The Christianville Spirit: A SunnyGram, A New Way to Email

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October 21, 2009- TCS # 170
So, I was watching the News like I always do and the other day, they mentioned that I thought would be helpful to our “Younger People”. You know how people these days email each other a lot? Well, how about emailing your grandparents or parents that don’t know how to work or not have a computer, well now you can. They call it a SunnyGram, a SunnyGram is a service for people who either don’t know how to a work a computer or a person who doesn’t have a computer. And, how it works is you and other write an email to them and, SunnyGram compiles all the emails into a newsletter-like format and then, sends it to them via Their Mailbox. And, they can respond by writing their response in a pre-paid envelope back to you. So, now you can email a family member that doesn’t know how to work a computer or have one by email and have it sent to them. And, by the way, the newsletter format is in big letters so that they can read it also. I believe it will be a faster way to communicate with them, without sending letters that take a longer time to get to them. All in all, it’s an amazing way to keep your “Younger” member of the family both informed and in the loop.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. With SunnyGram, you can email anyone and they can read it too!

The Christianville Spirit: Your Body is like A Computer

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October 14, 2009- TCS # 169
So, one day I was thinking about something that I could write about in my newsletter and I came up with something that you will think is pretty funny and actually, will help you learn something. You see, a lot of people don’t know a lot about computers, even the younger people. So, I’m going to compare parts of a computer to your body and your life. So, let’s start with the most important part of a computer, the CPU or Central Processing Unit, the brain of the computer and funny enough, your body. Also, in the brain is the Hard Drive, the Hard Drive holds everything on your computer like Programs, Documents, Temporary Internet Files, and more.. Just like the human brain hold Emotions, Memories, Thoughts, controls blood flow, and your heart. Next, we move to the Eyes, Nose and Mouth. The human eyes to a computer would be like downloading something(a Program, Software, or just a picture of someone) and , sometimes, if we see something that disturbs us that we download onto our brains and it’s hard to get off. The human nose is the air flow for ventilation of the computer like it is the air flow(Besides the mouth) of a human. The Mouth is how the computer talks to other computers and funny enough, when you IM someone, your computer is talking their computer. Now for the stuff that badly effects your computer, a Virus is when you get sick like when you have The Flu, A cold, or other illnesses. You get a Trojan when you are very negative and if it doesn’t get fixed, it “Steals” your happiness(other wise known as Programs and Safety on Your Computer) and regular behavior(computer running fine) Crashes. Just like a Computer Trojan steals your Credit Card info, Passwords, and other things. Spyware, you get if your in a relationship and your jealous or cheating on your partner. And, you need to “Spy” on them. In a computer‘s case, a Hacker spies on you and watches websites you go to, see through your built-in camera and even key strokes. Your Heart holds the “Feelings Folders” or your system folders that the system HAS TO keep and the keys to your heart or otherwise known as your passwords. Just like you protect your heart, you should protect your passwords. Food to a human is RAM to a computer(or other wise known as how much your computer can hold.) and occasionally, you have dump your RAM into your Recycle Bin to empty it and guess what part of the body that is. So, when you poop your getting rid of unwanted or old documents, “temporary negative files”, and RAM. Finally, the human skin is the same as the keys on your computer so, when touch them your inputting data into your computer. All in all, The human body is very much like a computer and I hope this helps you better understand computers and your body.
　
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The Christianville Spirit: The Sweet Albinos

