So you think you can dance?

I saw this a while back and let me say, I think this dance is awesome. I wanted to share it when I first saw it, but time escaped me. So here it is. Enjoy it! After the last blog, I thought I would put something a little more light hearted.

Christians and Politics

Well? I never thought I would see what I have seen in the last couple of days. To tell you the truth I voted for John McCain, but his loss was not what makes me sad, annoyed, angry or even embarrassed.

What makes me all those things is the way I am seeing Christians react to the situation. During a time of historical significance as this, I would assume that as Christians we would stand up and be living above reproach. That we would look at the opportunities for us to be humble, trusting and eager to have some sort of voice.

Unfortunately, that is not what I have seen, heard or read. What spurred this in me was a letter that was written by James Dobson's organization Focus on the Family. It is a letter that is written from a fictious Christian in 2012. Well, as I read through this letter I was in shock! I was shocked that a Christian leader would actually write or be a part of this letter.

The letter does not speak of what I beleieve my faith to be. It is a letter that speaks to fear and fear alone. It makes me embarrased to know that this is what a Chrisitan leader sees this time to end up at.

Here is an article by Jim Wallis speaking to James Dobson. I agree with him and feel like if I am wrong too, I want to hear your opinion. I am in complete agreement with Jim on this. I think he portrays exactly how I feel. During this historic time we as Christinas need to be praying, living above reproach, and being open to the fact that conversations will happen if we are being open to notice the opportunities. If we fall into a state of fear(which is not of the Lord) we will miss a ton. Here is Jim's view. It put meat to the bones for me. I urge you as well to read the letter I am speaking about before you read Jim's response. Here is the link: http://focusfamaction.edgeboss.net/download/focusfamaction/pdfs/10-22-08_2012letter.pdf

"James Dobson, you owe America an apology. The fictional letter released through your Focus on the Family Action organization, titled "Letter From 2012 in Obama's America", crosses all lines of decent public discourse. In a time of utter political incivility, it shows the kind of negative Christian leadership that has become so embarrassing to so many of your fellow Christians in America. We are weary of this kind of Christian leadership, and that is why so many are forsaking the Religious Right in this election.

This letter offers nothing but fear. It apocalyptically depicts terrorist attacks in American cities, churches losing their tax exempt status for not allowing gay marriages, pornography pushed in front of our children, doctors and nurses forced to perform abortions, euthanasia as commonplace, inner-city crime gone wild because of lack of gun ownership, home schooling banned, restricted religious speech, liberal censorship shutting down conservative talk shows, Christian publishers forced out of business, Israel nuked, power blackouts because of environmental restrictions, brave Christian resisters jailed by a liberal Supreme court, and finally, good Christian families emigrating to Australia and New Zealand.

It is shocking how thoroughly biblical teachings against slander--misrepresentations that damage another's reputation--are ignored (Ephesians 4:29-31, Colossians 3:8, Titus 3:2). Such outrageous predictions not only damage your credibility, they slander Barack Obama who, you should remember, is a brother in Christ, and they insult any Christian who might choose to vote for him.

Let me make this clear: Christians will be voting both ways in this election, informed by their good faith, and based on their views of what are the best public policies and direction for America. But in utter disrespect for the prayerful discernment of your fellow Christians, this letter stirs their ugliest fears, appealing to their worst impulses instead of their best.

Fear is the clear motivator in the letter; especially fear that evangelical Christians might vote for Barack Obama. The letter was very revealing when it suggested that "younger Evangelicals" became the "swing vote" that elected Obama and the results were catastrophic.

You make a mistake when you assume that younger Christians don't care as much as you about the sanctity of life. They do care--very much--but they have a more consistent ethic of life. Both broader and deeper, it is inclusive of abortion, but also of the many other assaults on human life and dignity. For the new generation, poverty, hunger, and disease are also life issues; creation care is a life issue; genocide, torture, the death penalty, and human rights are life issues; war is a life issue. What happens to poor children after they are born is also a life issue.

The America you helped vote into power has lost its moral standing in the world, and even here at home. The America you told Christians to vote for in past elections is now an embarrassment to Christians around the globe, and to the children of your generation of evangelicals. And the vision of America that you still tell Christians to vote for is not the one that many in a new generation of Christians believes expresses their best values and convictions.

Christians should be committed to the kingdom of God, not the kingdom of America, and the church is to live an alternative existence of love and justice, offering a prophetic witness to politics. Elections are full of imperfect choices where we all seek to what is best for the "common good" by applying the values of our faith as best we can.

Dr. Dobson, you of course have the same right as every Christian and every American to vote your own convictions on the issues you most care about, but you have chosen to insult the convictions of millions of other Christians, whose own deeply held faith convictions might motivate them to vote differently than you. This epistle of fear is perhaps the dying gasp of a discredited heterodoxy of conservative religion and conservative politics. But out of that death, a resurrection of biblical politics more faithful to the whole gospel--one that is truly good news--might indeed be coming to life."

Today is the day!!!

I saw this video today! Wow! What an amazing reminder of how to live life. Live it for the day. Here is a family that decided to be sad later, to mourn their son later. This awesome way of thinking and believing helped them to live for today. They were able to celebrate and love every second with this precious child.

I watch this video and just sob. I relate so much to Eliot. I never had his sickness, but I was born 2 pounds and should not have survived and yet here I am. I wish I could say the same for Eliot, but the Lord knew how long he needed to be here to help change the world.

Please watch this video and try to remember to live for today. Not for tomorrow or for the next big event. Live for today!! Tell the people that you love just that. Let the people in your life know now how you feel. I hope this is a great reminder for you.

Small Group Interview

Hi everyone! I wanted to share this interview. Andrew Lawson who is a mentor of mine decided to interview me about he journey I took with the Small Group that I led at Mariners. I wanted to share this for a few reasons:

1. I want you to go to Drew's website
2. I want you to hear that anyone can do it and maybe you will be enticed to do it yourself
3. I want you to know that God works through anyone. If He can work through me, I assure you that Miracles can and do happen everyday.

Let me know what you think? Email me or just leave me a comment.

Here is the link:
Small Group WISDOM from Mark

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9/11

During a time like this. When the world is seeing the images and hearing the news of what we should have done, or what we are doing wrong, I want to remember the people that lost their lives. Here is a list of the people that lost their lives on that day 7 years ago! May God bless and keep their families and may this be about them and not about anything else! I love you all and I am a blessed man becuase of you. Here's to the heros of 9/11

