Let It Snow
Today we got snow in Seattle. Coming from a town where ‘winter’ meant 3-4 months of solid snow it’s nice to have snow be a “treat” that stays for a couple of days maybe a week and then is gone. However, I think what I don’t like about snow in Seattle is how people react to it. “Oh my gosh, it’s snowing we can’t go anywhere or do anything.” Sure driving might be more difficult and the buses decide to run about two hours late but you can go places. As for me I think I’ll head to the store and get myself some hot cocoa and sit back and enjoy the snow.
For those of you who didn’t get snow please continue to enjoy the snow on this site and think happy snowy thought.
If you hate snow then I’m truly sorry.
Possible snowman/woman and pictures to come…
Edit: 12/24 pictures!
War, Poverty, Hatred, Selfishness
Our world is filled with horrible, sad and unjust things, war in Iraq, war in Georgia, aids in Africa, poverty, nations hating one another, I could go on for hours maybe even days of all the horrid things people have to face on a daily basis. Yet with all this I still can’t help but look out for number one, little oh me. I am a firm believer that selfishness is the number one cause of apathy, discontentment, and depression among people today.
It’s this selfishness that keeps us longing for more. More of what, we don’t really care as long as it’s something that makes us happy either momentarily or for a longer period of time. It’s this same selfishness that keeps us from caring about world affairs and keeps us worried about our own lives “love affairs.” I’m part of the problem I confess, but the time has come to stop living in this state of “me” and start living in the stat of “us”, the people of the world.
Things I hate
I have decided to compile a list of things I hate, in no particular order.
- Up-selling, I mean come on RadioShack! If I’m buying a headset jack do I really need batteries or a Bluetooth headset?
- When counting coins and there are the exact amount (or more) coins than in a roll, why the need to open a new roll, come on people.
- When people assume things about others… it’s quite the nasty habit.
- Getting up early.
- Being lied to, the truth hurts but finding out you’ve been lied to tends to hurt more.
- when people assume things.
This is not an exhaustive list quite yet but I’m sure I’ll add more to it later.
How Are You?
In our society it is very common to be greeted with a “how are you?” This has to be one of my biggest pet-peeves. I think it has to do with the fact that 95.7% of the time when people ask me how I am that’s all they are doing is just asking, hoping I’ll respond with a “I’m good, thanks” I can’t help to think to myself though. Why do we say we are good, fine, great, or dandy instead why don’t we tell the truth. Now, maybe the truth is you are fine but i suppose maybe it’s my want for more information that makes me wonder WHY are you fine, WHAT makes you good. I often try to refrain from using the phrase how are you for this very reason.
So How are you?