37 years ago today the world was forever changed

To Me!!!!

A few interesting facts about July 12, 1974

I was born on a friday.

I have been alive for 13,515 days, which includes 9 leap years.

I have lived through 7 US Presidents.

Bill Cosby, Richard Simmons, and Cheryl Ladd all share my birthday.

The NY Mets played at Dodgers Stadium and won!

Bruce Springstein performed at the Bottom Line Cabaret in NYC.

Random facts about 1974

Volkswagen first introduced the Golf in 1974.

Chinatown was the #1 movie in 1974.

Billboards #1 song for 1974 was "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand.

The 55 mph speed limit was enforced to preserve gas usage

Sears Tower in Chicage became the worlds tallest building

The average cost of a new home was $34,000

Gas was .55C per gallon

The average cost of a new car was $3,750

Work begins on the 800 mile long Alaska Oil pipeline

I Promise Myself




To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.
To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

Christian D. Larson

Over a year

Ack! I havent posted anything here in a while... Stay tuned, I will start again =)