"Steve proposed to me on top of the Sears Tower!" was what my step-sister told me. Wait a minute, it was a text she sent to my cell, not what she actually told me. Some things you simply shouldn't text to people, especially important or exciting news to a family member.
Texting cannot replace communication via telephone or in person. Just because the majority of people have cell phones does not mean they have them completely charged and on 24/7. The amount of cell phone use, especially with texting, varies dramatically from person to person.

Has student government at the University of Louisville become a farce?
Probably most of the people reading this letter have little to no idea what SGA at U of L actually does. This is sad since SGA has a budget of more than $600,000 per year.
That equals about 160 full-time undergraduate students paying in-state tuition to cover the SGA budget, not including any over-realization or carry-over funds.

It was my favorite time of year: the squirrels are getting fat, the mosquitoes are dead and it's not cold enough to need a big, bulky coat.
It was Election Day and Barack Obama was announced as the next U.S. president.
A bunch of friends and I decided to go out and celebrate. Inevitably, we found ourselves on Bardstown Road (Highlands) until late in the night. Amongst the haze of hookah smoke and the sounds of drunken karaoke, my buddy and I decided to go out for a walk.