Tuesday, July 29, 2008

My how you've grown..

C: It seems that as time passes younger people are committing haneous crimes that in a different time would have never happened. Lest us forget the Columbine shootings or The Menendez Brothers. Also, things like 'teen date rapes' and the over one million teen pregnancies a year that we're up to. Most people blame the media for its over-sexed, over-drugged, over-adult mainstream images and others blame society and the children's parents. I agree that it is the parents responsibility to guide their children into a prosperous adulthood. But, unlike many others, I take into consideration that it takes twice as much work to maintain a house and keep a job now a days so I can see why parents need to spend those long hours at work to make sure they have food on the table every night; And with the economy how it is the cost of basic living has increased to frightening levels. That doesn't take away from the fact that the parents need to spend more time at home molding these young easily influenced minds but for some parents it's either work 80 hours a week, or stay home with their children but starve. Both my parents worked and I think the three of us turned out relatively fine. I think the key to keeping today's youth from seeking attention by going to extremes to point the spotlight in their direction is to give them a loving and safe environment at home. However limited the time the entire family spends together should be filled with positive energy and should be a safe haven from the rest of the world. It should be a place where they feel their best and an feel free to let down their guards. I hope to one day build such a place for my own children, lets see how that works out lol.

M: As a young adult in this modern age i start to see what the world is evolving into how much we have changed and how much more there is to be changed. Ive seen some stupid shit yet it doesn't seem to bother as much yet sometimes it would tend to be a little bit too LAME for me. While the videotaped beating of a 16-year-old girl by her classmates is certainly the most recent evidence that all is not well among the nation’s youth, it likely won’t be the last piece of news to confirm this fact. After all it was also just announced that one out of every four teenage girls in the U.S. is living with a sexually transmitted disease. It looks that the nation’s youth are dropping out of school at an alarming rate.With approx 1.2 million students abandoning their education on an annual basis.While many experts believe to blame the media to explain the poor behavior of teens and adolescents.When other believe the problem as the breakdown of American parenting. Specifically that parents have abandoned their responsibilities in disciplining their children and equipping them with core American values.<----woah........So is it that the MODERN parents aren't doing their job?Do you believe that Americans have become bad parents in recent years? Is the poor state of America's youth the result of poor parenting or something else?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Dame mas gasolina

M - ahh....."what a great day the sun is shining, weather is clear, it's all great and dandy but, wait my gas is about to run out DAMMMMMITT............( as i turn the corner).......AWE MAN!! C'MON!!! it was 4 something yesterday!!!!. ugh!".The utter lameness that is getting gas is the thing to experience nowadays. Long ago around the 1940's gas was about 18 cents per gallon Do you know where i could go with 18 cents per gallon? i would go EVERYWHERE!!!!.Since the human race is nothing but the ever growing infection on mother natures wound it has to find ways to find the necessary scarce resources.Automakers and other companies for years have been developing ways to consume less petroleum and gain more octane for your buck.Personally i think we should start riding like the Flintstones did back in the days.If not we can ride bike to our jobs or take the bus.Ask the council of your county to create more stops for the bus with a little effort and dedication we can improve our gas consumption. Also find if some of your co-workers live near you and start a carpool. Some people still prefer the company of themselves so i would recommend to do some research as to how to improve your gas mileage. there's many theories and methods people would say and the so-called professionals could tell you but, like i said RESEARCH.do not buy chemicals that "clean the inside of your car". it only makes it worse and the engine works harder. the harder the engine works the more octane it needs to work. So far what i have done is gather enough information on doing some modifications to the fuel system and other parts of my vehicle in order to get as much mpg as i can. Everyone should do their part in trying to make the best out of these gas guzzing times. If you are not interested in doing the whole car modding it yourself find out who can. Its not saving the world but its a couple of more bucks in your pocket.

C: It's a sad sad day when I look at the price for regular gas and it's spiked up to $4.37. I remember when I owned my previous car and it only took eleven dollars to fill up the whole tank.. now its more then thirty. I cant even imagine people who drive those huge trucks around.. what is it like $90 to fill it up?.. to hell with that. And I hear that we're not done yet.. rumors of it hitting five dollars are not even making people flinch. Anyway, I could dwell on the problem but instead I would rather strategize for when the gas gets so expensive that its cheaper to go get a wisdom tooth extracted (without insurance) then it is to fill up your gas tank. So here are my ideas for saving gas: 1. Bring out that bike that's been collecting dust in the back of the garage and put it to good use. Not only would you save money but you'd be getting your cardio for the day as well. 2. Carpool. 3. Run errands while you're on the way somewhere else. Like.. instead of leaving it for another day, pop in and pick up your dry cleaning if its right around the corner from where you're meeting your friend for lunch. That way you wont have to make two trips to the same place. OK, that's all I could think of at the moment but if I can come up with any more I'll be sure to add them. BTW.. if any of you guys have any ideas that M and I have not mentioned already feel free to put them in the comments, we'd love to hear them.