Meredith, Jay, and I will be headed to help defeat ALS this weekend.
What is ALS? This is from the ALS Association:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death.
We are walking in memory of a dear friend of Meredith's, Keri Brown Still-daughter, wife, mother, and beloved sister to the world in which she excelled. Keri lost her life too early in a battle with the disease. You may read her full story here.
So we walk...In addition to Keri's story, we walk because....
Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes another person will lose his or her life from the disease. The Walk to Defeat ALSTM offers an exciting, empowering opportunity for patients, family members, friends, companies and organizations across the country to raise significant funds to support comprehensive patient service programs and cutting-edge research. By participating in area Walks, both walkers and donors directly impact the lives of those affected by ALS as well as spread awareness for this devastating disease and the urgent need to find treatments and a cure. Walking is a great, visible way to tell others that you support the fight against ALS.
We hope you will join us in prayer, education, and you are welcome to make a donation to our walk by following the link below and searching our names (Meredith or Chalmer Harper:)
http://walknc.alsa.org
Thanks! Together, we really do make a difference.
Go Team Keri!
CH
10 June 2008
06 June 2008
A New Set of Rules
AWESOME!
Please read and heed the "Ten Commandments of Cell Phone Use"
1. Thou shalt not subject defenseless others to cell phone conversations. When people cannot escape the banality of your conversation, such as on the bus, in a cab, on a grounded airplane, or at the dinner table, you should spare them. People around you should have the option of not listening. If they don't, you shouldn't be babbling.
2. Thou shalt not set thy ringer to play La Cucaracha every time thy phone rings. Or Beethoven's Fifth, or the Bee Gees, or any other annoying melody. Is it not enough that phones go off every other second? Now we have to listen to synthesized nonsense?
3. Thou shalt turn thy cell phone off during public performances. I'm not even sure this one needs to be said, but given the repeated violations of this heretofore unwritten law, I felt compelled to include it.
4. Thou shalt not wear more than two wireless devices on thy belt. This hasn't become a big problem yet. But with plenty of techno-jockeys sporting pagers and phones, Batman-esque utility belts are sure to follow. Let's nip this one in the bud.
5. Thou shalt not dial while driving. In all seriousness, this madness has to stop. There are enough people in the world who have problems mastering vehicles and phones individually. Put them together and we have a serious health hazard on our hands.
6. Thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone. This is not unlike being on the phone and carrying on another conversation with someone who is physically in your presence. No one knows if you are here or there. Very disturbing.
7. Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone. These things have incredibly sensitive microphones, and it's gotten to the point where I can tell if someone is calling me from a cell because of the way they are talking, not how it sounds. If your signal cuts out, speaking louder won't help, unless the person is actually within earshot.
8. Thou shalt not grow too attached to thy cell phone. For obvious reasons, a dependency on constant communication is not healthy. At work, go nuts. At home, give it a rest.
9. Thou shalt not attempt to impress with thy cell phone. Not only is using a cell phone no longer impressive in any way (unless it's one of those really cool new phones with the space age design.)
10. Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings. This is not the Old West, and you are not a gunslinger sitting down to a game of poker in the saloon. Could you please be a little less conspicuous? If it rings, you'll hear it just as well if it's in your coat pocket or clipped on your belt.
Now that you have seen, you are responsible :)
CH
PS- Wish I wrote these, but I didn't. I found them here : http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/05/26/000526opwireless.html
PPS- If you are looking for the cute video of Lilly Kate and Jay...or to vote for Jay for the Cover Model search...just look below. Thanks! :)
Please read and heed the "Ten Commandments of Cell Phone Use"
1. Thou shalt not subject defenseless others to cell phone conversations. When people cannot escape the banality of your conversation, such as on the bus, in a cab, on a grounded airplane, or at the dinner table, you should spare them. People around you should have the option of not listening. If they don't, you shouldn't be babbling.
2. Thou shalt not set thy ringer to play La Cucaracha every time thy phone rings. Or Beethoven's Fifth, or the Bee Gees, or any other annoying melody. Is it not enough that phones go off every other second? Now we have to listen to synthesized nonsense?
3. Thou shalt turn thy cell phone off during public performances. I'm not even sure this one needs to be said, but given the repeated violations of this heretofore unwritten law, I felt compelled to include it.
