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A letter to the President…
This is a letter I sent to the President discussing my issues with the present school loan program. A version of this letter was also sent to my state representatives in Washington. In a land that boasts justice and equality for all, the laws governing the payment of these loans are far from fair. Ultimately, I accept the fact that these are loans that I owe and I will do my best to make sure they are paid. In this respect I am not one to “Pass the buck” and blame everyone else for my problems. I do however expect that the opportunities and options that are available to some…
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Until we meet again…
I guess I really do live a sheltered life… of sorts. Don’t get me wrong… I have done a lot, seen many things, and been countless places. Yet there are certain things that, before now, I had never experienced. And now that I have experienced this one specific, before un-experienced thing, I now know I didn’t like it much. Yet somehow these types of experiences, although definitely negative, might just help sharpen ones understanding and appreciation of life in general. I said farewell today to an old friend. We finally came to the conclusion as a family that the time had come that our cat Amber needed to be put…