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.

[ilovew]

Well, I wouldn't go that far. I get along with this little brother. And my dad. My other 3 brothers and I...occasionally get along. My mother and I...not so much. Unless we're shopping lol.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Are you the oldest? or middle child?

[ilovew]

Right in the middle. I have 2 older brothers and 2 younger.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I am the youngest so I got to learn from the mistakes the older ones made, so basically I learned how not to get caught. lol

[ilovew]

Lol I was always a good little girl anyway. The only thing I got in trouble for was staying up too late because I really wanted to finish reading my book :P

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

See I was a PK (Preacher's Kid) so I had to be a holy terror. (My poor Mother and Father)

[ilovew]

Lol! I'm the kid of two English teachers. It doesn't quite have the same effect as being a PK. I always corrected everyone's grammar.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Oh lord, I better watch my grammar and not end any sentences with a preposition, or you might correct me. lol

[ilovew]

Lol I try to ignore it on the internet...most of the time, anyway. Unless it's something *really* atrocious.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Well, I try my best ma'am. :)

[ilovew]

Lol good boy. :P

[rzeznikj at stout]

so,

just because i ain't gots none good grammar doesn't mean nothin...

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

You are not a thread killer, I just have to logoff for a bit, dial-up sucks. If I don't get back in time Happy New Year.

[darkangel82]

Now who teached you your English?

[ilovew]

*cringes* I'm not saying anything...

[ilovew]

Lol thanks for warning me. Happy New Year! If you come back, I can say it for the third time tonight. :P

[darkangel82]

Dead thread ping?

[ilovew]

Yep, it's dead.

[rzeznikj at stout]

you can't say nothing...

[rzeznikj at stout]

i suspect i gotta fix a fan issue in my Suse system.

grep -i crit /var/log/messages

...and then remove (shudder) Kerry Beagle.

Apparently, the OS doesn't keep the fan running and the CPU can overheat.