My car

About a month ago I got a car, a 1967 Ford Mustang, and here are some pictures of it.

New Orleans Trip

I served in New Orleans the past two weeks. Check out this compilation video:

Hope you like it!

Washington D. C.

Well the past few days I have been in Washington DC, and today I had a great experience I would like to share. We went on a tour of the Capitol, and we had the privledge of not only meeting our House representitive, but also getting to sit in on a meeting of the House. It was here that something cool happened; we witnessed the appointing of a Representative. It truely was a memory I will remember for the rest of my life.

Dissecting Quotes #19

     This is the nineteenth edition of the series "Dissecting Quotes", where I choose a quote and briefly describe what I think the quote means and how to apply it to our everyday lives. I hope the insight a high schooler can provide can help brighten a day or get you thinking. 

"Winners never quit, and quitters never win" 

- Ted Turner 

      Sometimes, life seems like it favors those who are the "winners" and the "losers" are left out of the loop. When we think of "winners" we think of people like Mark Zukerberg, Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, Brad Pitt and others. But they aren't necessarily the winners in life, they are just famous. Some other people that are winners are those who help others, those who try to make other lives better. So, some of you may be asking, how do we become these so-called "winners?" The answer is in the quote above; the key is not to quit or give up, but to push through and stay strong. So I hope you all can learn from Turner, and can stay strong through tough times or a hard experience. 

The New Meme: SNL Guy

I just saw an amazing video of a guy in the audience at a Saturday Night Live studio. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NHGeSr3pFE&feature=youtu.be

And he is going to become a new meme:

Saturday Night Live Guy

Studying

             As the school year ends for me, I am faced with some big tests that I need to study for. While I have been procrastinating a little, I have been making steady process. On the internet I found one guide to help study, and it has helped me considerably. You can find this guide at a blog I follow called the Art of Manliness. Now you might be thinking, "I don't go to school anymore, I don't need to study." While you may be speaking some truth, there is much to be learned in our world, much of which can only be learned by studying. I hope you like the guide, and while it is a little lengthy, it contains some valuable information.

How Dog Actions are Similar to Humans

            I think that everyone who has owned a dog at one point gets fed up with the dogs stopping every five feet to pee or just sniff the plants. We think, "dumb dogs, it doesn't matter if you pee or smell the plants." While walking my neighbors dogs while they were on vacation, I got fed up with the dogs stopping every five feet to either pee or smell something. We, as humans, think we are so much more sophisticated than the dogs, but in all reality, we are animals who do some of the same things dogs do. This mentions how dogs are alike to humans in one particular area.

Marking Territory 


            Dogs are known for marking territory. But so are humans, in a different kind of way. First off, humans don't pee on everything to mark where we have been. And we don't need to sniff objects to figure out where others have been and what is who's territory. The way humans mark territory is with objects, whether it be cars, houses, fences, or even clothing that speaks out. These objects let others know who we are and warn others to stay away, because this is MY territory. One of the most major instances of this is a fence, a fence clearly marks who can go where, and there is no doubt left to any neighbors or passerby. People, especially men, buy large trucks or large houses to let others know they live there, and it is their domain. But I am not condoning marking territory, because letting others know your territory is part of human nature, and it would be disastrous to go against human nature.
           So the next time you are out walking your annoying dog, just remember that maybe your dog thinks the same thing when you fix your fence or wear clothing that says who you are.