Friday, October 26, 2012
Halloween!
Halloween = Favorite.Holiday.EVER.
However, I am quite indecisive when it comes to costumes and honestly think I will just dig out my old great pumpkin tee and rock it with a sugar skull mask. That being said, I have scavenged the world wide web for costume ideas and here are some of the best ones yet!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Let's Get Political
Okay, is it just me or has the political campaign completely clogged everyone's social network newsfeed? Usually I try to stay out of it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, which is why we roll with democracy. That being said, an old friend of mine posted the following:
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. It could not be any simpler than that. Remember, there IS a test coming up. The 2012 elections.
These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
by: Ed Will
Now, I realize you all have probably seen this and I'm not going to say that this would never happen because of the education system. Of course this is a hypothetical analogy used to prove a point, a point that is lacking the real life factor, in my personal opinion. Let's say this really IS how the grading system works for this class and if they failed the class they would be unable to continue. Do you really think that these students would stop trying or would they attempt to help one another and make a communal effort? If this system were put to into real life circumstances, lets minimize it to a village, would the village not finally come to terms with their differences and save themselves before starvation? I don't believe that Obama's goal is to Robin Hood the United States. I think his goal is to establish a human connection throughout the community, despite class rank, political stance, and who not or what have you. The thing is, our country is in over its head in debt, so far that it is unlikely for us to dig ourselves out without the common effort brought on by all of us. This means that those who do not try will have to, despite their fears of failure or whatever it is that is holding them back, and those who overachieve will have to continue to do so. Why? Because if we still want our country to exist for our grandkids, our great grandkids and for their grandkids and their great grandkids we have got to start now. Otherwise, America will break beyond repair and it will be due to our own selfish denial. Our greats and grands will not be proud of us as is the case with our grandparents, they will recognize that we became lazy, uncaring, and ignorant of the big picture. They will be disgusted. Does anyone else see this? Feel free to argue with me I have no qualms with discussing the matter.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. It could not be any simpler than that. Remember, there IS a test coming up. The 2012 elections.
These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
by: Ed Will
Now, I realize you all have probably seen this and I'm not going to say that this would never happen because of the education system. Of course this is a hypothetical analogy used to prove a point, a point that is lacking the real life factor, in my personal opinion. Let's say this really IS how the grading system works for this class and if they failed the class they would be unable to continue. Do you really think that these students would stop trying or would they attempt to help one another and make a communal effort? If this system were put to into real life circumstances, lets minimize it to a village, would the village not finally come to terms with their differences and save themselves before starvation? I don't believe that Obama's goal is to Robin Hood the United States. I think his goal is to establish a human connection throughout the community, despite class rank, political stance, and who not or what have you. The thing is, our country is in over its head in debt, so far that it is unlikely for us to dig ourselves out without the common effort brought on by all of us. This means that those who do not try will have to, despite their fears of failure or whatever it is that is holding them back, and those who overachieve will have to continue to do so. Why? Because if we still want our country to exist for our grandkids, our great grandkids and for their grandkids and their great grandkids we have got to start now. Otherwise, America will break beyond repair and it will be due to our own selfish denial. Our greats and grands will not be proud of us as is the case with our grandparents, they will recognize that we became lazy, uncaring, and ignorant of the big picture. They will be disgusted. Does anyone else see this? Feel free to argue with me I have no qualms with discussing the matter.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Innocent? Or no?
Happy Chilly Friday!
I love October. I love the smells of bonfire, pot roast, chili, pumpkin spice and all the halloween chocolate treats that conclude the end of the month. I love carving pumpkins, haunted houses, haunted corn mazes, and drinking salted caramel hot chocolate under the stars with a cuddle buddy. I love Halloween. This is my most wonderful time of the year. Thus, we shall continue with our scary movies.
The Innocents
Deborah Kerr plays Miss Giddens, a first time governess in this 1961 British horror film. She is hired by a rich uncle who loves his lavish lifestyle too much to take care of his orphaned niece and nephew. She agrees to the position and is taken to an immense estate in the country where the two children live along with the help. The children, Myles and Flora, are vivacious and charming and welcome their new governess with open arms.
As Miss Giddens becomes acquainted with the help, she learns that her predecessor committed suicide after another member of the help died. They were lovers and cared for the children deeply. As time goes on, Miss Giddens begins to question how deeply as she suspects the house is being haunted by the two lovers and that they have a plan for more than just haunting the grounds. Is she crazy? Is she right? You'll have to watch it to find out but I ended up watching it a couple of times because the second time around I caught onto so many more clues. To hook you even more, here are some screenshots:
I love October. I love the smells of bonfire, pot roast, chili, pumpkin spice and all the halloween chocolate treats that conclude the end of the month. I love carving pumpkins, haunted houses, haunted corn mazes, and drinking salted caramel hot chocolate under the stars with a cuddle buddy. I love Halloween. This is my most wonderful time of the year. Thus, we shall continue with our scary movies.
The Innocents
As Miss Giddens becomes acquainted with the help, she learns that her predecessor committed suicide after another member of the help died. They were lovers and cared for the children deeply. As time goes on, Miss Giddens begins to question how deeply as she suspects the house is being haunted by the two lovers and that they have a plan for more than just haunting the grounds. Is she crazy? Is she right? You'll have to watch it to find out but I ended up watching it a couple of times because the second time around I caught onto so many more clues. To hook you even more, here are some screenshots:
Myles in the greenhouse with the ghost watching over him.
Myles finds himself wandering the courtyard in the middle of the night.
Flora watching over Miss Giddens as she toss and turns in her sleep.
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