George W. Bush is famous for his jogging and cycling regime. Gerald Ford played golf to help stay fit. Herbert Hoover even had a sport named after him.

Although my religion is not Catholic, I think every voter in America needs to see this video.

The music gave me goosebumps, but the message is even more powerful. Forget telling people how to vote . . . it is time for Americans to vote according to their consciences, instead of along party lines.

After seven days with no power, I was pleasantly surprised to see how many new things I learned during Hurricane Ike. While I don’t want to go through it again anytime soon, it was quite an amazing opportunity.