Friendship is Important

Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.- H. G. Bohn

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.- Ben Jonson

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.- Euripides

A faithful friend is the medicine of life.- Apocrypha

A friend is a present which you give yourself.- Robert Louis Stevenson

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.- Len Wein

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.- Fr. Jerome Cummings

Our Future President

It's a known fact that Barack Obama is going to be President of the United States this coming January. People may not have wanted him to be, but he is, and hating him isn't going to do anything. We are a united country, we need to act like one. Complaining won't get us anywhere.


"A country divided against itself will not stand"
~Abraham Lincoln
(also found in the Bible)

Obama Urges Congress to Move on Economic Plan

This is an article I found on Yahoo News........................................................

Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to get moving next week on an economic rescue plan that would extend jobless benefits among other actions.
"If Congress does not pass an immediate plan that gives the economy the boost it needs, I will make it my first order of business as president," Obama said in his Democratic Party's weekly radio address.
The radio address was also videotaped and posted online through a YouTube link to Obama's transition Web site, http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_el_pr/storytext/obama_economy/29892609/SIG=10n6oj80p;_ylt=AidCet19jfW5lsBrFx2r2yth24cA/*http://www.change.gov. Before Obama appears in the video, "Your weekly address from the president-elect" flashes across the screen. Part of an American flag is shown in the frame as Obama speaks directly into the camera.
The president-elect plans to continue to record online videos of the addresses after he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.
Obama said he was pleased President George W. Bush brought world leaders to Washington to discuss turmoil in the financial markets, "because our global economic crisis requires a coordinated global response."
Obama stressed the importance of creating jobs in the United States and helping to relieve the nation's economic distress.
Digging the country out of tough times will require people to pitch in and look after each other, in addition to long-term investments such as making health care affordable and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, he said.
"Make no mistake: This is the greatest economic challenge of our times," Obama said. "And while the road ahead will be long, and the work will be hard, I know that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis because here in America we always rise to the moment, no matter how hard. And I am more hopeful than ever that America will rise once again."

My Week of No Technology

This past week I've gone without using technology unless necessary. This was a very big challenge for me. At my house, we are TV junkies. I don't even know how many hours a week I alone watch the tube. It's not right.

It has been scientifically proven that kids today spend more time with technology than they do socializing with other humans. We, as a country, are growing up socially disabled. It's like we are training ourselves to live in a shell.

Anyway, when I went home last Friday... I told my parents about the plan. They supported me 100%. For this past week none of our family has used unnecessary technology. It was hard t0 get used to at first. With there being no TV on, we all had a lot more time for other things. Most of us played games, did homework, or read. After the week was over... we all felt happier in a way. Board games help us use our brain. My family bonded a lot over those few days.

After one whole week went by, my entire family was happier. We ended up continuing the restricted use of technology. Yesterday my family spent six hours strait playing with Lego's. Not once during that time was the TV on. We had found a BETTER thing to do. It was a lot more fun than sitting on the couch for three hours strait. More families should try it, even if it is for just a week. I feel happier and more productive when I'm not sitting, staring at a screen for hours at a time.

Sorry

I won't be updating all this week after tomorrow, cause I'm gonna see if I can go all week without using technology like: TV, Computer, I-Pod, or any gaming devices. Instead I'm going to read, play outside, or play games with my family...And focus on my school work.


This Idea was given to me by Mrs. Spallone.

New economic data provides growing evidence that the collapse of the housing market and financial markets have pushed the U.S. economy into recession. The question now on the minds of consumers (us), business owners and politicians: How bad is it going to be, and how long is it going to last?

What needs to be done to pick up this recession? This has now become a world wide issue, and it is effecting other countries as thier economy struggles. There's no doubt that somethings have to change.

Tomorrow