Pres. Obama's Speech to School Children

I just read the speech and it's truly something that all kids should see and have reenforced by their parents.

I can not wait for my kids to hear this speech. Specifically, I can't wait for Cameron to hear this speech, especially the part about TV and Xbox. I really messed up when I bought that game system.

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Dooms Day can't get here soon enough.

Luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises

Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.
Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.

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how to like ppl more (or dislike them less). lol
Eight tips for liking someone better (or disliking that person less).
Some people are part of your life, whether you want them there or not. What if you don’t have the warmest of feelings for your boss? Your mother-in-law? Your next-door neighbor?

It’s easy to come up with a mental catalog of all the ( Read more... )

i'm thinking this story was reported to slant toward the old woman doing something wrong. she did nothing wrong. sure she was unruly but why did he put his hands on her? she'd already signed the ticket when he pushed her. and from what i saw she wasn't moving to get around him when he pushed her. i just think he was wrong. then again, i'm biased. i ( Read more... )

the women in my house are really emotional tonight and it's hilarious.

I just got completely teary eyed at the story about Flat Stanley. incase you don't know who Flat Stanley is, he's a character in elementary school books about a boy who's basically...flat. the kids read the book then cut out their own Flat Stanley and send him with/to adults that ( Read more... )

Should your wife have guy friends?

found this article on cnn.com and i had to see what the answer to this question was. i have two guy friends whom i adore and i love that jeff is cool with that and them.

I LOVE YOU, DAN AND RICHIE!

(but i will laud my extreme dislike of condeleeza rice. good bye to you too, yes woman.)
U.S.-United Arab Emirates sign nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States signed an agreement Thursday on civil nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates -- the first such pact with a Middle Eastern country.

Calling the agreement "a powerful and ( Read more... )

Cake request for 3-year-old Hitler namesake denied

The Campbells' other two children also have unusual names: JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell turns 2 in a few months and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell will be 1 in April.

Heath Campbell said he named his son after Adolf Hitler because he liked the name and because "no one else in the world would ( Read more... )

ETA: okay...not shenanigans! the story has changed drastically from when I first read it. Now it's totally plausible and it totally sucks. Bad shit like this...wow...just too difficult to understand.

or know about this?

Mom Reports Kids Stuck In Sunken Car

i'm too lazy to sign up on the news site to post a comment but I'd like to call...SHENANIGANS!

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