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October 7, 2009- TCS # 168

On Friday nights on ABC they have a show called 20/20. It’s a show by ABC News that about the events of the day or something that is happening that we don’t take notice of and gets you thinking about it. This past Friday, they talked about Albinism and what life is like with it. Albinism, people mostly refer to as “Albino“. “Albinos” are people whose skin doesn’t show any color, their skin is pale white. They said that a lot of Albinos get made fun of in Public School which usually pushes them into going to either Private School or just be home schooled. They showed one girl who she says she was walking down the street in New York City and “This fashion photographer” as she says came up to her and told her how pretty she looked and she should be a model. And, today actually she is a model, probably the first model with Albinism. The great thing is that I met that photographer in Houston when we where speaking at a conference together and he took my picture. His name is Rick Guidotti. His photo organization is called Positive Exposure and he is very involved in the Tanzania issue. And, let me tell you that part really touched and bothered me so much that I didn’t want to watch the rest of it. You see, in Tanzania they abuse them like they abuse the animals that make our food. They cut off their legs, arms, and other body parts like their not even human and they SELL THEM in a Black Market. Oh and by the way, those sweet albino people are still alive when they cut off their body parts and also their family are forced watches this. And, they say that if the family or the sweet albino screams then they cut off more body parts. So, say a prayer for those people. All in all, just because albinos have pale skin doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be treated like Humans.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Albinos deserve respect from our society and our world!

The Christianville Spirit: Special Olympics is Fun

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September 30, 2009-TCS # 167
So, a couple years ago My Best Friend Steven and I decided to do Special Olympics Bowling one year and it was really fun. We went all the way to the area tournament and I think I got 4th place and I got a ribbon, however I had forgotten I put it. Anyway, after years of not playing on the team, this past summer I decided to join the team again and it is fun. You would be amazed at how well we bowl. You see, just because we have special needs and bowl differently doesn’t mean we don’t bowl well. I mean, take me for instance I can bowl from a 96 to 135 and get many strikes. Some of my friends on my team bowl just as well. Even the parents are amazed and my brother, even though he’s seen me bowl before is really amazed. A dad of one of the kids on my team said, “A lot of people don’t see the potential that these kids have”, even though we’re young adults but I have to agree that he’s right, some of these guys are very good. We play every Sunday for 2 hours, the parents come to cheer, and we all have fun. Some of the families with kids of PTLS reading this might want to have them join a Special Olympic sport because they might have fun as well. All in all here, we all do pretty well and better than you would expect from someone with Special Needs.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Don’t misjudge someone’s potential because you will be awed at what they can do.

The Christianville Spirit: My Awesome Cyber Trip, Continued

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September 23, 2009- TCS # 166

So, right after I wrote last week’s newsletter I had forgotten to give to the totals of my cyber trip and that my trip wasn’t finished. So, here is the last leg of it. From Shreveport, LA I drove further into our home state of Texas and drove the rest of the way into Dallas and then, home. So, here are the grand totals for this long cyber trip…
72 Hours on the computer driving
19 days altogether
15 States
112 Counties
$36.45 in tolls
I wrote Notes about things I saw, Passed, Facts about places, or just things I wanted to note: all ending in 84 Pages of Notes
3 Pens used to write those notes
And, of course all of adventure and culture
All of this added up was one long cyber trip and I’m actually marking it as the longest trip ever taken.
What I learned from this 19 day trip is that there’s a new kind of culture each time you cross a State Line or even just a County Line. As I narrated my cyber trip to you, you could probably in vision all the beautifulness of the places I went. And, of course all the many changes in English dialect and many regional jokes about themselves and other parts of the country. In fact, a lot of Jokes about Up North(From New York State and New England) say things like their “deep south” is Philadelphia, PA and that as far south as they’ll go. Then, the mid-Atlantic with all the politicians living around Washington D.C, and then, last but not least The South, with their sweet Southern Hospitality, Sweet Iced Tea, and Classic Southern Roots. All in all, here is that all this culture you see from State-to-State is why our United States of America is great.
Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Culture and dialects from State-to-State is makes our country great and amazing.

