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Merry Christmas!

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:01:00 -0700

A Visit from St. Nicholas

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:01:00 -0700

Happy Thanksgiving!

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:22:00 -0700

Happy Labor Day

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:08:30 -0600

Here's hoping there's more of it soon...

No Quit in the Kid

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:00:00 -0600

If you're like me, you seek and find inspiration where you can find it. An old friend of mine, Mark Stephan, provides it in spades.

Five years ago, Mark was rendered a quadriplegic after a bicycle accident. Today, he is 65 miles away from completing a cross-country trip on a recumbent bicycle from San Diego to St. Augustine, FL, which he began in April. He hopes to finish today.

It's amazing.

For some background, I wrote this piece a couple of weeks ago.

Here is the Web site chronicling Stephan's amazing trip.

Mark has so far raised about $600,000 for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago...

The Can-Do American Spirit: The Incredible Journey of Mark Stephan

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:32:12 -0600

My incredible friend Mark Stephan rides a bike across the US.

Ray Bradbury Dies at 91

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:42:00 -0600

He died this morning in Los Angeles.

Happy Memorial Day

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:28:20 -0600

Never forget.

Mark Stephan: Biking Across the US

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:38:00 -0600

Despite the unfortunate mispronunciation of his name, this is a nice report on my friend Mark Stephan's bicycle journey across the US:

Follow Mark's journey at The Stephan Challenge.

Happy Easter...

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:24:46 -0600

... and Happy Passover too.

The Candy Assification of America Continues Apace, Part 213,478

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:29:32 -0700

Mom Faces Jail for Making Son Walk to School

From ABC News:

An Arkansas mother is being charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a minor after she made her son walk 4.6 miles to school in order to "teach him a lesson."

Valerie Borders, 34, told police her 10-year-old son had been suspended from the bus for a week and she was making him walk to school as punishment.
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If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail and a maximum fine of $1,000.

This is just pathetic.

Happy Martin Luther King Day

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:04:00 -0700

How To Be More Interesting (In 10 Simple Steps)

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:02:00 -0700

Forbes magazine's Jessica Hagy has some great observations.

Happy New Year!

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:03:00 -0700

PETA Seeks Roadside Markers for Crashes that Killed Cows in IL

tpelia@yahoo.com (Tom Elia) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:52:00 -0700

PETA, doing the important work, as usual.