Dogs and Men

There is a reason that dogs are man's best friend, because dogs and men are much alike. Dogs are basically four legged men only hairier. Dogs remind us of the freedoms we wish we had. Dogs scratch, sniff, burp and make all other bodily functions without remorse or embarrassment. They stay up howling at passersby or the moon - or both. They have no bed time and no curfew. In fact they have no real schedule to keep. They have virtual freedom! Dogs remind men of what it was like to be a child and give children a companion that is faithful, loyal and true. Dogs are the definition of manhood.

Unless, of course, we are talking about those little foo-foo dogs. Those types of dogs may not define manhood as much as others. I suppose that would depend on the man, but that would be a different post entirely.

Pieces

Does it ever seem to you like everyone just wants a piece of you during Christmas break? It is supposed to be a time to just lay back, hang out with the family and play guitar. But no. I have to spend "X" amount of time with grand parents, "X" amount of time with my dad in Louisville. Everything is so scheduled and regimented it is no longer as fun as it could be. I understand that everyone has things going on and schedules have to be synchronized. Seriously people, lighten up a little, enjoy the season.

'Tis The Season for Rude People

What has happened to the Christmas Spirit? I thought the "Christmas Spirit" enbodied love, generousity, peace and joy. Apparently the people shopping on Black Friday did not get the memo. Black Friday was so bad last year that some guy brought a gun to Toys R Us in Californiaand started shooting. In New York a worker at a Wal-Mart was trampled by a mob trying to get into the store. Though I have not heard stories that bad this year, my mother did witness a pregnant woman pass out in a lengthy check-out line and some people just stepped over the woman so they could check out.

It seems this "Grinch Spirit" is not reserved for only Black Friday. Just take a trip to the mall and watch for a while and you will see that most adults are not enjoying themselves. They are rushing around with frowns or angry faces. They yell at each other or look mad.

Maybe we have no one to blame but ourselves. We allowed retailers to turn a Christian celebration into a retail extravaganza and it is no wonder we no longer experience the "Christmas Spirit."

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Mrs Mcdaniel i cannot access moodle or my email i know how convenient this seems from a procrastinators point of view but i have been trying and will keep trying but i may not be able to complete the summary assignment p.s. this is the only way i have to get in touch with u at this point

Crazy Mad Lady Shopping

My mom is a crazy mad lady shopper. I am not talkin' down on her. She knows she is crazy about her shopping. She buys 3 Sunday papers and diligently cuts coupons for a couple hours and the places them in individual envelopes that she keeps in the plastic box. Then she goes through all the the sale ads so she can check and re-check the price of everything. Then she will get on-line to see what is going to be on the sales ads next week to make sure she is using her coupons on the best possible deal. Coupon people, like my mom, they have some made ninja skills.

Once all the sorting is done - then she actually goes to the store. If WalMart doesn't have the better price they have to price match - then take the coupon to reduce the price more and then mom whipped out a "buy one get one free" coupon to go along with the same product. My head was going in circles before the transaction was completed.Today she would have spend $94.88 but after price matching and coupons she only spent $48.44. I feel sure the poor sale associate felt like he just spent his first night picking up soap in San Quentin.

Gettin' Real Romance Novels and Video Games

I realize that men and women differ in many ways. However, I have no earthly idea why women read romance novels. Does reading these novels put romance into thier lives? Does the reader really expect us men to act like the characters in those books? Do you really want to spend your time reading a story about characters that do no exeist?
It doesn't prepare you for real life. Guys just don't act like that in real life. In real life we do fart at in opertune times. Sometimes we smell bad and sometimes we smell bad and really don't care.

Our video games at least prepare us that sometimes life sucks and sometimes things are not fair, which I am told are both true fact of life. Video games also teach us to keep going on even when you have lost someone. Also- video gave are less sexist because your mail or female character can be built up to any level.


At least with the video games we play there is a little less sexism going on. Some of the female characters