http://pickupthepen.com To honor the written and spoken words of thought and emotion. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/7a4557e0a601caa695bbe6356a250c4d?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://pickupthepen.com http://pickupthepen.com/2009/01/20/the-historic-moment/ http://pickupthepen.com/2009/01/20/the-historic-moment/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:30:54 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.com/?p=212 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2009/01/20/the-historic-moment/feed/ 0 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/12/01/a-different-christmas-poem/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/12/01/a-different-christmas-poem/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:04:32 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.com/?p=205 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/12/01/a-different-christmas-poem/feed/ 0 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/07/dinah-and-ella-does-it-get-any-better/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/07/dinah-and-ella-does-it-get-any-better/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:54:28 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=203 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/07/dinah-and-ella-does-it-get-any-better/feed/ 0 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/06/yet-another-sign-of-the-apocalypse/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/06/yet-another-sign-of-the-apocalypse/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:15:02 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/06/yet-another-sign-of-the-apocalypse/ ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/10/06/yet-another-sign-of-the-apocalypse/feed/ 0 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/09/28/what-just-happened-here/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/09/28/what-just-happened-here/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:56:25 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=198 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/09/28/what-just-happened-here/feed/ 1 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/31/the-barbers-diaries/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/31/the-barbers-diaries/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:04:27 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=112 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/31/the-barbers-diaries/feed/ 3 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:46:27 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=98 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/feed/ 3 Ed Run For The Fallen crosses Memorial Bridge Jon Bellona leads the runners on the last leg into Arlington National Cemetery Looking South towards the Custis Lee Mansion, the Run ends... Jon Bellona addresses the crowd of over 200 runners and families Section 60 Families present Thank You cards to Jon Bellona and the Run for the Fallen The Runners, Families and supporters walk the last mile to Section 60 ANC Superintendent, John Metzler welcomes and congratulates Jon Bellona Jon Bellona places the flag he carried across the country from California to Washington, DC Runners and Families place flags and flowers on the graves of the Fallen We shared a wee dram of the Glenfarclas 21 with Scott http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/18/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-run-august-24-2008/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/18/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-run-august-24-2008/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:59:21 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=90 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/18/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-run-august-24-2008/feed/ 2 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/12/run-for-the-fallen-honors-our-five/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/12/run-for-the-fallen-honors-our-five/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:53:25 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=75 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/12/run-for-the-fallen-honors-our-five/feed/ 1 Ed http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/11/august-11-2008-a-day/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/11/august-11-2008-a-day/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:46:14 +0000 Ed Kirkpatrick http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=68 ]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/11/august-11-2008-a-day/feed/ 15 Ed