Where Are You? -- Promt 8

If I could meet anyone today, I would want to be introduced to the man God has for me.
I want to meet him so that I will know who to wait for, who to be extra patient with, and who to pray for. If I could speak to him today I would as him:

1: Will you wait for me?
2: What is your biggest dream?
3: Do you love God with all your heart?
4: Will know when I'm down, even if I don't say anything?
5: Will you be patient with me?
6: Do you want to be a missionary?
7: Who do you look up to?
8: Are you ready to die?
9: Can you put up with me?
10: When are you going to show up?!

I'm Glad You're Gone -- Promt 7

"Good riddance! I didn't like him anyway!"

"The barn burned, it was going to collapse anyway. Good riddance."

It's a common phrase, but what does it mean. Well, offhand I would guess it probably is a less then complementary. When an item or person leaves, vanishes or is destroyed and the above comment is made no one is terribly disappointed. In other words it was a pain to have around and in its (whatever it is) absence everyone is going to be enjoying the empty place it used to fill.

Tips to avoid this statement:
Don't be annoying.
Leave before everyone tires of you.
Don't worry if you receive this junk-mail comment, you don't have to be around those people anymore anyway.

Finally this blog is over.
Good Riddance!!

Call Me Ms. Confusion -- Promt 6

"We'll be good!"
What a joke.
When I asked to be geometry reader I hadn't planned on being a substitute teacher as well, but apparently my boss had. All the students were elated when they heard I was going to instruct them. I wonder why.
"Maybe we'll learn something!"
HA HA.
I have never taken geometry so I was at a total loss as as to how to teach it. To me math is just letters that can be logically transformed into numbers, but to all "my" pupils math was an enemy to be destroyed at all cost.
"I can't wait until you teach!"
Hilarious.
When I did get into the classroom I was greeted by indifferent noise. Teaching confused me more than learning ever did. Millions of questions buzzed through my mind. Am I doing this in the right order? Is that the correct form in the answer? How do I make them stop blabbing at each other? Oh well, that's why demerits were invented; to quiet the mouth with some hard work.
"Can we have extra credit?"
Sure!
All my problems were solved. What could be better than making the students teach and learn at the same time. Unfortunately it is hard to teach something you don't understand yourself so the system didn't work to well, but it did get me out of teaching again.
My teaching days were lucky limited to only a few days in the entire school year, so my confusion level remained at a healthy level, but complete pandemonium is something that sticks with you anyway.

Why I Don't Try To Understand Mircotrends -- Promt 5

Mircotrends are small scale hobbies that approximately 1% of the US population is involved in. Although 1% may seem like a miniature amount, considering the total is in the billions, that is a lot of people seeking new time consumers such as teenage knitters and video gaming moms.

I think the rise of micro trends is based mostly on the conflict between trying to fit in and attempting to be different. It seems to me that if you become involved some small-scale trend you are above all the other poor folks who are still stuck in the more wide spread ways of being fashionably amused.

It seems that Hilary Clinton is hiring the author of Mircotrends, Mark Penn, for her campaign in an attempt to tap into the web of mini trends that run the world. I believe that Clinton's reasoning behind this move is that there are various groups, who if satisfied individually, will vote for her where as if she had attempted to rally one large group, there would be much less agreement and harmony.

As for free society I believe God gave us our right to hold opinions and no person should be able to take that right away, however, God also gave us rules. If our opinions are not in line with God's laws than we will suffer the consequences of our own actions. In this particular subject the area of gay rights was brought up. Apparently the majority are still opposed to gay marriage, but agree that gays should have equal right in the work place. My only thought on this is that, there is no way to sit on the fence, you are either on one side or the other. Every lifestyle is, to some extent, a choice. In other words you chose it you live with it and all the opinions and rules that go along with it.

I think Penn has been waiting quiet a while for the opportune time to publish this book. Waiting for the right political setup and the most favorable and open American mindset. Right now everyone is very interested in how things work, thus this book seems to explain a myriad of things. Since Penn's name is attached to Clinton's, and there is a unspoken code that implies that if you agree with one, you agree with who they agree with, I have my doubts that Penn randomly chose his publishing date.

Being a student of Wiemar Academy I see lots of different student tends, but not to many that coincide with the national ones (knitting was a big deal in the dorm last year though). I myself don't know of any deeply buried micretrend that I cherish in secret, but then again, who knows.

