Lots of people would fly if they could have any power. I've never been in a plane. My feet don't leave ground for more than a few minutes at a time. I've never flown, but I'm sure I will before too long. However, I like staying on the ground at the time being. In fact, I can't really be on water for very long either. We went deep-sea fishing when I was younger while on vacation. Once we got out far enough that I couldn't see land anymore... up came breakfast, dinner from the night before, lunch from the day before, the lining and enzymes in my stomach, the motion sickness medicine I had taken that morning, really-- everything.
No, not flight. Not for me.
X-ray vision? Well, At least I could make a good living as a radiologist working at home! Then again, radiation poisoning for myself and all my loved ones never really was for me. Also, I'm a religious man, and being able to see through clothing would simply be a temptation straight from the devil.
Nope, skip the x-rays on me.
Super strength... interesting, very interesting. Great appeal, especially if I look buff, too! I don't know about this one, though. I like rugby a whole hell of a lot. In fact, rugby is probably my favorite thing about Kirksville... not that rugby isn't anywhere else, but I'm not associated with a team anywhere else. Point is, when someone makes me angry, or I get full of adrenaline or too aggressive, I really just wanna tear the other team apart; if I could literally tear them apart... that might be a problem. I don't think our hospital has the technology to put people back together like jigsaw puzzles.
Appealing, but alas, not the power for me.
Mind reading, perhaps? I'd probably take mind reading, but only under a few conditions. There are some people who, I don't have any interest in what goes on in their heads. It would have to be one of those things I could turn off, or have to concentrate to use. If I don't get those rights, forget it. I don't want to know what everyone thinks.
How would I use this power in everyday life, though? I mean, if I was a spy or something, this would be perfect, but I'm not. I'm in Kirksville. Well, first off, I'd take a look and see if I can figure out what the hell my girlfriend is thinking. I know her better than most people, I think, but I swear I have no idea how she works. Next I'd see what's up with my roommates, because I honestly think sometimes that they have the mindset of a toddler. After this, I'd likely use my power to see into the people I work with.
I work in-home with mentally disabled citizens from the area. Some of them talk and function in social settings pretty well, and often communicate their feelings. Some others are without speech, which makes them hard to understand from time to time. I'd like to know if they understand and comprehend everything I'm saying to them, or if I'm wasting my breath. I'd like to find out if they really do like everything we think they do, and what makes them tick.
I guess I have to refine my power. Not only would I want to read minds at will, but be able to communicate telepathically. to read what they are thinking, and respond in their heads. I could really do some good. :)
On the other hand, with wanting to join the armed forces of the United States, I could do quite a bit there as well. I'm not going to get into an argument over whether what I'd be doing would be "good" or "bad," but I could effectively and silently communicate with my troops and (spy on?) the enemy as well. Telepathy and mind communication would be awesome.
If you have a legitimate, interesting, or in any way valid response, please leave it in my comments section.
~~Thought for the Day~~
"I understand that they made antiperspirant deodorant for underarms, but that's not the grossest part of the body. When is someone going to invent ass-deodorant? Like, some roll-on, anti-wetness, fresh all day long ass deodorant?"
~(Wishes to remain Anonymous)
Until next time, stay awesome.
~B
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
"You drive me craaaazy..." -Brittany Spears
You know what really grinds my gears?
Hypocrites.
Hypocrites grind my gears.
They talk for days about how they are so against something, be it a hard issue, or something smaller, and then they do the opposite.
I remember that when I was a child, my brother and I were fighting. My dad came out to the front lawn, as we were tearing the crap out of one another, and he threw my brother off on top of me, smack us both across the face and yelled, "WE DO NOT HIT!" Wow, dad.... good one.
My mother is a smoker, and has smoked since about she was 15. She drove the carpool of us kids home from school on the day we talked about smoking in our health/gym class. We began in on my mother about her smoker, as she puffed away, and she had one response. She took a drag from her Salem Lights 100's, turned to the back seat, wagged her fingers at us, cigarette between her first and middle fingers, and said, "Don't you kids smoke!" Wow, mom... good one.
In high school would've said, "I am a pro-life, anti-smoking, pro-second amendment, anti-gay marriage, pro-union, anti-pre-marital sex, pro-military, anti-underage drinking, Catholic Christian man, and that's how I intend to stay. I am correct, I will argue my points, I will show you where your argument is flawed, and I'll do it like a gentleman." Guess how many of those key, character-defining, issues I feel differently about, or even better, went against whilst I still argued that particular point.
Read my first blog. I hate blogging, which is evident by my weekly (or better) blogs.
In psychology, we talk about cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is essentially hypocrisy, if you ask me. If you feel a certain way, and if you're going to tell me I need to be a certain way, then why are you too good for it?
I understand that people change their minds. I understand that as new information and technology emerges, we can become more informed and more understanding, and change or minds with a more informed conscience. That's not what I'm talking about, so please don't comment and give me that as an example.
If you have a legitimate, interesting, or in any way valid response, please leave it in my comments section.
~~Thought for the Day~~
"The question is not how far. The question is do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?"