4. Thou shalt not wear more than two wireless devices on thy belt. This hasn't become a big problem yet. But with plenty of techno-jockeys sporting pagers and phones, Batman-esque utility belts are sure to follow. Let's nip this one in the bud.
5. Thou shalt not dial while driving. In all seriousness, this madness has to stop. There are enough people in the world who have problems mastering vehicles and phones individually. Put them together and we have a serious health hazard on our hands.
6. Thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone. This is not unlike being on the phone and carrying on another conversation with someone who is physically in your presence. No one knows if you are here or there. Very disturbing.
7. Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone. These things have incredibly sensitive microphones, and it's gotten to the point where I can tell if someone is calling me from a cell because of the way they are talking, not how it sounds. If your signal cuts out, speaking louder won't help, unless the person is actually within earshot.
8. Thou shalt not grow too attached to thy cell phone. For obvious reasons, a dependency on constant communication is not healthy. At work, go nuts. At home, give it a rest.
9. Thou shalt not attempt to impress with thy cell phone. Not only is using a cell phone no longer impressive in any way (unless it's one of those really cool new phones with the space age design.)
10. Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings. This is not the Old West, and you are not a gunslinger sitting down to a game of poker in the saloon. Could you please be a little less conspicuous? If it rings, you'll hear it just as well if it's in your coat pocket or clipped on your belt.
Now that you have seen, you are responsible :)
CH
PS- Wish I wrote these, but I didn't. I found them here : http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/05/26/000526opwireless.html
PPS- If you are looking for the cute video of Lilly Kate and Jay...or to vote for Jay for the Cover Model search...just look below. Thanks! :)
New Buddy
There is nothing like getting two babies together! We had a great time getting to know Lilly Kate and her family today. Jay and Lilly Kate were having fun holding each other's hand and smiling at each other. The video only shows a teenie tiny bit of the two of them holding hands, but a video with two babies is hard to resist.
Enjoy this 10 seconds of total cuteness.
Have a great weekend!
CH
Enjoy this 10 seconds of total cuteness.
Have a great weekend!
CH
04 June 2008
Jay Harper for Cover Model
I feel kind of weird doing this, because I'm sure that your kids are amazingly beautiful, too. BUT...we need your help...or your votes!Meredith and I think that Jay takes great pictures!
So great, that we think he should be the cover model for Parents Magazine.
Please go to:
http://www.parents.com/app/sharemy/photoDetails.jsp?photoId=196100158
and recommend his pictures--you can recommend each picture (all 6.) It takes one click--at the top where it says recommend--and you may recommend him once a day!
Please tell everyone you know to do the same (even forward this message,) and we could see him as a cover boy! Hot dog!!! (That's Jay's favorite song...it's the song at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.)
Thanks for your support of our little guy,
CH
03 June 2008
Days of Compassion
My wife, Meredith, our son, Jay, and I sponsor a little boy named, Rolando, in Bolivia through Compassion International. It is a wonderful organization, and we get a chance to tell you more and more about it, June 24th and 25th.
88.3 WCQR is holding two 'Days of Compassion' and we are looking for your help to sponsor children (with a focus in Thailand.) To bear witness to the amazing things that are happening with the children of Thailand through Compassion, WCQR's Underwriting Director, Randy Pierce and his wife, Paige, are there this week!!
As a matter of fact, while they have been there, the Pierce family has expanded to welcome in a new little girl...
She's soooo beautiful, and we don't even know her name yet...but what's in a name. What matters is that she is now family, and we will love her...and love her... :) The story behind this wonderful adoption is to come.
I'm excited! Don't forget, June 24th and 25th from 6am til 6pm on 88.3 WCQR!
Grace and Peace,
CH
88.3 WCQR is holding two 'Days of Compassion' and we are looking for your help to sponsor children (with a focus in Thailand.) To bear witness to the amazing things that are happening with the children of Thailand through Compassion, WCQR's Underwriting Director, Randy Pierce and his wife, Paige, are there this week!!
As a matter of fact, while they have been there, the Pierce family has expanded to welcome in a new little girl...
She's soooo beautiful, and we don't even know her name yet...but what's in a name. What matters is that she is now family, and we will love her...and love her... :) The story behind this wonderful adoption is to come.
I'm excited! Don't forget, June 24th and 25th from 6am til 6pm on 88.3 WCQR!
Grace and Peace,
CH
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