The Christianville Spirit: My Awesome Cyber Trip

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September 16, 2009- TCS # 165
As I mention a lot, I love to use Google Maps’ Street View and do a “Cyber Trip” a lot. So, the one I’m going to tell you about isn’t that much different. Except for the fact that it could be the longest cyber trip I’ve been on. You see, it started out as an idea of cyberly driving from Maine, back home to Plano, TX and how many days it takes to drive without flying. See, usually I’ll drive from say The Adirondacks and to New York City, then fly to Baltimore and see Washington D.C. then fly again to Atlanta and see my family and then, drive home. But, this trip is all about driving; In fact, I’m still driving, I’m going to cyberly drive later today. So, I decided where to start and I started in a town called Bethel, Maine because they say it’s the most beautiful village in Maine. Next, I drove across New Hampshire going up and down Mt. Washington, the tallest mountain in northeast and the meeting of many storm tracks, hence the extreme weather there. In fact, it’s so extreme here are some facts for you…
The highest wind speed on earth, 231 MPH was recorded on Mt. Washington’s Weather Observatory
Yearly snow amount is 314.8 Inches of Snow
It is the meeting of many weather systems like Gulf Moisture Storms, Nor’easters, Alberta Clippers, and Pacific-Northwest/Cross Country Storms, and finally a couple Lake-Effect Storms from the Great Lakes.
So, now you can see why it gets so extreme. Anyway, then I continued across New Hampshire and into Vermont. Following That, I saw the Adirondacks(or what I call A-Dacks for short) in New York State which were very pretty and then, drove to New York City to see Times Square, Rockefeller Center, The Empire State Building, and a place in Uptown Manhattan called Serendipity 3. Serendipity 3 is a General Store/Restaurant on E. 60th St. between 2nd and 3rd Ave. They say that they have the best desserts including a treat called the frozen hot chocolate which they say is really good and believe it or not, a $1,000 sundae with edible gold. After that, I drove through New Jersey (which had not been done before) and down to Philadelphia. I went into D-town Philadelphia (Downtown for short) and saw the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Still in Philadelphia, I went to a restaurant featured on The Travel Channel called Pat’s King of Steaks which is said to be the birthplace of the Philly Cheese Steak. After That, I went to Broad St. in South Philadelphia not meaning to find much and I found the flags of the United States in alphabetical order hanging on the street lights. They say that they call that section of S. Broad St. “Ave. of The States” After That, I drove past the Mason-Dixon Line which is the cultural divide of The North and The South. After that, I went to Baltimore which was where the Star-Spangled Banner was sewed and inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” to be written. In Fact, in Baltimore a place called The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House and Historical Museum which is the home of Mary Pickersgill who sewed The Star-Spangled Banner Flag that inspired the written of our nation anthem. Before D-Town Baltimore was the last of may toll booths along the way from Albany, NY to Baltimore, MD. So, here are the toll booths I went through and what they cost…
New York State Thruway
$2.50 from Albany to Kingston, NY(Kingston is Where I spent the night)
$ 2.75 from Kingston to a toll booth south of West Point
$5.00 to cross the Tappen Zee Bridge
$ 1.25 at End of the New York Thruway
New York City Area
$5.50 to take the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
$11.00 to cross the Verrazano Bridge into Staten Island
New Jersey Turnpike
$0.60 from Perth Amboy to New Brunswick(New Brunswick is where I spend another night)
$ 2.60 from New Brunswick to Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension
Pennsylvania Turnpike
$1.25 from beginning of turnpike to Bristol Pike(one exit after beginning)
Other Tolls
$4.00 for Delaware Turnpike(one toll booth)
And, the final toll: $ 2.00 for the Fort Mc Henry Tunnel
And, final total is $ 36.45
After that, I drove down Baltimore-Washington Pkwy. Which is sort of a scenic highway between Baltimore and Washington D.C.? Then, I drove into Washington D.C to see a place outside of Union Station that should be called “50 State Flag Plaza” because it has the flags of the states of the US in order by state admitted to the union. Still in Washington D.C I drove down Pennsylvania Ave. to what is known as the Zero Milestone which is just south of The White House. The Zero Milestone is supposed to be to where all mileages to Washington D.C should be measured. But, the sad thing is that only mileages in the Washington D.C area measure to it. Anyway, after that I drove through Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina (which also hadn’t been done before) and along the way I almost passed a town called Thomasville in North Carolina; and, it’s good thing that I didn’t miss it because first off it’s where the furniture store, Thomasville Furniture originated and also, they had a big chair in the town square that is the world largest chair. After That, I drove passed something that I didn’t know I was going to see. The funny thing was that day I watched a You Tube video about a huge peach water tower in Gaffney, South Carolina called “peachoid” and when I was cyber traveling I saw it that day I saw it and I thought “how ironic that I saw that on a you tube video but, I didn’t think that I would pass it!”. After that excited, I drove to Norcross, GA and stayed there for a little break in my trip and 2 days later, I drove to my Grandma Honey’s House to see her. After Grandma Honey, I passed The Weather Channel and started driving west across The Eastern/Central Time Zone Line and of course, the biggest cultural divide, The Mississippi River. And, I write this newsletter today I’m cyberly in Shreveport, Louisiana. But, all in all here the trip has been awesome and it teaches you how much culture can change as you travel.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. The Culture I’ve seen is so amazing; it can change as soon as you say “Happy New State!”

