ORIGINAL: RBardin
My 11 year old has been convinced that she will be an astronaut since she was 6, and is crushed that the shuttle program is coming to an end.
I'm in Brevard County. There are over 20,000 lost jobs in our area with outsourcing companies closing around my town everywhere. If you check
www.zillow.com, property values plummet $15,000 on about every home here in just the last two months when it's going up in other parts of the country. These companies have closed their doors losing their contracts this year. (Thank goodness we all have Wal-Mart's popping up everywhere to take up the slack.

) Sadly, your daughter will see a country completely different from the one we grew up in.
Thousands of men are losing their careers, homes, and confidence in their future financial security. I'd discuss the impact of the BP spill in our area too, but I don't want to be accused of rambling too much. "Let's just wait for Frabjous Day and our champion will win for us."