— Godwin Ajala, 33
— Gary Albero, 39, Emerson, N.J., Aon Corp.
— Eric Allen, 41, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Telmo Alvear, 25
— James Amato, 43, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Joseph Angelini Sr., 63, Lindenhurst, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Louis Arena, 32, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Adam Arias, 37
— Michael Asciak, 47, Ridgefield, N.J.
— Ezra Aviles, Commack, N.Y., Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
— Evan Baron, 38
— Alvin Bergsohn, 48, Baldwin Harbor, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— David S. Berry, 43, New York, N.Y., chief of research, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— William Biggart, 54
— Richard Blood, 36, Aon insurance broker
— John P. Bocchi, 38, New Vernon, N.J., managing director of interest rate options, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Gennady Boyarsky, 45
— Pamela Boyce, 43, New York, N.Y., assistant vice president of accounting, Carr Futures
— Alfred Braca, 54, Leonardo, N.J., bond broker for eSpeed, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Capt. Daniel Brethel, 40, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Jonathan Briley, 43
— Keith Broomfield, 49
— Andrew Brunn, 28, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Dennis Buckley, 38, Chatham, N.J., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Stephen Bunin, 45
— Milton Bustillo, 37, Colombian
— Vincent Cangelosi, 30
— Michael Canty, 40
— Peter Carroll, 35, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Paul Cascio, 23, Manhasset, N.Y.
— Swede Joseph Chevalier, 26, Middletown, N.J., equities trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Wai Chung, 36
— Stephen J. Colaio, 32, Montauk, N.Y., senior managing director, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas Collins, 36, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Denease Conley, 43
— Kevin M. Cosgrove, 46, West Islip, N.Y., claims vice president, Aon Corp.
— Martin Coughlan, 54
— Timothy John Coughlin, 42, New York, N.Y., senior managing director, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Christopher S. Cramer, 34, Manahawkin, N.J., assistant vice president of tax department, Fiduciary Trust International
— John Crisci, 48
— Dennis Cross, 60, Islip Terrace, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Robert Cruikshank, 64, executive vice president, Carr Futures
— Joyce Cummings, 65
— Robert Curatolo, 31, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Jack L. D'Ambrosi Jr., 45, Woodcliff Lake, N.J., vice president of operations, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Clinton Davis, 38
— Lt. Andrew Desperito, 44, Patchogue, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Capt. Martin Egan Jr., 36, New York, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— William F. Fallon Jr., 53, Rocky Hill, N.J., general manager of strategic analysis and industry relations, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
— William Feehan, 72, first deputy commissioner, New York Fire Department
— George Ferguson, 54, Teaneck, N.J.
— Henry Fernandez
— Julio Fernandez, 52
— Louis V. Fersini Jr., 39, Basking Ridge, N.J., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Stephen J. Fiorelli, 43, Aberdeen, N.J., civil engineer, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
— John Fiorito, 40, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Carl Flickinger, 38
— David Fodor, 38, Garrison, N.Y., accountant and volunteer fire marshal, Fiduciary Trust International
— Thomas Foley, 32, West Nyack, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Jeffrey L. Fox, 40, Cranbury, N.J.
— Pauline Francis
— Peter J. Ganci Jr., 55, North Massapequa, N.Y., chief of department, New York Fire Department
— Robert J. Gerlich, 56, Monroe, Conn.
— Evan Gillette, 40, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Steven Lawrence Glick, 42, Greenwich, Conn., Credit Suisse First Boston
— Rosa J. Gonzalez, 32, Jersey City, N.J.
— Jose Guadalupe, 37, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Geoffrey E. Guja, 54, Lindenhurst, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— David Halderman, 40, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Sean Hanley, 35, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Thomas Hannafin, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Melissa Harrington, 31
— Timothy Haskell, 34, Seaford, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Brian Hennessey, 35, Ringoes, N.J.
— William Henry, 49, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Nuberto Hernandez, 42
— Neal Hinds, 28
— Patrick Aloysius Hoey, 53, Middletown, N.J., executive manager of tunnels, bridges and terminals, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
— Joseph Hoffman, 43
— John Holland, 30
— Joseph Francis Holland III, 32, Glen Rock, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas Holohan, 36, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Uhuru Houston, 32
— George Howard, 45, Hicksville, N.Y., police officer, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
— Thomas Hughes, 46
— Robert Hussa, 51
— Capt. Walter Hynes, 46, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— William Iselepis Jr., 33
— John Iskyan, 41, Wilton, Conn., financial analyst, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Aaron Jacobs, 27, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Hweidar Jian, 42, East Brunswick, N.J.
— The Rev. Mychal Judge, 68, New York, N.Y., fire chaplain, New York Fire Department
— Andrew Kates, 37, New York, N.Y., senior managing director, Cantor Fitzgerald
— John Keohane, 41, Jersey City, N.J.
— Victor Kwarkye, 35
— Eugene Lazar, 27
— Neil Leavy, 34, New York City, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Richard Y.C. Lee, 34, Great Neck, N.Y., managing director of equities, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph Livera, 67
— Michael Lynch, 30
— Joseph Maggitti, 47
— Joseph Maloney, 46, Farmingville, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Edward Martinez, 60
— Joseph Mathai, 49, Arlington, Mass., managing partner, Cambridge Technology Partners
— Walter Matuza, 39, New York, N.Y., analyst, Carr Futures
— Kaaria Mbaya, 39, Nairobi, Kenya, senior computer analyst, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Brendan McCabe, 40
— Michael McCabe, 42, Rumson, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Desmond McCarthy, 33, Huntington, N.Y., trader, Carr Futures
— Robert Garvin McCarthy, 33, Stony Point, N.Y., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael McDonnell, 34, Red Bank, N.J., accounting manager, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— John F. McDowell Jr., 33, New York, N.Y., vice president in equities, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— William J. McGovern, 49, Smithtown, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Patrick J. McGuire, 40, Madison, N.J., Euro Brokers Inc.
— Keith McHeffey, 31, Monmouth Beach, N.J., equities trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Robert G. McIlvaine, 26, New York, N.Y., assistant vice president of media relations, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
— Daniel McNeal, 29, analyst, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Martin McWilliams, 35, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Yamel Merino, 24, Yonkers, N.Y., emergency medical technician
— Domenick Mircovich, 40, Closter, N.J.
— Lt. Dennis Mojica, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Manuel Mojica, 37, Bellmore, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Justin Molisani, 42
— Brian Patrick Monaghan, 21, New York, N.Y.
— Carlos Mario Munoz, 43, Windows on the World, Colombian
— Patrick O'Keefe, 44, Oakdale, N.Y., New York Fire Department
— Capt. William O'Keefe, 49, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Gerald O'Leary, 34
— John P. O'Neill, 50, director of security, World Trade Center
— Kevin O'Rourke, 44, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Timothy O'Sullivan, 68, Albrightsville, Pa., financial consultant, Cultural Institution of Retirement Systems
— Emmett Parks, 47
— Robert E. Parks Jr., 47, Middletown, N.J., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Pascuma, 50
— Manuel Patrocino, 34, Windows on the World
— Mark Petrocelli, 29, New York, N.Y., commodities broker, Carr Futures
— Dominick Pezzulo, 36, New York, N.Y., police officer, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
— Matthew Picerno, 44
— Anthony Portillo, Washington Group International
— Richard Prunty, 57, Sayville, N.Y., battalion chief, New York Fire Department
— John Puckett, 47
— Maria Isabel Ramirez, 25, New York, N.Y., executive secretary, Lanagan Engineering and Environmental Services
— David Rice, 31, New York, N.Y., investment banker, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Michael Richards, 38
— Paul Rizza, 34, Park Ridge, N.J., investors services officer, Fiduciary Trust International
— Antonio Augusto Rocha, 34, East Hanover, N.J., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— John M. Rodak, 39, Sewell, N.J., Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Scott Rohner, 22, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Daniel Rossetti, 32, Bloomfield, N.J., carpenter, Certified Installation Services