The Christianville Spirit: My Road Trip Preferences

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September 9, 2009(9-9-09)-TCS # 164
If you remember that a couple months ago I wrote a newsletter about My Radio and TV Preferences. Well, I’m going to tell you something in the area of Preferences. This one, I’m calling My Road Trip Preferences. Now, remember I don’t HAVE to do these things I’m going to list but, I like to. Now, first off I have to sit in the front seat or on the right side of the car so, that I can see the front and back of the Road Signs on the side of the road which we’re on. Now, in case you’re wondering, the Radio preferences stay pretty much the same. The next one is when we cross into another county, I have to announce it. Like saying “Hey Mom, now we’re in Smith County” and of course, then comes the most fun preference of road trips, when we cross a State Line, I have to count it down from 10 Seconds and then, when I enter that state, I say “ Happy New State!” like we say “Happy New Year!” on New Year’s Eve. Now, once we’re in the new state, I immediately look at the front and back of the road signs to see what the style of the new states’ signs look like. Also, I like to listen to a radio station from that state. If we stop for the night, I feel like I have to watch the news in that city because I like to see the logo of the channel in that city. For example, I like that Atlanta’s WSB-TV, the ABC channel in Atlanta has a yellow number 2 with a blue background. And, at the end of the newscast it shows that and below it says in white with a red background “WSB-TV- Atlanta”. And, finally, if the state has a different color surrounding their traffic lights like Georgia’s is Black, and, Maine and New York’s are dark green then, I like to look at those also. All in all, those are my Road Trip Preferences. Now, who wants to go a trip with me?

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Life is a Highway. So, hop in your life car, take a couple exits, and explore the unique towns along the way!

The Christianville Spirit: Stop and Smell The Passion

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September 2, 2009-TCS # 163
So, This past Sunday, My Mom and I where watching church online like we always do and our Pastor was talking about Passion; Well, here’s a test how much passion people have today, someone did a study where they sent a someone to play a Violin in the middle a busy Washington DC METRO station to see what would happen. Well, after he started playing the violin it took 30 minutes for someone to stop only for a minute or two and then, they continued walking along their normal busy lives. A couple children turned their heads and wanted to stop and listen to this guy but, the parents pulled the children away so, that they could continue going. The sad thing is that very 30 or 45 minutes later, someone would stop for a second to listen and then move on to work or wherever they were going. Now, here is the most shocking part of this study, the violin player was the most famous violin player in the world and actually, he sold out seats at his concert the night before. So, what’s the point here? Well, it says that people these days are such in a hurry and don’t have a lot of passion that they don’t “Stop and smell the roses”. But, you know that if you did stop and smell the roses you would actually be very enlightened and even surprised at what you’ll find or see. So, all in all here don’t be one of those people who hurry on with your lives, stop and enjoy it. Talk to someone with Special Needs and see what enlightening things they tell you, drive through a small town on a US or State Highway/Route and see what amazing things you’ll find in that town, or literally stopping the smell roses, other flowers, or even trees. And, you’ll be surprised what you find or learn.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Have passion to stop see things for what they are and you will be surprised, learn a lot, and be enlightened.

The Christianville Spirit: Cyber Traveling, What is it?

