¶ Friday, August 11, 2006 0 commentsYou can level many charges at Sharon Osbourne, but she is brutally honest, and it is her vulnerability that makes her likeable.
"Everybody has something in the closet, and I reckon the best policy is always to be honest, then it can't come back to haunt you," she says. And she holds her hands up to her own "big mistakes". The biggest brings her to tears. "I had an abortion at 17 and it was the worst thing I ever did. It was the first time I'd had sex, and that was rotten. I'd always thought it was going to be all violins, and it was just awful.
"I was two months gone when I realised. I went to my mum and she said, without pausing for breath: 'You have to get rid of it.'
"She told me where the clinic was, then virtually pushed me off. She was so angry. She said I'd got myself in this mess, now she had to get me out.
"But she didn't come. I went alone. I was terrified. It was full of other young girls, and we were all terrified and looking at each other and nobody was saying a bloody word. I howled my way through it, and it was horrible.
"I would never recommend it to anyone because it comes back to haunt you. When I tried to have children, I lost three - I think it was because something had happened to my cervix during the abortion. After three miscarriages, they had to put a stitch in it.
"In life, whatever it is, you pay somewhere down the line. You have to be accountable."
- By JENNY JOHNSTON, The Daily Mail
In a couple of weeks on Aug 23rd, Dr. Gary Chapman, counselor, speaker and author of "The Five Love Languages" will be speaking at a breakfast in the Pentagon Auditorium at 7 AM.
Obviously there will be a 9-11 memorial service to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the attacks by Muslim extremists. 184 innocent people were murdered here for simply being American. The multi-faith service will be held in the Pentagon Auditorium.
Immediately following the memorial service Records recording artists Selah will perform. The 4-time Dove Award winning group will sing their latest hit, "Bless the Broken Road."
Finally on October 6, 7-time Dove Award winners MercyMe will perform a concert in the Pentagon courtyard. MercyMe is most notable for their massive crossover hit "I Can Only Imagine." Their latest single is "So Long Self." ¶ Monday, August 07, 2006 0 comments
Which brings me to the one drawback I've found to using the DC area's mass transit system. Since my bus stop is about 1/2 mile from my front door I got pretty well drenched walking this morning. The good thing was I had my Gortex jacket and pants which kept the rain off. The bad thing it was warm enough that I started to create my own rain inside the suit. Worse was when I found out that my gym bag is not water resistant so I got to work out in shorts and shirt with a few wet spots.
But, if the occasional drenching at the hands of Mother Nature is the biggest complaint I've got about Virginia then life is still pretty darn good. ¶ Monday, August 07, 2006 0 comments
