Sunday, January 25, 2009

Run for Someone's Life

CARLSBAD, CALIF. -- Along the Pacific Coast today, four dozen people will run up to 26.2 miles to help a handful of children with a potentially fatal disease.

One of the runners is My Love.

One of the children is Thing 1.

This is their cause:



Thanks to all of you who have donated to our efforts. We have exceeded our $25,000 family goal and Cure JM met its overall fundraising goal of $150,000 for the event. You are the most generous, literate blog readers around. You also smell fantastic.

Thanks to our 16-year-old neighbor (and occasional babysitter) for helping put the above video together. In five years, your first legal beer is on me.

Thanks to the rest of you who put up with my begging and pleading here and elsewhere on the Web over the past six months without unsubscribing. I'm grateful and humbled ... but not dumb enough not to try to get you to fork over a fiver or two one last time at our donation site.

Back with the funny later this week. Cheers!
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16 comments:

  1. JulieJanuary 25, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    I suck and forgot to donate....going there now! Best of everything, as always, to you and your family.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Huge congratulations on the fund raising!

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  3. Practically JoeJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Wait! This is the first I'm hearing about beer!
    ... and I do smell nice.
    Ok ... I'll click over.

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  4. unmitigated meJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    May all your wishes come true!

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  5. UnknownJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    I would have donated earlier, but I actual was unable to read my card number, it took me 2 tries with these new glasses as it was.

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  6. for a different kind of girlJanuary 25, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    There are some beautiful faces in that video. Congratulations on meeting the fund raising goals!

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  7. Michael from dadcation.comJanuary 25, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    That is awesome. I just hope my horse, Black Hockey Jesus, doesn't throw a shoe or something.

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  8. pattyJanuary 25, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    Proving the point that sometimes you're not home - and you are always cool.

    All the best and congratulations on the fundraising!

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  9. Manager MomJanuary 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    Congrats on the big day and for making such a worthy goal! Best to Your Love and to Thing 1.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    I can't watch the video while at work, but congrats to your family's fundraising. And super congrats to your Love for finishing such a long race (especially in the cold COLD northeast!). And super duper congrats to your Thing 1 for staying strong while battling a serious disease.

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  11. Swirl GirlJanuary 26, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Congrats on the fundraising efforts!

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  12. Vodka MomJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    that's incredible. Really, really incredible. If I had two dimes to rub together I would send them your way. In fact, i'll be back after pay day.

    xoxox

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  13. Mike January 28, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    I'm a sucker for anything named "juvenile." Mine happens to be diabetes, (middle child, type 1)so thanks for doing this.

    Need to head over to the donation site...

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  14. Anissa MayhewJanuary 29, 2009 at 2:03 AM

    Oh, so happy for you! That's just freaking awesome, goals met and hopefully exceeded. Give you wife and #1 a HUGE hug and tell them it's from stranger on your blog who thinks their fantastic.

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  15. Anna LeflerJanuary 29, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    Hey, congrats on your success! I'm so happy for you all...

    Cheers!

    XO

    Anna

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  16. C.J. KosterJanuary 31, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    Incredibly noble. It's amazing when someone takes the initiative to stand up for a worthy cause by donating their time, their energy and their care to something close to their heart.

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