— Nick Rowe, 29, Hoboken, N.J., UME Voice
— Gilbert Ruiz, 45
— Scott Saber, 38
— Hernando Salas, Colombian
— Eric Sand, 36, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Herman Sandler, 57, chief executive, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— John Santore, 49, New York, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Jackie Sayegh, 34
— Gerard Schrang, 45
— Mark Schwartz, 50
— Hagay Shefi, 34, Israel
— David Silver, 35, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Frank J. Spinelli, 44, Short Hills, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Capt. Timothy Stackpole, 42, New York, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Corina Stan, 31, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Andrew Stern, 45, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Daniel Suhr, 37, Neponsit, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Joann Tabeek, 41
— Michael Taddonio, 39, Huntington, N.Y., bond broker, Euro Brokers Inc.
— John J. Tobin, 47, Kenilworth, N.J., senior vice president, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Doris Torres, 32
— Luis Torres, 31, Colombian
— Jon C. Vandevander, 44, Ridgewood, N.J.
— Christopher Vialonga, 30, Demerest, N.J., foreign currency trader, Carr Futures
— Melissa Vincent, 28, N.J.
— Lawrence Virgilio, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Gabriela Waisman, 33
— Weibin Wang, 41
— Lt. Michael Warchola, 51, Middle Village, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Michael Weinberg, 34, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Simon Weiser, 65
— William J. Wik, 44, Crestwood, N.Y., Aon Corp.
— Lt. Glenn Wilkinson, 46, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Lt. John Williamson, 46, battalion commander, New York Fire Department
— Martin P. Wohlforth, 47, Greenwich, Conn., managing director, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Patrick Woods, 36
— Jupiter Yambem, 41, Beacon, N.Y., banquet manager, Windows on the World
— Raymond York, 45, firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Elkin Yuen, 32
— Joseph Zaccoli, 39, Valley Stream, N.Y., broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
CONFIRMED DEAD: Pentagon
— Spc. Craig Amundson, 28, Kan., U.S. Army
— Melissa Rose Barnes, 27, Redlands, Calif., yeoman second class, U.S. Navy
— Kris Romeo Bishundat, 23, Waldorf, Md., information systems technician second class, U.S. Navy
— Lt. Col. Canfield D. Boone, 54, Ind., U.S. Army
— Christopher Lee Burford, 23, Hubert, N.C., electronics technician third class, U.S. Navy
— Sharon Carver, 38, Md., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Rosa Maria (Rosemary) Chapa, Springfield, Va.
— Lt. Cmdr. Eric Allen Cranford, 32, Drexel, N.C., U.S. Navy
— Capt. Gerald Francis Deconto, 44, Sandwich, Mass., U.S. Navy
— Lt. Col. Jerry D. Dickerson, 41, Miss., U.S. Army
— Capt. Robert Edward Dolan, 43, Florham Park, N.J., head of strategy and concepts branch, U.S. Navy
— Cmdr. William Howard Donovan Jr., 37, Nunda, N.Y., U.S. Navy
— Cmdr. Patrick Dunn, 39, Fords, N.J., U.S. Navy
— Edward Thomas Earhart, 26, Salt Lick, Ky., aerographer's mate first class, U.S. Navy
— Lt. Cmdr. Robert Randolph Elseth, 37, Vestal, N.Y., U.S. Navy
— Jamie Lynn Fallon, 23, Woodbridge, Va., storekeeper third class, U.S. Navy
— Amelia V. Fields, 36, Dumfries, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Matthew Michael Flocco, 21, Newark, Del., aerographer's mate second class, U.S. Navy
— Sandra N. Foster, 41, Clinton, Md.
— Cortz Ghee, 54, Reisterstown, Md., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, 38, Alexandria, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Maj. Wallace Cole Hogan Jr., 40, Fla., U.S. Army
— Angela Houtz, 27, La Plata, Md., civilian employee, U.S. Navy
— Brady Howell, 26, Arlington, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Navy
— Peggie Hurt, 36, Crewe, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Lt. Col. Stephen Neil Hyland Jr., 45, Calif., U.S. Army
— Robert J. Hymel, Woodbridge, Va.
— Sgt. Maj. Lacey B. Ivory, 43, Woodbridge, Va., U.S. Army
— Lt. Col. Dennis M. Johnson, 48, Wis., U.S. Army
— Judith Jones, 53, Woodbridge, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Navy
— Lt. Michael Scott Lamana, 31, Baton Rouge, La., U.S. Navy
— David W. Laychak, 40, Manassas, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Maj. Steve Long, 39, Ga., U.S. Army
— Nehamon Lyons IV, 30, Mobile, Ala., operations specialist second class, U.S. Navy
— Shelley A. Marshall, 37, Marbury, Md., budget analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency
— Teresa Martin, 45, Stafford, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Ada L. Mason, 50, Springfield, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson, 57, Calif., U.S. Army
— Lt. Gen. Timothy Maude, 53, Fort Myer, Va., deputy chief of staff for personnel, U.S. Army
— Robert J. Maxwell, 53, Manassas, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Patricia E. (Patti) Mickley, Springfield, Va.
— Maj. Ronald D. Milam, 33, Md., assistant to the Secretary, U.S. Army
— Odessa V. Morris, 54, Upper Marlboro, Md., budget analyst, U.S. Army
— Brian Anthony Moss, 34, Sperry, Okla., electronics technician second class, U.S. Navy
— Ted Moy, 48, Silver Spring, Md., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Jude Murphy, 38, Flossmoor, Ill., U.S. Navy
— Michael Allen Noeth, 30, New York, N.Y., illustrator/draftsman second class, U.S. Navy
— Diana B. Padro, 55, Woodbridge, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Lt. Jonas Martin Panik, 26, Mingoville, Pa., U.S. Navy
— Maj. Clifford L. Patterson Jr., 33, Alexandria, Va., U.S. Army
— Lt. J.G. Darin Howard Pontell, 26, Columbia, Md., U.S. Navy
— Scott Powell, 35, Silver Spring, Md., BTG Inc.
— (Retired) Capt. Jack Punches, 51, Clifton, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Navy
— Joseph John Pycior Jr., 39, Carlstadt, N.J., aviation warfare systems operator first class, U.S. Navy
— Deborah Ramsaur, 45, Annandale, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Edward V. Rowenhorst, 32, Fredericksburg, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Robert E. Russell, 52, Oxon Hill, Md., civilian budgetary supervisor, U.S. Army
— William R. Ruth, 57, Md., Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class, U.S. Army
— Charles E. Sabin, Burke, Va.
— Marjorie C. Salamone, 53, Springfield, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Lt. Col. David M. Scales, 45, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Army
— Cmdr. Robert Allan Schlegel, 38, Gray, Maine, U.S. Navy
— Cmdr. Dan Frederic Shanower, 40, Naperville, Ill., U.S. Navy
— Antoinette Sherman, 35, Forest Heights, Md.
— Gregg Harold Smallwood, 44, Overland Park, Kan., chief information systems technician, U.S. Navy
— (Retired) Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith, 55, Alexandria, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Edna L. Stephens, 53, Washington, D.C., budget analyst, U.S. Army
— Maj. Kip P. Taylor, 38, McLean, Va., U.S. Army
— Karl W. Teepe, Centreville, Va.
— Lt. Cmdr. Otis Vincent Tolbert, 38, Lemoore, Calif., U.S. Navy
— Lt. Cmdr. Ronald James Vauk, 37, Nampa, Idaho, U.S. Navy
— Lt. Col. Karen Wagner, 40, Texas, U.S. Army
— Staff Sgt. Maudlyn A. White, 38, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, U.S. Army
— Sandra L. White, 44, Dumfries, Va., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Lt. Cmdr. David Lucian Williams, 32, Newport, Ore., U.S. Navy
— Maj. Dwayne Williams, 40, Jacksonville, Ala., U.S. Army
— Kevin Wayne Yokum, 27, Lake Charles, La., information systems technician second class, U.S. Navy
— Donald McArthur Young, 41, Roanoke, Va., chief information systems technician, U.S. Navy
— Edmond Young, 22, Owings, Md., BTG Inc.
CONFIRMED DEAD: United Airlines Flight 175, Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center
PASSENGER:
— Herbert Homer, 48, Milford, Mass., corporate executive, Raytheon Co.
REPORTED DEAD: World Trade Center
— Gordon McCannel Aamoth Jr., 32, New York, N.Y., investment banker, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Paul Andrew Acquaviva, 29, Glen Rock, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Donald L. Adams, 28, Chatham, N.J., vice president of sales of eSpeed division, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Lee Adler, 48, Springfield, N.J., computer designer, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Gertrude Alagero, 37, New York, N.Y., senior vice president and practice leader, Marsh Inc.
— Andrew Alameno, 37, Westfield, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph Ryan Allen, 38, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Andrews, Belle Harbor, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Frank Aquilino, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael J. Armstrong, 34, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— David Bauer, 45, Rumson, N.J., head of global sales for eSpeed, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Paul Beatini, 40, Park Ridge, N.J., Allendale Insurance