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August 26, 2009- TCS # 162

If anyone where to ask me what my interests are, I would tell them that I love Road Signs, Maps, Bowling, and Cyber Traveling. And, I know a lot of people are asking “Christian, What is Cyber Traveling?” well, I’m going to tell you what “Cyber Traveling”. First off, obviously Cyber means on the internet and traveling means traveling on the road. You see, there is this function on Google Maps called “Street View” and Street View is moving picture of your street, front of your house, and even your car. How they came up with it was Google wanted you to see the street in which you’re searching for. So, sometime during the day, they have people drive down a street with a revolving camera to get a panorama of your street and then put on Google Maps. And, I use it as if I’m really driving somewhere. I can tell you now that I’ve done countless trips to places, all ending at My House in Plano, TX. I could probably name many places I’ve been. The following is a list of just some of the places I’ve been:
Albany, NY and Adirondack Mountains
Atlanta, GA
The Gulf Coast(Gulf Shores, AL; some of the coast of Mississippi and Louisiana; and, Galveston, TX
Road trip from Adirondacks to New York City
Road Trip from Atlanta to Plano, TX
And, More…
So, as you can see I’ve been a lot of places. Now, If your wondering what I do on my trips is I drive down the highway and when I’m ready to go to bed, I’ll find a Hotel and neighborhood to stay at. Usually, after I’ve stopped for the night, I look at my maps to see where I’ve been and occasionally see what’s ahead. So, all in all here, my trips are really fun and they show me the culture of America without even going anywhere.
Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. With Spirit in you, your life is so much better.

The Christianville Spirit: Daytrips are Fun and Surprising

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August 19, 2009-TCS # 161
As most of you know, I love to go on road trips whether I just go to see the ending of a major street, just drive on a new road, or go on a daytrip. And, that’s just what My Wonderful Mom and I went on this past weekend. You see, My Mom and I felt like we wanted to see a town we haven’t been to before instead of seeing the same old towns around here. So, we decided to go check out the towns of Glen Rose and Granbury with a detour to Dinosaur Valley State Park. Glen Rose and Granbury are towns southwest of Fort Worth and the area is known as the North Texas Hill Country. That was certainly true for Glen Rose because there were a lot of hills around it which made the surrounding area very pretty. In fact, it felt like the real Texas Hill Country northwest of San Antonio. But, a lot of the towns in that area have a lot of bed and breakfasts. Now, Dinosaur Valley State Park wasn’t very impressive, except for the giant dinosaurs standing at the front of the park. But, I found the giant dinosaurs there unique and cool because you don’t find that just anywhere. But, anyway the non-impressive part was the dino tracks because 2 of the 3 tracks we either couldn’t find or were blocked off. The first tracks were a few feet under the river there, the second tracks we found but, you would think it was just a hole in the ground. And, the 3rd one was blocked off. Now, don’t get me wrong, the park was nice to hike and camp. But, for what it was worth ($5 a person) it wasn’t worth coming to see the dino tracks and leave. Now, the town of Granbury was an awesome town because it had cool stuff like it has a lake called Lake Granbury which runs along the Brazos River, Log Cabins, a nice downtown area, and pretty houses along Lake Granbury. But, what really made this town special was the fact that they had a real sandy beach along Lake Granbury. Yes, you heard it right, a REAL SANDY BEACH in the middle of Texas on a lake. Also, in downtown area (or what I call D-town area for short) was nice and quaint. It had nice shops and believe it or not they were selling wine in one of them because to my surprise, they actually have a winery nearby the town of Granbury. So, all in all here daytrips are fun and you’ll be surprised at what you fill find.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Take a Daytrip to some towns and you’ll find the amazing treasures there are.

The Christianville Spirit: The Truth of How Siblings Feel

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August 12, 2009- TCS # 160
For most of my readers, you know that this years’ phrase for The Christianville Spirit is “The Spirit that touches Your Life”. Well, I know that this week’s newsletter will touch your heart because it really touches mine. You see, there is a feeling that I believe I pick up about your PTLS child’s siblings and I’m sure your child will pick it up when they get older. The fact is I feel that their siblings are feeling left out because they feel that their families surround the person with Special Needs and it bothers and hurts me that they would feel that way. But, it’s actually true that in a lot of cases, the family does surround the person with special needs for many reasons like the fact that we people with Special Needs and PTLS need more help with things than Normal People. Another reason would be that the parents just can’t help but, attend to us to make sure that we are making it through life and making the right choices. Now, unfortunately it’s kind of hard to find a cure for it; all you need to do is show both your Special Needs child and Normal child that you love them equally. All in all here, I think this will help you understand not only the special needs child but, the normal one also.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Show your special needs and normal child that you understand them equally.

