Two of my favorite versions of our National Anthem are on You Tube. One is by a group of 5 little girls in Texas before a college basketball game. The other is Smokey Robinson in 1986 before Game 5 of the World Series.
Take a couple of minutes and enjoy! Eat your heart out Rosanne Barr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j284
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUoV_iw0II
Adam Shepard arrived alone on the streets in Charleston, SC in the summer of 2006 with a sleeping bag, $25 in his pocket, no job, no friends, and no place to stay.
Shepard was a recent graduate of Merrimack College doing his own experiment on the American Dream.
His goal: to acquire a furnished apartment, a car, and $2,500 in savings within a year.
For the first 70 days, Shepard lived in a shelter and received food stamps. He also made new friends, and found work as a day laborer. That led to a steady job with a moving company.
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MOM JEANS
I have a 10 year gap in my American pop culture knowledge.
From about 1988 to 1998, I’m not too aware of what happened on the cultural landscape in America. Those were my Japan years. So if you’ve forgotten what happened during those years let me remind you: Read the rest of this entry »
MC Hammer,
Vanilla Ice,
Bill “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky” Clinton’s presidency,
Did you hear that Kim Sjostrom died?
Kim died in Sunrise, FL on January 19, 2008.
On her wedding day.
At her wedding reception.
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As Peyton Manning asks in one of those MasterCard Priceless Pep talk commercials, “Bummed about that gut?”
Everyone has a trouble spot or trouble spots. Some people have a beer belly. Some have saddle bags, flabby arms, back fat, thigh fat, or love handles. Too many “jiggly” things.
A lot of people want to do extra crunches thinking the crunches will flatten their stomachs and give ‘em a six pack.
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“Tony, can we do more triceps work today?”
“Sgt. Tony, what exercise can I do to get rid of THIS?” they ask as they grab one of those trouble spots.
The other day I talked to Kathryn Grissom.
Kathryn is a Boot Camper who had to take time off from BOOT CAMP in order to take care of a medical issue.
Kathryn had breast cancer.
“Had” being the operative word! Thank God!
Months have passed since she was initially diagnosed and treated … and now she’s cancer free, looks great, new do and all, and will soon return to BOOT CAMP!
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