A.J.s Take

I don’t believe in luck. I should start by saying that. I have talked with people about it many times. I believe luck is a concept that was created by people when they realized just how much of life’s circumstances are beyond their control. I firmly believe things, good and bad, happen for a reason. Some to enjoy, some to teach and most that we can’t comprehend at the moment they are occurring. I don’t think our lives are run by random chance, I believe in a plan. I don’t think things are automatically certain to be, but I do think that sometimes in life circumstances are choreographed to overcome many different obstacles in order to present us with an opportunity to have something special. Then it’s our job to take it and make the most of it. I met Lauren on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. I remember the day clear as yesterday. It was a dreary, cloudy and cold day for transfer student orientation at Longwood. Thinking back, I am now reminded of how close I was to never coming to Longwood...

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and much like all the girlfriends wait pondering their boyfriend’s plans for them on the holiday, we all wait, with a little less optimism, for what Congress and the Obama administration have in store for America this week. This year’s Valentine’s Day season could prove to be as important to the new president’s relationship with America as it is to the common couple among us. And the key component to America’s Valentine’s Day this year is the economy. However, it appears the newest stimulus package is set to make Obama and Congress look like the guy who bought his girlfriend those wilting carnations instead of the stargazer lilies she really wanted. Only in the political world that is code for giving America a stimulus package that is filled with more pork than the greasiest bacon omelet your mom ever made. Obama soared into the White House waving the flag of change; however, experts everywhere have charged Congress with putting together a bill that ...