First, some business to clear up:
1.) Here is my schedule for blogging...EVERY TUESDAY & FRIDAY! Despite my critics, I WILL produce them on schedule and worth while.
2.) Ill take 3 mulligans (computer crash, death, leprosy, etc...) and no more.
3.) Tuesday posts will be an evening read due to all day class (and probably a little shorter) and Friday posts will be viewable all day because...well im jus that good.
Now on to the body of this masterpiece...
As the clock struck midnight on Tuesday, January 1, the New Year had officially begun. while many people were busy poppin' champagne or making out-this day really didn't mean much more than a lot of drunk people watching football. But once they sober up and turn the calendars, they will find that this year contains a few events that rarely occur. Such events like leap year on Feb 29, Presidential Election is on Nov 4, Mother's Day is on May 11, which is also my cousin Kevin's b-day, Olympics begin August 8, Easter is early this year, lands on March 23, and according to John's calendar, he has a MGT 301 Exam 3. The kicker is, of course the Presidential Election, and as it is approaching, I have a pretty bold statement, "If you don't know, don't vote!" This means if you don't know if Barak Obama is a democrat of republican, then you obviously are oblivious to politics and you shouldn't bother getting the "I voted" sticker. Here in America we are giving this unique privilege to vote on who we want to lead us as a nation, a whole nation. It is unique because there are countries like Iraq and Cuba where public elections are non-existent. Then there is North Korea who basically has the modern-day Hitler government. And Venezuela, where they have "fake" elections where they will kill you if you don't vote for their person. This is just a short list, but clearly you see that we as citizens are given a privilege, NOT JUST A RIGHT!! Don't confuse those two...We shouldn't misuse or abuse this privilege. Think of it this way, if you are going to apply for a "career" job such as a lawyer, would you just become an employee of any Law Firm? NO!! You have spent many many years of your life leading up to this point where you look for that "career" job. So why would you just settle for anyone when you could get the best? Seems foolish huh? You will probably apply for the best Law Firm where you will feel like you are best suited. Maybe you are influenced by outside social forces but you ultimately make that choice. The same is true in politics. If we are going to have one person to represent us and lead us as a nation, why would we settle for just "whoever?" Granted there will be times where the person you vote for will not be elected and you are stuck with someone else, but that is really out of your control. If you don't get that "Career" job at a young age, you wouldn't just quit life and work at Mcd's. Well you may, but you would be settling for less and not living to your intended potential. Most people aren't given things that just land in your lap. you have to go get it and earn what you work for. So in politics, don't take a blind nil, look at your cards and make an educated decision. So DO NOT lay your head down on Nov. 3 with no idea. If you are eligible to vote then use your privilege wisely. Do some FoxNews watching. Know where each candidate stands. See who is pro-life and who is pro-choice. Find out what YOU believe believe is moral and vote on which candidate appeals to YOU. If you go to the booth with one name in mind because you are registered a certain party or because your parents have recommended them, you are wasting your privilege. And maybe that person you vote for doesn't get elected, well, make the best of that term. Suck it up and look for ways to take advantage of that person's positive side. To sum this all up...Vote! but KNOW who you are voting for!
I do not consider myself a fully mature, developed adult by any means, but I have found the need for depth in my life. I have devised up a few areas I'm going to add depth to my life and get rid of the wasteful, bad habits that tend to take over most of my time. One of these areas is understanding my political leaders and their stance. For years I have dogged politics because I had no idea what they were talking about and thus dismissed it altogether. I have a feeling many people my age have done the same thing. I understand that the "college life" is basically two lives because you feel stretched in every direction but, c'mon people, Presidential Elections come every 4 years! So I challenge you and to take this year's election serious and get out from your parents political umbrella and make some choices on your own!
Slow ya life down people! Don't overlook the important things in life...
Friday, January 18, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
17 Things That Will Make You Say "Say Whaaaattt??"
In a country where many Americans are globally sheltered-meaning we are mainly ignorant to every other country and society outside our borders I found some staggering facts that will blow you away!! Reflect...
- The most popular radio format in the U.S. is country (19% of stations), but rock music sells the most (32% of sales).
- In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the movies.
- There are four cars and eleven light posts on the back of a ten-dollar bill.
- In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
- 45% of any dollar bill you have ever owned has been in a stripper's G-string
- Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
- Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
- 10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
- The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
- Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
- Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.
- In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
- Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
- There is a 70% chance of a group of 25+ of having same birth month and day
- 1/2 the world has never used a telephone
- 60% of English is derived from Latin
- Men, Protestants, wealthy people, and unmarried are much more likely to commit suicide than women, Catholics, Jews, the poor or married people.
Easy read for today, not the same for Friday...find a comfy sofa to read b/c u'll need 10-15 minutes to read it!
- The most popular radio format in the U.S. is country (19% of stations), but rock music sells the most (32% of sales).
