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Snoop Is A Stand Up Guy

Josh loposer — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:01:00 GMT

Caught in the middle of a sticky situation, Snoop Dogg knows how to set a responsible example for his kids - by offering to take the rap for a friend who got busted for pot!

No kidding. When a member of Snoop's entourage got arrested for recieving a suspicious package full of weed from Canada at the Norfolk, Virginia Plaza Hotel, the Father Hood star himself stepped in with his medical marijuana license and tried to take responsibility.

The hotel apparently felt there was something odd about the package when it arrived and called in the fuzz to investigate. That's when Snoop came to the rescue... sort of. Since Virginia has no medical marijuana laws, Snoop's buddy got arrested anyway. Still, it's the thought that counts.

Oddly enough, I can't quit thinking how fatherly the move was on Snoop's part. Not so much because it sets a good example for the kiddies -- of course, neither did the video of him toking up on Twitter -- but because he showed how to stand by a friend in need. Ha!

Hopefully, Snoop won't have to pull the same kind of manuever with any of his children (Cori, 9, Cordell, 11, and Corde, 14) but I'm sure he will if he needs to. Considering the example he's setting for them with his use of the medicianl herb, he will need to.

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"Last Lecture" Randy Pausch Dies

Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, has died from the terminal cancer he had been fighting. Randy Pausch led a life all too short, but it was life well lived.

His "Last Lecture," in which he discussed the lessons of life as he had learned them, has had millions of internet viewers and Randy Pausch was featured on television shows and publications across the country.

It is a touching and moving lecture and it is a tribute to the man that was able to deliver it.

Randy Pausch is survived by his wife Jai and their three children, Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, 2.

The lecture can be seen below, it is worth watching:

Randy Pausch and the Impact of a Lecture

Whit Honea — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:56:00 GMT

I first saw the video of Randy Pausch giving his now famous "last lecture" shortly after it hit the internet. It came in an email, the type you normally delete, with little midi files playing crappy music and hearts bouncing on rainbows. There may or may not have been puppies. I'm sure that I was instructed to forward it to everyone that I love or some such thing. They all blur together, these dreaded "FWD" emails that stalk my inbox.

For some reason I watched the video that day and I may or may not have forwarded it to everyone that I love. I honestly don't remember. I do, however, recall the power of the video and the words of Randy Pausch, and if I think real hard I might even remember a tear or two, although it can never be proven.

I told the staff that I was going to write about Randy Pausch for FameCrawler and I only received one reply: who?

Granted, Randy Pausch hasn't made millions of dollars in the world of entertainment. He hasn't slept with Hollywood starlets, as far as I know. He hasn't been in rehab or sold pictures of his children to Ok! Magazine. He has been on Oprah, and no, he didn't jump on the couch. He is a celebrity, albeit a reluctant one, in the most positive sense of the word, and that is enough to justify his presence here.

His video, which was filmed as part of a series at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University where he taught computer science, has been viewed an estimated 6 million times. He was the subject of an hour long special with Diane Sawyer on Wednesday night and just had a book released this week. All of which deal with one thing, and in doing so expanding on many: life.

Randy Pausch is a father. He and his wife Jai have three children, Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, who is almost 2.

Randy Pausch is dying. He has terminal cancer. His time is limited.

His "last lecture" is about living life and chasing your childhood dreams. It was given to roughly 400 people in an auditorium in Pittsburgh. It has been seen by so many more and continues to touch and help people daily, yet Pausch makes one thing clear, while grateful and humbled by the attention, it is for his children that his words are intended.

The book is available now. The video is included below. Forward it to everyone that you love.

Photo/Source: AP

Please visit Randy Pausch's website