Gargolito Knows

Origami: Diagrams

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Landover Baptist | Where the Worthwhile Worship. Unsaved Unwelcome.

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Legal Affairs

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Cigars in the Sand

A blog from a soldier in Iraq

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DAZ Productions - Free DAZ|Studio Download. 3D Content For Art & Animation.

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The Orchid Source Forum: This cat had a REALLY bad day!!!

Mule vs. Mountain Lion

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...that's what my friend Nick used to call me whenever I phoned him or came by his office. Used to. I say used to, because this past weekend, in the afternoon of Saturday, January 22, 2005, Nick died. He was 27. Stronzo is an Italian word he learned while on a mission to Italy with his brother Mike. They -- Nick and Mike -- used to call each other that, so I felt pretty special that he would choose to call me Stronzo. It meant that I was like a brother to him.
(I later learned that Mike went to Italy after Nick)

Nick had the gift of making people feel special, even when he did not totally think they were. That does not mean he was insincere, it means that he was so compassionate that he was able to ignore any dislike he may have had for the sake of others.

So now, I grieve for my friend. Not so much so that it overshadows the impact he had in my life. For instance, I could never see a movie again without considering its technical merits or how "do-able" the movie was or what was a good edit or how was special effect achieved. He graduated from BYU film school, and he was so very proud of the successes of his film student friends that made a very popular film this past year.
(The film was Napoleon Dynamite, Nick had shown me Jon Heder stuff before he was mega-famous, Nick is also mentioned in the DVD commentaries on Paducah -- the short film that preceded the film)

He was comically harsh on the things he didn't like. He was such a good person that anything mean Nick said sounded funny. We had many laughs and played some pretty good practical jokes on each other.

I choose now, to remember the joy he brought into my life and the wisdom he often imparted on me. He always encouraged me to be the best I could be, and always had a kind word when I was not feeling my best. I am grateful to have had him in my life for the short time I knew him. I am most grateful to him for fully accepting me without exceptions and without conditions.

I will miss Nick so very much.

By the way:
Stronzo: Italian slang for bastard or shit [turd], it refers to someone one does not like or finds offensive.

I told you he was funny.

(REVISED 1/22/07: Added comments and corrected spellings)

Labels: Daniels, Nick, Stronzo

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The Alternative Dictionaries

Curse in other languages.

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Tropical Islands Resort Berlin-Brandenburg - open 24/7

Could this be the the end of German tourists in the caribbean???

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SPORTSbyBROOKS

She's my new favorite : )

All time Favorites:
Erika
Fay

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Democracy Now!: radio and TV news
More lefty stuff.

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Gizmodo : Funhaler

Introduce your child to the world of bongs.

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Yahoo! News - Ga. Evolution Stickers Ordered Removed

Apparently school officials in Cobb County, Ga. required that books teaching about evolution have the following disclaimer:
This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered.

A Georgia judge recently ruled that the disclaimer was uncostitutional since it was seen as a de-facto endorsement for creationism, and ordered the sticker removed from the books.

I would have taken a more Salomonic approach to the judgment and would have required the following disclaimer on all religious texts, including all versions of the Bible:

This book contains religious material. The majority of the information in this book cannot be scientifically proven. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered.

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Face Morpher

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These is an archived zip with all the Powerpoint files for 01/12/2005.
Powerpoint presentations for 01/12/2005

I will be romving this link on 01/20/2005

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amazing cat collection . com

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For my new buddy Nancy (Trinity)
Matrix Theories
Matrix Essays
Episode 81
Hack the Matrix

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Hoom! Maps and Walking Directions

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Yet another year of broken resolutions !!! Yaaaayyyyyyy!!!!

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