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So, we found out today that my Mom has cancer. Needless to say, I am not a happy camper. My mom is such an amazing person, and its an actual physical pain when I try and picture this world without her. She’s going to have a Hysterectomy next week and once inside they’ll have a better idea how far the cancer has spread.

When she’s gone, I will be the most alone that I’ve ever been in my entire life.

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One of reality’s most terrible tragedies is the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seasons of Heroes.

I actually liked the whole destroyed future/ Shanti virus storyline. It just got screwed up by the writers strike if memory serves, and never recovered. I heard there was some girl-on-claire murder mystery action the last season? No thanks.

-Then you embrace pop culture at it’s worst and cheeseiest. (Ironically, of course.)

We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish to express our deepest admiration to all of you who have initiated the non-violent Occupy Wall Street Movement and to those around the country who have joined in solidarity. The issues raised are of fundamental importance to all of us. These include:

• The inequity that exists between classes in our country is simply immoral.
• We are in an unemployment crisis. Almost 14 million people are unemployed. Nearly 20% of African American men are unemployed. Over 25% of our nation’s youth are unemployed.
• Many workers who have jobs have to work 2 or 3 of them just to scrape by.
• Higher education is almost impossible to obtain without going deeply in debt.
• Corporations are permitted to spend unlimited resources to influence elections while stockpiling a trillion dollars rather than hiring people.

We know the media will either ignore you or frame the issue as to who may be getting pepper sprayed rather than addressing the despair and hardships borne by so many, or accurately conveying what this movement is about. All this goes on while corporate profits continue to soar and millionaires whine about paying a bit more in taxes. And we have not even mentioned the environment… (read more)