Burned in our Memory--Promt 4

I was ten years old and knew very little about the harsh reality of death or war. No one in my immediate family or friends had died during my lifetime and I was too young to realize the terror of war all around the world. On the morning of Sept. 11 my parents called my brother and I into their room to watch the replays of the first plane hitting the tower. I didn't understand, I had never heard of the Twin Towers and I was unaware of how many lives were ending with that terrorist act.

Several years later I read a book that was written by a chaplin who was at ground zero for several months following the horrendous day. After reading that book I understood slightly more of the cruelty in the world. The hate that generated that awful event still amazes me.

If anyone was to tell me that we should forget 9/11, I would be appalled. Every day in life was given to us for a purpose. September 11 was a drastic reminder that life on earth is extremely fragile. Every person that died deserves to be remembered. Every person that work to rescue others deserves to be remembered. Every person that prayed needs to be remembered. The evil the world saw that day needs to be remembered so we can escape a repeat performance. Our soldiers are fighting for us because of that day, how could we even consider forgetting what has caused such and awful war. Forgetting would mean laughing at all those who so bravely stood up for our lives and our country.

Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.
-George W. Bush-

Sun (burn) Time -- Prompt 3

Sun, water and sand (really nasty pine needly sand, but sand still), what more could anyone possibly want. Well, a nap on the beach is wonderful, right? NO! Not unless you have the smarts to put sun screen on unexposed areas such as the small of your back. It's a warm lazy day and the eyelids begin to droop. An hour of zzzz's pass then, bam! a brilliant red zebra stripe crossing your back where your shirt should have been. Oh well, how bad could it possibly hurt, right? Well, considering that the weekend sleeping arrangements are sharing the cold hard ground with eight other girls, it could hurt a lot. How about adding about a jillion mini hole pokers (i.e. rocks) and a bear coming through to sample the garbage?
Sound like fun yet? Well it was, so don't you wish you had a lobster syle zebra stripe to remember it by.

Tex? Mex? Chex? Whatever. -- Prompt 2

Every person in the whole world has indelible rights however, not everyone is born into a place where their rights are respected and encouraged. America has always considered itself a place where everyone is allowed to seek life, liberty and the pursuit of liberty. Because of this, everyone who was born in a country that doesn't promote these rights wants to come to USA. For hundreds of years the United States encouraged these tired travelers to come and start a new life, but now that America is generating enough of its own people (criminals and non), it doesn't see its need to be a shelter for all those less privileged.
In the case of Mexico, there a good, honest people seeking another chance at live and there are the less wonderful people seeking a country that will benefit them and their personal interest. In my opinion, anyone who is willing to pay taxes, go to war or even just obey the law of my country, he is welcome to be my neighbor. However, if someone comes to my country and demands welfare from my taxes or disregard the laws and courtesies of my country, then he had better be moving on.
Some of the best people I know are not Americans (some aren't even legal), but they still do their part to make America a good place to live.
To me it is unfair for someone to come to the country that I love and demand support (welfare, free college, act.) out of the taxes that the citizens of my country pay. Disregarding laws is another big no no. It is not fair for the Mexican government to demand that all immigrants sentenced to a death penalty be sent back to Mexico. If one lives in a country it is their obligation to respect the laws of the land.
Americans are not totally faultless either. We need to make the immigration process easier for those who really need to move, or to somehow work to improve the conditions of other countries. We as Americans are blessed more than most, so we should take our God given responsibility and help others who are not so fortunate.

Every improvement starts one person at a time.

Mannerly Pizza Anyone? -- Prompt 1

1: Smile, even if you don't feel like it.
(Showing your teeth is practically a lost art.)

2: Say I'm sorry if you make a mistake.
(How hard could it be to apologize?)

3: Let someone else go first.
(Two minutes wait won't change your future.)

4: Use proper english.
(You'll be amazed how many people don't like slang.)

5: Help someone who doesn't have enough hands.
(I would love to have three or more hands sometime.)

6: Compliment a stranger.
(There's nothing nicer than knowing your bad hair day isn't obvious.)

7: Give someone a hug.
(Chocolate or other.)

8: Tell a friend a joke.
(Clean and funny, please.)

9: Open the door, and be a gentleman.
(For ladies, thank them and walk through.)

10: Don't pop anyone's personal bubble.
(There very fragile sometimes, so be gentle.)