tjsthings
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We’re gonna make lots of money.
I might have to cut out the limited television my kids already watch. Al tells me, while watching Discovery Kids, that we are going to make tons of money. I’m like, what? It’s a commercial for some business scheme called SMC, which is some kind of specialty marketing corporation where you choose and sell catalog… Read more
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Isnt She Lovely?
My daughter is two years old. It seems like less than that amount of time has passed since she was born, but it has. After she turns 3, it will be off to dance class. I know that she’ll be a great dancer. She is so coordinated and naturally graceful (Yes I sound like a… Read more
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Gerald Ford (1913-2006)
He was the only president not elected to national office by the people of the united states (well technically they are all elected by the electoral college, but that’s another civics lesson for another time). Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. in Omaha Nebraska. His parents separated before he was born.… Read more
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James Brown (1933-2006)
Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud), Santa Claus (Come Straight to the Ghetto), Please, Please, Please. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag, A Man’s World, the list goes on and on and on. James Joseph Brown Jr. (who later removed the Jr. designation from his name) was born in South Carolina during the… Read more
