Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
Good luck on sticking the landing...
Letty wrote:This didn't completely take me by surprise or astonish me, but I was somewhat amazed at his positive reputation.
Sen. John Warner announces retirement from Senate
Posted August 31st, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the last remaining respectable Republican senators, announced today that he's calling it quits after five terms.
Warner said he still feels spry enough for the rigors of the Senate, but he did not want to push it for another six years.
"I want to be fair to this wonderful state, which has been eminently fair to me all these years," Warner said.
His message to Virginians, he said, is: "You've given me my best shot, and I'm quietly going to step aside and make way for others."
I can't think of too many issues where my opinion is in line with Warner's, but he's always treated his office, his responsibilities, and his colleagues with a kind of dignity and respect that most of the Senate Republican caucus gave up on quite a while ago.
Indeed, it's probably worth remembering that despite his record as a conservative Republican senator from the South, Warner was not a reflexive partisan. In 1996, when his party nominated Oliver North, Warner said he could not in good conscience endorse him, and instead backed an independent who helped then-Sen. Chuck Robb win re-election. It is hard to imagine another Republican member of the Senate doing anything similar today.
Of course, there are also broader implications of Warner's retirement ?- it increases the likelihood that Democrats are going to have a very good cycle in 2008.
This article on John Warner and not one mention of his ex-wife Elizabeth.
Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
Sounds like Craven's planning to start his own business.
Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
One assumes more information will be forthcoming.......?
dlowan wrote:Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
One assumes more information will be forthcoming.......?
I'm working in a vinyard tomorrow. I'll check the grapevine for info
dlowan wrote:Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
One assumes more information will be forthcoming.......?
With Craven, one never knows. Seems he hasn't decided when to tell us. Wish he wouldn't leave us hanging!
being told that the repair bill for the car will be LESS than the estimate
must make this a day of celebration !
hbg
Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
Good for you! It's exciting, isn't it?
Craven de Kere wrote:I'd been planning one of the biggest changes to my life and expecting to break the news and start it all in a few weeks.
My hand was pushed today, and I'm about to jump off the cliff into thin air and see if I can pull it off. The thrill is on....
Still nothing .......
Aw come on, Craven, if you can't tell us the whole story, how about a few little hints that we could all speculate like mad about!
I am astonished and quite surprised by Craven's decision to travel to Acapulco and dive off that cliff into the Pacific Ocean. Anyone hear from him lately?
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be coy about what I posted, I've been traveling without an internet connection.
I don't want to talk too much about it before I settle the details (should be this week) but the basics are that I've run many businesses in my life but am about to start the one I always dreamed of (it involves A2K, which is why I don't want to talk about it here till it's certain).
And since my personal life is changing as significantly (no more "rapper parties" it seems...) it's quite exciting.
Craven de Kere wrote:Sorry, I wasn't trying to be coy about what I posted, I've been traveling without an internet connection.
I don't want to talk too much about it before I settle the details (should be this week) but the basics are that I've run many businesses in my life but am about to start the one I always dreamed of (it involves A2K, which is why I don't want to talk about it here till it's certain).
And since my personal life is changing as significantly (no more "rapper parties" it seems...) it's quite exciting.
Hey craven. You were without an Internet connection? Boggles the mind.
I wish you well with your dream business. Hope it works out. Also hope things work out in the absence of rapper parties, whatever the hell that means.
Craven de Kere wrote:Sorry, I wasn't trying to be coy about what I posted, I've been traveling without an internet connection.
I don't want to talk too much about it before I settle the details (should be this week) but the basics are that I've run many businesses in my life but am about to start the one I always dreamed of (it involves A2K, which is why I don't want to talk about it here till it's certain).
And since my personal life is changing as significantly (no more "rapper parties" it seems...) it's quite exciting.
Always dreamed of, eh? Sounds important...........wishing you great success.
i saw rihanna in person, and i would rather have hit on the waitress for the club that was walking behind her.
I didnt know rihanna was so ordinary looking in person, i mean i didnt even look twice. and all my friends told me she was fine as hell.
don't believe the hype...
