears that he may have taken his own life — via a drug over dose.

I am very surprised at this news — DJ AM had a ” reckoning”; he survived a plane crash two years ago — he walked away burned and scared — but he was alive and had a second chance on life. Usually when people get this ” mulligan” on life — they dedicate themselves to finding meaning in their remaining time here on Earth — and they work and search to find happiness and to leave more than they take. (more…)

Silly Significant Milestone

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Big man on campus. All DC sports fans were able to vote via the Washington Post and even hard core Redskins fans could vote via Extremeskins.com and they both chose to vote for Alex Ovechkin as DC’s most popular athlete. (more…)