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This gorgeous sunset picture I captured is by far one of my favorites yet. Sunsets are so relaxing and can sure make even a bad day good.

Hello. My name is Andy Sullivan and I am a sports addict.  There are many benefits of being a sports addict/fanatic.  Viewers often sit in front of their television or in an arena with your favorite snack and cheer like crazy for your favorite.  I do notice one drawback.  When you’re watching or listening to a game, media bias is painfully prevalent and very noticeable.

This week we have a February 29th. This means that 2012 is a leap year, having 366 days instead of 365 days. So, 2012 will have 24 more hours this year.

This additional day once every four years keeps the calendar year in sync with the astronomical or seasonal year. The earth’s orbit around the sun isn’t completed in exactly 365 days. By adding this day, we compensate for the fact that our 365-day year is shorter than a solar year by almost six hours.

Dear Friends,

Recently, many of you have contacted my office with questions about congressional redistricting.  I wanted to send you a quick note to clear up any confusion.

On February 10, 2012, the Kentucky General Assembly approved, and the governor signed into law, new Congressional District boundaries. The U.S. Constitution requires congressional districts to be based on the census done every ten years and lines redrawn to accommodate population changes.

I don't know about now, but back when I was a kid every boy dreamed of coming out on the basketball floor in a uniform, before a cheering crowd.

Mine came true to an extent . . . but the crowd wasn't large. Just the kids that didn't ride the bus; we played after school.

Yesterday, I was picking up nails where the old barn used to be, when I remembered the worst whipping I ever got.  My sisters and I were playing in the field behind our house, when my sister, Lorrie, stepped on a nail.  It wasn’t just any nail, mind you, it was a rusted, four-inch barn nail.  The bottom of her foot centered it, and the nail went completely through the other side.  The small piece of wood to which the nail was attached stayed attached as Lorrie hopped and screamed into the back yard.

Bills to Protect Kentucky Families Moving in Committee

FRANKFORT, Ky. – After a slow start, a number of bills introduced to protect Kentucky families from runaway government spending, substance abuse related crimes and restrain government spending began moving through the Kentucky Legislature this week.

How many times have you ever been watching a movie, a show or a ballgame, and tried talking to the person/persons inside the television?  I can remember watching soap operas and sitcoms with my grandma, and she would try telling them what to do, or what to say.  My dad always told the basketball players, coaches, and refs what they should have been doing.  We all do this, and probably give those around us a good laugh, or maybe a headache.

Well, maybe we're going to skip winter all together. I would not complain at all because I have sure enjoyed this gorgeous weather. This weather gives me "hiking fever" so this weekend, I'm trail bound. Nature is so full of surprises and beauty and I want to enjoy every second of it I can.

I wish everyone a wonderful week and don't forget to take time, especially in this weather, to stop and smell the roses along life's journey.
 
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On February 22, 1959, Daytona International Speedway hosted the inaugural Daytona 500.  A field of 59 cars took the green flag for the race, with the prize that day being $67,760.  A crowd of 41,000 were in attendance to see Lee Petty take the checkered flag, and witness the beginning of another chapter in the history of Daytona. Fifty-three years later, the Daytona 500 is known as, among other nicknames, the Superbowl of NASCAR.  It truly is the race everyone wants to win.