Forgettfulness

I have a tendancy to slack. School is troublesome for me and I don't really do the work that I need to do. Take this blog for instance; I am supposed to do one blog per week, and what do i do? 1 blog every 2 weeks or 2 blogs on the last sunday of 2 weeks. I always forget to do work and I hate that particular rate about myself!

OJ, Chicken, and Popcorn

In Virginia, a man was arrested for theft after they found his fingerprints on a orange juice container.

The man, apparently, would rob a house and then raid their fridge. Finally the police got their big break in the case after finding the orange juice container and the reminisce of a chicken. (Wait wait wait. lets get this straight, "a chicken". That implies he ate an entire chicken at someones house.)
Now here comes the funny part: "Harrison says police also recovered some of the 78 bags of popcorn also reported stolen when they went to Wood's home to arrest him."
78 BAGS OF POPCORN!!! Why in the world would anyone steal 78 bags of popcorn?!?!?! That is completely insane by any one's standards.

Just a little tid-bit to light up your day. :)

Hush-hush Injury For $5

Okay ready? Get this! Just the other day, a kid down in Florida was arguing with his mom because he refused to take his meds.
The boy soon stormed off to another house where he began striking at a tree with a SAW. The mom finally caught up to her son, authorities say he hit her in the head with a SAW. The boy freaked out and offered his mom a $5 bill not to call the cops. The saw left minor lacerations on the woman and her son is facing an aggravated battery charge!
Now personally, I think the son is crazy. The whole thing is making me wonder what type of medication he was avoiding. Sounds to me like Concerta or Riddlin, or at least those are what I would be prescribing to this adolescent.

Lack Of Attention

Oh deary me!

Life.... well, its very crazy. It can hard to remember things, as most of you may know and I myself am no exeption to this large loss of memory.
Homework, for me, is horrid. I always forget to do it and when I remember to do my homework, I forget to turn it in! I always feel like a ditz. Then I wonder if this problem happens toother people, and I'm pretty sure it's safe to assume that it does. Crazy things happen, memory fades, and thankfully we have very NICE and WONDERFUL teachers that forgive us. :)

Murders of Fame

Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, was startled one evening to receive a call from Chicago Police telling her that her brother and mother were found murdered in their home on Friday evening.
The body's were discovered by Jennifer's sister Julia and was startled not only to find the bodies, but to find that Jennifer's nephew, Julian King was not there.
27-year-old William Balfour was in custody and is being treated as a suspect in the murders, but no charges have yet been filed. Balfour has a criminal record which includes: hijacking and attempted murder.
Jennifer rushed back home after receiving the news from a promotional tour for her new album and movie.

Colin Powell

Today on the news I watched as Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for the 2008 election. I loved every word that came from his mouth. Colin Powell is a very well educated man and that showed through in this interview. He talked about how members of his own party were pointing out that Barack Obama was Muslim, Powell retorted, " First of all, he is christian and what would be the problem if he was Muslim? What is the problem with a 7 year-old Muslim boy dreaming that one day he could be president?"
I completely agreed with everything Powell said, and I loved how eloquently he spoke throughout the whole interview.



(this is for the week of October 13th-17th because the next school week hasn't started.)

All Hallows Eve

Halloween is almost always linked with candy, costumes, and scary stuff as soon as the word is mentioned. Most people do not realize the historical background to Halloween. All Hallows Eve is the day before All Saints Day. All Hallows Eve is a catholic/christian religious holiday. All Hallows, much like Halloween, is a day for feasting on treats, apples, nuts, and harvest fruits, and was part of pagan worship for centuries. This holiday was to celebrate the recently departed (the dudes that just died) and has turned into something that causes distress for many. Halloween, now-a-days, is celebrated in great excess by practical jokers by vandalism, tricks, and other shenanigans. I think All Hallows Eve should be treated with dignity and respect, but still allow the young to have fun. What's your opinion?

Debates

The debates are very influential on a voter's decision of president. But, however, I believe that people that have strong political beliefs are bound and determined not to be swayed. Just recently I was riding with a friend to a football game a she brought up the vice presidential debate; her father quickly mentioned how wonderful he believed Sarah Palin had done. We had earlier in the morning gotten started on this topic and I mentioned to her the fact that Mrs. Palin didn't answer all of the questions appointed to her. She now brought this comment up with her father saying that, "I agree... It's just.... she never answered all of the questions." her father, shocked by what his daughter had just said, quickly retorted, " Yeah well... Biden didn't do so hot either and everybody does that, its whats supposed to happen."

What I'm really trying to say here with this anecdote is that young minds are easier to mold, and are open to more opinions. When the young are provided with facts and opinions from all sides, they are more likely to make their own decisions rather than those of the people that most influence them, they are not stuck in one mind set. Even I personally have switched my opinions because of the facts provided to me.

Our Country's Current State of Being

Our country is in one heck of a mess. With a 700 billion dollar bailout on the border of hitting the country (ignoring the fact that it was rejected). I'm worried about the political candidates we have today, with with election weeks away they can't afford to make "slips". I have no faith in our current leader and will not be in agreement if there is a republican successor.