— Maria Behr, 41, Milford, N.J., securities trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Bryan C. Bennett, 25, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph Berry, Saddle River, N.J., chairman and CEO, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Gary Bird, 51, Tempe, Ariz., senior vice president, Marsh USA Insurance Co.
— George John Bishop, 52, Granite Springs, N.Y., vice president, AON Corp.
— Mary Boffa, 45, New York, N.Y., vice president of purchasing, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Thomas H. Bowden, 36, Wyckoff, N.J., equities trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— David Brady, Summit, N.J.
— Edward A. Brennan III, 37, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Frank Brennan, 50, Oak Beach, N.Y., senior vice president and limited partner, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Timothy Byrne, 36
— Scott Cahill, 30, West Caldwell, N.J., municipal bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— David Campbell, 51, Basking Ridge, N.J., senior vice president of equity sales, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Christopher Newton Carter, 52, Middletown, N.J.
— Kathleen Hunt Casey, 43, Middletown, N.J., employee on equity trading desk, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Juan Cevallos, 44, mail carrier
— Douglas MacMillan Cherry, 38, Maplewood, N.J., vice president of professional services group, Aon Corp.
— Stephen P. Cherry, 41, Stamford, Conn., partner, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Kirsten L. Christophe, 39, Maplewood, N.J., vice president of risk services, Aon Corp.
— Alex Ciccone, 38, New Rochelle, N.Y., assistant vice president, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Daniel Michael Coffey, 54, Newburgh, N.Y., senior vice president, Guy Carpenter
— Jason Matthew Coffey, 25, Newburgh, N.Y., accountant, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Christopher Colasanti, 33, Hoboken, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Robert Coll, 35, Glen Ridge, N.J., senior vice president of financial markets, Euro Brokers Inc.
— J.C. Connors, 65, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph Coppo, 47, New Canaan, Conn., municipal bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Kevin R. Crotty, 43, Summit, N.J., managing director, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Thomas G. Crotty, Rockville Centre, N.Y.
— Richard Joseph Cudina, 46, Glen Gardner, N.J., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joan McConnell Cullinan, 47, Scarsdale, N.Y., assistant to the president, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Vincent D'Amadeo, 36, East Patchouge, N.Y.
— Anthony Demas, New York, N.Y., Aon Corp.
— Francis X. Deming, 47, Franklin Lakes, N.J., practice director, Oracle Corp.
— Thomas Dennis, 37, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Dennis Devlin, 51, Washingtonville, N.Y., battalion commander, New York Fire Department
— Michael DiAgostino, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Lourdes Galleti Diaz, 32, secretary
— Joseph D. Dickey, 50, Manhasset, N.Y., managing director, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Stephen P. Dimino, 48, Basking Ridge, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Douglas F. DiStefano, 24, Hoboken, N.J.
— John J. Doherty, Hartsdale, N.Y., Aon Corp.
— Brendan Dolan, 37, Glen Rock, N.J., broker, Carr Futures
— Ray Downey, chief of special operations command, New York Fire Department
— Randy Drake, 37, Lee's Summit, Mo., network integration manager, Siemens
— Christopher Michael Duffy, 23, New York, N.Y., assistant trader, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Michael Joseph Duffy, 29, New York, N.Y.
— Dennis M. Edwards, Huntington, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Christopher Faughnan, 37, South Orange, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Edward Fergus, 40, Wilton, Conn., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Brad Fetchet, 24, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Bradley Finnegan, 37, Basking Ridge, N.J., currency broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Timothy J. Finnerty, 33, Glen Rock, N.J., broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas J. Fisher, 36, Union, N.J.
— Steven Fogel, Westfield, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Claudia Foster, New York, N.Y., broker assistant, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Morty Frank, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Peter Christopher Frank, 29, Great Neck, N.Y., financial analyst, Fred Alger & Co.
— Richard K. Fraser, 32, New York, N.Y.
— Brett O. Freiman, 29
— Arlene Fried, Roslyn Heights, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Andrew Friedman, Woodbury, N.Y.
— Paul James Furmato, 37, Colts Neck, N.J., vice president and institutional sales trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Anthony E. Gallagher, 41, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas Edward Galvin, 32, New York, N.Y., senior vice president and corporate bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Giovanna (Genni) Gambale, 27, New York, N.Y., vice president in communications and media events, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Gann, 41, Roswell, Ga., Algorithmics
— Doug Gardner, Cantor Fitzgerald
— James Gartenberg
— Paul Hamilton Geier, 36, Farmingdale, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Peter Gelinas, 32, Bronxville, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— James Gerard Geyer, 41, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Douglas A. Gowell, 52, Methuen, Mass., director of new market development, Avid Technologies
— Edwin J. Graf, 48, Rowayton, Conn., vice president, Cantor Fitzgerald
— James Greenleaf Jr., 32, Waterford, Conn.
— Matthew J. Gryzmalski, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Gary Robert Haag, 36, Ossining, N.Y., claims department vice president, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Robert Hamilton, 43, Washingtonville, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Valerie Hanna, 57, Freeville, N.Y., Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— James Haran, 41, Malverne, N.Y.
— Timothy J. Hargrave, 38, N.J., vice president, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Stewart Harris, 52, Marlboro, N.J., chief credit officer, Cantor Fitzgerald
— John C. Hartz, 64, Basking Ridge, N.J., senior vice president, Fiduciary Trust International
— Tim Haviland, 41, Oceanside, N.Y., software developer/computer programmer, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Donald G. Havlish Jr., 53, Yardley, Pa., senior vice president, Aon Corp.
— W. Ward Haynes, 35, Rye, N.Y., derivatives broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Charles Heeran, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Mark Hindy, New York, N.Y.
— Stephen G. Hoffman, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Judith Hofmiller
— Robert Horoshoe, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Timothy Robert Hughes, 43, Madison, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Patrick Iken, 37, New York, N.Y., Euro Brokers Inc.
— Paul Innella, 33, East Brunswick, N.J.
— Aram Iskenderian, 41, Merrick, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Brooke Jackman, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Steven Jacobson, 53, New York, N.Y., transmitter engineer, WPIX-TV
— Scott Johnson, 26, securities analyst, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Donald W. Jones, 43, Fairless Hills, Pa., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Robert Jordan, 34, Williston, N.Y.
— Shari Kandell, 27, Wyckoff, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Don J. Kauth, 51, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., bank analyst, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— James Joseph Kelly, 39, Oceanside, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Timothy Kelly, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Mary Kimelman, 34, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Andrew Marshall King, 42, Princeton, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Glenn Kirwin, 40, Scarsdale, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas P. Knox, 31, Hoboken, N.J.
— Gary Koecheler, 57, Harrison, N.Y., government bond broker, Euro Brokers Inc.
— Michael Laforte, 39, Holmdel, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Steven Lamantia, 38, Darien, Conn., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Christopher Larrabee, 26, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Cantor Fitzgerald
— David R. Leistman, 43, Garden City, N.Y., bond trader and partner, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph A. Lenihan, 41, Cos Cob, Conn., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— John Robinson Lenoir, 38, Locust Valley, N.Y., vice president, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Matthew G. Leonard, 38, New York, N.Y., attorney, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Lepore, 39, Bronxville, N.Y., technical services employee, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Jeffrey Earle LeVeen, 55, Manhasset, N.Y., senior vice president of equity sales, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Elizabeth Claire Logler, 31, New York, N.Y., employee of eSpeed division, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph Lovero, 60, Jersey City, N.J., dispatcher, Jersey City Fire Department