- In Baltimore, Maryland, it is not legal to take a lion to the movies.
- There are four cars and eleven light posts on the back of a ten-dollar bill.
- In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
- 45% of any dollar bill you have ever owned has been in a stripper's G-string
- Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
- Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
- 10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
- The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
- Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
- Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.
- In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
- Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
- There is a 70% chance of a group of 25+ of having same birth month and day
- 1/2 the world has never used a telephone
- 60% of English is derived from Latin
- Men, Protestants, wealthy people, and unmarried are much more likely to commit suicide than women, Catholics, Jews, the poor or married people.
Easy read for today, not the same for Friday...find a comfy sofa to read b/c u'll need 10-15 minutes to read it!
Friday, January 11, 2008
Sit and Stare by OneRepublic
I appreciate the comments, keep em flowin....!
Im not a freak or weirdo, but i enjoying watching people. Im not a peeper or stalker by any means, i don't have binoculars or a mega-hearing device, but i think its fair to say that i really think its comical to watch people and see how they are wired. So with this post i bring that thought into play:
As class has started back again, I found a very profound observation that is worth trying for yourself. When you first get to class, after you find the building and classroom, if you arrive early to class you are most likely one of the first few in the room, right? OK, so as you find your seat, sit and watch as the class fills up. Watch how each person finds a seat b/c everyone's approach is different. Usually the non-social people will enter the room and quickly find a seat with less walking distance so they don't draw any attention to themselves. Others walk in with a friend or see someone they might know (or act like they know) and find a seat where they can be a safe distance away from the professor so they can talk it up. Then you got the popular ones, these are the people who try to find the cutest guy possible and buddy up with them by making dumb comments like, "this is english right?hahahaha" or "i know you from somewhere? did we play t-ball together?hahaha" or better yet "so, im knew here and i really don't know anyone, can i sit next to you?hahaha" (hint: the convo is always followed by a "hahahah" b/c the token laugh always lightens the mood!). Then you have my favorite group...the morons from moron mountain that think its better to sit close to the teacher b/c they really love it when students are all up in their grill and ask retarded questions. Just a word to the wise...dont sit front and center, everyone knows your a freakin teachers pet, jus listen and make a's, that's the correct formula, NOT asking 1000 questions per class. So i as find how people churn and watch why they do what they do, finding a chair in class is surprisingly more important than you might think. You can find out alot about people by all the small choices they make. These small choices make up people's lives b/c by all the small choices they make will make the big decisions very predictable. You can quickly figure out that you do not want to be in a study group with Mr. P.I.M.P. as he strolls into class with his bling-bling and backpack over one shoulder. On the flip side, the people who act normal and take notes might be the better fit.
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NFL Weekend Picks
Seattle
vs.
Green Bay (-8)
-ESPN's picks: GB across the board
- My Pick: GB 27
Sea 19
Jacksonville
vs.
New England (-13.5)
-NE across the board
-NE 34
JAX 27
New York
vs.
Dallas (-7.5)
- 3 pick NY; 2 pick Dallas
- Dallas 27
NY 24
San Diego
vs.
Indy (-9)
- Indy across the board -
- Indy 31
SD 13
Needless to say this is a very big weekend...
Im a Jaguars fan and think they have a chance but if Brady starts to get too comfortable and gets on one of those "throw the ball 20 straight times" modes, it will be a butt kicking cuz our DB's and nickelbacks cannot cover the Welker's and Gaffney's that NE has.
Since this could be the last time I blog bout the Jags for quite awhile, I'm providing you some helpful material to be properly equipped with the best way to describe its team members
1.) John Henderson
2.) MJD
3.) MJD II
Peace
Im not a freak or weirdo, but i enjoying watching people. Im not a peeper or stalker by any means, i don't have binoculars or a mega-hearing device, but i think its fair to say that i really think its comical to watch people and see how they are wired. So with this post i bring that thought into play:
As class has started back again, I found a very profound observation that is worth trying for yourself. When you first get to class, after you find the building and classroom, if you arrive early to class you are most likely one of the first few in the room, right? OK, so as you find your seat, sit and watch as the class fills up. Watch how each person finds a seat b/c everyone's approach is different. Usually the non-social people will enter the room and quickly find a seat with less walking distance so they don't draw any attention to themselves. Others walk in with a friend or see someone they might know (or act like they know) and find a seat where they can be a safe distance away from the professor so they can talk it up. Then you got the popular ones, these are the people who try to find the cutest guy possible and buddy up with them by making dumb comments like, "this is english right?hahahaha" or "i know you from somewhere? did we play t-ball together?hahaha" or better yet "so, im knew here and i really don't know anyone, can i sit next to you?hahaha" (hint: the convo is always followed by a "hahahah" b/c the token laugh always lightens the mood!). Then you have my favorite group...the morons from moron mountain that think its better to sit close to the teacher b/c they really love it when students are all up in their grill and ask retarded questions. Just a word to the wise...dont sit front and center, everyone knows your a freakin teachers pet, jus listen and make a's, that's the correct formula, NOT asking 1000 questions per class. So i as find how people churn and watch why they do what they do, finding a chair in class is surprisingly more important than you might think. You can find out alot about people by all the small choices they make. These small choices make up people's lives b/c by all the small choices they make will make the big decisions very predictable. You can quickly figure out that you do not want to be in a study group with Mr. P.I.M.P. as he strolls into class with his bling-bling and backpack over one shoulder. On the flip side, the people who act normal and take notes might be the better fit.
