Saw Terrible Wreck

Here's something that happened on my way to Mom's yesterday, it was horrible. I had been going about 80 mph the whole way, but I suddenly noticed that I was low on gas, like on E! (empty) Not on the red, which means "you're low, better get gas", but on E, like "you're out, you're riding on fumes". So I was slowed down to about 55 mph, hoping I'd make it to the next gas station seven miles ahead. Well, this big diesel truck came up behind me, and started to pass, and at the same time this other car was going really fast, and tried to beat the diesel getting around me. Well, in my rear view I saw the car veer a little onto the left shoulder, to avoid getting sideswiped by the diesel, and then it swerved back on to the highway, but the driver lost control and the car flipped, and then it flipped again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and I was watching this in my rear view and saying, "OMG, OMG, OMG!" and it was flipping so fast that it appeared to literally bouncing. And I think the total number of times he flipped was ten, and that's a fair estimate, I'm not exaggerating! And you know when something like that happenes and all these thoughts rush through your head, one right after the other, and they're so fleeting, and you remember thinking them after the incident is over? Well, mine went something like this: "Oh, that car's on the shoulder, can he get back on the highway without losing control? Good, he's OK. Oh no, he's losing control! OMG, OMG, OMG! He's flipping! He's bouncing! When's he going to stop? Oh no, he's coming, he's coming, he's gonna hit me!" So I stepped on the gas to get further away from him, but since I was going only about 55 mph, I had to shift to third to get more power and then to fourth to go faster, and finally saw that I was out of the danger zone. But it was a close call. Everybody on the freeway pulled over, and as I drove on, I saw them trying to pull the guy out of the car, which had landed upside down, and they were having a hard time. Just as I got to a gas station, I heard sirens on their way to the scene.

Just thought I'd share my story.

Thanks, and have a nice day....

What does everybody think about Garrett? Not about the picture, about Garrett as a person. Post your comments.

Lisa

Tavia and John, October 26

Funny Violet

Cute?

Which of these agencies and commissions benefit you?

Here is the official list from the White House "Federal Agencies and Commissions" website. Are all these agencies and commissions necessary? Are any of them constitutional? Did you know that the third largest expense of the Federal government is for interest on the national debt?


Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
Agency for International Development
American Battle Monuments Commission
AMTRAK
Appalachian Regional Commission
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
Bureau of Arms Control
Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigations Board
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Commission on Civil Rights
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Corporation For National Service
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense Security Service
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Drug Enforcement Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Housing Finance Board
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Reserve System
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Federal Trade Commission
Food & Drug Administration
General Accounting Office
General Services Administration
Ginnie Mae
Immigration & Naturalization Services
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Inter-American Development Bank
Inter-American Foundation
Internal Revenue Services
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
International Labor Organization
International Monetary Fund
International Trade Commission
Legal Services Corporation
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Merit Systems Protection Board
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Bioethics Advisory Commission
National Capital Planning Commission
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
National Council on Disability
National Credit Union Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Imagery & Mapping Agency
National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Standards & Technology
National Institutes of Health
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Park Service
National Science Foundation
National Security Agency
National Skill Standards Board
National Technology Transfer Center
National Telecommunications Information Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Special Counsel
Office of Thrift Supervision
Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
Organization of American States
Overseas Private Investment Corp.
Pan American Health Organization
Patent & Trademark Office
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Postal Rate Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Securities Exchange Commission
Securities Investor Protection Corp.
Selective Service System
Small Business Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Surface Transportation Board
Tennessee Valley Authority
Trade and Development Agency
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. Institute of Peace
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
U.S. Treasury
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
United States Postal Service
United Nations Information Center
Voice of America
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
White House Fellows
White House Commission on Remembrance
Women’s History Commission

Neisha and Garrett going to Lakers' game tonight!

Exciting, huh? While we were in Surprise, AZ, Garrett and I were playing basketball at one of the courts in the park. A sophomore in high school (10th grade) came along and asked Garrett if he wanted to play a game, so they did. Garrett won. 15 to 4.

Violet, almost ten months old

YOU were just minding your own business until you clicked this link...

then the rest of your day was CONSUMED@@@@


If this isn't the coolest thing.... play with it...

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