I didn't wash my car last month
I read an essay about how this guy did not wash his car last month and how he won't do it next month because it does not pass his rocking chair test. The way the test works is that when he's an old man looking back to what he was about to do, would he regret it? Washing the car did not pass the rocking chair test, therefore he did not wash his car. This is an interesting philosophy of life. I both agree and disagree with his philosophy. It is important to do what makes you happy but at the same time, washing your car, dusting, and overall boring things need to be done. It only takes half an hour, so it isn't that much time to give up.
A dog's life
This essay was about how a young boy learned how to be responsible by getting a dog. When the boy was ten years old he convinced his mom to let him get a dog. It was a beagle and his name was Buster. Buster and the boy came to be great friends. The boy walked Buster twice a day, petted him, played with him, bathed him, and loved him. Buster taught the boy how to be responsible at a young age. Now that the boy has grown up, he believes that every child should have a dog because it teaches them responsibility. Buster also did not have a care in the world and didn't let anything bother him. Buster taught the main character not only how to be responsible, but how to live life.
Be cool to the pizza delivery dude
In this essay, a woman explains the four philosophies she has pertaining to the pizza delivery dude. Those four principles are humility/forgiveness, empathy, honor/honest work, and equality. These are all good principles to live by. She basically is saying that you shouldn't flip off the pizza delivery dude in traffic or make fun of him behind his back. He is an honest dude trying to make a few extra bucks to live by. Everybody has one of those jobs eventually. There was a good metaphor and it was "in the big pizza wheel of life, sometimes you’re the hot bubbly cheese and sometimes you’re the burnt crust. It’s good to remember the fickle spinning of that wheel."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
EARRING!
There was a flash of white light and then they were gone. I stood there not believing what I just saw. This was the beginning of something enormous. Before I can tell you what it is, let's go back a couple days.
My friends Allen, Mike, and Lisa, and I were in science class learning about the science of time. Lisa raised her hand and asked if time travel was possible. The teacher, Mr. Smith, said that time travel is absurd and could never work. He then went into a rant and started to prove that time travel was impossible and wasted the entire period. Lisa, Mike, Allen and I were still very curious if time travel was possible.
The next night everybody came over to my house to do some research. We stumbled upon a website that told us how to build a time machine. The only part that was missing was a power source. No one has every been able to time travel because of the lack of the correct power source. We went on anyways and started to build the time machine in my basement.
We finished fairly quickly and then stepped back to look at our work. Then, everybody started to admire the work closer. When Lisa got close to the time machine it started to turn on. Everybody jumped and asked how she did that. She did not know. Lisa did this a couple more times and then I figured out what was happening. I stated that Lisa's earrings had a very rare stone in them. This was the power source! Everybody got ready to go back in time by a week, but there was a problem. Someone needed to stay back in case aything happened. We did nose goes and I ended up losing because I was not paying attention. Mike, Allen, and Lisa stepped into the time machine all holding hands and then a flash of white light wmerged from the machine and they were gone. Then I realized that they did not know how to get back! THE END
My friends Allen, Mike, and Lisa, and I were in science class learning about the science of time. Lisa raised her hand and asked if time travel was possible. The teacher, Mr. Smith, said that time travel is absurd and could never work. He then went into a rant and started to prove that time travel was impossible and wasted the entire period. Lisa, Mike, Allen and I were still very curious if time travel was possible.
The next night everybody came over to my house to do some research. We stumbled upon a website that told us how to build a time machine. The only part that was missing was a power source. No one has every been able to time travel because of the lack of the correct power source. We went on anyways and started to build the time machine in my basement.
We finished fairly quickly and then stepped back to look at our work. Then, everybody started to admire the work closer. When Lisa got close to the time machine it started to turn on. Everybody jumped and asked how she did that. She did not know. Lisa did this a couple more times and then I figured out what was happening. I stated that Lisa's earrings had a very rare stone in them. This was the power source! Everybody got ready to go back in time by a week, but there was a problem. Someone needed to stay back in case aything happened. We did nose goes and I ended up losing because I was not paying attention. Mike, Allen, and Lisa stepped into the time machine all holding hands and then a flash of white light wmerged from the machine and they were gone. Then I realized that they did not know how to get back! THE END
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
UNICORN!
There once was a friendly unicorn named George. George loved to do all sorts of activities and unicorn games such as: sleeping, eating, ring toss, and pin the tail on the human. George and his friends play all day and then go home each night to sleep. One night, George did not come home. George's parents called the unicorn police to report their missing son. The police took to the sky in search of any site of George. George's friends told the unicorn police that they just saw him when he was walking home, but that was all.
The search went nowhere for days. George's parents were losing in hope that they would find their loving unicorn son. His parents did not know what to do with themselves. George's mom started looking at his baby pictures and holding his blanket from when he was little. His dad wept every night in hopes that their little boy would return home safely.
The very next day, George's parents looked out the window and saw a shadowy figure on the horizon. They ran outside to see it was their son. George looked like he had not been missing for a week and had a smile on his face as he was trotting towards his parents. When they finally embraced their son, George's parents asked their son where he had been. His response was, "I was at unicorn camp. Remember, you send me there every couple of years. Did you think I was missing?". George's parents, feeling embarrassed, quickly shook their head and said, "No honey, not at all."
