:: screams this in hi-def::
We are the champions, my friends!!!!
We kept on fighting till the end!!!!!
We are the champions!!!!
We are the champions!!!!
Nobody’s perfect!!!!
Because we are the champions of the NFL!!!!
Just had to get that off my chest. Now, back to losing my voice …
This has made my otherwise insane weekend that much sweeter … or that much more insane. More on that tomorrow. Enjoy this post, yo …
jose
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My name is Jose Luis Vilson, teacher, writer, public speaker, activist, Syracuse University and City College grad, poet, hip-hop enthusiast, and (certainly not least) father. I've been featured at CNN, Huffington Post, Education Week, Scholastic, TEDx, and GOOD Magazine. For more, click here.
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Eww. Seriously. That Is So Gross. 
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Some know me as Jose. Others as Mr. V. Educator, writer, activist, and father. Here I'll be posting thoughts in all those voices. 
Jose Vilson said: @BeChicMag @somedayactress that was pretty much my reaction just now ...This happened 2 minutes agoJose Vilson said: @phillipcantor @Lula_K exactly Phil.This happened 39 minutes agoJose Vilson said: @marydpadilla that is pretty cool.This happened about an hour agoJose Vilson said: RT @joegerstandt: Rt @thinkprogress White people stopped by New York Police are more likely to have guns or drugs than minorities http://t.co/nH89TuF8rNThis happened a couple of hours agoJose Vilson said: @baddominicana I respect that. Totally.This happened about 4 hours agoThe Jose Vilson, A Thesis Production.
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yo u put this up mad quick! have a great week comrade.
My PDX friend (formerly of Manhattan), Harlan Kaplan, called me tonight to give me the good news. Amazing!
BTW, I really, really like your new “skin.” How did you manage the revolving banner?!
Hey man. Im really feeling it.
I was screaming at church (yes at church) during when those last two touchdowns/field goals were made.
Ah. My boyfriend was so sorry he was rooting for the Patriots.
It was great gloating.
Okay. So I am finally re-reaching out to the blogging community again.
This time I bank on staying.
LD
Congrats on New York’s win. I offer this to you.
Thought you might like it.
Congrats on New York’s win. I offer this to you.
Thought you might like it.