The Christianville Spirit: The Significance of My Birthday

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August 5, 2009- TCS # 159
As most of My Readers know, this coming Tuesday will be my 22nd birthday. But, before I get into the significance of this day, August 11; Please know that I’m not going to boast about being one of the oldest with PTLS, which I’m very proud of. Now, on to the significance of my birthday; My Birthday, some may say is like any other persons birthday. But, it’s more special than you think. See, the second I was born on August 11, 1987 at 1:12pm, God knew exactly what he was going to do with me and he turned me into the First State in the First Family Nation of The PLTS Union and to be the leader of the families. Amazing things have happened since that fateful August 11th day like for example, as mentioned above, I was the first diagnosed and declared the oldest in the PTLS Union until Stacy was diagnosed then, she became the oldest, and I am happy to have her with me as part of the leaders in the PTLS. One guy, one girl; Awesome! But, anyway; celebrating your birthday, no matter what date it is, it represents your life that you’ve spent on earth. And, the presents, although they are for fun, they represent the stages of your life. Like I remember when I turned 11, I wanted what I referred to as “man stuff” like cologne and deodorant. Finally, Birthdays can mean, a transition from Childhood to Adulthood which was important to me; All in all, My Birthday is very important to me.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. We are all blessed to celebrate and have a Birthday

The Christianville Spirit: New York State is the Better Choice

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July 29, 2009-TCS # 158

Ok, My fellow readers. This newsletter, I believe will intrigue you. Why? Well, My Friend, you’re about to find out. Now, let me ask you, when you think of New York, what do you think of? I could probably tell you that you’re thinking of New York City, not as much about New York State. Now, we all know that NYC has Broadway Musicals, Times Square, and the ever-romantic and iconic, Empire State Building. But, what about New York State; Well, the only part of NY State that people think of is the famous Niagara Falls but, the thing is even though Niagara Falls is in New York State when you think of New York, New York CITY comes to mind most of the time. Well, I’m here to tell you that there is much more to New York than New York City. First, there’s the extremely beautiful and scenic Adirondack Mountains and Park. In the Adirondacks, My favorite place, there are many places to see. Like for example, there’s Lake Placid, the site of the Winter Olympics and of course in the winter Lake Placid is a ski Mecca. Now, there’s the Adirondack Scenic Railroad which runs from Lake Placid to Utica and along the way is very beautiful scenery of the mountains. Now, this area isn’t JUST a mountain range, it’s more special. And, I know your thinking, “But, why though?” Well, the mountains here are part of Adirondack Park which is a 6 million acre forest preserve which is said to be kept “forever wild”. For the Sports fanatics, New York State has Cooperstown which is home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame where you can learn the history of Baseball and see the famous stars that made baseball the way it is today. So, you see my fellow readers, there is much more to see than New York City. So, back to my favorite place, So, Can’t you just see me sitting in an Adirondack Chair on the porch of an authentic Adirondack Log Cabin over looking the lake and mountains? I dream of it. All in all, New York State is an awesome State and I Can’t wait to go.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Where do you dream of yourself sitting?

The Christianville Spirit: All We Need is Positiveness

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July 22, 2009- TCS # 157
So, I was watching ABC News with Charles Gibson and talking to My Mom about something, when they mentioned something, to my shock that an unknown donor spent money to put signs up all over the country saying positive things to lift people’s spirits in this economy; and, it actually helps. According to The Closing Bell’s Maria Bartiromo on CNBC says that when positive things are said about the economy, the stock market go up and when bad things are said then, it doesn’t moved at all. In fact, an example of this happened the other day Maria interviewed an economist who had always thought the stock market was doomed said “The worst is behind us now” in the middle of the day. But, the amazing was that by the time the closing bell rang for the stock market it went 263 POINTS! Actually, as far as I know it stands at 8900. But, all in all here, Positive things make the world a lot better.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Mr. Unknown donor, if you are reading this now, God Bless You for putting those signs up across the country!

