I could claim that the last entry on the subject was simply an April Fool's joke, but in reality there are two reasons why that is not the case. One is that there are so many such jokes on the internet that the world doesn't need one from me. Two is that it just wouldn't be true.
In case any of you were worried about the increased visibility of video blogging, and more specifically the likelihood that you'd have to watch me do it, rest easy. Not going to happen. I won't say that I won't ever have any video blogging. But if I do, I'll make sure to get a nice looking model to provide you with a more pleasant experience. Or maybe I'll use one of our dogs. Either should be a huge improvement over having to look at my face.
Patrick easily beat me up in the first annual DBD basketball tournament challenge. I did a better job picking early on (at least in regard to points), but Patrick came back strong, nailing not only the participants in the finals, but eventual winner North Carolina. He tries to console me by saying he didn't do well in this other pools. Like that helps.
"Let's be clear: Children under the age of 21 cannot procure alcohol; children under the age of 18 cannot vote; children under the age of 15 cannot drive; but a child aged 14 can enter into a legally binding union with another child in North Carolina -- if the girl is pregnant. And it's the committed gay couples we need to worry about?"
Well said, Ms. Flaxman. This is the sort of thing that I just don't get. Whether you are for or against same-sex marriage, surely it's clear that getting the government involved is not a good thing. There's a point where we just need to buckle up and be responsible for our own actions, rather than hoping the government will legislate it. Doing that is just asking for trouble.
I can't count how many times I have seen someone move like lightning because the next checkout lane over suddenly opened, and that person wanted to be the first person there - no matter if they were the last person to arrive in the current line. Does anyone remember elementary school, where someone taking such an action would immediatley be accused of cutting, and sent to the back of all lines.
I can't even imagine how many times I've seen people drive on the shoulder to make sure they travel as far as possible before merging into traffic, just to get that extra half-a-second jump on those other morons waiting their turn. No thought at all goes out to those people in line who are waiting patiently, who now just moved even further back in line, or to the traffic pattern as a whole that you just completely distorted.
Those sort of actions just make no sense. How about instead of looking out for number one, we look out for everyone else? It might just make things a little bit better, and can't we all use a little of that in our lives? The world is competitive enough - how about taking a look around you and realizing that you aren't the only person in it?