~Il Duce, Boondock Saints
Until next time, stay awesome.
~B
Hypocrites.
Hypocrites grind my gears.
They talk for days about how they are so against something, be it a hard issue, or something smaller, and then they do the opposite.
I remember that when I was a child, my brother and I were fighting. My dad came out to the front lawn, as we were tearing the crap out of one another, and he threw my brother off on top of me, smack us both across the face and yelled, "WE DO NOT HIT!" Wow, dad.... good one.
My mother is a smoker, and has smoked since about she was 15. She drove the carpool of us kids home from school on the day we talked about smoking in our health/gym class. We began in on my mother about her smoker, as she puffed away, and she had one response. She took a drag from her Salem Lights 100's, turned to the back seat, wagged her fingers at us, cigarette between her first and middle fingers, and said, "Don't you kids smoke!" Wow, mom... good one.
In high school would've said, "I am a pro-life, anti-smoking, pro-second amendment, anti-gay marriage, pro-union, anti-pre-marital sex, pro-military, anti-underage drinking, Catholic Christian man, and that's how I intend to stay. I am correct, I will argue my points, I will show you where your argument is flawed, and I'll do it like a gentleman." Guess how many of those key, character-defining, issues I feel differently about, or even better, went against whilst I still argued that particular point.
Read my first blog. I hate blogging, which is evident by my weekly (or better) blogs.
In psychology, we talk about cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is essentially hypocrisy, if you ask me. If you feel a certain way, and if you're going to tell me I need to be a certain way, then why are you too good for it?
I understand that people change their minds. I understand that as new information and technology emerges, we can become more informed and more understanding, and change or minds with a more informed conscience. That's not what I'm talking about, so please don't comment and give me that as an example.
If you have a legitimate, interesting, or in any way valid response, please leave it in my comments section.
~~Thought for the Day~~
"The question is not how far. The question is do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?"
~Il Duce, Boondock Saints
Until next time, stay awesome.
~B
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Back to the Future!
Growing up, people would always ask me, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" My response? "A kid." Parents, grandparents, and everyone else would just laugh. They probably thought it deserved a spot on 'Kids Say the Darnedest Things' (can you imagine Bill Cosby and I hanging out?), but I knew what I was saying.
I didn't mean a child, what I meant was a fun-loving, easy-going, good-natured person. I meant I wanted to be a child of God, and a child in the sense that I don't judge, I don't hate, and I love people for who they are.
I just turned 20 years old. In 2015, at 25 years old, what will I be doing? Hell if I know!
Let's narrow the scope, and then build it from there...
In the Fall, I plan to return to Truman State as a full time student, who knows what major, and (hopefully) graduate in May of 2013. I am currently trying to decide about the possibility of joining the Army ROTC at Truman, and leaning toward doing it. If that is the route I go, I'll probably go to the Army's P.A. (Physician's Assistant) school, and them owe them so many years of service.
If I don't go that route, I may get my Truman GPA up and transfer to a school in St. Louis where I can study nursing. Really, so long as I get into the medical field where I can work with people closely, I'll be happy.
In 5 years, I'll hopefully be done with school and in the work force. I'll likely be married, thinking about a family, or if I go the Army route, who knows? Maybe I'll be halfway around the world.
TO BE CONTINUED... ( In five Years)
So, if you have a legitimate, interesting, or in any way valid response, please leave it in my comments section.
~~Thought for the Day~~
"Christians need to realize that before you can try to convert someone, you need to love and accept them where they're at- for who they are. They need to learn that, like my ex-girlfriend, if you try to ram it down their throat too many times, they will leave, never talk to you again, and maybe even get a restraining order."
Until next time, stay awesome.
~B
I didn't mean a child, what I meant was a fun-loving, easy-going, good-natured person. I meant I wanted to be a child of God, and a child in the sense that I don't judge, I don't hate, and I love people for who they are.
I just turned 20 years old. In 2015, at 25 years old, what will I be doing? Hell if I know!
Let's narrow the scope, and then build it from there...
In the Fall, I plan to return to Truman State as a full time student, who knows what major, and (hopefully) graduate in May of 2013. I am currently trying to decide about the possibility of joining the Army ROTC at Truman, and leaning toward doing it. If that is the route I go, I'll probably go to the Army's P.A. (Physician's Assistant) school, and them owe them so many years of service.
If I don't go that route, I may get my Truman GPA up and transfer to a school in St. Louis where I can study nursing. Really, so long as I get into the medical field where I can work with people closely, I'll be happy.
In 5 years, I'll hopefully be done with school and in the work force. I'll likely be married, thinking about a family, or if I go the Army route, who knows? Maybe I'll be halfway around the world.
TO BE CONTINUED... ( In five Years)
So, if you have a legitimate, interesting, or in any way valid response, please leave it in my comments section.
~~Thought for the Day~~
"Christians need to realize that before you can try to convert someone, you need to love and accept them where they're at- for who they are. They need to learn that, like my ex-girlfriend, if you try to ram it down their throat too many times, they will leave, never talk to you again, and maybe even get a restraining order."
Until next time, stay awesome.
~B
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