My View on America Part I

A Rant:

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln

            I feel that my view of America is a conflicting one.  I love my country. I am proud of the heritage that we have, the diversity of the people, the great men and woman of the past and the freedoms that we enjoy.  History has always been one of my favorite subjects and I consider so many of the persons studied in it to be my heroes. What has made America great are those people, their tenacity, work ethic, ingenuity and their personal faith.  When I read about the lives and accomplishments of these individuals I am amazed with how they were able to have such a great affect for good upon this country.  We truly have been blessed.

            In recent years, however, I feel that America has allowed itself to forget its past and forfeit all the qualities that made it great.  Our image has been tarnished.  We were once lauded and looked up to by other nations, but now, we’re scorned and laughed at. I think that apathy has become the norm and people are consumed by their own selfish wants.  Gone are the days where neighbor depended on neighbor, communities supported one another, and the nation was united in the face of calamity. 

            I believe that America could be great again, but it is up to the people.  To do so, we need to look to those lessons from the past and use them to shape and define the future.  If not, then we will end up doing exactly what Mr. Lincoln predicted and become the destroyers of ourselves.    

Favorite Book of ALL TIME!!!

Favorite Book of ALL TIME!!!!

A Rave:

This is my favorite book:

I have read this book so many times, I can't even tell you the number.  I just LOVE the dynamic between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, how they come across as real people with relatable personalities.  I've also seen the movie, all movies and the best one is the A & E, six hour version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.  I know that many people love the Keira Knightly version and that's just swell and all, but if you're wanting the true to the book version?  Go with A & E.   The story is beautifully played out and the acting is just phenomenal, all the characters really come alive.  Laugh along with Elizabeth  Bennet in her amusement of the people around her, cringe at the ridiculousness of Mr. Collins and his awkward personality, smile as Jane falls in love with Mr. Bingley, worry with the Bennet's during Lydia's folly and rejoice as Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy finally come together.  You can keep your Edwards, Jacobs and even the new Christian Grey.  I'll be sticking with my Mr. Darcy:)

  LOVE:)

Pin That A!@$%^e Thing!

A Rant:

I guess I really shouldn't be misleading.  I'm not really ranting about Pinterest.  I like Pinterest.  I've found some really yummy recipes, cute hairstyles and fun makeup looks to try on the website. I've also found quotes that I've found inspiring and funny posts that make me chuckle.  No, I don't have issues with Pinterest, I have issues with people thinking that swear words make a statement more humorous.  Really?  Sometimes I wonder if people who write those posts ever go back and read what they just wrote.  This problem is all over Pinterest.  Something that I would find funny is ruined because someone had to put the "F" word in it, 5 times.  It's not funny, it's stupid.  I personally feel like this degrades the intelligence of the writer or speaker.  I love words and I think it's sad that many people choose to only use four letter words to express themselves.  As I mentioned in a previous post, my love language is quality time.  I was talking about the book with a friend of mine and he said, "You are quality time, quality conversation."  I guess that's true.  I enjoy a good conversation full of intelligence and wit.  I would challenge people out there in blogger-land to try finding alternate means of swearing.  If anything, you'll confuse the heck out of most people around you and that's only half the fun;)  Just a thought...

Save the Children? Well you got me there.

A Rave:




A few days ago, whilst frittering away on facebook, I kept coming across these videos and postings all about "Kony."  I remember thinking, "Who the heck is Kony and why are people all up in arms over him?"  Curiosity got the better of me and I finally watched the video.  Firstly, it was an excellently filmed documentary styled short and secondly, I really liked the message behind it.  I know that some people might say, "Why are we worried about the children in Africa when we have children to worry about here?" or "Why is this a big deal?  It's not like this guy is poisoning thousands of people or attempting a mass genocide?"  But it could be.  If Kony had resources like Hitler did, we could have world war three on our hands.  Evil is everywhere and in order to stop it, you have to start somewhere and we might as well start with him.  I often have thought about the amazing people that we study in our history classes and wonder where the Washington's and Lincoln's of our day are.  Who will our children look back to and want to emulate? I think that by standing up for the rights of those who can't just may give our kids that person.  Just a thought....

Read This 2

A Rave:





I love this book.  I know what you might be thinking, "Isn't this a book written for couples?"  I am aware that it is marketed to married couples but I've read it and it applies to everyone, young and old.  If you really want to argue with me, you can't because Gary Chapman wrote a book for singles too:

So now there can be no arguments from you unattached folk.
I spent two years of my life in an Education program having "multiple intelligences" and "learning styles" drilled into my head so the idea that people love differently makes perfect sense to me.  It also gives an answer to many relationship problems, romantic or not.  I strongly recommend this book and it's spin-offs to everyone.  Find out your love language and learn how to communicate in the language of those around you.  For the record, mine are Quality Time and Physical Touch (just sayin....).  Don't have a clue what I'm talking about?  Read it and find out:)

Read This!

A Rave:



Read this book, watch the movie.  The book is fantastic and they did a phenomenal job of translating it to film.  There's my book recommendation for the day.  You're welcome.

Dear Job

A Rant:
I have a strong dislike for my job.  It didn't start out that way though, we had our moments of laughter and happiness.  It was like a brand new relationship, both of us presenting our best selves, but that relationship was an illusion.  Before too long the job began to show its true colors.  Disorganization, no communication, hypocrisy and blatant disregard for certain regulations were becoming more and more common.  I tried my hardest to keep it together, but it has become apparent that I need to cut myself free from this toxic relationship.  I wish I could say "It's not you, it's me" but that would be lying and I'd hate to be untruthful.  It is time for me to move on to a healthier, more stable work environment.  Don't hate me, Job, this really would be the best for the both of us, I learned a lot from you and hope I have impacted you as well.  I wish you all the best...but mostly hope the best for me:)

Okay, I know that probably reads pretty silly but it was fun to write.  It's all truth.  I work at a (CENSORED, to protect the innocent or the guilty).  The office/management gets an F for their lack of quality communication with their staff and an F- for how they treat their "valuable" employees.  Recently, the powers that be, moved me out of my room and stuck me in hell.  Ok so maybe it really isn't hell but my easy-going happiness has lessened over this past week so it's pretty darn close.  I didn't want Sunday to end because it meant that this week was going to happen.  I only worked 3 hours today.  I had the option to stay later but didn't take it.  THAT'S HOW MUCH I CAN'T STAND TO BE THERE, I'D RATHER LEAVE THAN MAKE MONEY!  Whew, that was pretty intense there.  Sorry about that folks. Needless to say, I'm in the market for a new means of money-making.  And I thought graduating would solve the employment problem.  Hahaha, so funny:)