The ***OFFICIAL*** Weekend Singles' Thread -- New Year's Weekend (December 29th-31st)

December 29, 2006 | ilovew, darkangel82

[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.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I thought of it just for you.;)

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Happy New Year, I hope this one exceeds all your expectations. :)

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Happy New Year to you my fellow reptile fan.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Beat that y'all three times this weekend I have killed the thread. :)

[WFTR]

Happy New Year from me and my scaly friends!!

[ilovew]

Lol if it's less than 10 minutes, it doesn't count.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I don't know if you are stuck talking to yourself it is just not healthy. :)

[WFTR]

I'll try to be here a little bit, but I need to find something to eat.

[ilovew]

Well, you're not talking to yourself. I'm here. :)

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I will be here as well, unless I get pulled away.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

You say that now. :) , what is everybody doing tonight?

[defconw]

Thanks. He really is a good guy. Very sweet, yet manly.

[ilovew]

Lol it's not like I'm going to suddenly get new plans at this point. I'm having Smirnoff Ice and watching TV. And annoying my little brother, when possible :P

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

So you are one of those "evil" older sisters;), I had one of those growing up, she made my life a living hell. lol

[ilovew]

Awww...I'm so glad you two found each other. That's awesome :)

[ilovew]

Lol I'm not evil! I just adore my little brother. I annoyed him earlier by making him take a New Year's Eve picture with me. He kept making goofy faces.

[defconw]

We are very glad as well. :)

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Well then you are a better big sister then my sister was growing up, but of course I love my sister now.

[ilovew]

I try :) I don't get to see him much anymore. But when I am home, I like to spend time with him.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

That is great, I have found your family will stick with you through thick and thin, so it is good that you get along with them so well.