HippieChick

ADAR is an awesome woman. I admire her wisdom, her strength, her beauty.

It would be an honor to meet her someday!

hIPPIECHICK is a woman who walks her talk.

I think she’s a wonderful person from what I can tell here in 43Things. She lives in the Phoenix area, which is where I live, too. Though, we probably live more than an hr from each other, as I live in the SE valley.

She is also very generous in her cheers both in 43T as well as in 43Places.

And, she must be a super hottie to get a 30 yr old husband!!! I could learn something from her (and I already do).

She has beautiful sunflowers, which I love. And, we can complain about the hot summers together.

I have been a fan of Bears since I was born. My Grandpa gave me “Teddy” when I was born and he has been with me ever since . . . through thick and thin we’ve done it all (well mostly) together.

My home is extremely “Bear Friendly” and Teddy and I would love the opportunity to host Snicks and to show him a great time in Arizona!!!

We want to take him out on the motorcycle and even have a leather jacket that will fit him!!! How adorable is that?

Jimmy Carter descended from a family that had resided in Georgia for several generations. His great-grandfather, Private L. B. Walker Carter (1832–1874) served in the Confederate States Army in the Sumter Flying Artillery, seeing considerable action at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Jimmy Carter, the first President born in a hospital, he was simple man from simple roots, a peanut farmer who rose to the ranks to become President of the United States of America. From a young age, Carter showed a deep commitment to Christianity, serving as a Sunday School teacher throughout his political career. Even as President, Carter prayed several times a day, and professed that Jesus Christ was the driving force in his life. Carter had been greatly influenced by a sermon he had heard as a young man, called, “If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” In my opinion, Jimmy Carter is an excellent example of how a Christian person should conduct him/herself in the world today. What would Jesus do could also translate “What would Jimmy do”?

He was the first President to make public statements in support of gay rights. In California in the late 1970s, voters were facing a law which would have banned gays and lesbians (and heterosexuals that endorsed gay rights) from working in the school system. At a speech in California, Carter urged voters to reject the bill. In the early days of the Carter campaign, Carter had promised to oppose discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation but unfortunately bowed to political pressures and backed off on the pledge when he won the Democratic Party nomination. The Carter White House did have the first official visit by a gay rights organization, and allowed a group of gay veterans to participate in an official ceremony for the Vietnam War Memorial.

He had just as many sucesses and he did defeats in his personal and political lives, but he remains a faithful Christian man. He is the winner of a Nobel Peace Prize and an active participant in the Habitant for Humanity. In his retirement he has not been idle as he continues to be a faithful and active supporter of peace and justice. I admire him and would love to meet him one day.

She grabs life by the short and curlies. :)

I think that the Hawkmeister is an interesting guy. He is funny and insightful in his own fun and insightfully twisted way. Also, he is going to let me have a shot at the trebuchet when it is done, which is super cool!!!

One day I think that the Hawkmeister should go riding with my husband and I - – Mrs. Hawkmeister too!!! Whaddaya say Hawk?

PERSON OF THE YEAR 2001

Rudy Giuliani served as the Mayor of New York City from 01/01/1994 through 12/31/2001. While he was often a controversial figure, he gained attribution for “strong leadership” in the wake of the September 11 attacks, which garnered him admiration in New York, and elsewhere.

The defining episode in Giuliani’s career was his management of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. He was widely praised for his strong leadership and close involvement with the rescue and recovery efforts. He coordinated the response of various city departments while organizing the support of state and federal authorities for the World Trade Center site, for city-wide anti-terrorist measures, and for restoration of destroyed infrastructure. He made frequent appearances on radio and television to communicate critical information to the public authoritatively: for example, to indicate that tunnels would be closed as a precautionary measure, and that there was no reason to believe that the dispersion of chemical or biological weaponry into the air were a factor in the attack. He balanced the need to make hundreds of decisions directly and immediately, to delegate hundreds of others, and to visit the injured and console the families of the dead. He was tireless.

Giuliani in his public statements mirrored the emotions of New Yorkers at the time: shock, sadness, anger, resolution to rebuild, and the desire for justice to be done to those responsible. “Tomorrow New York is going to be here,” he said. “And we’re going to rebuild, and we’re going to be stronger than we were before…I want the people of New York to be an example to the rest of the country, and the rest of the world, that terrorism can’t stop us.”

Recently there have been suggestions that he may run for president in 2008. Even though he is a Republican, I would consider supporting him for president in 2008 due to his more liberal views on many social items which are dear to my heart.