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| So yeah, when I returned from vacation, I realized that both of my jobs thought that I would want more hours, now that I had taken a week off. So they both decided to double my hours. The money is good, and I will not die from working, so everything should work out just fine. Vacation kicked ass. Dan, George, Chris, Tim, and I had our own house, which was supplied with an amazing sound system and a gigantic HDTV on which we played 8-bit Super Mario Brothers. We went to Myrtle Beach to go to the Nascar go-kart track (it's a redneck Mecca.) We flew airplanes, raced go-karts at different tracks, swam, and drank a sizeable bit of alcohol. Plus all the great family stuff, like teaching Joe, Sam, and Nate how to swim. Unfortunatly, vacation was marred by my grandmother's worsening condition. I ask everyone pray for her and for my family. Yesterday was "see everyone you havn't seen in a while" day apparently. I saw several people from elementry school, a couple people from Trinity, and people from my various ex-jobs. I swear in a town with a million people in 30 square miles, you would think you could avoid seeing the people you don't want too, but fates seem to conspire against me. The one way I am determined to keep my sanity is to not let my social life suffer at the hands of work, so I am attending a party today to bid farewell to some of my closest friends. Should be a good time; then, however, I am meeting with my fellow Trinity alumni so we can pay our respects to a teacher whose brother died tragically. That will be less fun. |
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| The extra longness of today's update compells me to change the format. I recently aquired "100 People Who Are Distroying America (And Al Frankin is Number 37)". My feelings are mixed about this book. The author believes that America is becoming crasser and more obscene, which is certainly true. Some people would say, "Well people are the same as they have always been, but now they are more open to vulgarity." Yet, I don't believe that is a good thing. People are too influenced now, thinking certain actions are acceptable just because they are not illegal or because some one else is doing it. People don't seem to realize that technical legality is not the only reason people should not behave a certain way. Then you ask, "well why shouldn't I be able to behave anyway I want. This is America, where we are supposed to be free." Yes, we are supposed to be free, but that doesn't mean we should do whatever the hell we feel like. Our actions, no matter how miniscule, affect others in some way, and when our actions are bad, they can have a negitive infulence, but we ignore that when it is convienent, and take advantage of it, when it is convienent. It is never our own fault any more, if you are to believe the Johnny Cochrains of today. We are all victims, even the guilty. Basically what the author is trying to say is take some accountability and responsibility for our actions and try and minimize the damage we do to others. That sounds like a nice thing, doesn't it? |
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