Sundays are slow, and I like them that way. Today I woke up, did a little homework, then went to Costco & Ralph’s with Lauren Coleman. You know what’s fun? Getting free Samples from Costco, they’re delicious! I bought some Valentine’s Day candy for PAW’s Valentine Day’s Extravaganza happening this Thursday. After we came back, me and Lauren went to SAC’s Superbowl party, where I took a relatively pretty picture of the BBQ machine. If there’s anything that can symbolize America better, it’s the BBQ machine (and the flag, the eagle, Jack Bauer, etc…). Burgers were good, and I got a chance to talk to Rosario & Germaine there, also chatting a bit with Michelle and Louise, the same girls I saw yesterday at the Tailgate. Free Food = Win!
After that I went back and did some homework, going in and out to catch glimpses of the Superbowl. Christina Aguilera really did this country a disservice by messing up the national anthem, the Black Eyed Peas had nice visuals but really lacked in overall quality (style over substance, I would say), and I could care less that the Packers beet the Steelers by the end of the night. Me & Amul ate at CV, and after I watched Glee with Matt & Rosario. It was a good episode, and hopefully if it gets good enough ratings more people will watch on Tuesday nights! The night ended with me doing some session preparation, paw preparation, class planning, and homework preparation.
| Christina Aguilera hit all the right notes during her pre-Super Bowl performance of the national anthem. But the right lyrics? Not so much. Aguilera completely dissed both the ramparts and the fact that o’er them, we could see the broad stripes and bright stars gallantly streaming, by skipping that line entirely. Instead she sang: “What so proudly we watched at the twilight’s last gleaming.” That was a pseudo-repeat of the earlier lyric, “What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming. It’s okay, Everybody makes mistakes. |  |
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On February 6th, 1911, Ronald Reagan was born. Today is his 100th Birthday. Ronald Reagan is best known and remembered as the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), and prior to entering politics and becoming the Governor of California (1967–1975), he was a successfull actor appearing in over 50 movies including Cowboy from Brooklyn ( 1938 ), Kings Row ( 1942 ). In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was a republican president who pushed through sweeping changes in home economics by reducing business regulation and the growth in government spending often referred to as the “Reagan Doctrine”. He is also remembered for his foriegn policy where he supported anti-Communist movements worldwide and used the strength of the American Economy to expand the military which contributed to the end of the Cold War. He was a popular president with the people and in the western world. The only blot on his presidency was the Iran-Contra affair. In his personal life he was married to Jane Wyman in 1940 and divorced in 1948, he married his second wife Nancy in 1952 who he was married to until his death in 2005. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed in 1994 until his death. 🙂 |
P.S.: “In America, our origins matter less than our destination, and that is what democracy is all about.” – Ronald Reagan.
