Spring = Baseball

When I first walk onto the field it's like all of my worries have washed away. For an instance, the smell of freshly cut, green grass fills my body leaving nothing behind except a serene sensation. Big League Chew and sunflower seeds fill the bulges in young boys back pockets. As you sit on your porch watching the colorful sunset you hear the hooping and hollering of the children in the distance. Finally at 1 P.M., you walk inside your house to watch the festivities of Opening Day. Spring means baseball, and baseball means that the worries are over.

Obtuse

I feel extremely prepared for this test. In my eyes, the less prepared you are, the better. I think I will pass with flying colors.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good: Almost everything about Spring Break was good in it's own way. But I guess since everyone was gone most of the time, the quietness was the good part of Spring Break.

The Bad: Even though it was Spring Break and I didn't have to go to school, there was no one in town. Since everyone was either in Houston, New Mexico, or visiting family it was kind of boring in Wellington.

The Ugly: Nothing gets worse than 9 A.M. rehearsal. One Act Play was definitely the worst part of my Spring Break.

Misunderstood

In many of my classes and extracurricular activities I most likely come off as a cocky, arrogant douchebag. In fact, I've been told so many times. You see, as a kid who doesn't have family in town, who has never been the B.M.O.C.(Big Man On Campus), or has never even stood out, you have to make yourself known. I try to be more vocal and often express my own opinions quite often. That in return leads to many things. A list of people who adore you at the drop of a hat, a number of close friends, but also a number of people who resent every part of you. Now I'm sure that the people reading this have their own opinion of me, more of then bad than good. But at the moment, I'm in the process of trying to build relationships with every type of person that attends our school. As any high school kid will tell you, you always act differently around different people. It's impossible to please every single person you know, but I'm willing to try for the sake of my future relationships. Which leads me to my next topic. If I have in some way offended you in any way shape or form, please let me know. More than likely you have indeed "misunderstood" my meaning. Some people may think I hate them by the way I talk to them or act around them, but I really don't hate anyone. Of course, I have my favorites, but who doesn't? Whatever you have done to me, whether it be blowing up on me in class, made fun of me in any scenario, or dumped me at the drop of a hat because of jealousy I don't care. I am a person who can overlook things. I just want everyone to know that. I hope that you never feel like there is something between us based on past experiences. Everyone has there own story, and when you mesh those stories together relationships are formed. We were put on this planet for a reason. There is not enough time here to hold a grudge. I honestly think people just misunderstand my strive for excellence sometimes. I, of course, know that I come off as arrogant, but I have to try hard to be known in this world.

5 Reasons NOT To Drop Out of School

1. In our country's current state, businesses are looking for highly educated and highly trained professionals to include into their work force. If you drop out, you immediately are sunk to a company's black list. Even if you do get your GED, businesses will still frown upon you. All joking aside, getting a high school diploma is a dramatic step in having a successful future.

2. Accomplishing any challenge in life leaves you feeling better after the matter. Finishing high school may give you that extra push to go on and proceed with your education in college or at a trade school.

3. Many businesses don't take applicants who haven't or didn't finish high school. Even if you are one of the lucky ones to get selected to work at a Burger King or McDonald's, you will not be treated as an equal. You will probably only make minimum wage, and when a promotion is available they will cross right over your name.

4. Many students don't realize this, but you learn more than just the basic subjects in school. Great teachers teach you life lessons. Lessons that down the road will help you overcome life challenges.

5. High school is for you. It is there to help you develop as not only a student, but also as a productive member of the society that surrounds you. In high school you learn to be involved with things outside of your comfort zone. You learn to work with people you would have instead not even given the time of day in the real world, and as you begin to learn more about these people you realize how they are special in their own way. As you start to see this, you too learn to see yourself as an individual. The relationships you make in high school will affect every aspect of your life from now on. Why drop out, get a job, and start a family? Finish your education, find a promising job, and benefit yourself as a human being. It's your life, and you only get one. So why not make it count?

Carnival Cruise Lines

As I write this article today, the passengers of the stranded Triumph are heading home safe and sound. As I sat enjoying the Miami Heat game, I felt only sorrow at the state of the stranded passengers. After the fire in the engine room, we, being the captain and I, soon found out that we were not prepared for an event like this. I will be the first to admit that we handled the situation very poorly, and I apologize to all of those affected by this tragedy. Now that I have said that, I must also explain to the press that there were certain safety precautions set into place in case of some emergency. It was also the responsibility of the passengers to abide by these rules, and when they didn't things turned chaotic. Before you take a trip on one of our ships, you sign a contract acknowledging that you understand the rules and regulations of the ship. Spelling out messages on the high deck, pooping on the walls, and going crazy isn't abiding by those rules. Now I assure you that you don't have to worry about your safety on our ships anymore. We have begun to do routine checks on all of our ships and put in more safety precautions. I once again sincerely apologize for the preceding events.

60 Minutes and Counting...

Now of course, living in Wellington and being invisible doesn't have a lot of excitement as opposed to being invisible in a big city. So instead of doing something important with the hour, I am going to have fun. Beginning with that first very second of invisibility I would make my way to the grocery store. Contrary to popular opinion, I am not going there to steal anything. Instead I want to sit at the entrance of the building and mess with people on their way in and out of the store. Just imagine that you are walking out of the grocery store with your basket and suddenly a sack starts to levitate and drift away from you. It would be funny, right? After about fifteen minutes of that I would go to a few people's houses and ding-dong ditch. Except instead of ditching I would just stand right there waiting at the door. Finally, I would go to Roberson's and trip a waitress just for fun. Or instead of tripping them, I would wait until they went to pick up their tip and slowly move the money away from them.