New York

I was in New York last week. I was born and raised in New Jersey, only 15 minutes outside the city. I was there with my friend, fiance and baby girl. It is never a boring trip going home. We went to the Empire State Building and the wax museum. Last time we were in the city, we went to ground zero. I know it sounds chessy, but whenever I go to the city and they always have a memorial for 9/11. I tend to get numb. It was the reason I joined the Army and going back there everytime gets to me. I just take it very personally. My fiance has never been there and he wanted to see the reason why he has been to Iraq as well 3 times. I understand, because I deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as well. Just standing there, emotions run through your body, that can not be explained. Just thoughts.

Basketball

The debate around the basketball community of who the best player in basketball history is. People agree it comes down to LeBron James and Michael Jordan. While they agree that the debate is down to those two players, the debate gets fierce after that. There are many things that are compared between these two.  The debate is always a fierce one and the fans of each player believe firmly that their opinion is right. In my opinion, Michael Jordan is the best player in NBA history.

In the NBA, both men have enjoyed great successes .Michael was drafted in the first round by the Chicago Bulls where he led his team to the play-offs and averaged 28 points per game.  LeBron was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 and was a first overall pick.  He averaged 27.2 points per game in the 2004-2005 season.

While the debate among the fans will continue to rage on there will never be an answer. There will always be a group of people that go against the majority. There is no real way to determine who is better when both players are equally good at what they do. The debate between LeBron and Michael will continue until a new player is added to the mix.

coming to an end...

At first this semester seemed like it would never end.
Now it is so close to ending and I feel like it should still be going. It is kind of shocking that the semester is just weeks from ending. I dont know if i want it to end.
So much to do this last month to make sure I get the grades I hope for.
Then a brief break and then start next semester.

The end of an era

I'm not really sure what to write about this time around, so I'll just muse a bit about the huge leap I am planning on making next year. I have been in the military for over 10 years; I joined shortly after the horrific events of 9/11 and I've been proudly serving my country since. My career choice has taken me all over the world, and I have experienced many things (good and bad) that have shaped me as a person. But things are changing. Now that the wars are winding down, the Army is becoming a different place. We are beginning to see the return of the "garrison military", where bureaucracy rules and leaders are more worried about appearance of uniform and proper memorandum formats then the mission we are still expected to accomplish. This troubling trend, along with the problems of our current administration, has led me to the decision to leave the military.

Although I love my job and the people that I work with (most of them anyways), I am tired of the constant deployments and the uncertain schedules. I am ready to settle down in a nice place and work toward my goal of attending medical school. I have a little over a year left before I can take my first step on this journey, and I can't wait.

Here Comes the BOOM

 

Here Comes the Boom Film Review

 

 

 

                 This movie features the actor Kevin James. Kevin plays the protagonist Scott, an ordinary high school Biology teacher. When Scott's school falls into a deficit, a friend in need becomes at risk of losing his job as the school's music teacher and will be letting his students down. Scott, the music teacher, Marty, and the school nurse, Belle, come together in order to raise enough money to save the music program. When raising the money, Scott discovers a faster way to collect money.... Mixed Martial Arts. Becoming a more skilled fighter and a more committed teacher along the way, he receives unfortunate news about how the assistant principal was embezzling their funds the whole time. Now the only way to save all that they've worked for is to fight and win in the brutal UFC.

 

 

                 If you want to know the ending you'll have to go see it! I absolutely loved it and the theme behind Here Comes the Boom and the example it sets for children and adults alike.

 

 

 

 

Don't forget to see that movie!

 

Caden Fredlake

Electronics and Society

     People have forgotten what a conversation consists of. With all the technology, blogging, texting, online video games, children have lost their sense of imagination. There is no need to go outside and play when you can sit inside and play video games all day. What happened to the times when children played with mud pies? Somehow, it's unsafe to eat mudpies these days. Although, children were doing it for years and everything was alright then.
     A sense of self comes from physical interaction amongst others. What becomes of these children if all the electronics are taken away; do they even know how to communicate otherwise? A thing I have started to do is interact with my daughter everyday, without the use of technology. We use good old fashion conversation, no laptops, cell phones, tablets...etc. I try to plan something fun or something that doesn't sound fun and make it interesting. One time we just drove around and looked at the nearby neighborhoods, getting lost and finding out how to navigate our way out turned out to be fun.She now looks forward to these days.
     I realized that something had to be done when we were sitting at home one day and my daughter asked what are we going to do today as she sit with her phone in her lap, playing video games. I got concerned and  angry. Children need to understand that writing love letters, like I use to do in high school has more meaning than a text. It's something you can look back at and see, years later. Actual interaction is more personal and rememberable than all the electronic devices. What future does society have. Before long there will be no more libraries for people who want to read a book because now everything is downloaded onto a Kindle. This is a sad truth.  

A big debate about car fanatics nationwide is which brand makes the best most dependable truck. The top three consist of Chevy, Ford, and Dodge. The order depends on the location, and preference. There are a multitude of factors that people look at when deciding what truck to purchase. These things include the features, the past reputation of the car maker, and the overall look of the vehicle its self. In my personal opinion, Dodge makes the best truck and that is why I drive a Dodge Ram. I also grew up around a Dodge dealership in my family which has made me bias toward Dodge.

 Many features that are important in a truck are the amount of weight it can haul, the engine size, gas mileage and the list go on and on. Many people use trucks as work trucks so those things are important. The owner needs to be able to haul a lot of weight and use the least amount of gas doing it due to the high gas prices. The past reputation is important because if a maker has a history of producing bad trucks then people are unlikely to buy a truck from them. If someone looks at a truck and they don’t like the look then they won’t but it, simple as that. So, truck manufactures have to make sure their truck looks presentable and people enjoy the truck overall.

People will debate this for the rest of time, there will always be people biased toward one make over the others and there is no way to stop that. This argument is more up to personal opinion rather than facts and it stands to remain that way.