____________________________________________________________
NFL Weekend Picks
Seattle
vs.
Green Bay (-8)
-ESPN's picks: GB across the board
- My Pick: GB 27
Sea 19
Jacksonville
vs.
New England (-13.5)
-NE across the board
-NE 34
JAX 27
New York
vs.
Dallas (-7.5)
- 3 pick NY; 2 pick Dallas
- Dallas 27
NY 24
San Diego
vs.
Indy (-9)
- Indy across the board -
- Indy 31
SD 13
Needless to say this is a very big weekend...
Im a Jaguars fan and think they have a chance but if Brady starts to get too comfortable and gets on one of those "throw the ball 20 straight times" modes, it will be a butt kicking cuz our DB's and nickelbacks cannot cover the Welker's and Gaffney's that NE has.
Since this could be the last time I blog bout the Jags for quite awhile, I'm providing you some helpful material to be properly equipped with the best way to describe its team members
1.) John Henderson
2.) MJD
3.) MJD II
Peace
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
See Before You Speak...
Im Jeremy, and frankly I DO NOT care about people's opinoins but I want people to have one. In sports, ESPN DOES NOT care who your favorite team is or how long you have had season tickets. But they DO care that you have an opinoin on their topics. For instince, no one cares what you think about Mississippi State football, no matter how big of a fan you may be(Hint: Fan is short for FANATIC). People only care about big, nationwide topics. Such topics like the Yankees or Patriots. People really do not care what your opinoin is they just want to know you have one so you can chime in thoughts and concerns in workplace conversations.
The same idea applies here at this blog. My goal in this blog is to throw out thoughts, ideas and observations and ask for my readers to give me comments. I don't care whether they are positive or negitive, i just want a response! So as long as this blog survives-i expect comments! I will blog on Tuesday & Friday, except on holidays and probably not on spring break. EVERY Tuesday & Friday, mark it on your calenders, make an alarm on your cell, or find a way that works for you but you will want to remember this blog before you lay your head down to bed. More on me personally, i wouldn't want to give away everything in one post...so now for the topic of today:
Ever heard of the expression or phrase "Good from far, but far from good"? If not, here's the explanation. If there is a girl from aways away and on first glance she looks nice but as you see her closer you realize you were dead wrong b/c she isn't as attractive as you first pictured. Maybe her teeth are yellow, or she's wearing 7 inches of MaryKay, the reason doesn't matter, you were very wrong about this chick and next time you will not be so quick on the draw. So that same process happened to me today at my 8am sociology 101 class. I'm sitting down near the door and this girl walks in and she looked very pretty. but later as a i had to introduce myself through a class excersize, I fount out my observation to be dead false. I'm not going to hate on her publically but she wasn't a dime...or a penny. So my judgement feels questioned and rightfully so b/c these types of problems occur more often than not. Stories and comments would be appreciated .
P.S. click on the highlighted words to add visiual reference to the topics
The same idea applies here at this blog. My goal in this blog is to throw out thoughts, ideas and observations and ask for my readers to give me comments. I don't care whether they are positive or negitive, i just want a response! So as long as this blog survives-i expect comments! I will blog on Tuesday & Friday, except on holidays and probably not on spring break. EVERY Tuesday & Friday, mark it on your calenders, make an alarm on your cell, or find a way that works for you but you will want to remember this blog before you lay your head down to bed. More on me personally, i wouldn't want to give away everything in one post...so now for the topic of today:
Ever heard of the expression or phrase "Good from far, but far from good"? If not, here's the explanation. If there is a girl from aways away and on first glance she looks nice but as you see her closer you realize you were dead wrong b/c she isn't as attractive as you first pictured. Maybe her teeth are yellow, or she's wearing 7 inches of MaryKay, the reason doesn't matter, you were very wrong about this chick and next time you will not be so quick on the draw. So that same process happened to me today at my 8am sociology 101 class. I'm sitting down near the door and this girl walks in and she looked very pretty. but later as a i had to introduce myself through a class excersize, I fount out my observation to be dead false. I'm not going to hate on her publically but she wasn't a dime...or a penny. So my judgement feels questioned and rightfully so b/c these types of problems occur more often than not. Stories and comments would be appreciated .
P.S. click on the highlighted words to add visiual reference to the topics
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