Tuesday, May 26, 2009

High School Classmates Of A Supreme Court Nominee

This is not about Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor. I don't know anything about her so I have no way to form an opinion. This is about the people she grew up with, the people she went to high school with.

Can you imagine if one of your high school peers was nominated for such a position. I think back to my days at Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, TX and cannot imagine any of my fellow graduates being nominated to the Supreme Court. Oh, there are a few that would definitely be more shocking than others, but for the most part I remember them all from that snapshot in time. My friends were athletes, they were musicians in the band or orchestra, they were in the choir. Some were honor students and some just barely got by. Many were on the yearbook or newspaper staff. Some went on to be writers, military officers, choir directors, and I am sure most have been successful in their chosen career. But I just cannot imaging picking up this mornings paper (or opening my web browser) and reading that Craig, Amy, Jane, Lois or Skip (especially Skip) from the SRHS class of 1983 was being nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States.

I wonder how many of Ms. Sotomayor's classmates spewed their coffee across the table when they read that headline.

(Just kidding Skip!)




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Belly Flop

I think everyone has done a belly flop at one time or another. You know, you try the graceful dive into pool and get just a little off, resulting in a painful slap on the water. Well, have you ever done a belly flop from 125 feet in the air?


Thanks to Denney Crane




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The Most Tragic Event of My Life: Chuck Norris


As Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf once humbly concluded: "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle."

Read Chuck's Full Editorial Here



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