Check THAT off the Bucket List!

Anyone who knows me well knows I am a speed demon. From roller coasters and airplane take offs as a kid, to motorcycle rides and racing my car on the streets of Fairfax as a teen, speed has always been in my blood and, as scared of things as I am, I hardly remember a time that going fast did anything but exhilarate me. There is a high about it that nothing compares to. My birthday just passed

The God State

A 51-48  vote Thursday killed a Republican effort to let both employers and insurance companies deny coverage for contraceptives and other items they object to on religious or moral grounds. In doing so, the Senate upheld Obama's policy, which guarantees women access to coverage for contraceptives through an employer's health plan or directly from an insurance company. If it had passed,