The Christianville Spirit: My Short-Term Memory

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July 15, 2009-TCS # 156
As you are aware of, there’s a thing that we all deal with at some point of our life, it’s called Short-Term Memory Loss. Most people these days blame 2 factors Age and just plain laziness. But, as I forgot to mention this about the PTLS Conference, funny enough; People with my special needs (or PTLS) have Short-Term Memory problems. You see, they mentioned it at the conference along with many other things and that one, again funny enough I forgot. Now, the only exception to not forgetting something someone said or did is if it’s important to the person with PTLS. Now, My fellow readers don’t get me wrong, I think educating you about myself and special needs is important it’s that there were so many things said but, it’s hard for me to remember a certain amount of things. A thing I actually found out when I was in school is that I could only take 3 instructions at a time. Now, I can tell you that my Long-Time Memory is very good. In fact, I can remember things that people said or did from years back. So, don’t be surprised if your child can remember what you said to them or someone else 7 years ago. All in all, My Long-Term Memory is awesome.

Thanks for reading The Christianville Spirit. Whenever you have Short-Memory Issues, Remember that you still have a lot of Spirit in You!

The Christianville Spirit: The PLTS Union

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July 8, 2009- TCS # 155
As you all know, last week I talked about The PTLS Conference and PTLS Union. So, I bet that last week you were thinking “What is the PTLS union?” so, this week I’m going to tell what to PTLS Union is. First off, you should know that I think every person has a State and a State Capitol. Like for example Ed’s capitol would be Ed City, Ed; anyway, also a family a nation with the family members being states. But, what is a Union? A Union is group of family nations much like The European Union is a collection of most of the European countries. Now, with a Union, Country, or State; it has to have a capitol. So, the PTLS Union Capitol actually isn’t made up, it’s based in a real city and that city is Houston, TX where I and many other families’ Children where diagnosed. The actual capitol building is where all this is centered which is at Texas Children’s Hospital. Now, there’s more I’ve made up besides the capitol building, a union has to have a president or some kind of government. So, here are the important people of the PTLS Union…
Dr. Potocki and Dr. Lupski are the President of The PLTS Union
Patti Furman(a psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital) is the Vice-President of the union
Julie Smith-Centeno(My Mom) is the Commissioner and head supporter of The PTLS Union
So, they are the major people that run The PTLS Union. All in all, The PTLS Union is one awesome place.

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The Christianville Spirit: The Awesome PTLS Conference

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July 1, 2009- TCS # 154
If you have been reading this newsletter for a long time, then you know that I have special needs, I have what is known as Potocki-Lupski Syndrome (or duplication 17p11.2) anyway, this past weekend was a big milestone for Potocki-Lupski Syndrome and The PTLS Union. You see, on Friday June 26, 2009 was the inaugural PTLS Conference in Houston, TX at Texas Children’s Hospital. Anyway, this conference was awesome because a lot of families showed up to the conference, more than I had expected. In fact, the whole thing was more than I thought it would be. The conference consisted of a whole day of talks from experts about this and of course I got to meet a ton of families; but, I’ll get to that later. Anyway, even I learned new things about Potocki-Lupski Syndrome. Like for instance, there’s a gene in PTLS that protects against cholesterol which I kind of thought was cool and funny. However, (and, this surprised me) that PTLS kids have extra long intestinal tracks which cause them to have constipation. Also, they say that you should keep watch on your PTLS child’s Connective Tissue because apparently this is an issue. The doctors learn a lot from our mouse model that has PTLS. I’m anxious to find out more about the adult mouse because that would help me. Now, the family part of it; There were a lot of families there that were around the world like there’s a family from The Netherlands, two families from England, one from France, and the rest from the United States. But, the thing that I was most surprised by were how many comments I got about this newsletter and I didn’t realize how many people are reading this newsletter. That really makes me very happy. I want all the families for both reading this newsletter and for talking to me. And, if I didn’t get to you and you were there, I’m sorry I didn’t get to talk to you. But, I do want to thank you for at least coming. My Mom and I have waited many years for this conference and I’m glad you got to come and if you didn’t get to come, I can’t wait to meet you sometime soon. All in all, the conference was awesome and a historical day.

