Politics

I understand that not everyone likes the way the country is run sometimes and may not like some of the laws that have passed, but that is no reason to wish someone dead or threaten their life.

This article, http://www.newsweek.com/id/236196, ticked me off a little bit due to what I stated above. Violence, threats and death aren't the answer if you're unhappy about something. Talking it out, or learning to accept it is the mature, responsible thing to do, and honestly when it comes to the way lawmakers are running the country, it's the only way to handle the situation. You don't threaten someones life using angry, foul and unnecessary language, you should just accept the way it is and try to make the best of it in order to move on with your life.

Tiger Woods

While I agree that Tiger's actions were wrong, I don't think it's the publics place to get involved in his personal affairs. It's something that should be worked out between he and his wife, not the media.

He was wrong in his actions and I'm sure he has payed the price with the amount of attention this whole scandal has caused. I don't believe that celebrity's lives should be made any more public than an average person's live though, and I don't think his mistake should have a negative impact on his career. He may not be the same role-model he was believed to be in the past but he's still an amazing golfer and he should still be able to share his talent with the world, like with this past week in the Masters.

The lives of celebrities have always been made a huge deal, and society feasts on the mistakes they make because it gives them reason to feel better about themselves and a reason to point out to celebrities that they aren't perfect. Personally, I don't see the interest in following around celebrities and learning all the private details of their lives. You know why? It's none of anyone's business.

Pepsi Refresh Project

I think a lot of the ideas in the Pepsi Refresh Project are very good ideas. For example, treating dogs who have heartworm and helping kids from low income families or from foster homes with new opportunites.

My favorite idea is the one that provided foster and low income children with new opportunities. This is a wonderful idea. It's not fair for foster children to have less opportunites than others, and with this program they won't be jipped out of things that they want or need in life. These kids will be provided health and fitness through athletics which is definitely a very good idea and given more opportunites in life that they wouldn't have otherwise.

Sexting.

I think that it's stupid for any teenagers to participate in taking nude pictures and in distributing nude pictures in the first place. They should realize that there are consequences to their actions, and quite frankly it's completely unnecessary for a 14 or 15 year old to be sending nude or revealing pictures of themselves to anyone, whether it's a boyfriend or girlfriend or not. If those teenagers are caught, they should be responsible for their actions, but I don't think that they should necessarily be registered as a sex offender.

Being registered as a sex offender is serious, you end up on that list for years to come for a mistake you made with a boyfriend or girlfriend when you maybe 16 years old or so. You'll have difficulty finding and keeping a job for most of your life because of your record and you won't be allowed in a certain distance of schools or daycares. Sending one picture as a teenager can ruin the rest of your life and the decision will hang over your head forever. I don't think you should be registered as a sex offender unless it's more serious than just sending a picture, unless you're sending pictures of a minor.

This article made me much more informed on this topic and I realize even more than I did before, how stupid it is to take or send nude pictures of yourself or someone else.

Snow!

This past weekend we got about 2 feet of snow, which resulted in a two hour delayed opening today for schools and we're still due to receive more snow on Tuesday night into Wednesday, probably resulting in a day or two off.

The Superbowl was also this past weekend, and the most exciting part for me was seeing The Who perform at halftime, because they have always been my favorite band and I've seen them live twice. The commercials were all pretty funny and the game itself was fun to watch, but my friends and I didn't pay too much attention, seeing as we were playing Apples to Apples through most of the game and goofing off in general.

Going back to school today was tough after being trapped inside Friday night and all day Saturday due to the snow storm and being in a state of emergency, meaning we couldn't get out of the house. I got all of my homework done ahead of schedule, which I guess is a plus, though.

Well, the bell is about to ring, so until next time.. =]

Midterms

Midterms were last week, and thankfully, this stressful time has come to an end. All eight exams, finally over and done with, sadly my grades were less than satisfactory. It's now time for a whole new semester, a time to pick my grades back up, and transition from Health to Gym. A time to hopefully catch up on my sleep and regulate my sleeping pattern to make staying alert in school a much easier task.

With the new semester, comes an end to the bowling season and the chance to once again try to rest my knee in hopes that it will heal after this year and a half long injury. I'll be sad to see the season end but glad to have my afternoons and evenings back during the long, stressful school week.

Haddonfield

After reading the article Haddonfield Board Sued For Off-Campus Policy I realized that it's unfair to punish students for things they do in their life off-campus. While teenagers in High School should not be participating in harmful and illegal activities like drinking and doing drugs anyway, what they do outside of school isn't something they should be punished for inside of school, it's something that should be handled by their parents. It isn't fair to be kicked off of a sports team because you like to go to parties on the weekends with your friends after your team wins the big game.

I'm not a teen that approves of the kind of behavior that most teenagers are subjected to today, like the drinking and drugs, but if they get in trouble at all for something they are doing in society, they should be punished by their parents or the police, not by the school board and their coaches.