it feels good to be me...

Nobody blowin' up my phone
I ain't buzzin' and I ain't stoned
But I'm ridin', flyin' higher than the blue sky

If you don't like me, brother, that's okay
I ain't gonna let it wreck my day
I keep stylin', smilin', handin' out the sunshine

I got no good reason why

Damn, it feels good to be me
Seats laid back in my Cutlass Supreme
I'll be alright
Rollin' these streets all summer long

Damn, I got it all figured out
I got no worries that I'm worried about
It's like I caught some crazy, happy disease
Damn, it feels good to be me

Bought some cheap shades at the Amoco Station
They make me feel like I'm on vacation
On my own island, motor city paradise

Ain't it funny how time flies?

Damn, it feels good to be me
T-Top's down in my Cutlass Supreme
I'll be alright
Rollin' these streets all summer long

Damn, I got it all figured out
I got no worries that I'm worried about
It's like I caught some crazy, happy disease
Damn, it feels good to be me

Got no particular place to go
My Alpine's pumpin' some Motown soul
Rockin' to a Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

Damn, it feels good to be me
Fresh pair of kicks and my old blue jeans
I'll be alright
Rollin' these streets all summer long

Damn, I got it all figured out
I got no worries that I'm worried about
It's like I caught some Coltrane Love Supreme
Damn, it feels good to be me

(Coltrane Love Supreme)
It feels so good
(Coltrane Love Supreme)
It feels so good
(Coltrane Love Supreme)
Damn, it feels good

~Uncle Kracker

I ♥♥♥ my BGBB Brothers!!!

They make me feel girly and giggly and smile all the time...  :)

Dean's List Baby!!! :)

CLASS dean's list

The Dean's List, a tabulation of the names of all undergraduate honor students, is compiled each semester. To qualify for this recognition in CLASS, students must earn a 3.50 minimum grade point average (the grade of S is not counted) in twelve or more semester hours completed during the semester. At least nine of the twelve semester hours must be letter grades. Students who earn a grade of I (except in a senior honors thesis course), D, F, or U during the semester are excluded from consideration for the Dean's List.

U of H Dean's List - Spring 2010

Lund, Timothy
Lusk, Matthew
Lyles, Erika
Lyn, Robyn
Lynch, Meredith
Lyons, Sara

your choice

Wolves Within Us

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on
inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 wolves inside us all."

"One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance,
self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority,
and ego."

"The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather
Which wolf wins?

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

some days...

...it hurts just to breathe.

RIP Doc... you are greatly loved ~ forever missed ~ never forgotten

A man I loved dearly with all my heart died today.  I consider his Cat my sister.  My heart is breaking for the second time in my life and the pain is unbearable.  It is all selfish on my part as I know he's no longer in pain.  I will miss his voice forever.  I will miss knowing there is an honorable, loving, good man gone from this life and my world.  
Somedays the crushing pain of loss is too much.  Then I remember the words spoken to me so many times and I hear them in my head and I am comforted ~ It is what it is... always and forever...


Jason "Doc" Gerbino
Beloved partner, stepfather, son-in-law, soul mate and best friend
June 8, 1941 - June 8, 2010

It is with almost unbearable grief that I share with you the news of
Doc's passing. Doc left quietly this afternoon, on his 69th birthday.
He went peacefully without pain, with me holding his hand, as he had
requested and I had promised.

If I have left anyone off this list it is inadvertent and my error,
not his. I do not know if I have included all the email addresses I
should have, and/or if all the addresses I have are current. So
please feel free to forward this message, or post it IN ITS ENTIRETY,
and/or to share the news of his passing. HOWEVER, I will be posting a
detailed obit later on and respectfully ask that everyone, including
any of the groups to which he belonged, refrain from writing their own
in advance of mine. He gave me that right and I want to exercise it,
but did not want news of his passing to reach his friends from someone
other than me.

While Doc's eventual death from pancreatic cancer was almost certain,
it was a shock to have it happen so quickly. His last round of chemo
left him severely malnourished and with an undiagnosed case of
pneumonia (asymptomatic due to his suppressed immune system). Doc
collapsed at home on Saturday, May 29, and was admitted to the
hospital that day. While they were able to cure the pneumonia over
the next 4 days, his lung function did not improve, and he was stuck
in a holding pattern, not getting worse but unable to get better.

On Friday, June 4th, he made the decision that he was too tired to
continue fighting, that he was no longer willing to continue in pain,
and that he did not want to be separated from me from then on. Per
his wishes and with his agreement he was moved to hospice care (same
ward, different room) on Monday, June 7th. I held his hand
continuously until he passed away at 4pm, today, June 8, 2010, on the
69th anniversary of his birth.

Per his wishes he will be cremated, and there will be no service. On
June 8, 2011 (a year from today) I will scatter his ashes during a
ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway, in celebration of his life and love
of riding. Any and all are welcome to join me at that time.

I've been asked about flowers etc-- in lieu of flowers or cards I
would request that a donation of any size be made, in his memory, to
the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation (link below). They have
developed a cure for pancreatic cancer that has been 100% successful
in all tests so far, including the current large animal tests, and
will be starting human trials in 2012. It was Doc's hope to live long
enough to participate-- he even had obtained a recommendation for
participation in the trials from a prominent biliary cancer surgeon--
but it was not to be. However, the more money they receive, the
sooner the required FDA testing and licensing can go through, the
sooner the human trials can begin, and the sooner another family may
be able to avoid this grief.

http://www.kanziuscancerresearch.com/supportthiscause-p-163.html

For those of you who were my friends as well as his, it would comfort
me greatly to see a candle lit for him here:

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Doc

I would like to share with everyone how very surprised and touched he
was when he was first hospitalized in NC and so many people went out
of their way to call him or email him or send best wishes. He never
knew how many people considered him a friend until that time, and he
was moved to tears. He repeated several times to me how much he
appreciated it, so I hope everyone that went out of their way to show
that they cared can somehow receive his thanks via this note.

With gratitude for all the kind words, the prayers, the caring, the
sharing, and all the fun times, on his behalf I thank you all.

He was the most noble human being I have ever had the honor to know.
He was my soul mate, the light of my life, my lover, my partner, and
my best friend for the past 28 years.

I will miss him forever.

--Jeri aka Doc's Cat

http://www.docsharleypages.com/

~Doc and his most cherished loves of his life~
                             ~ his Cat & Zach ~


Doc, I pray you've found your peace...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

i can't imagine a world without you, Sir...

Cherri Sanders - a beloved sister Angel

MS. CHERYL ANN SANDERS (Cherri)

You are missed greatly... 

 

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MS. CHERYL ANN SANDERS (CHERRI) passed away June 1, 2010 after a 14 year battle with breast cancer.Cherri was preceded in death by her mother Bonnie Williams and sister Cynthia Grider.Cherri is survived by Rene Sanders, sons Beau Kent and Evan Sanders, her father Thomas Watson, brothers Thomas P. Watson and Christopher Watson, sisters Tina Siedlecki and Christina Flores, grandchildren Cambri Kent and Kaydon Sanders, 9 nieces and nephews, and dear friend Rhonda Gray.Cherri was loved by many.Services for Cherri will begin at 1:00pm June 14, 2010 at the Second Baptist Church North Campus in Kingwood Texas. 713-465-3408 

Published in Houston Chronicle on June 6, 2010

Cherri's Memorial
Monday June 14th at 1:00pm
Second Baptist Church North Campus
22770 Hwy 59 North
Kingwood, TX 77339

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