Charity, philanthropy, but what all of it means is a basic, intrinsic human thing. Especially here in America, where there’s a lot of very, very kind people who do things, who do good things, or smile, or help a neighbor, cook for somebody. When we were little, my mother used to say to us, “You are blessed, and blessings are for sharing.” That meant you had to do something nice, or you had to share with somebody who needed a smile, or who needed a meal, or things like that. I think it starts from when you are young. Anything you can do to help is wonderful.
We arrived at the southwest gate of the white house a little after one o'clock on the afternoon of September 17th. It was a warm fall day, but the capital felt quiet and half-empty, as it does on Fridays at the end of summer, with Congress still in recess. Rolling Stone had interviewed Barack Obama twice before, both times aboard his campaign plane — first in June 2008, a few days after he won the Democratic nomination, and again that October, a month before his election. This time executive editor Eric Bates and I sat down with the president in the Oval Office, flanked by busts of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. The conversation stretched on for nearly an hour and a quarter. The president began by complimenting my multi-colored striped socks. "If I wasn't president," he laughed, "I could wear socks like that."
Robbie Williams has rejoined Take That to record the British boy band's first album to feature all five members since 1995.
Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas is the new trainer for 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird.
Authorities say a man was driving to the Gillette police station to report his Ford Bronco was stolen when he spotted the vehicle and confronted the driver. The driver fled, but police arrested a 16-year-old boy a short time later on suspicion of larceny. His name wasn't released.
"Imagine That" director Karey Kirkpatrick had a little more input on the movie's soundtrack than many directors might: He produced nine of the album's 11 tracks and performs on another.
The words "Eddie Murphy family comedy" are enough to send shivers down the spine of any self-respecting film lover.
- These are extraordinary times for our country. We are confronting an historic economic crisis. We are fighting two wars. We face a range of challenges that will define the way that Americans will live in the 21st century. There is no shortage of work to be done, or responsibilities to bear.
They weren't supposed to be here among the big shots and the sheik, the Hall of Famers and the million dollar sure-things.
- Full transcript of President Barack Obama’s prime-time news conference on Wednesday:
From the dripping paint of Jackson Pollock to the paper cutouts of Henri Matisse and the tap routines of Fred Astaire, jazz has inspired some of the greatest artists of the past century.
"He's Just Not That Into You" isn't exactly a romantic comedy — at least, not in the most traditional sense. Yes, the characters work themselves into the same sorts of tizzies over falling in and out of love — or finding love in the first place — but mixed in with the fizziness is an unexpected seriousness, an attempt at injecting realism and even failure.
They're not going far, but that didn't stop the senators who are joining the Obama administration from saying "so long" the Senate way: At length. The people's business, namely the biggest economic rescue package in history, would just have to wait.
A sting targeting alcohol sales to underage customers produced a startling result, police said: Not a single arrest.
A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying ads on the callers' computer screens based on what's being talked about.
Zak Smith is a painter, a rebel and an Ivy Leaguer, a Yale University graduate with a green mohawk, an apartment of wall-to-wall illustrations and a passion for comics, classic novels — and Thomas Pynchon.
This is exactly why we have issues in the costs of health care. There is no separate system for monitoring with a hospital that protects the owners, being the doctors.
I am standing on the corner with my hand out and you walk past me! "Ugh"! You say, "look at the bum"!
From time to time, someone will post a story about pet peeves; I haven't seen one in a while, so...i'll pick up the slack so to speak... Most of my irritants are from driving.
here is a very interesting on hoiw people overcome fears and personal faiths tested and there outcomes
Rick Scott former CEO of HCA/Columbia Hospitals wanted a bigger and bigger piece of your medical pie. He tried to get it by cheating Medicare and Medicaid. Now, he wants the KEYS to the safe in Tallahassee.
This man ran a company that is under investigation for cheating Medicare. With 50 million dollars he covered one state and poured his hog-wash over the heads of voters. God help FLORIDA!~
Lady Gaga has been busy working on her untitled third studio album. In a past interview, she said that she was inspired by politics, such as the Don't ask don't tell policy.
Most men find it challenging to be the Mr. Right for their wives. Since men and women are made differently, they have different outlook in life. This usually accounts for the countless instances where men fail to give what their wives need.
The days of inocense are gone. For those that have lived long enough to realize the difference it is a shocking reality. For those at the beginning of their journey, the slow progression into your future of drastic change will give you no chance at peace.
The older that I become (ugh) the more I learn about the connection that we have with just the pets in our own lives. My dog knows how to get to me, with his stance and his stare.
The numbers are simply staggering: Every year 1.5 million people are sickened or severely injured by medication mistakes, and 100,000 die. And yet all of those deaths are preventable. What's the answer? We have to protect ourselves.
The reason I pose such a question asking if CNN has made a deal with the Republicans is because I was watching John King show Monday evening where a discussion took place between him and his wife Dana Bash about what the deal was with the lack of unemployment extension.
News Event that is listed as coming from the "NuttyNewswire.com" entitiled, "Where is Michael Jackson's Doctor?".
Wow! I was shocked to read how the GOP took a position of truth as it pertains to the false claim made by Hoffman accusing Acorn of tampering with ballots. Check this out this read from M&M;
The refusal by ABC and NBC to run a national ad critical of President Obama's health care reform plan is raising questions from the group behind the spot -- particularly in light of ABC's health care special aired in prime time last June and hosted at the White House.
Palin is like fools gold! All shiny on the outside and worthlesss on the inside!
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.
Nothing like a little Schadenfreude and taking some pleasure in a few excruciating losses. If teams sitting at home in October just missed out on the postseason, they might lament these games more than others...