Halloween

So we are on the final countdown to HALLOWEEN!

Regardless of your age Halloween is a fun time for all Little kids get to go get candy from strangers and dress in any manner they please; Older kids get to go out and stay out all night with friends and celebrate a holiday where you're supposed to raise hell; and adults get to scare the little kids they give candy to. What a perfect holiday.

Anyways I did a wee bit of research (it was required...) and found out about the origins of Halloween. http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween

It started as a Celtic tradition that was passed down and modified as time went on. The name Halloween was given after the Pope designated Nov. 1 as All-saints Day or All-Hallows. Thus the night before became known as All-Hallows Eve or Halloween.

Anyways for my Halloween I'm looking to go out. Maybe stay out all night and just have an all around good time.

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Red Ribbon Week

Alrighty so its Red Ribbon Week here at our school this week. Red Ribbon Week is a week devoted to a man named Kiki Camarena who was killed by drug traffickers. The purpose of the week is to get young people interested in bing drug free and learning the dangers of drugs.

The Red Ribbon Week kicked off last Thursday with an inspirational speaker, and MTV "Made" Coach" named Jeff Yaldin. Jeff has visited our school a couple times in the past and has always done a great job. He's funny and can relate to younger kids, the real purpose of Red Ribbon Week. Jeff's story wasn't all about being drug free, which was good because he was able to cover a broad range of subjects.

We are now beginning the actual Red Ribbon Week. I personally have no special plans concerning Red Ribbon Week beyond signing the banner promising to be drug free this week...lol that will be a stretch for me...(for all you who don't know me thats sarcasm).

Anyways Red Ribbon Week has a good message and its a fun week where we occasionally get out of school. Just thought I would let all you in cyberspace know what its about and ya know...spread the word.

Predicting A White Winter

So this morning I had the first little taste of winter...a small (ok an extremely small) dusting of snow ok my car. But it did its magic and now I am extremely pumped for winter! Can't wait to get on my skis and stomp the pow. The question is will there be pow?
Last year we had a record year at Steamboat Springs (my local Ski Town USA). And wouldn't it be wonderful to have another record year back to back. So i wanna know if its possible to predict the weather for the winter and what those predictions are saying...

Of course there are the tried and true ways:
The farmer's almanac predicts a colder than average year, but made no mention of snow. It does have to be cold for it to snow and that will keep it on the ground
The National Weather Service, unfortunetaly, predicts a warmer than usual winter which will melt the snow but our records are based on total snowfall, not the base.

And then the more fun but crazy prediction ideas:

• Some say the bees will tell you. If there are a lot of bees around then it will be a harsh winter
• Another animal prediction is if you look at wooly booger caterpillars. If they have a thinner than normal orange stripe and their coats are thicker it will be a harsh winter.
• Yet another bug prediction is that if more than normal yellow jacket nests are in the ground the harsher the winter will be.
• And the craziest prediction I've heard...Looking at pig spleens. Paul Smokov, 84, of Steele, N.D, claims that by looking at pig spleens he can predict the winter. He says if the spleen is wide where it attaches to the pig's stomach and then narrows, it means winter weather will come early with a mild spring. A narrow-to-wider spleen usually means harsh weather in the winter.

All these ideas are a little too wierd for me and the Almanac and Weather Service are at odds so looks like I'm gonna have to wait and find out...

Plumber Joe

So the 2009 presidential election is coming up. Its gonna be a huge election, one for the history books. And what is the newest idea in this colossal election? Joe the Plumber. A seemingly average Joe (lol thats funny) who cornered Obama and asked about his new tax plan which wouldn't allow Joe to buy a plumbing business. Obama didn't respond with a direct answer (not too great on his part) and instead said "I think that when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” Obviously not the best answer and McCain was sure to hammer that into the dirt on his presidential debate. Yet there are some things that everyone should know about Joe the Plumber...
According to the NY Times Joe isn't even a licensed plumber. It is illegal to have a plumbing practice and not have a plumber's license in Toledo, where he lives. Go figure...
Also Joe owes some outstanding taxes...
And after some closer inspection analysts found that based on the money Joe makes on his illegal plumbing practice he would actually be eligible for a tax cut, not a tax raise...
Someone needs to get their poop in a group. Everything about this story is bogus. McCain is out supporting a liar and a fool who has no idea what he is talking about. Obama is still supporting the middle class and trying to get them tax cuts. And Joe the Plumber, the hot topic of the 09 presidental election, is now a fool in the lime light. HAHAHA isn't the world funny.

On a last note I was asked to include in this post about how I would run taxes if I were president. I would definetly side with Obama on this. I agree with the democrats that the tax breaks need to go to the working class and the people that really need it. The republican view seems bogus to me that the tax breaks would eventually trickle down. It hasn't worked for the past 8 years...

ROFL

Ok here's some things to think about:

If a spaceship goes the speed of light and turns on its headlights what happens...

If a jet goes the speed of sound and speakers behind you are turned on will you hear them

If a jet goes the speed of sound and speakers in the front are turned on will you hear the sound backwards?

Why in the hell are there mosquitos? Like what are they good for...

If mankind makes a robot that is able to learn and reproduce is that a new species?

If a hurricane in America is caused from a butterfly flapping its wings in China what happens in China when Rosy O'Donnell has gas...

What happens to atheists when they die?

Are Satanists tortured when they go to hell?

What all do we really know as facts? So many things are told to us and we take them to be facts. Santa Claus was real as anyone else when we were little because everyone said so. Really what do we know for sure?

And of course...If a woodchuck could chuck would how much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

I think the real question is how in the hell does one chuck wood in the first place?

Juggling

ok so i'm gonna make a blog about juggling. its fun to do and really really cool.

• First you get three balls.


• then you throw one up


• then you throw another up


• then you catch the first


• then you throw another


• then you catch another


• then you throw another


• then you catch another


• then throw another


• then catch another


• then throw another


• then catch another


• then throw another


• then catch another

Easy right...ok forget it I tried