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The ***OFFICIAL*** Weekend Singles' Thread -- New Year's Weekend (December 29th-31st)
December 29, 2006
| ilovew, darkangel82
Posted on 12/29/2006 4:06:55 PM PST by ilovew
On Tuesday, former president Gerald R. Ford, Jr. died at the age of 93. He led a full life beginning on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The future president was a star athlete and the captain of the Grand Rapids South High School football team. He was offered contracts with the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers but declined so that he could attend Yale Law School. Shortly after his graduation, an outside event changed his plans. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gerald Ford enlisted in the Navy.
Shortly after returning from the war, Ford decided to run for a seat in the House of Representatives. His 24-year tenure included his rise to the House Minority Leader. After Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, President Nixon chose Ford to beceome the new vice president. When Nixon himself later resigned, Gerald Ford became the first (and only) person to ever rise to the presidency without ever being elected as president or vice president.
His presidency was notable for not only his pardon of Nixon but, according to many, his restoration of trust in the presidency. President Ford worked hard to ensure that his tenure in the office was open and honest. Later in life, Gerald and Betty Ford moved to their Rancho Mirage home in California. It was there that President Bush visited the couple in April of this year.
On December 26, 2006, Gerald Ford died at his home in Rancho Mirage. Ford will have services in Washington, DC and will be buried at his Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dating; geraldford; newyear; singles
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To: rzeznikj at stout
No, I win. I always win. I'm always right.
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:02:41 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: ilovew
I don't think so, Tim...
you're not infallible...
To: ilovew
I have no intention of announcing my weight.
I haven't found many women that will, but us men proudly boast about our weight (unless of course we are around 400lbs.)
303
posted on
12/30/2006 10:03:27 PM PST
by
Dmitry Vukicevich
(Saddam roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose.)
To: krunkygirl
I'm glad that you like them.
304
posted on
12/30/2006 10:03:29 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: WFTR
Lol okay. I'll keep that in mind.
305
posted on
12/30/2006 10:03:55 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: krunkygirl
I going to have some coffee and go to bed... I hope you have decaf.
306
posted on
12/30/2006 10:04:33 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: Dmitry Vukicevich
...got that right 8^)
keep in mind i do lifting over 50lbs in both jobs i work at--even after one lower back injury.
To: rzeznikj at stout
Sure, I am. And my name isn't Tim...
308
posted on
12/30/2006 10:04:57 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: krunkygirl
I am 5'4" and 106lbs. If you want to dance with me, you must love danger.
309
posted on
12/30/2006 10:06:09 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: Dmitry Vukicevich
Lol that's kinda strange...
310
posted on
12/30/2006 10:06:17 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: rzeznikj at stout
There you go, I will admit to having about 10 pds of extra beer muscle, but most of my weight is from lifting as well.
311
posted on
12/30/2006 10:07:35 PM PST
by
Dmitry Vukicevich
(Saddam roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose.)
To: darkangel82
Well, it IS a DUmmie owl, and Saddam snuffed it!
312
posted on
12/30/2006 10:07:38 PM PST
by
JRios1968
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To: ilovew
oh no you're not...
even the Pope isn't infallible (except in a few circumstances, but I'm not going to get into Canon Law)...
To: rzeznikj at stout
314
posted on
12/30/2006 10:08:55 PM PST
by
JRios1968
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To: Dmitry Vukicevich
"I will admit to having about 10 pds of extra beer muscle"
oh, that'll come in about six weeks...
To: rzeznikj at stout
Cool pics. I don't know much about canon law either, I will make no claims of being a good Catholic.
To: rzeznikj at stout
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:09:38 PM PST
by
ilovew
("Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." --J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: JRios1968
YA RLY
To: ilovew
that doesn't mean diddly.
you lose.
To: rzeznikj at stout
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posted on
12/30/2006 10:14:07 PM PST
by
JRios1968
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