Let's revert America back to its Glory Days.

       It is clear that something in America has changed for the worse. I personally think it is the culture and it starts with parenting. Kids these days have no respect for anyone or themselves. They argue with their parents, steal from anyone, and don't know the value of a dollar or the meaning of hard work. The reason for that is because parents these days are way to easy on their children.
    I remember back when I was in Junior High and there were a bunch of kids who had Blackberrys. I think that is absolutely ridiculous. I didn't have a cell phone until I turned 16 got a job and bought one myself. I had the same rule for my first car I had to buy it and pay for the insurance every month before I could get one. That taught me that it was important to work hard for the things that you wanted in life. I wish that I had learned those things in my Freshmen and Sophomore years of High School because I would have worked harder and would have gotten into the schools that I have the potential for.
     Where I'm going with this is that the young people of America have a feeling of entitlement. They think that everything should be given to them and that they shouldn't have to work for the things they want in life. What that means is that for schools and administrators have to "dumb things down a bit" so that the people with no work ethic can keep up with the few who strive to be the best that they can. There is a reason why our Social Security (the welfare part of it) and our school systems are both going down the tubes in a hurry. That reason is because of the new culture that is centered around the upbringing of the future leaders of America.

The New Human Race

      In a galaxy far, far away there is  a planet. It looks a lot like our home planet of Earth. It is 75% water and 25% land, but instead of 99% of the water being dirty or unsanitary to drink ALL of it is. The whole world is run by a centralized government that looks out for the best of everyone. In this country there are no religions, and there aren't any other races. Everyone is roughly the same size roughly 6ft tall and 185 lbs. It is a race of all what resembles men. There is no need for  "females" on this planet because the race is asexual.
     This race is a world that is dominated by ESPN. The president of the world is someone who looks strangely familiar to Bud Selig (the commissioner of MLB). The only real activities that are done are either playing or watching sports and drinking beer. It is a much simpler way of life...most complaints are either resolved by a simple game of roshambo or an intense contest of strength and endurance (arm wrestling).
      No one starves on this planet because it is a communist world where wealth is distributed amongst everyone. The only downfall to that is a much lower standard of living. Products that are made are of much less quality due to the lack of competition and therefore people don't really have a lot of anything. But thats okay because no one needs a nice fancy car or a big house to attract mates.

1 Year After

Senior Year

Well, I'm not sure how creative it is, but its something that I feel is a real problem and it is very near and dear to me. The two pictures here are of me----I noticed that it didn't post right and it came out as an after/before rather than a before/after, but I couldn't fix it. I tried to pick two pictures that were also pretty similar in the framing so that you could see the 110 lb difference in the picture.

The issue that I want to talk about is coming up with a better way of educating people (young and old) about what to eat and how to exercise. Throughout my whole life I was always the fattest kid I knew until one day I decided to talk to one of the dietitians at work (I work at MaineGeneral)  and he just told me a few things on what to eat, when to eat, and what I should avoid. I also joined Champion's Fitness Club and talked to some of the other members. After 3-4 months of a good routine I had dropped 63 pounds.

I guess what I'm trying to get to is that my whole family is fat, and the reason is that they don't "know" any better. I mean its obvious that if corn dogs is a staple in your diet you're going to be a "two-ton-heffy", but in all honesty a lot of people wouldn't know what the better choice would be between two similar products by reading the back of the label. With good ol' fashioned teaching and the will to do it people would make better choices and I think it would help to solve the obesity problem in the United States. I realize that the argument is going to be "they teach this in schools", but lets be completely honest Health class was a joke. I used it as a second study hall. I think there should be programs that not only teach people what to eat/exercise, but also some classes geared towards teaching people how to cook/choose healthier alternatives.

I don't know if this makes any sense to anyone, but I sort of want to be a dietitian now to help other people with what really is one of the biggest struggles in the world...I hope this wasn't too much of a rant.

Pet Peeve's

Well this is a new one, but it is something that I encountered Saturday night and it is the thing that annoys me more than anything. My brother and I went to a poker tournament with 41 people in it the other night (I got 7th) and as anyone who has ever been to a poker tournament there is drinking. Well when 11 o'clock rolled around this guy who was a complete d-bag (Chris was his name and hes 51) was completely trashed and was going on and on about how his net worth was like 200 grand and that he was better than everybody whose ever lived and whatever else could go on. The worst part about this however was that he was trying to be intelligent, but couldn't even keep up with the way I deal (He's dumb enough to believe that I deal at Foxwood's part time). For anyone whose ever played Hold 'Em it's pretty simple----all you gotta do is "burn 'n turn" but he couldn't get the concept.

A couple more hours went by and he was too drunk to be able to count his chips and he was just throwing in random amounts (Which takes away all of the skill involved when some idiot is betting 10-20x the entire pot without even knowing). Needless to say he kept buying the pots and became chip lead in a hurry not because of skill, but because of the lack there of. When we got down to the final table he continued to talk smack to all of us because he was worth more than us (the oldest one at the table besides him was 24 so its not like its a huge accomplishment). Needless to go on any further it was quite annoying to listen to his drunk a**.

Well since showing up drunk wouldn't be able to be justified as a capital offense I would guess that the best solution would be for the person in question to be kicked out of the tournament and if at all possible thrown into a snowbank.

Bumper Sticker!

Thats what she said.

Suck it in poop it out, thats what life is all about.

Old people cause accidents.

 Guns don't kill people: husbands who come home early do.
(this one is stolen from Blue Collar Comedy).


With me, its like football: An 8 Second Blast.

Life's a bitch and then you marry one.

         I don't really agree, but my girlfriends dad says it to me all the time whenever Tiff starts complaining too much. As you can imagine she's a real big fan of the saying.

Keep in mind, we don't ALL have automatics.


This actually has significance, because if you've ever been a rookie at driving a stick it really sucks when someone pulls right up behind you when stopped on a hill. Keep in mind everyone if you see a blue Kia Spectra stay back at stop lights because I'm not exactly a pro at starting back up!

WWII Veteran

       The other day I was walking around a cemetery, because that's what all of the cool kids are doing, and I stumbled upon the grave of a World War II veteran. I immediately thought of the last time I was at the optometrist, I was listening to an older man inform an elderly lady of a story about back in the day. You see, this man had grown up on a farm which him and his brother had both worked on.
       Neither of the two men had been drafted, but they had both chosen to serve. The older man (Bill) had missed the draft by two months, but he enlisted because all of his friends had. Half of the young men in his town had gotten drafted.
        Bill's father had had the option of saving Bill's brother, but the bother refused to allow his father to do so. He believed that it was his duty to serve his country. That statement alone made me think about this country and how it used to be. It's sad to think that not too far from now, the greatest and the most selfless generation of Americans that we will ever see will be nothing but a fond memory.

"The Breakup"

Dear Writer's Block,

  It's not you its me. Ever since I can remember you've always been there, whether it be a good video game, watchin' some TV, or going out with the guys you're always up for something other than what I "should" be doing.    We've had a good run, but lately is just hasn't been working out for us.I feel that for the better part of a decade you have been stifling my potential and holding me back from what I could achieve without you.
 
  

  Lately I have come to the realization that I want more out of life then what you can give me. I want a good job a nice house and family I love, but I can't accomplish any of that with you weighing me down any longer. Don't get me wrong there might be times throughout my life when I'm in need of a "booty call" but we'll just keep those our little secret ;-).