— Edward (Ted) H. Luckett II, 40, Fair Haven, N.J., partner and vice president, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Linda Luzzicone, 33, New York, N.Y., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Farrell Peter Lynch, 39, Centerport, N.Y., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Richard Dennis Lynch, 30, Euro Brokers
— Sean P. Lynch, 37, Morristown, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Richard B. Madden, 35, Westfield, N.J., Aon Corp.
— Joseph Maio, 32, Roslyn, N.Y., director of equity derivatives, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Edward Francis (Teddy) Maloney III, 32, Darien, Conn., account manager at Tradespark division, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Christian Maltby, 37, Chatham, N.J., vice president, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Edward J. Mardovich, Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., president, Euro Brokers Inc.
— Kevin Marlo, 28, New York, N.Y., Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— James Martello, 41, Rumson, N.J., equity sales trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— William Martin, 35, Denville, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Edward Mazzella, 62, Monroe, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— James J. McAlary, 42, Spring Lake Heights, N.J., commodities broker, Carr Futures
— Matthew T. McDermott, 34, Basking Ridge, N.J., equity trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Eamon McEnaeney, 46, New Canaan, Conn., senior vice president and limited partner, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Katherine (Katie) McGarry-Noack, 30, Hoboken, N.J., senior sales executive, Telekurs USA
— Mark McGinly, Vienna, Va., Carr Futures
— Michael G. McGinty, 42, Foxboro, Mass., senior vice president for power and utilities practice, Marsh Inc.
— Scott M. McGovern, 35, Wyckoff, N.J.
— Francis Noel McGuinn, 50, Rye, N.Y., managing director of emerging markets, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas McHale, 33, Huntington, N.Y., broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Edward McHugh Jr., 35, Tuckahoe, N.Y., TradeSpark (Cantor Fitzgerald)
— Barry McKeon, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., executive vice president, Fiduciary Trust International
— Robert C. McLaughlin, 29
— Sean McNulty, 30, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Bill Meehan, 49, Huntington, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Ralph Mercurio, 47, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Alan H. Merdinger, 47, South Whitehall Township, Pa., accountant, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Raymond J. Metz III, 37, Trumbull, Conn., currency broker, Euro Brokers Inc.
— David Meyer, 57, Glen Rock, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— William E. Micciulli, 30, Old Bridge, N.J., partner and senior vice president, Cantor Fitzgerald
— William Minardi, 46, Bedford, N.Y., broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Louis Minervino, 54, Middletown, N.J., Marsh USA
— John G. Monahan, 47, Ocean Township, N.J., operations supervisor, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Montesi, 39, Highland Mills, N.Y., firefighter, New York Fire Department
— Roy Wallace Moreno, 42, bank employee
— George Morrell, 47, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., partner and vice president of mortgage department, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Seth Morris, Cantor Fitzgerald
— James Donald Munhall, 45, Ridgewood, N.J., managing director, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Marc A. Murolo, Hoboken, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Brian Murphy, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Christopher W. Murphy, 35, Stamford, Conn., senior research analyst, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Edward C. Murphy, 42, Clifton, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— James Murphy, 30, Garden City, N.Y., Thomson Financial
— James Thomas Murphy, 35, Middletown, N.J.
— Kevin James Murphy, 40, Northport, N.Y., claims consultant, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— John J. Murray, 32, Hoboken, N.J., partner and director, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Luke Nee, 44, Stony Point, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— John Ballantine Niven, 44, New York and Oyster Bay, N.Y., senior vice president in mergers and acquisitions, Aon Corp.
— Daniel Nolan, 44, Lake Hopatcong, N.J., assistant vice president for computer technology services, Johnson & Higgins/March McLennan
— Robert Walter Noonan, 36, Norwalk, Conn., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Timothy O'Brien, 40, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Richard J. O'Connor, 48, LaGrangeville, N.Y., senior vice president, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Amy O'Doherty, 23, Pelham Manor, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Edward K. Oliver, 31, Jackson, N.J., broker, Carr Futures
— Maureen Olson, 50, Rockville Centre, N.Y., insurance broker, Marsh Inc.
— Sean Gordon Corbett O'Neill, 34, Rye, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Virginia Ormiston-Kenworthy, New York, N.Y.
— James Robert Ostrowski, 37, Garden City, N.Y.
— Jason Oswald, 28, New York, N.Y., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Todd Ouida, 25, River Edge, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Peter J. Owens, Williston Park, N.Y.
— Thomas Anthony Palazzo, 44, Armonk, N.Y., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Edward J. Papa, 47, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
— Jerrold Paskins, 57, Anaheim Hills, Calif., insurance executive, Devonshire Group
— Bernard E. Patterson, 46, Upper Brookville, N.Y.
— Cira Marie Patti, 40, New York, N.Y., trader's assistant, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Angela Susan Perez, 35, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— William H. Pohlmann, 56, Ardsley, N.Y., assistant deputy commissioner, New York State Department of Tax Enforcement
— Laurence Polatsch, 32, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Christopher Quackenbush, 44, Manhasset, N.Y., executive in charge of investment banking, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Harry Raines, 37, Bethpage, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Robert Arthur Rasmussen, 42, Hinsdale, Ill., financial analyst, Vestek
— David Alan James Rathkey, 47, Mountain Lakes, N.J., IQ Financial Systems
— Thomas Barnes Reinig, 48, Bernardsville, N.J., investment banker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joshua Scott Reiss, 23, New York, N.Y., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— John Armand Reo, 28, Larchmont, N.Y., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Stephen Roach, 37, Verona, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Donald W. Robertson, 38, Rumson, N.J., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Donald Robson, 52, Manhasset, N.Y.
— Elvin Santiago Romero, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Mike Rothberg, 39, Old Greenwich, Conn., bonds manager, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Susan Ann Ruggiero, 30, Plainview, N.Y., assistant vice president, Marsh Technologies
— Wayne Saloman, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Frank Salvaterra, 41, Manhasset, N.Y., partner, Sandler O'Neill & Partners
— Paul F. Sarle, 38, Babylon Village, N.Y.
— Sean Schielke, 27, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— John Schwartz
— Randolph Scott, 48, broker, Euro Brokers Inc.
— Matthew Sellitto, 23, New Vernon, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Karen Seymour-Dietrich, 30, Millington, N.J.
— Daniel James Shea, 37, Pelham, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Joseph Patrick Shea, 47, Pelham, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael John Simon, 40, Harrington Park, N.J., energy broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas Sinton III, Croton on Hudson, N.Y.
— Christopher Slattery, 31, New York, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Vincent Slavin, Rockaway, N.Y.
— Cathy T. Smith, 44, West Haverstraw, N.Y., Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Daniel L. Smith, 47, Northport, N.Y.
— James G. Smith, Garden City, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Karl Trumbull Smith, 44, Little Silver, N.J., municipal bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Michael Sorresse, 34, Morris Plains, N.J., vice president, Marsh Inc.
— George Spencer III, West Norwalk, Conn.
— Alexander Robbins Steinman, 32, Hoboken, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Jimmy Nevill Storey, 58, Katy, Texas, senior vice president in Houston office, Marsh Inc.
