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Originally posted by AOIIalum
If you count giving birth, I've done that three times. Other than that, nothing really cool comes to mind.
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I debated about whether saying giving birth to my two kids. While it was, personally, the two most amazing days of my life, I wasn't sure whether it fit this type of list (and so many women end up doing it!). However, on a personal level, the two births are the most important things I've ever done.
Walter Cronkite spoke at my brother's graduation from the U of Michigan. He was a great speaker and I thought at the time that he should run for President.
When I saw Clinton, it was on the lawn of a library. The area around the library was closed off for two days preceding the event, all trash dumpsters in nearby apartments were scoured for explosives, no cars could park anywhere near it. While he talked, there were Secret Service with machine guns in every window of the library and on the roof. There were Secret Service all over the audience (the only ones dressed in suits in 95 degree weather and talking into their ties). The biggie was the helicopter with a soldier hanging down, M-16 in his hands. I was so preoccupied with watching all the Secret Service that I barely remember what was said! I can't imagine what the security is like Post 9/11 when the President speaks!
Dee