Hey Gals!
It's been awhile....hope ya'll are doing great! I'm typing blind, so please forgive any misspellings. I'm *still* battling my contacts- it was going well for awhile and now I feel like I'm back at square one- or maybe square 12. So.... Wow, I guess I completely missed the Rick appearances earlier last week. I didn't see much of Fox Report since I had to take the bus home & usually got home at the beginning of O'Reilly (and I forgot to set the Tivo). Wow- Colorado, huh? I guess everyone missed it, but when I turned on Fox News Live last Sunday (the 20th), Rick was on talking to Sgt. Nguyen about getting his citizenship. I turned on the tv at around 8:50 PST and there he was. After the segment, it dawned on me that he might have been *hosting* during that time that Eric Shawn is usually on (which is why I didn't hurry to turn it on - I always watch Weekend Live, but I don't know- Eric Shawn kinda gets on my nerves a little- not sure why. I slapped myself up the side of the head when I saw that Rick was on though. I didn't see anyone comment on it here or on the other site, so I went directly to the source & emailed Rick- sure enough, he covered from 7:30 to 9:00 PST. It was nice to see him doing something in the studio (what little I *did* see anyway).

Glad to see more posts! Sherry- congrats on all the weight loss! I have to admit this 3rd time around is a lot harter than I thought it was going to be. I *really* need to exercise more. I just did something to my my back & shoulders, so I guess it's just walking for me right now. I'm trying to be good & do that, but it's just so hard to get out and just do it. I agree- the more you excercise, the more energy you end up having, which I'm sure is the reason why my energy seems so low. We missed you around here too!

I second Teri- Ellen, you're our favorite liberal! :-) Glad to see you posting more too! Teri- hope you're having fun with your best friend! I've been getting sucked into the summer reality shows Last Comic Standing, For Love or Money, and Who wants to Marry my Dad. I think it's the work stress that makes me enjoy these shows so much- I think I need something silly to take my mind off of things. Haven't checked out Big Brother before- it may be on opposite one of the others we're watching.

Ugh, all these hostages these mindless idiots keep taking over there is just sickening to me. Now there's word that they've taken a Marine hostage in Iraq. I know of a solution, but it's not likely to happen, nor would everyone agree with it. My prayers are with all of the hostages we know of and *don't* know of and their families and all our guys and gals over there.

It's taking me some time to get used to the new Fox News homepage- it looks better though! Ha ha, Ellen- I'll share Todd with ya! :-) It's a toss up now as to who's my favorite- Rick or Todd. Rick's been winning as of late since I've seen more (in comparison) than Todd. I *do* love Todd's casual look too. "i'm a people watcher and enjoy seeing the different ways people communicate and deal with each other under pressure" <--- Ellen- I couldn't agree more- I do the same, now that you mention it. That could be why I like watching all these reality shows- just watching the people interact with each other.

Teri- Larry Elder sounds familiar, but I don't know if we've heard him or not. I'll have to check out his site.

OK- I need to get some stuff done- I'll check back during the week.
Take care everyone!

Say it ain't so!! Where *is* everyone???? Do we need to reinvent ourselves? C'mon gals, come back! I miss all the fun posts! :*(

I hope all are well - seriously- come back & post.

Hey Gals-

EDIT: It's a sad day- Ronald Reagan died today. I know he was old (93), but even so, and whether you're a democrat/liberal or republican/conservative, I think a sadness exists over his passing. I suppose that there is an upside- as with everyone who dies in pain, he is in a place where there is no pain- only happiness. To me, it's sad- it's the end of an era, and he was also part of the "great generation" of people- those who are dying by the thousands every day.

Rick's been on Fox News Live this morning covering the D-Day memorial at Omaha Beach in Normandy. I suspect he'll be on throughout the day and also tomorrow. I was hoping Todd would be covering the Belmont Stakes (as he did last year), but they have someone else there (I forget now who it was, but it was a woman). I think the older I get the more I appreciate and miss my grandfathers. Both were in WWII- paternal granfather in the Pacific and maternal grandfather in North Africa. There are so many questions I would ask. My paternal grandfather died 29 years ago- I was only 6 when he died. My dad's been reading up and making contact with guys he served with (in the Aleutians and on Tinian) over the years to find out more. My maternal grandfather was stationed and fought in North Africa and also bombed the oil fields in Italy, I believe. It's additionally a sad day for me because today he would have been 84 years old. He died when he was 64- 20 years ago this coming August 10th.

So on this somber note....I think I'm going to go and finish cleaning up the kitchen, doing the laundry & go for a walk to work off the waffles of this morning and the sadness I feel right now.
Take care everyone.