— Timothy Stout, 42, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., quality assurance specialist, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas S. Strada, Chatham, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Steven Strobert, 33, Ridgewood, N.J., trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Patrick Sullivan, Breezy Point, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Robert Sutcliffe, 39, Huntington, N.Y.
— Michael Andrew Tamuccio, 37, Pelham Manor, N.Y., vice president of equity trading, Fred Alger & Co.
— Michael Tanner, Secaucus, N.J., Cantor Fitzgerald
— Anthony Tempesta, 38, Elizabeth, N.J., broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Thomas Theurkauf, 44, Stamford, Conn., executive vice president, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
— Glenn Thompson, 44, New York, N.Y., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Sal Tieri Jr., 40, Shrewsbury, N.J., managing director, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
— Michael Tinley, 56, Dallas, Texas, vice president, Marsh Inc.
— Wally P. Travers Jr., 44, Upper Saddle River, N.J., bond broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Lance Richard Tumulty, 32, Bridgewater, N.J., distressed trading manager, Euro Brokers Inc.
— Michael A. Uliano, 42, Aberdeen, N.J., options broker, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Kenneth W. Van Auken, 47, East Brunswick, N.J., bond trader, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Frederick Varacchi, 35, Greenwich, Conn., president of eSpeed, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Scott C. Vasel, 32, Park Ridge, N.J.
— John Wallice, Huntington, N.Y., Cantor Fitzgerald
— James Walsh, 36, Scotch Plains, N.J., computer programmer, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Stephen Ward, 33, Gorham, Maine, Cantor Fitzgerald
— Todd Weaver, 30, New York, N.Y., vice president, Fiduciary Trust International
— Steven Weinberg, 41, New City, N.Y., Baseline (a Thomson Financial Co.)
— David T. Weiss, 50, New York, N.Y., vice president and deputy general counsel, Cantor Fitzgerald
— John Willett, 29, New York, N.Y., analyst, C02e.com
— John Wright, 33, Rockville Centre, N.Y.
— Robert Zampieri, 30
— Charles A. Zion, 54, Greenwich, Conn., senior vice president, Cantor Fitzgerald
REPORTED DEAD: Pentagon
— Terence M. Lynch, 49, Alexandria, Va., consultant, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
— Michael Selves, 53, Fairfax, Va., information management support center director, U.S. Army
— Patricia Statz, 41, Takoma Park, Md., civilian employee, U.S. Army
— Ernest M. Willcher, 62, North Potomac, Md., Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.
REPORTED DEAD: American Airlines Flight 11, Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center
CREW:
— Barbara Arestegui, 38, Marstons Mills, Mass., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Jeffrey Collman, 41, Novato, Calif., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Sara Low, 28, Batesville, Ark., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Karen Martin, 40, Danvers, Mass., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Thomas McGuinness, 42, Portsmouth, N.H., first officer, American Airlines
— Kathleen Nicosia, flight attendant, American Airlines
— John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Mass., captain, American Airlines
— Betty Ong, 45, Andover, Mass., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Jean Roger, 24, Longmeadow, Mass., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Dianne Snyder, 42, Westport, Mass., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Madeline Sweeney, 35, Acton, Mass., flight attendant, American Airlines
PASSENGER:
— Anna Williams Allison, 48, Stoneham, Mass., founder, A2 Software Solutions
— David Angell, 54, Pasadena, Calif., executive producer, NBC's ``Frasier''
— Lynn Angell, Pasadena, Calif.
— Seima Aoyama
— Myra Aronson, 52, Charlestown, Mass., press and analyst relations manager
— Christine Barbuto, 32, Brookline, Mass., TJX Co.
— Carolyn Beug, 48, Los Angeles, Calif.
— Kelly Booms, 24, Boston, Mass., PricewaterhouseCoopers
— Carol Bouchard, 43, Warwick, R.I., emergency room secretary, Kent County Hospital
— Neilie Casey, 32, Wellesley, Mass., planning manager, TJX Co.
— Jeffrey Coombs, 42, Abington, Mass., security analyst, Compaq
— Tara Creamer, 30, Worcester, Mass.
— Thelma Cuccinello, 71, Wilmot, N.H.
— Patrick Currivan
— Brian Dale, 43, Warren, N.J.
— David DiMeglio, Wakefield, Mass.
— Donald Ditullio, 49, Peabody, Mass., Smith and Nephew
— Albert Dominguez, 65, Sydney, Australia
— Alex Filipov, 70, Concord, Mass., electrical engineer
— Carol Flyzik, 40, Plaistow, N.H.
— Paul Friedman, 45, Belmont, Mass., management consultant, Emergence Consulting
— Karleton D.B. Fyfe, 31, Brookline, Mass., John Hancock
— Peter Gay, 54, Tewksbury, Mass., plant manager, Raytheon Co.
— Linda George, 27, Westboro, Mass., TJX Co.
— Edmund Glazer, 41, Los Angeles, Calif., chief financial officer, MRV Communications
— Lisa Fenn Gordenstein, 41, Needham, Mass., TJX Co.
— Andrew Curry Green, 34, Los Angeles, Calif., director of business development, eLogic
— Paige Farley Hackel, 46, Newton, Mass., spiritual counselor
— Peter Hashem, 40, Tewksbury, Mass., salesman
— Robert Hayes, 37, Amesbury, Mass., sales engineer, Netstal
— Ted Hennessy, 35, Belmont, Mass., partner, Emergence Consulting
— John Hofer
— Cora Holland, 52, Sudbury, Mass., Sudbury Food Pantry at Our Lady of Fatima Church
— Nicholas Humber, 60, Newton, Mass., owner, Brae Burn Management
— John Jenkins, 45, Cambridge, Mass., corporate office services manager, Charles River Associates
— Charles Jones, 48, Bedford, Mass., computer programmer
— Robin Kaplan, 33, Westboro, Mass., TJX Co.
— Barbara Keating, 72, Palm Springs, Calif.
— David Kovalcin, 42, Hudson, N.H.
— Judy Larocque, 50, Framingham, Mass., founder and CEO, Market Perspectives
— N. Janis Lasden, 46, Peabody, Mass., General Electric
— Daniel John Lee, 34, Los Angeles, Calif.
— Daniel C. Lewin, 31, Brookline, Mass., co-founder and chief technology officer, Akamai Technologies
— Susan MacKay, 44, Westford, Mass., TJX Co.
— Chris Mello, 25, Boston, Mass., analyst
— Jeff Mladenik, 43, Hinsdale, Ill., interim CEO, eLogic
— Antonio Montoya, 46, East Boston, Mass., housekeeping worker, Boston Harbor Hotel
— Carlos Montoya
— Juan Carlos Montoya Londono, Colombian
— Laura Lee Morabito, 34, Framingham, Mass., national sales manager, Qantas Airways
— Mildred Naiman, Andover, Mass.
REPORTED DEAD: American Airlines Flight 11, Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center
PASSENGER:
— Laurie Neira
— Renee Newell, 37, Cranston, R.I., customer service agent, American Airlines
— Jacqueline Norton, 60, Lubec, Maine, retiree
— Robert Norton, 82, Lubec, Maine, retiree
— Jane Orth, 49, Haverhill, Mass., retiree, Lucent Technologies
— Thomas Pecorelli, 31, Los Angeles, Calif., cameraman, Fox Sports and E! Entertainment Television
— Berry Berenson Perkins, 53, Wellfleet, Mass., actress and photographer
— Sonia Morales Puopolo, 58, Dover, Mass., former ballet dancer
— David Retik, Needham, Mass.
— Philip Rosenzweig, Acton, Mass., executive, Sun Microsystems
— Richard Ross, 58, Newton, Mass., Ross Group
— Jessica Sachs, 22, Billerica, Mass., accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
— Rahma Salie, 28, Boston, Mass.
— Heather Smith, 30, Boston, Mass., Beacon Capital Partners
— Douglas Stone, 54, Dover, N.H.
— Xavier Suarez
— Michael Theodoridis, 32, Boston, Mass., technology consultant
— James Trentini, 65, Everett, Mass., retired teacher and assistant principal
— Mary Trentini, 67, Everett, Mass., retired secretary
— Pendyala Vamsikrishna, 30, Los Angeles, Calif., project manager for consulting firm, DTI
— Mary Wahlstrom, 75, Kaysville, Utah
— Kenneth Waldie, 46, Methuen, Mass., Raytheon Co.
— John Wenckus, 46, Torrance, Calif., tax consultant
— Candace Lee Williams, 20, Danbury, Conn., student
— Christopher Zarba, 47, Hopkinton, Mass., software engineer, Concord Communications
REPORTED DEAD: United Airlines Flight 175, Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center
CREW:
— Robert Fangman, 33, Claymont, Del., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Michael R. Horrocks, 38, Glen Mills, Pa., first officer, United Airlines
— Amy Jarret, 28, North Smithfield, R.I., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Amy King, 29, Stafford Springs, Conn., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Kathryn LaBorie, 44, Providence, R.I., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Alfred Marchand, 44, Alamogordo, N.M., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Victor J. Saracini, 51, Lower Makefield Township, Pa., captain, United Airlines
— Michael Tarrou, 38, Stafford Springs, Conn., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Alicia N. Titus, 28, San Francisco, Calif., flight attendant, United Airlines
PASSENGER:
— Alona Avraham, 30, Ashdod, Israel
— Garnet Bailey, 53, Lynnfield, Mass., pro hockey scouting director, Los Angeles Kings
— Mark Bavis, 31, West Newton, Mass., pro hockey scout, Los Angeles Kings
— Graham Berkeley, 37, Wellesley, Mass.
— Touri Bolourchi, 69, Beverly Hills, Calif.