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The Christianville Spirit: International Road Signs

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June 17, 2009- TC S # 153
Many of you have been reading my newsletter for a while know that I love to look at Road Signs. And, for the most part I’ve told you about American Road Signs. Well, Road Signs are totally different internationally then in America. For example, in most of the other side of the world the overhead signs blue as their background whereas in the US the background is Green. Now, here’s something that I think is amazing; In most of the world, except for what I thought was only The United States the signs were in the metric system. But, however The United Kingdom also has the same system as us. But, the difference between the signs in United Kingdom and United States is that their signs of up coming intersections say “Yards” instead of “Feet”. an example of this would be a sign of a intersection ahead. In the United States it would say “Intersection Ahead: 500 Feet” and In The United Kingdom it would say “Intersection Ahead: 300 Yards”. all in all, there are really cool and different signs in the world.

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The Christianville Spirit: The DTV Switch(The REAL Deal)

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June 10, 2009- TCS # 152
Ok, Now I know I wrote about TV’s switch to Digital Television back in February. But, as many of us know Congress and President Obama moved the switch to June 12 which is THIS FRIDAY. The reason congress moved the date was because of the concern that Americans weren’t ready for it and sadly I’m sure there are still many Americans are still not ready. But, you know; as excited as I am about this new change I believe they shouldn’t make it so hard to get ready. It should just a simple switch and that’s it. Or send people to help those who do know how to do it or can’t afford it. Here’s a thought on something I heard on Dallas’ Local TV Station, WFAA-TV. They say that if you have a analog battery-operated TV then, you have to now get a battery-operated converter box and my thought is that let’s say your on a road trip and your child or your self want to watch or at least hear a show then, that you have not only take your TV but, lug around a converter box that has to stay attached to the TV to watch or listen to a show. Now, I must say though that the converter box is small. But, still. Who wants to carry a TV AND converter box? But, like it or not, the switch is on Friday so, unless you want rush out with the rest of America and get a digital TV, you unfortunately have to do that. Now, if your one of those people who have to do this to get the show you want, I feel for you. All in all, I hope this switch is pleasant for you and your family.
　
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The Christianville Spirit:(TCS Series) My Future

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June 3, 2009- TCS # 151
Ok, Everyone it’s time for the 7th and final installment of The Christianville Spirit Series, “Potocki-Lupski Syndrome: Christian’s Story” for this installment, I’m going to tell you about the future and how I want the world to be. In the future, I see myself very successful and traveling the world. I dream of traveling the world to see what’s out there and show my uniqueness and inspiration around the world. Along with that, I see myself writing about all this here in The Christianville Spirit and yes, you’ll get in vision what I’m seeing. Now, I got to say that I wish the world was a lot better than it is. Like for Example, I wish the world was at peace and people weren’t so negative and judging about things and other people. If were in charge of the world along with God, I would make sure that everyone is fed food(including those in Africa), I would make sure all government was fair to people, and finally I would feed the Stock Traders positive news just so The Stock Market would go up. You see, We would probably be in harmony if there wasn’t negative in the world. But, we need a little bit of it to challenge us and help us learn the lessons we need to learn. But, today the negative doesn’t help us anymore, it hurts us and that’s why we need to stop it. Now, if you want to know the major places I see myself visiting are following places:
　
New England
The Adirondack Mountains of New York State
Italy(Venice, Tuscany, Rome, and end of “the foot of Italy”
Switzerland and France
England(Big Ben in London)
And, finally Japan(just to see how crowded it is)
All in all, as you can see there are a lot of places that I see myself going to.
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