On Sunday Mikie and I went out to the cemetery to put fresh flowers on Pop-Pops & Grammy's graves (1) partly because we haven't been out there since the funeral of Pop-Pops and (2) Sunday would have been Pop-Pops 91st  birthday.  We stopped at the flower shop across the street from the cemetery and I was not impressed with the quality nor the ( Read more... )

Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

By TARA PARKER-POPE
Published: July 7, 2008
The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening for children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines ( Read more... )

Important Supreme Court Decisions, 2007-2008

Published: June 29, 2008

Following are summaries of the 2007-2008 term’s most important decisions:

Access to Court

The 5-to-4 ruling that the detainees at Guantánamo Bay have a constitutional right to go to federal court to challenge their continued detention was the court’s third consecutive rebuff to the ( Read more... )

Las Vegas was absolutely amazing and I am so glad that Ashleigh and I decided to vacation there. I was shocked to see such an age range of people on vacation there--from babies up to grandparents. Personally, I don't know what attraction Vegas would have for the very young. I did enjoy the shops and walking through all of the different hotels/ ( Read more... )

I cannot believe that it has almost been two years since I last updated. I have no idea how to really provide an update of what has happened in two years. Let's see, senior year of undergrad was absolutely amazing and I am still in awe that I got to see former President Clinton speak. Say what you will about him as a President a Democrat, whatever ( Read more... )

These past two weeks have been the craziest ever. Lol, I don't think that I have ever been out so much or up so late. But its all good, cause everything was worth feeling like shit the next day because I got no sleep ( Read more... )

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 100 movies, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 188 movies on this list. Put your score in header and repost ( Read more... )

I just decided that I hate working outside. The damn sun is turning my hair blond! Ok, well, like gold, but that's close enough to blond for me. No offense to you blonds out there, but blond is just not me ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is my birthday! Finally!!! I'll be back in town Wednesday night (haha, if my plane lands on time), so if you feel like doing anything, hit me up then ( Read more... )

Krystle and I went on a shopping excursion today, because of course, it was payday. I spent like all but $10, but whatever. I am quite pleased with the purchases. I LOVE this red dress. I saw it in the window of Cache two or three weeks ago when I was at Twelve Oaks with my mom and I nearly freaked when I didn't see it in the window tonight. BUT we ( Read more... )