— Klaus Bothe, 31, chief of development, BCT Technology AG (Germany)
— Daniel Brandhorst, 42, Los Angeles, Calif., lawyer, PricewaterhouseCoopers
— David Brandhorst, 3, Los Angeles, Calif.
— John Cahill, 56, Wellesley, Mass., senior executive, Xerox
— Christoffer Carstanjen, 33, Turner Falls, Mass., computer research specialist, University of Massachusetts
— John ``Jay'' Corcoran, 44, Norwell, Mass., merchant marine
— Gloria de Barrera, 49, El Salvador, exporter
— Dorothy Dearaujo, 82, Long Beach, Calif.
— Lisa Frost, 22, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., sales and marketing associate
— Ronald Gamboa, 33, Los Angeles, Calif., store manager, The Gap
— Lynn Goodchild, 25, Attleboro, Mass., Putnam Investments
— Francis Grogan, 76, Easton, Mass., priest, Holy Cross Church
— Carl Max Hammond Jr., 37, Boston, Mass., MIT Research
— Christine Hanson, 2, Groton, Mass.
— Peter Hanson, 32, Groton, Mass., software salesman
— Gerald F. Hardacre, 62, Carlsbad, Calif.
— Eric Hartono, 20, Boston, Mass.
— James E. Hayden, 47, Westford, Mass., chief financial officer, Netegrity Inc.
— Robert Jalbert, 61, Swampscott, Mass., salesman
— Ralph Kershaw, 52, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., marine surveyor
— Sue Kim-Hanson, 35, Groton, Mass., post doctoral candidate, Boston University
— Heinrich Kimmig, 43, chairman, BCT Technology AG (Germany)
— Brian Kinney, 29, Lowell, Mass., auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
— Robert LeBlanc, 70, Lee, N.H., professor emeritus of geography, University of New Hampshire
— Maclovio Lopez Jr., 41, Norwalk, Calif.
— Marianne MacFarlane, 34, Revere, Mass., customer service representative, United Airlines
— Louis Neil Mariani, 59, Derry, N.H.
— Juliana Valentine McCourt, 4, New London, Conn.
— Ruth McCourt, 45, New London, Conn., founder, Clifford Classique
— Wolfgang Menzel, 60, personnel manager, BCT Technology AG (Germany)
— Shawn Nassaney, 25, Pawtucket, R.I., American Power Conversion
— Marie Pappalardo
— Patrick Quigley, 40, Wellesley, Mass., partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
— Frederick Rimmele, 32, Marblehead, Mass., physician
— James M. Roux, 43, Portland, Maine, lawyer
— Jesus Sanchez, 45, Hudson, Mass., off-duty flight attendant, United Airlines
— Kathleen Shearer, 61, Dover, N.H., retired doll store owner
— Michael Shearer, 63, Dover, N.H., retired engineer
— Jane Simpkin, 35, Wayland, Mass.
— Brian D. Sweeney, 38, Barnstable, Mass., business consultant
— Timothy Ward, 38, San Diego, Calif., information technology project manager, Rubio's Restaurants
— William Weems, 46, Marblehead, Mass., commercial producer
REPORTED DEAD: American Airlines Flight 77, Washington to Los Angeles, crashed into Pentagon
CREW:
— Charles Burlingame, 51, Herndon, Va., captain, American Airlines
— David M. Charlebois, 39, Washington, D.C., first officer, American Airlines
— Michele Heidenberger, 57, Chevy Chase, Md., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Jennifer Lewis, 38, Culpeper, Va., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Kenneth Lewis, 49, Culpeper, Va., flight attendant, American Airlines
— Renee May, 39, Baltimore, Md., flight attendant, American Airlines
PASSENGER:
— Paul Ambrose, 32, physician
— Yeneneh Betru, 35, Burbank, Calif., director of medical affairs, IPC
— MJ Booth
— Bernard Brown, 11, student, Leckie Elementary School (Washington)
— Suzanne Calley, 42, San Martin, Calif., Cisco Systems Inc.
— William E. Caswell, 54, Silver Spring, Md., physicist, U.S. Navy
— Sarah Clark, 65, Columbia, Md., sixth-grade teacher, Backus Middle School (Washington)
— Zandra Cooper, Annandale, Va.
— Asia Cottom, 11, student, Backus Middle School (Washington)
— James Debeuneure, 58, Upper Marlboro, Md., fifth-grade teacher, Ketcham Elementary School (Washington)
— Rodney Dickens, 11, student, Ketcham Elementary School (Washington)
— Eddie Dillard
— Charles Droz, 52, Springfield, Va., vice president for software development, EM Solutions Inc.
— Barbara G. Edwards, 58, Las Vegas, Nev., teacher, Palo Verde High School
— Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, University Park, Md., research director, ECOlogic Corp.
— Dana Falkenberg, 3, University Park, Md.
— Zoe Falkenberg, 8, University Park, Md.
— James Joe Ferguson, 39, Washington, D.C., educational outreach director, National Geographic Society
— Darlene Flagg, 63, Millwood, Va.
— Wilson Flagg, 63, Millwood, Va., retired Navy Admiral and pilot, American Airlines
— Richard P. Gabriel Sr., 54, Great Falls, Va., managing partner, Stratin Consulting
— Ian Gray, 55, Washington, D.C., healthcare consulting firm president
— Stanley Hall, 68, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
— Bryan Jack, 48, Alexandria, Va., senior executive, Defense Department
— Steven D. Jacoby, 43, Alexandria, Va., chief operating officer, Metrocall Inc.
— Ann Judge, 49, Great Falls, Va., travel officer manager, National Geographic Society
— Chandler Keller, 29, El Segundo, Calif., propulsion engineer, Boeing Co.
— Yvonne Kennedy
— Norma Khan, 45, Reston, Va., nonprofit organization manager,
— Karen A. Kincaid, 40, lawyer, Wiley Rein & Fielding (Washington)
— Dong Lee, 48, Leesburg, Va., engineer, Boeing Co.
— Dora Menchaca, 45, Santa Monica, Calif., associate director of clinical research, Amgen Inc.
— Christopher Newton, 38, Ashburn, Va., executive, WorkLife Benefits
— Barbara Olson, 45, TV commentator and lawyer
— Ruben Ornedo, 39, Los Angeles, Calif., propulsion engineer, Boeing Co.
— Robert Penniger, 63, Poway, Calif., electrical engineer, BAE Systems
— Robert R. Ploger III, 59, Annandale, Va., software architect, Lockheed Martin Corp.
— Lisa J. Raines, 42, Great Falls, Va., senior vice president, Genzyme Corp.
— Todd Reuben, 40, Potomac, Md., tax and business lawyer
— John Sammartino, 37, Annandale, Va., technical manager, XonTech Inc.
— Yang Shuyin, 61, Beijing, China, retired pediatrician
— Diane Simmons
— George Simmons
— Mari-Rae Sopper, 35, Santa Barbara, Calif., women's gymnastics coach, UC Santa Barbara
— Robert Speisman, 47, Irvington, N.Y., diamond industry salesman
— Norma Lang Steuerle, 54, Alexandria, Va.
— Hilda E. Taylor, 62, Forestville, Md., sixth-grade teacher, Leckie Elementary School (Washington)
— Leonard Taylor, 44, Reston, Va., technical group manager, XonTech Inc.
— Sandra Teague, 31, Fairfax, Va., physical therapist, Georgetown University Hospital
— Leslie A. Whittington, 45, University Park, Md., professor, Georgetown University
— John Yamnicky, 71, Waldorf, Md.
— Vicki Yancey, 44, Springfield, Va., Vredenburg
— Zheng Yuguang, 65, Beijing, China, retired chemist
REPORTED DEAD: United Airlines Flight 93, Newark, N.J., to San Francisco, crashed in rural southwest Pennsylvania
CREW:
— Lorraine G. Bay, Hightstown, N.J., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Sandra W. Bradshaw, 38, Greensboro, N.C., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Jason Dahl, 43, Denver, Colo., captain, United Airlines
— Wanda A. Green, 49, Linden, N.J., flight attendant, United Airlines
— LeRoy Homer, 36, Marlton, N.J., first officer, United Airlines
— CeeCee Lyles, Fort Myers, Fla., flight attendant, United Airlines
— Deborah Welsh, 49, New York, N.Y., flight attendant, United Airlines
PASSENGER:
— Christian Adams, 37, Biebelsheim, Germany, foreign sales manager, German Wine Fund
— Todd Beamer, 32, Cranbury, N.J., account manager, Oracle Corp.
— Alan Beaven, 48, Oakland, Calif., environmental lawyer
— Mark Bingham, 31, San Francisco, Calif., public relations firm owner
— Deora Bodley, 20, Santa Clara, Calif., university student
— Marion Britton, 53, assistant regional director, U.S. Census Bureau
— Thomas E. Burnett Jr., 38, San Ramon, Calif., medical research senior executive
— William Cashman
— Georgine Rose Corrigan, antiques and collectibles dealer
— Joseph Deluca, 52, Ledgewood, N.J., systems business consultant
— Patrick Driscoll
— Edward P. Felt, 41, Matawan, N.J., BEA Systems Inc.
— Colleen Fraser, 51, Elizabeth, N.J., chairwoman, New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council
— Andrew Garcia, 62, Portola Valley, Calif.
— Jeremy Glick, 31, West Milford, N.J.
— Kristin Gould
— Lauren Grandcolas, 38, San Rafael, Calif., sales worker, Good Housekeeping magazine
— Donald F. Greene, 52, Greenwich, Conn.
— Linda Gronlund, 46, Warwick, N.Y., environmental compliance, BMW
— Richard Guadagno, 38, Eureka, Calif., manager, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
— Toshiya Kuge, 20, Tokyo, Japan, student
— Hilda Marcin, 79, Budd Lake, N.J., retired teacher's aide
— Waleska Martinez, 38, Jersey City, N.J., automation specialist, U.S. Census Bureau
— Nicole Miller, 21, San Jose, Calif., student, West Valley College
— Louis J. Nacke, 42, New Hope, Pa., distribution center director, Kay-Bee Toys
— Donald A. Peterson, 66, Spring Lake, N.J., retired president, Continental Electric Co.
— Jean Hoadley Peterson, 55, Spring Lake, N.J.
— Mark Rothenberg, Scotch Plains, N.J., owner, MDR Global Resources
— Christine Snyder, 32, Kailua, Hawaii, arborist, Outdoor Circle
— John Talignani, 72, New York, N.Y., retired restaurant worker
— Honor Elizabeth Wainio, 27, Watchung, N.J., district manager, Discovery Channel stores

