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For all my campers at America’s Camp, and all my friends who work there with me:

In the rising of the sun and its going down,
We remember them.

In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
We will remember them.

In the opening buds and in the rebirth of spring,
We remember them.

In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer,
We remember them.

In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
We remember them.

In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
We will remember them.

When we are weary and in need of strength,
We will remember them.

When we are lost and are sick of heart,
We remember them.

When we have Joys we yearn to share,
We remember them.

So long as we live, they too shall live,
For they are now a part of us,
As we remember them.

Today is the day for the big Stand Up To Cancer show, at 8pm EST and PST on NBC, ABC and CBS. This is a big day – the first day in the rest of our lives – in that we are making a commitment to rid this planet of Cancer. There have been lots of discussions on politics in the last few days, but Cancer attacks Democrat and Republican, working and jobless, young and old, rich and poor, American and citizen of the world.

This effort, to fund great projects with potential, that perhaps don’t fit the critiera of the drug companies who are making sure we have cures for ED and stomach aches.

I’m standing up for my mother-in-law who survived Breast Cancer, for my cousin who survived Hodgkin’s, for the little girl across the street who, thank god, we just learned is cancer-free after 15 months of treatment at Memorial (and at age 3!). I’m standing up for my wife’s cousin, who his wife and 2 kids lost to Cancer at 35. Cancer kills, and it’s time we kill Cancer.

What can you do?

As I mentioned in this post, you can add a widget to your site that funds Stand Up To Cancer.

You can Donate today.

You can Twitter, Blog, Publish on Facebook, etc.Details on the Virtual StandUp page.

You could learn more about other social media efforts in this space.

You could also shout it from the rooftops – “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore – I’m Standing up to Cancer.”

But donating might be more effective.

You might want to know where the money goes.

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Whoever did this site did a wonderful job. Plus, the images of Col. Tigh and Laura Roslin from Battlestar Galatica and the images of McCain-Palin are clasic:

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Originally uploaded by HowardGr

Have you noticed Facebook is throwing errors almost as much as Twitter has, lately?
I got frustrated after trying to invite about 75 people to an event, and gave them the Whale they deserved.

Yes, some major work going on here, and it may be a few days before there are any more posts. But the technical difficulties? That would be me, and not my site. I’m getting my septum straightened, and my tonsils and adenoids out, tomorrow morning, 7/16.

So, for the next few days, fewer posts, fewer tweets and IMs, definitely no phone calls, and little to no email. Think positively about Me 2.0. See you soon.

UPDATE: I made it through fine. Throat hurts a lot, but considering everything I’m doing well.