Thursday, March 29, 2007

Weekend with the family, peace rally, and the after effects of said peace rally.

Hi again!

Last weekend, I went down to Harrisburg with my parents to see my brother Nick, my other brother, Nate, his wife, Kellyn, and my baby nephew, Zane. I don't get to see any of them terribly often, as Nick lives there and Nate, Kellyn, and Zane live down in North Carolina, so I was really happy to visit with them. My nephew is only 8 months old...but he is so fun to play with! He is starting to throw things and is almost able to crawl.

Front: Zane, Kellyn, Mom, Dad
Back: Me, Nate, Nick
After getting back to Clarion, not too much exciting happened to me. The weather has been absolutely incredible for the past week or so. It is a great feeling to be able to walk to class in a t-shirt and shorts.

Today was pretty interesting, however. The Clarion Young Democrats sponsored a peace rally near the Gemmell Student Center. Being the young activist I am, I checked it out for a few hours. Since my American Contemporary Literature professor, Dr. Terman, was speaking at the rally, he let us out early to see what was going on.

Dr. Terman, reading from "Here, Bullet" by Brian Turner
It was a lot of fun sitting out in the sun listening to some great music and poetry. As you can see in the picture, it was a beautiful day to support a great cause. Unfortunately, I was not prepared to sit outside for several hours.

As you can see, my skin isn't exactly prepared for summer yet!

Thanks for reading!

Mike

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