http://twenteyeighty.com 20% Skill & 80% Hard Work - Always with an EYE on the future Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:08:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ever since I started paying attention to this past presidential race, I have done the math about when I'll be able to vote about a billion times.  I'll tell you now!! So I'm fourteen, and the election just happened which means I'll be eighteen for the next election.  Which means ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/11/06/youth-and-the-vote/ Btw (for those of you that don't know what that means, it means by the way) I am very sorry that I have not blogged in a really really long time.  I am ashamed of it, and I feel like I have let the people who support me down.  It ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/11/06/btw/ It is currently two days after Barack Obama has been elected president.  And all I can say is thank god for that.  I feel as if this is the second chance America has at a golden age, an age to unite and progress in the world.  And maybe gain the ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/11/06/the-obama-team-goes-marching-in-hurrah-hurrah/ Ok, so let us take a vote. How many of you here support George Bush? How many don't? The approval rate for Bush is currently about 29%. Last time I checked, that number stinks. A lot. However low his approval rate is, McCain was ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/07/08/linking-names-in-politics-can-be-a-dangerous-business/ I know the title sounds like a reality show, like the Search for the Next Elle Woods, but what I'm really talking about is the search for the vice presidents. This is a very serious matter and the nation holds their breath as both Obama and McCain progress in their looking.  ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/06/05/the-search-for-vp/ Yes, it is time for my first ever political book review. The book in question is Schlepper! by Iris Burnett. My first thing to say is: This is an AMAZING BOOK!!! You have to read it. This is a fictional book that is based on the ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/05/26/schlepper/ Did you know that by humans continuing to eat beef, we contribute so much more to the current state of the environment? This is because when the cows that are raised for beef fart, they emit almost as much carbon dioxide as a CAR!! That is pretty hilarious but ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/05/20/some-interesting-facts/ As you probably know, I was recently in Washington DC on a school trip. The only important people that we saw were Ted Kennedy and Lance Armstrong. Mr. Kennedy was just getting out of his dark blue minivan with an assistant, when we saw him, but we did ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/05/12/who-taught-lance-armstrong-manners/ First of all I would like to apologize for not blogging lately... I was on an amazing trip to Washington DC with my school. We saw many things, but one that I remember the most was the tour we had of the Capitol. It was fabulous in all ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/05/12/city-of-marble-and-politics/ You're driving along... $3.95, $3.97, $4.03, etc. Gas prices are skyrocketing and when I watch my mom fill up the tank, it costs close to 60 bucks for one trip to the gas station.  I don't know about you, but that is a lot of money for gas, which is ... http://twenteyeighty.com/2008/04/30/hooray-a-holiday/