Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Home is where....the food is
Now that I'm finally living out in the cruel cruel world in my OWN house, I've come to a realization: food has a very intergral role in making a home for yourself. For those that know me, they know my love of food. I love the taste of it. I love eating it constantly throughout the day. I just generally enjoy everything about food. That said, I might be coming to the subject with a little bit of a bias BUT everyone, I think, can agree that the food makes the home. Why do college kids go home when they're wittle bitty freshmen? To eat. Yes, everyone loves to see the parentals and what not, but I can say with some confidence that the main reason is to eat, and eat well. Gathering around the table, bar, tv tray with a hot meal in front of you has become an icon of the American family. Eating good food, in good company makes a house, or an apartment, or a shack with a toilet, a home. The satisfaction one gets from a hearty meal can warm up the loneliest of souls and it does it with ease. So go ahead school...bring on the stress. The work. The papers. As for you utility bills, well you'll be dealt with soon enough. Just give me a nice steaming pot of chili or a sizzling pan seared steak and I'll take care of the rest later...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
O.A.R.
***It's been a while...I know. But I feel like I need to speak up given the recent events. This is a post in lieu of my sister's post...namely the political bit. If you haven't read it yet...check it-->
http://sas-sara.blogspot.com/2009/11/lukewarm.html***
My generation enjoys to be different. Have your own style. Listen to the newest, most underground band and know EVERYTHING about em so you can brag to your friends. Religion?...no thanks. Spiritualism?...hell yes. Democrat? Republican? Independent? Wait...what's the leading majority right now? I'll side with the minority. Yes, it seems as though we're out to 'one-up' everyone out there. If you aren't strugglin, you aren't livin! If you aren't one in a million, you're nothin. One of the most apparent aspects of our generation is our political savvy. We love to argue. We love to question- qualities every kid needs to have if they're gonna have a chance in the world. Most importantly we love the knowledge we acquire that backs these claims and arguments up. Again, a great quality for someone to have. However, we don't just talk...we take action. This is where a line of common sense and insanity seems to have been blurred.
I'll just come right out and say it. I wish Obama would kindly see himself to the door of the Oval Office and high tail it back to Chi Town. I don't agree with the majority of what he's done (or hasn't done) nor do I like the company he keeps. This feeling is shared among a growing population. The hatred for Obama felt by some Conservatives and Independents is, I believe, far greater than that felt for Bush by Liberals and Democrats. It's funny, because when Bush was in Office, I didn't really follow the news. But now that Obama is in, I can't stop watching it. What will he do today? What socialist did he confide in? So I'll be the first to say that I'm just as guilty as the next moderately conservative person who feels that they have to equip themselves with polls, expert opinions, and numerous analyses, in order to compete with constant flow of mainstream media. Did I do this out of legitmate concern for this country? Or did I fall into the trap of being different, or 'loving to hate'. This is a question I think everyone should whole heartedly ask themselves before preaching words of impeachment, assissination, or worse...revolution. If you think, like me, that this nation is going downhill, what do you think will happen if a slug goes through Obama's head?? Such measures would rip this country apart. Bi-partisanship would become so intense that smaller factions would start popping up. Revolution would seemingly be inevitable. Revolution isn't a word you can just toss around either. It's the dismantling of the country. The economy would plummet, or just cease to exist. Hospitals, schools, farms, every aspect we take for granted would be ripped away by OUR own doing. It wouldn't be some video game where you're running around some post-apocolyptic landscape saving the world. It would be a disaster and it's something our country, if ever there was an appropriate time, could not withstand. Saying you're 'pumped' or 'ready' for a revolution is a lie. You can't begin to understand the magnitude such an event would have.
I'm sure I'm gonna get alot heat for this from R's and D's alike. Again, I'd like to clearly state my stance. I think Obama is pulling this country down faster than his approval rates. I think impeachment or resignation is not so far fetched. If we can impeach a president for not being able to keep it in his pants, I think we can get rid of someone like Obama. HOWEVER, I do not think something like drastic such as assissination, revolution, or some sort of back woods martial law is at all appropriate. I'm all for action...politcal, logistical action. It's time for us to step back and ask what we truly stand for...not what is the newest or most unique. Once that is answered, go out and do something about it. Not with guns blazin, but with your words and with those standing beside you. Change can happen. Revolution is not the answer...so cool your jets.
http://sas-sara.blogspot.com/2009/11/lukewarm.html***
My generation enjoys to be different. Have your own style. Listen to the newest, most underground band and know EVERYTHING about em so you can brag to your friends. Religion?...no thanks. Spiritualism?...hell yes. Democrat? Republican? Independent? Wait...what's the leading majority right now? I'll side with the minority. Yes, it seems as though we're out to 'one-up' everyone out there. If you aren't strugglin, you aren't livin! If you aren't one in a million, you're nothin. One of the most apparent aspects of our generation is our political savvy. We love to argue. We love to question- qualities every kid needs to have if they're gonna have a chance in the world. Most importantly we love the knowledge we acquire that backs these claims and arguments up. Again, a great quality for someone to have. However, we don't just talk...we take action. This is where a line of common sense and insanity seems to have been blurred.
I'll just come right out and say it. I wish Obama would kindly see himself to the door of the Oval Office and high tail it back to Chi Town. I don't agree with the majority of what he's done (or hasn't done) nor do I like the company he keeps. This feeling is shared among a growing population. The hatred for Obama felt by some Conservatives and Independents is, I believe, far greater than that felt for Bush by Liberals and Democrats. It's funny, because when Bush was in Office, I didn't really follow the news. But now that Obama is in, I can't stop watching it. What will he do today? What socialist did he confide in? So I'll be the first to say that I'm just as guilty as the next moderately conservative person who feels that they have to equip themselves with polls, expert opinions, and numerous analyses, in order to compete with constant flow of mainstream media. Did I do this out of legitmate concern for this country? Or did I fall into the trap of being different, or 'loving to hate'. This is a question I think everyone should whole heartedly ask themselves before preaching words of impeachment, assissination, or worse...revolution. If you think, like me, that this nation is going downhill, what do you think will happen if a slug goes through Obama's head?? Such measures would rip this country apart. Bi-partisanship would become so intense that smaller factions would start popping up. Revolution would seemingly be inevitable. Revolution isn't a word you can just toss around either. It's the dismantling of the country. The economy would plummet, or just cease to exist. Hospitals, schools, farms, every aspect we take for granted would be ripped away by OUR own doing. It wouldn't be some video game where you're running around some post-apocolyptic landscape saving the world. It would be a disaster and it's something our country, if ever there was an appropriate time, could not withstand. Saying you're 'pumped' or 'ready' for a revolution is a lie. You can't begin to understand the magnitude such an event would have.
I'm sure I'm gonna get alot heat for this from R's and D's alike. Again, I'd like to clearly state my stance. I think Obama is pulling this country down faster than his approval rates. I think impeachment or resignation is not so far fetched. If we can impeach a president for not being able to keep it in his pants, I think we can get rid of someone like Obama. HOWEVER, I do not think something like drastic such as assissination, revolution, or some sort of back woods martial law is at all appropriate. I'm all for action...politcal, logistical action. It's time for us to step back and ask what we truly stand for...not what is the newest or most unique. Once that is answered, go out and do something about it. Not with guns blazin, but with your words and with those standing beside you. Change can happen. Revolution is not the answer...so cool your jets.
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