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Although I thought SOME of the commotion surrounding Michelle Obama’s remark about feeling proud as an American for the first time was warranted, I purposely did not mention anything here because to me, this was no more earth-shaking than what others have said. Now if this latest comment is accurate and within context, she may [...]

If I could turn back the hands of time, one thing I would have done differently would have been to pester my parents more than I did to join our local drum and bugle corps. Instead, I settled playing both trumpet and drums for my high school (which was still cool I guess). For the [...]