That night they all played games and ate cookies by the fireplace as if nothing had happened. THE END
The search went nowhere for days. George's parents were losing in hope that they would find their loving unicorn son. His parents did not know what to do with themselves. George's mom started looking at his baby pictures and holding his blanket from when he was little. His dad wept every night in hopes that their little boy would return home safely.
The very next day, George's parents looked out the window and saw a shadowy figure on the horizon. They ran outside to see it was their son. George looked like he had not been missing for a week and had a smile on his face as he was trotting towards his parents. When they finally embraced their son, George's parents asked their son where he had been. His response was, "I was at unicorn camp. Remember, you send me there every couple of years. Did you think I was missing?". George's parents, feeling embarrassed, quickly shook their head and said, "No honey, not at all."
That night they all played games and ate cookies by the fireplace as if nothing had happened. THE END
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
FIREPLACE!
My least favorite season is winter. The bitter cold combined with pain staking work of shoveling the drive way every time it snows make life unbearable at times during the season. There is one good thing about winter though: snow days! We usually have three or four snow days a year, depending on how lenient the superintendent is and how bad the road conditions are. This is an example of my perfect snow day.
First, it has to be on a Friday that we are supposed to have school and then we have no school on Monday because of a teacher day. That means we would have a four day weekend! Next, I would sleep in until eleven. Then I would go downstairs to look out the window into a winter wonderland. I would go watch T.V. and then play PS3 until I got bored. Next, I would go with my friends to go sledding down the biggest hills in Columbus and stay outside until we got extremely cold and couldn't bear being outside any longer. Then we would go back to my friends house and play board games and such until dinner. After, I would have my favorite meal and then sit in front of the television some more. Then I would make a fire in the fireplace to sit in front of and get warm. Lastly, I would fall asleep knowing that we didn't have school the next day.
That would be my perfect snow day.
First, it has to be on a Friday that we are supposed to have school and then we have no school on Monday because of a teacher day. That means we would have a four day weekend! Next, I would sleep in until eleven. Then I would go downstairs to look out the window into a winter wonderland. I would go watch T.V. and then play PS3 until I got bored. Next, I would go with my friends to go sledding down the biggest hills in Columbus and stay outside until we got extremely cold and couldn't bear being outside any longer. Then we would go back to my friends house and play board games and such until dinner. After, I would have my favorite meal and then sit in front of the television some more. Then I would make a fire in the fireplace to sit in front of and get warm. Lastly, I would fall asleep knowing that we didn't have school the next day.
That would be my perfect snow day.
Monday, September 19, 2011
CHAIR!
One hot,sticky, summer day in San Antonio, Texas; there was a fifteen year old boy and his family on spring break. This young, handsome boy's name was Ben. He had always wanted to go to San Antonio because of the diverse culture and amazing cuisine. What he did not know is that he would have one of the best vacations of his life.
The first night in San Antonio, Ben and his family went to a new barbecue place on the ever so famous River Walk. The food was fantastic, but it wasn't what Ben expected. He wanted more Mexican cuisine. The next day Ben's family went to a famous Mexican restaurant and he had tortilla soup because he had watched a movie on tortilla soup in Spanish class the week before. This was what Ben was looking for!
Ben's mom had booked this trip months in advance and did not know that the 2010 Women's Final Four was being held in San Antonio. Ben and his family are huge sports fans and they really wanted to go to the game. Eventually, they ended up going to the game. The seats were bad at first so Ben and his brother moved into a new seat in the second row at half court. It was the best chair in the house. I had a fantastic time and I will never forget my trip to San Antonio.
The first night in San Antonio, Ben and his family went to a new barbecue place on the ever so famous River Walk. The food was fantastic, but it wasn't what Ben expected. He wanted more Mexican cuisine. The next day Ben's family went to a famous Mexican restaurant and he had tortilla soup because he had watched a movie on tortilla soup in Spanish class the week before. This was what Ben was looking for!
Ben's mom had booked this trip months in advance and did not know that the 2010 Women's Final Four was being held in San Antonio. Ben and his family are huge sports fans and they really wanted to go to the game. Eventually, they ended up going to the game. The seats were bad at first so Ben and his brother moved into a new seat in the second row at half court. It was the best chair in the house. I had a fantastic time and I will never forget my trip to San Antonio.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Ten Abilities
1. Smart
2. Quick
3. Caring
4. Honest
5. Trustworthy
6. Courageous
7. Kind
8. Thrifity
9. Brave
10. Obedient
If I applied these abilities to my everyday life, my life would be signifigantely different. I would be able to do any thing I wanted without being having the fear that people would laugh at me. It would make me feel confident in my work. It would also make everybody want to be my friend. I posses all of these abilities, but I need to apply them to my liffe in order for them to be useful.
2. Quick
3. Caring
4. Honest
5. Trustworthy
6. Courageous
7. Kind
8. Thrifity
9. Brave
10. Obedient
If I applied these abilities to my everyday life, my life would be signifigantely different. I would be able to do any thing I wanted without being having the fear that people would laugh at me. It would make me feel confident in my work. It would also make everybody want to be my friend. I posses all of these abilities, but I need to apply them to my liffe in order for them to be useful.
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