Assalaamu Alaykum - Peace Be Upon You

President Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo, Egypt this morning and as always, he was stellar. In his speech, Obama vows a "new beginning" for Islam and America in a landmark speech to the world's Muslims, evoking a vision of peace after a smouldering cycle of "suspicion and discord."

What are your thoughts on the speech? Do you think that his words could spark peace in the middle east or do you think it's back to life as usual?

Transcript from President Obama's Speech in Cairo

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/06/04/obama.anewbeginning.pdf?eref=aol

I hate it when....

my eyelashes get stuck together. If it starts in the morning, it seems to last all day no matter how much I try to wipe away the mascara.

New Moon Trailer

I'm not a vampire watching movie kind of girl, however, when I saw the movie "Twilight", I really enjoyed it. Now, the sequel is coming out in November, called "New Moon". Check out the trailer below.

President Obama on GM's Restructuring

I'm very impressed with the President's speech on the new restructuring of General Motors. I believe his intentions are always for the better of the American People. His plan and his team seem to have thought this through and they have come up with a plan that suits GM and the American People at this point and time in our country.

Yesterday I heard people refer to GM as the new Obama Motors and I think that's a little far stretched. You know, our President doesn't get involved in anything without having detailed conversations with his advisers. In no way do I think this decision was made lightly. He is very clear in saying that he has no intention of running GM and that he wants to have the US Government be involved in as little as possible in the decisions of the company. He wants to get in and get out, as quickly as possible.

I believe President Obama is extremely intelligent and I think he surrounds himself with very intelligent people. I support him 100% and have no fear that the decisions he and his staff have made will result in nothing less that victory for GM.

Possible Debris Found From Missing Flight 447

Authorities are not confirming the story, but it seems as though debris has been found in the Atlantic Ocean, which they think could be from the missing flight that went down early Monday morning. 228 people were on board when the plane disappeared off the radar leaving everyone to speculate as to what could have happened? There were severe thunderstorms in the area and now they are saying possible hail and heavy winds could also be a factor.

Do you ever think of not making it to your next destination when you board a plane? I try not to, but sometimes find that difficult to do. Especially when I fly alone, which is not often, but when I do my mind wonders "will this be the last trip" and will my family be OK if I weren't here?

My husband does a great deal of traveling and I always make sure I say a little prayer as he walks out the door, to bring him back safe and sound. My heart goes out to the families of those who are missing. I can't even imagine what a difficult time it must be for them.

Would you cut off your penis for love?

Well a 25 year old Egyptian man did. All because his father would not give him permission to marry, what he calls, a lady from a lower class family. I don't know if that's love or insanity?

Unfortunately, the hospital where he was rushed to could not reattach his severed member.

Just Dance Video

My husband thinks this should be my theme song. Should I find that offensive? BTW, I don't, I think it's kind of funny!

Kate looks Great!

Kate Gosselin looks amazing to have had eight kids. I know she's had a tummy tuck, but even so, you can tell she works hard on her body. How on earth she has time, I don't know, but way to go Kate!

Congratulations Laura!

My little one graduated from Kindergarten this past weekend. Way to go Laura, Mommy & Daddy are so proud of you!

I'll upload pictures once I have them developed.

Lounge 4407

We were able to see Lounge 4407 this past weekend, and once again they were awesome! If you get a chance, check out their website: www.lounge4407band.com

Eminem storms out of the MTV Music Awards

OMG, this is so freaking funny! Too bad Eminem didn't find the humor in it.

MTV Shows

Lounge 4407

This is a new band Tim and I really like. We saw them at a local Pub and thought they were great.
Lounge 4407

Why does it take forever to get back in the Doctor's office? I've been waiting an hour and no one has even called me back. Rediculous!

Congratulations

I think Congratulations are in order for Frank Milford - 101 and his wife, Anita - 100, who celebrated their 81st Wedding Anniversary earlier this week, May 26th. What's their secret? They keep a "happy outlook" with very little arguing. Congratulations Frank & Anita!

Found At Disney World

WTF? I can not believe this mother staged her own disappearance and that of her daughter in order to take a trip to Disney World. Bonnie Sweeten and her daughter, Julia Rakoczy, were found at a hotel in Florida yesterday afternoon. Thankfully they were both found alive and well. However, I can't believe her actions. First of all, who calls the police to say they have been abducted when they haven't? We have enough people missing in the world that need the manpower of the police department to find them. We don't need false claims that you've been abducted, plus has she ever heard of Karma? I wouldn't put anything like that out in the world with fears that something like that could happen. I'm also really tired of white women and men claiming that a black man did the crime. What do 2 black men want with a white mother and child. How rare is that occurrence? Didn't you know, it's normally white men who are the ones to abduct someone?

I'm curious to see what kind of time she gets for this. These kind of occurrences need to be stopped and until someone really gets the book thrown at them, it's unfortunately going to continue.

Father's Day

I need ideas on what to get for Father's Day. I have such a hard time with the men in my life when it comes to buying gifts. Any suggestions?

Flat Out Wrong

I'm really upset at the filmmakers of "Slumdog Millionaire" for not stepping up and helping the 2 children who were in the film, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (pictured above). Rubina & Azharuddin's homes, if you can even call them that, were demolished a few weeks ago. Attached is an article I read about what the filmmakers are doing to help. In my opinion, they're not doing enough! I know that any help should be thought of as gracious, but when a film makes $326 million and you give the families of the children a mere $100 thousand, something is flat out wrong with that.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090527/ap_en_mo/as_india_slumdog_3

Are Jon & Kate's Children Being Exploited?

I watched the following excerpt and wonder, are Jon & Kate's children being exploited? I see this family in a whole new light now and it makes me sad to see the path they are taking. I really think they need to let the show go and focus on their marriage and family.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5042669n

Laura's Dance Recital

Laura had her dance recital this past weekend and she was so pretty. I was so proud to see how much she's learned. This is her 3rd year of dance, and I hope she'll want to continue on next year. But if not, that's OK too. We'll find some kind of extracurricular activity to do. Great Job Laura!

Jon has checked out...

Jon & Kate's episode last night was gut wrenching. I hated to see how much they have changed since Season 4 wrapped up. I got the feeling that Jon has truly checked out of the marriage. I felt so sad for Kate, you can really see the pain she feels. I hope they can make it work, but last night did not paint a pretty picture. I was very surprised to see them doing interviews separately.

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Jon enjoying his alone time