- Biscoff cookies stand as reason enough to fly Delta Airlines. I could live off these things. I would get very fat and die very quickly, but it would be a good death.
- Death is a terrible thing for the living. This last brush with the beyond is no different. My moment of absolute heartbreak was when my father-in-law’s apprentice saw the body for the first time. Seeing a grown man break down like that removes every shred of composure you have left. He expressed the pain we are all feeling and I thank him for that.
- Kids are always going to act like kids. When they stop acting their age, you have a problem. When my middle kid hit six he started acting like a six year old, which I found completely unacceptable for someone who up to that point had been doing 2nd grade level school work and behaving like an 8 year old. Eventually i remembered that he isn’t 8 he is six. As such, the ‘I’m testing you’ and rebellious behaviors he exhibits are in keeping with his age and energy. I can’t get mad at that. Sure, it is annoying as hell, but what are boys supposed to do, be silent little gentlemen who do nothing wrong?
- The media coverage post-Zimmerman is despicable. We’ve gone from a news cycle debating whether or not the case is about race, to assuring us that race plays a major role, to whitewashing the fact that race was even a factor in the case. Did race play a role? Yes. Would Zimmerman have chased a young white kid in shorts and a collar shirt? Unlikely. The fact is we have a national profile for criminal youth. That profile is socially black. This means rap culture. This means hoodies and baggy jeans and all of the looks that point to a kid being ‘hood. In truth the idea of ‘hood in America is almost uniquely black. Kids are said to aspire to this ‘black’ ideal. Our race problem has morphed into a cultural and ideological one.This is so prevalent that African Americans that don’t ascribe to this culture are accused of ‘crossing over’.
- With some more planning, my pistol offense should be unstoppable, no matter the skill level of the players running it. The offense is designed to minimize the weakness of individual talents while maximizing the talent of superstar players. It will make zone defenses useless, leaving coaches to figure out how to man cover against a quickstrike QB who lives on crossing routes.
- The amount of farting on planes surpasses the allowable methane limit by almost 80% No wonder smoking isn’t allowed.
- It occurs to me that I have a number of school projects still in need of completion. August will be busy, busy, busy.
- I think some people equate community college with sub par academics and poor teaching. I also think that those same people consider summer classes to be joke classes, so when they sign up for summer classes they do so with little to no expectation of hard work. When confronted with actual hard work those students are shocked, dismayed, and angry all in that order. It often becomes the teacher’s fault and then the grade is a thing to be litigated vs. legitimately worked for.
- I think humans should never ever stay in the one motel in Nevada, IA. The managerial team is basically a husband and a wife living on site and treating their customers with less regard than they do the golden cockroaches that can be found on motel grounds. I was treated rudely by both of these so-called managers and one morning awoke to find their car parked in the middle of the driveway being washed. This business wouldn’t fly at any other motel or hotel. When I checked out the lady stared me down. She said nothing at all, not even thanking me for my stay.
- I think I am grateful for the family and the life that I have. I’ve done well for myself personally, and I hope I can match that personal success with professional success in the long run.
- The fart count just went up to 83% I am starting to suspect that my kids are involved…