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Either that or his opponents are really, really stupid.
Pretty much since his inauguration the President has seemed almost exclusively focused on health care reform. And his opponents seemed
This is how much of a band geek I am:
When I learned that Southern University's Human Jukebox marching band would be the halftime entertainment for the NFC championship game, I made it a point to watch the game; even though I'm no big fan of the New Orleans Saints, I hate Minnesota (more specifically I hate Brett Favre), and I looooaaatthe Southern! LOL
But there I was, watching the score go back and forth, and geeking out when I saw Jukebox members in the tunnel when
The other day I observed my youngest daughter (18) as she was heading off to school. She attends classes 3 days a week at a Technical School here in Chesterfield County where she is required to dress like a vet technician - khaki pants, black t-shirt under her green scrubs, and black steel-toed boots. Now, Nina has (thankfully) never been one of those teens who wants to dress provocatively. Both of my daughters prefer to wear tees and jeans. But the way those khakis were hugging her curves.....made
I had been unemployed for a looonnnnggg time, when I finally got a job that pays so little I'm embarrassed to say how much I make on this forum.
Now, even THAT low-paying job is cutting back my hours.
I have no idea how I'm going to make next month's rent.
I have a 10-year old son who's struggling in school.
I got aches and pains....EVERYWHERE.
Some guy hit my car and knocked the passenger-side blinker light off. Don't know how that's going to get fixed.