I am so impressed with this woman!

I was so impressed with Sarah Palin tonight! She was funny, tough, eloquent, attractive and humble! I really appreciated her ability to hold the stage and the crowd. She was definitely someone I would follow. I appreciated her humble spirit, and yet applauded her ability to share her accomplishments and not seem boastful. I also was very impressed with a matter of fact nature. No fluff in her. If you missed her speech, here it is. Let me know what you think!

A New Look

So I went to go get my haircut today and was told that they were going to make me look like a new man. I was so scared! I was not allowed to look in the mirror the entire time! I saw the stylist pulling out machinery that I never thought could be used on a human. Well, an hour and half later this is what I saw!

I am not used to it yet, and I do not think i will ever be able to replicate it, so I thought I would ask the people closest to me what you think. Should I learn how to keep this do? Please let me know what you think. Should I go back to the old Kurian? Isn't life tough? All these decisions? Okay thats a bit over the top!

Who would have thunk it?!

So as many of you know I have started Lindora. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have not felt this good in a while and even though there are sacrifices, the benefits definitely out weigh the cost. I have been remaining so strict on this program and the results are showing!

One of the things that has overwhelmed me about this season in my life is simply how much I connect with God. This journey has almost felt like a spiritual fast. I have been able to connect with God in a deeper and more powerful way. I am able to see and feel how detailed his plan was when He created my body. I truly believe with every being in my body(for the first time really) that I am "fearfully and wonderfully created"

Thanks to my friends, family and now for Lindora I feel more complete, healthy and a renewed spirit. Thank you for being there every step of the way! I love you guys and here is to a new me!

Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Thank you Chris Pritchett!

My friend Chris posted this on his blog and I just needed to smile and laugh! I think this is incredible! I wish more people would do stuff like this! I am inspired! I hope you all enjoy it! Let me know if any cool thoughts come out of watching this.

Love you guys!
Kurian

Greg Laurie's message!

I just thought this was pretty powerful. It is so sad to know that life is so short. My prayers and thoughts are with the Laurie Family. If you think about it send up some prayers for this amazing family! I love the honesty in this video and I pray that if you watch this it touches you.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!

Life has been insane, so I apologize for not writing in a while. I have been moving, getting situated, preparing for my Mom's wedding(pictured above) and trying to reconnect with as many people as possible. So please forgive me for not being the best blogger in the world.

As for an update? Well I am still working at CaseCentral and really enjoying it. I am learning a ton and I am feeling like I finally know why the Lord has me there. Its a cool feeling to know that you are right where God wants you. It has been an experience that has surpassed my expectations. Working from home is tough, simply because I am such a social person that not having anyone around has been a little more lonely than I expected. However, the sweet surprise is that I am actually pretty disciplined in getting my work done effectively and efficiently. Pretty surprised by that.

As for my health? I have decided to start a medical weight loss program called Lindora. So far it has been one of the toughest things I have ever done, but I am pretty certain that finally I will be able to lose my weight and keep it off. I am very dedicated to this(because it was so dang expensive) and really feeling like this is what I needed to get healthier. I am hoping that losing weight will somehow be the miracle I need to get healthy. Please if you think about it pray for me. The program is 10 weeks of hard core dieting and ketosis and then a maintenance program. For more info go to www.lindora.com . I recommend this program to anyone.

Lastly, since my birthday just passed I have this overwhelming feeling like this is my year. I feel like I am going to change, grow and become some one that I will not notice next year at this time. I am so excited. I am so willing to be dedicated to making this a year of change! My friend Meeshee Scherrei always has a word for every year and my word this year is change. Life giving change. I cant wait. It is going to be awesome. From my health to my professional life to even my love life; this is the year that will be defining.

I also added a link to a video that I love. It is Randy Pausch. I posted it before but I wanted to post it again in memory of this man's life. Randy passed away on July 25th and I think that this is one of the videos that will forever be a part of my life change this year. If you have time please watch this and Enjoy!

I am moving back to Orange County!

As I sit here and tell you all about moving back, I have to say that I am overwhelmed. I cannot believe that it has been over a year and beyond that, I cannot believe how much the Lord has blessed this journey.

This experience has been one that has taught me more and has shaped my life more than anything ever has. I never thought I would look back at this experience and be where I am today. Today I can honestly say that I am a better man then I was a year ago.

This journey has added characters to my life that would have never been there if it were not for stepping out in faith. This faith adventure has given me the ability to say that I am stronger and much more on my own two feet then ever before.

The blessings in my life are abundant. They come in form of new friends, a great new job, new experiences and I would say the experience of knowing that all my old friends have been amazing every step of the way. The support, prayers and visits have been beyond blessings. So for all new friends, old friends and family, thank you! Thank you for making this journey possible, unbelievable and beyond perfect.

Now for the details. I will be moving back on May 10Th, still working for CaseCentral and will be living in Costa Mesa. I still have renters in my Greenfield condo, so I will be moving back there once they are out. I am so excited to go home, but also sad to leave the people here in San Fran.

Well, there you go! Cant wait to share my experiences more in depth later.

Love you all!

My Beautiful Niece Sophia Bella is BORN!

Before being an Uncle I never thought in a million years that i could love a person so deeply as I do my nieces and nephews. The shocking part actually is how quickly you fall, and fall hard. I have not even met Sophia and already am mad about her.

She was born 7 pounds 12 oz. and so far is an easy and quiet baby. She looks exactly like Lani as a baby. By the way, Lani is doing great after the c section. I think it was easier the second time on her. The coolest part is that big brother,Noah loves his new baby sister.

Whenever you think of them feel free to send up a prayer.

Love you all,
Uncle Mark

Boboquivari

So I believe that I have had the unique and amazing privilege to eat at some of the most exquisite restaurants in the world. Well, yesterday I got to eat the most amazing meal I think I have ever had. I know that I normally love hyperbole, but honestly this meal was amazing!!!!!!!!!

I started the meal with an amazing salad. The salad was made with a homemade creamy mozzarella cheese, tiny heirloom tomatoes, with avocado, and these tiny bread crumbs and then finished off with red onion and a light balsamic vinaigrette. The flavors were insane!

Next i had a their famous fillet Mignon on the bone, zucchini made with Japanese bread crumbs and a double baked potato with a marscapone cheese and just a little drizzle of sour cream. Just so you know when I asked for medium well on the steak, the waitress let me know that the chef would not do that. The chef knows exactly how it should be made. I was a bit nervous since I always need to have everything exactly how I like it. My friends, this was te most insane steak I have ever had! Honestly, IT WAS PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!

Lastly, for dessert we had a very simple chocolate mousse that was stuffed in tiny waffle cones. It was decadent, simple and had a perfect flavor!

Anyone who comes and visits me will go to this stellar and perfect restaurant. The atmosphere feels a little cheesy, but the food, the service and the experience is one that I have never had! This is my favorite meal ever! It was amazing! Go to their website and check it out.

www.boboquivaris.com/

Thanks for reading! It was amazing!

Love you all!

Does anyone even read this Blog?

Well, I just found out that my blog has been blocked for several weeks and in that time only one person has noticed! AWESOME! Its funny because I had a dream to have the next Mcfadden Place or even the next Kerr Cafe, but alas no one notices! I promise I will get more interesting and better posts! Here I go! Can't stop me! Hope everyone got today off and that everyone is having fun because, I get to work today! WOOHOO! Have an awesome day everyone and keep reading!

I HAVE A DREAM!

On this day I am reminded by how much Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has turned this world upside down. He embodies what I strive to be. So to celebrate him today here is the famous speech that turned the world upside down. Sit and read it. I guarantee you will read something that will forever change your life.
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I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.


Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.

As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied, as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring."

And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California!

But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

I need advice!!!

Okay so I sit in my tiny apartment and I am watching tv and to tell you the truth I am overwhelmed. I have a 65" screen and it is taking up most of my apartment. The picture above is of the TV I currently have.

So I need help. Can anyone let me know what kind of TV I should buy and also let me know whats the best price you think I could get for my current TV?

This is where I hope my blog is being read. Let me know what your thoughts are! HELP!

Pics!

Christmas Table at my Mom's house

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My Mom's Den. She did a great job decorating!


From the right: Uncle Argy, Sister Tami, Grandpa Argyle, Auntie Barbara, Mom, Grandma Madonna, Gary, Me, Cousin Blake


Me and my Mom at Wicked

SO CAL!!!!

I started my craziness with going to So cal for Christmas! I got to see a lot of you, but was definitely not able to see all of you. I never realized how many people there are to see. It is crazy. I was there for twelve days and yet was packed with things to do. My mom had me working on things that she needed done around her house, I cooked both Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner and I tried to spend as much time with family as I could.

I think the greatest part of this trip was a day that i had planned for my mom and I to connect. I decided for Christmas to give her a day to affirm her, love on her and just have a fun day. We went to breakfast, got massages, went to lunch and then went to go see Wicked. It was an awesome day! It is fun to give someone that has everything a gift that they will never forget! It really was a day to remember.

Beyond that I did get a chance to hang and see people thanks to the McFadden's hosting a party when I first got in and for the Kerr's hosting a New Years party. It was great to see everyone and at the same time it made me miss being down in So Cal. I had an awesome time though. It was a blast! I was able to play some Speed Uno with the Kerr's I was able to eat some of Kelly McFadden's amazing meatballs and got to see people that I have not seen in forever! So thanks to the Kerr's and the McFadden's for making that happen! From So Cal I headed back to San Fran and was only there for 2 days and then I was off to New York! The craziness continues!

First Blog in forever! Sorry!

So this is the first blog that I have written in a long time! I am sorry! I have been so busy! I have been traveling, working and really just have had no time to write. So I decided to break out my last couple of weeks into a couple of blogs so that you can read at your leisure so here we go!