What do you think about the uproar over the Komen Foundation Center discontinuing their financial grants to Planned Parenthood? All of my Facebook friends are very upset over it because the money that Planned Parenthood was getting was being used to pay for mammograms for women who were too poor to pay for them by themselves. Personally I think that is a real shame, and … Continue reading the story "Wow what an uproar"
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That’s what family is for
What would you do if you got an email from your sister telling you that she has been invited to a good friend’s wedding, that her sons were invited to attend as well, but she was going to decline the invitation because she didn’t feel that she could afford to buy her sons the new clothes and new boys dress shoes to go to … Continue reading the story "That’s what family is for"
Negative campaigning
One of the things that disgust me about political campaigns is how the candidates have raised money that is put into a Super Pac and then they turn the money over to someone who is very supportive of the candidate and then the Super Pac runs a lot of negative ads against the competitors. I really hate all of the negative campaigning, and am inclined … Continue reading the story "Negative campaigning"
Twins on the way!
Going to a baby shower can be very educational, as well as a lot of fun. Last Saturday I attended the baby shower of my best friend Sherri. She is expecting twins; a boy and a girl! Twins run in her family, Sherri has two younger brothers that a fraternal twins. Let me tell you, if I ever found out that I was going to … Continue reading the story "Twins on the way!"
It was arson
Last night I went to a Ruritan meeting and the guest speaker was the chief of the local fire department. We enjoyed a nice meal of ham, sweet potatoes, green tossed salad, baked beans, wheat rolls and for dessert apple pie with a scoop of ice cream. During the fire chief's presentation he was talking about how that church that burnt down a few months … Continue reading the story "It was arson"