Speaking before a large, enthusiastic crowd at a local high school gymnasium here, Obama described the ordinary problems, like daycare and housing costs, that he and his wife Michelle confronted as recently as five or six years ago, before he was elected to the U.S. Senate and became a best selling author.
"We were still struggling with all the student loans we had to pay off after law school, because neither of us were rich," he said. "Our parents couldn't provide us with all that education. We had to borrow. We hadn't started a college fund yet for our kids. We hadn't started saving for retirement. We had some credit cards we had to deal with. We were living in a small condo that was getting a little too small for our two kids."
People nodded their heads. "I was doing the grocery shopping," Obama continued. "Michelle shopped at Target. She does still shop at Target. She really loves Target." He quoted his wife telling him, "I think one of the reasons you'd make a good president now is...we're not that far from being normal."
I just wanted to say something that is important to me this time of year.
Please do not drink and drive. Ideas to avoid a DUI and hurt or kill someone:
1)If you are going to a friends' party, bring a sleeping bag with you in case you are so drunk you need to crash there until your can drive safely home. 2) The most obvious one: take a cab if you are going out. Parking is so expensive these days that if you and your friends go out, it might end up being cheaper (and environmentally friendly) to share a cab!
3) Designate a driver who will not drink AT ALL and buy them an extra gift for being so cool to be the one not to drink this year. Take turn every year.
4) Walk to your neighborhood restaurant for a change. You will enjoy the joy of the season and all those pretty lights and do good for your community!
A peace playlist is in order...for some reason not all songs I put on the playlist are showing but you can click on the playlist to be taken to the entire playlist. Enjoy some peace music!