http://mog.com/notsotough Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:55:38 GMT MOG - notsotough's Posts en-us 60 http://mog.com/notsotough/blog/132879 <p>Hello all, it is the eve of Christmas and I just got in from 3 days on the road. A trip that should have taken me a mere 16 hours took around 26 to complete. According to the news, the storms that I have been driving through on my way to my wifes hometown have been reponsible for 18 deaths. Disturbing, well yes but during my long hours on the road I listened to music, lots of music. Somewhere near a town called Hornepayne, Ontario this song came on and brought me right back to the 6th grade. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas/Holiday break, and I beg you not to dance to this little number.</p> <a href="javascript://playYoutube" onclick="Player.toggleYoutube('youtubepicK6L54FLRWcs','youtubecontrolK6L54FLRWcs','K6L54FLRWcs','youtubevideoK6L54FLRWcs',132879)"> <img class="play" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/K6L54FLRWcs/default.jpg" id="youtubepicK6L54FLRWcs" height="318" style="margin:20px 0 0;" width="424" /> <img class="control" src="/images/youtube_controls.gif" id="youtubecontrolK6L54FLRWcs" height="17" style="margin:0 0 20px;" width="424" /> </a> <div id="youtubevideoK6L54FLRWcs">&nbsp;</div> Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:55:38 GMT http://mog.com/notsotough/blog/132879 notsotough http://mog.com/notsotough/blog/119818 <p>Hello Mog,</p> <p>Although I said I would be gone, I received news today that turned my world upside down. After a full day of teaching I came home to the news of Christopher Pryor's passing and I felt I needed to say something. Crash was one of the first people I met here on <span>MOG</span>, one of the first people to really talk to me about what I was writing and in turn take an interest in what was happening in my life. He was that kind of person, busy with a million different things yet able to make time for everyone who was in his life. I had read a post by him, and he was talking about the band the Urban Dance Squad. This was almost a year ago, yet the exchange of words rings clear in my head even today. He had mentioned that he was unable to locate their cd in California, so I went out looking for it here in Minnesota. I found it, asked for his address and sent it out. From here our friendship moved from the boundaries of <span>MOG</span> to the regular world. We would often talk, and he was always someone I went to when it came to issues I was having in my life. Crash had a way with words, and was able to help me see what I should consider to be important in life. I was excited to wish him a happy birthday, and excited for the new things that were happening in his life. This last week I noticed that I had not seem him online in quite some time. It made me worry, yet I knew someone like him always had something going and was probably just too busy. How I wish that were the case, how I wish he was still with us. Its going to take some time for this to sink in, and those of you wondering just who this man was I invite you to take a look at his pages of writing to get a glimpse at just what made him so special. <a href="http://mog.com/CrashPryor">http://mog.com/CrashPryor</a> You will be missed Crash, more than you might have believed when it comes to me. Always looking to bring out the best in people, you will be forever missed.</p> <p>Rawkkiddo</p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:43:11 GMT http://mog.com/notsotough/blog/119818 notsotough