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This 6 minute report by NBC details the difficulties with obtaining homeowners’ insurance in Texas.

“I am a retired Command Sergeant Major in the Minnesota National Guard and, after years of firing artillery, I sustained severe inner ear damage. Because I have good health insurance provided through my employer, I was able to have surgery on my ear. As my ear healed, my hearing was gradually restored. One morning, several weeks after the surgery, I awoke to a sound I couldn’t identify. I asked my wife what I was hearing and she told me: ‘That’s your 4-year-old daughter Hope.’ You see, Hope wakes up singing every morning but I had never heard that sound until that day. I am running for Congress because I believe we as a country have a moral obligation to ensure that every father can hear his daughter sing, that every citizen receive the best care our medical community has to offer.” (TIM WALZ, 2006, radio ad when he first ran for Congress).

MY SECRET GUILTY PLEASURES: Whenever I want to relax, I confess I watch random clips compilation from Will & Grace. Outrageously fun…

Texas has recorded a death on its roadways — motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists — every day since Nov. 7, 2000, with an average of 12 deaths per day, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. In Houston, a lack of protected bike lanes and the crumbling sidewalks make cyclists and pedestrians more vulnerable. Some say road rage and fast driving has also contributed. (Source)

I officially retired from my illustrious JUST DANCE career 12 years ago (after being totally bested at the game by my niece Abby but I found this video of wacky Just Dance routines to be hilarious.

QUOTE: Texas has recorded a death on its roadways — motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists — every day since Nov. 7, 2000, with an average of 12 deaths per day, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. In Houston, a lack of protected bike lanes and the crumbling sidewalks make cyclists and pedestrians more vulnerable. Some say road rage and fast driving has also contributed. (washington POST)

This 6 minute report by NBC details the difficulties with obtaining homeowners’ insurance in Texas.


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