• Life,  Rant

    Why Physical Discipline is Physical Abuse

    November 28, 2011 /

    Let’s talk about physical discipline. There are two lines of thought about it. One says that it has existed forever, that their parents did it, and that it “worked for them”. The other side of the argument is that it is physical abuse, is a crime both legally and morally, and that it is ineffective. Obviously I take the latter view. Here I shall explain why. In full disclosure, I was physically disciplined as a child, so my views are biased. At the end, I have included source information. I highly encourage everyone on both sides of this issue to read the last source.

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  • DIY,  Painting

    Yosemite at Sunset

    November 17, 2011 /

    Here’s a painting I did when I was around 9 years old. My grandpa helped me. I ended up winning First Place in my age category, as well as Best in Show. Many of you have liked this painting, so since it’s almost Christmas time I have decided to offer poster sized (3 feet by 2 feet) prints for sale. They will be printed on high quality glossy paper. They are $50 each, or $75 for a signed copy. Yes, I will hand sign them for you. I might sell different sizes if there is interest. To place an order, email me.

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  • Rant

    The Evils of Prenatal Drug Use

    October 25, 2011 /

    I think that people should be able to do whatever they want, as long as it doesn’t negatively affect others. If you want to drink, fine. If you want to drink and then drive your car and potentially kill someone else, then I am against it. If you want to smoke weed, fine. If you want to smoke weed and watch a bunch of Carrot Top movies, then I am against it. If you want to do crack, fine. If you want to do crack and then go rob a store, then I am against it.

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  • Life,  Rant

    Adoption Again

    October 11, 2011 /

    I had a short, though frustrating, conversation yesterday with someone. We were talking about how Steve Jobs was adopted. I said that the biological parents should be rewarded for giving their child a chance through adoption. He said that it was the parents obligation to raise the child and if they couldn’t raise the child, they shouldn’t have sex.

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  • Rant,  Stupid

    Communication

    August 25, 2011 /

    I don’t know why, but something has happened to our society where the ability to effectively communicate has been lost. More than that, it has been shunned. People now take pride in their illiteracy. I often hear things like “well that’s just the way I speak” or “you know what I mean”. The worst is “I type the way I speak”. The last one implies that not only can they no longer proofread, but they are also idiots in real life, too.

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  • Politics

    How I Would Fix the Economy

    August 12, 2011 /

    The economy has been in the news almost constantly for the last few years, but no one seems to know what to do about it. It’s like asking a man what a woman wants. We have no clue. Magic seems to be the leading theory, though some believe that science will one day shed some light on the subject.

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  • Life,  Politics,  Rant,  Relationships,  Stupid

    Birth Control Legislation

    August 5, 2011 /

    Effective August 2012, all health plans must cover birth control and preventative screenings for women. The conservatives are against this because, well, because liberals support the idea. Now I may have voiced my opinions on reproduction in the past. I know. I never speak my mind. Anyway, my argument has been that people are having children, but not raising them properly. They grow up in dysfunctional family systems (addiction, abuse, neglect, etc), but society has brainwashed everyone to think that having children is the end-all/be-all of human life. So rather than treat the psychological and physical effects of this trauma, they just have their own children and pass the trauma…

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