They did it out in the public in the school where other kids came around. She (Rakesha) said they were laughing.

Some districts have already started school, and also the record-high gas prices ... have sort of affected travel for this holiday weekend.

Well, going to and from the store, the grocery store, taking the kids to school, which, I have no kids now, just local driving. 90% of your driving is little short things within two miles of your house.

My kids were getting to be school age, and I didn't want them exposed to that [atmosphere],

It was always a dream of mine. When I was in high school I used to write poems for my friends. And they would give them to their girlfriends or their boyfriends. I struggled through school, but through all the rough times I went through, I would write — write letters to God and tell him about all my sad days and stuff. That's how I began writing. Then I turned to poetry.

It was always a dream of mine. When I was in high school I used to write poems for my friends. And they would give them to their girlfriends or their boyfriends. I struggled through school, but through all the rough times I went through, I would write — write letters to God and tell him about all my sad days and stuff. That's how I began writing. Then I turned to poetry.