Posted by Melanie on Sep 26, 2008 in
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As you may know, one of my most favorite shows is Grey’s Anatomy, and last night was the season five premiere. It was two-hours of indulgence as I watched my favorite characters play out their story lines in the confines of Seattle Grace Hospital. Meredith and Derek are finally headed in the right [...]
Posted by Melanie on Sep 19, 2008 in
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I like to think of myself as a somewhat health conscious person. I walk the dogs almost every single day for an hour. I try to eat well (however, anyone who knows me knows that chocolate and ice cream are my downfall). If I was independently wealthy and didn’t have to work, [...]
Posted by Melanie on Sep 18, 2008 in
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It’s gettin’ nasty out there folks.
Just in the past several days, we’ve had…
SNL portray Sarah Palin as dumb and clueless.
Hackers got into Sarah’s Yahoo! email account and splashed her personal email and photos all over the Web.
Barack Obama told Iraqi officials during his visit overseas this past summer to delay negotiations with the Bush administration [...]
Posted by Melanie on Sep 13, 2008 in
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This year has been a transition year. My husband has been in the mortgage business for over eight years. Well, you can probably imagine how that has gone this year. So after many long, hard months, he has made the transition from being a small business owner of a mortgage company to another small online [...]
Posted by Melanie on Sep 12, 2008 in
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Good Morning America Whistle-Stop Tour ‘08
Two months. Fifty states. A completely re-hauled train. And three helicopters following the train as a backup in case the satellite feed goes out.
I hope they aren’t planning to do a story on the energy crisis. Or wasteful government spending.
Posted by Melanie on Sep 11, 2008 in
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On this, the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC and Shanksville, PA, I can’t help but to think back on where I was on this day seven years ago on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
I was a senior in college, living in a small apartment near campus with three of [...]
Posted by Melanie on Sep 10, 2008 in Uncategorized
Unless you have been living under a rock the past couple of days, you are fully aware of the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s comment at a political rally on Tuesday. Just Google the single word “lipstick” and you’ll see.
You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig. – Barack Obama
About a week [...]
Tags: Obama, politics, Sarah Palin
Posted by Melanie on Sep 9, 2008 in
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I love this time of year.
More specifically, I love the fall.
I love when the weather turns crisp at night, and the sky is a sharp shade of blue unmatched during any other time of year. Kids are back in school, waiting for the bus in the morning, with backpacks and lunch boxes in tow. [...]
Posted by Melanie on Sep 7, 2008 in Uncategorized
Lunch at Johnny J’s Diner in Casper, Wyoming – $6.79One tank of gas for campaign tour bus – $360Hotel room for the night while campaigning in Dillonvale, OH – $159
The Great One without his teleprompter – priceless.
(While I can appreciate the man is probably sleep deprived (like every politician that has ever run for office), [...]
Tags: Obama, politics
Posted by Melanie on Sep 4, 2008 in Uncategorized
Just over six years ago, I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I earned my BA in journalism and mass communication. As one of the most popular majors for students at the university, the School of Journalism was home to some of the best professors at UNC, talented and [...]
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