Bell-Ringers

Its Christmas time and the Salvation Army bell-ringers are in the store. I usually like to give some money to those guys, I mean it is Christmas and while I'm spending money on everyone else I might as well pitch in to help a good cause. Problem is, I've only seen those guys twice so far this year and both times they've been sitting there texting. Makes me not want to donate. I'm sure the job is boring beyond belief, so I understand, but it just kinda turns me off. Well I'm sure I'll find one thats not distracted before the season's over

Pranked?

There's this kid I work with at the Bird. He's a host, probably 16 or 17, so I'll try to cut him some slack for the lower maturity level... But... Ok, here's the deal, he walks around saying "your shoes untied." Then when you look down he laughs hysterically, and says something like "aw man, I got you so good." Thats not a prank, its just lying. I could call up my roommate and ask him to pick up some toilet paper cause we're all out, then when he gets home say "Dude, just kidding, we have a whole pack right here, I can't believe you fell for it, you're so stupid!" There would be no reason for my roommate to think we weren't out of toilet paper, and there's no reason to ever think your shoes not untied... I could see the humor if a person was wearing sandals, or barefoot or something. But come on man, figure out funny

Worn Out

The plan was to work nights at Target 'til school started back up... I've been doing it for 4 weeks and I'm totally worn out. Today at Red Robin I was barely functional. We'll see how long I can tough this out for

Jack Ryan

So I watched Patriot Games the other day. Which is an awesome movie. Anyway, it prompted me to google Jack Ryan. There have been 4 Jack Ryan movies, and a number of books. Anyway, I was super disappointed to see that there are plans for a new Jack Ryan movie staring... Ryan Gosling. Putting Ryan Gosling in a movie is a great way to discourage dudes from watching anything. Not that Ben Afleck and Alec Baldwin are great (I had a hard time getting through The Hunt for Red October for quite some time because of Alec Baldwin). Although Ben Afleck is a pretty good choice if you're trying to cast a young Alec Baldwin. Maybe Harrison Ford just gave me high standards for Jack Ryan

Reasons

Reasons not to vote for McCain

1. He's old: He's 72, which really isn't that old. Lets try to steer away from discrimination, K Democrats? Not an honorable trait 
2. He's sided with Bush 90% of the time: Name something you dislike that Bush did other than the war. Cat got your tongue?
3. Palin's from Alaska and they're all backwards up there: Discrimination again? Come on guys

Reasons to vote for Obama

1. He's a good speaker

Sorry Democrats, I'm smarter than that

The Manning's

So we all know that Peyton's the best quarterback of the Manning's (no disrespect Archie, we still think you're tight). Plus he's way more likable than Eli. He had those awesome commercials a couple years back ("you're my favorite accountant..." classic), and he doesn't always look like he could burst into tears at any given moment. Anyway, we know Peyton is 1 billion times better than Eli, but it doesn't look that way this season. Eli's looking really good. And Peyton?... Not so much. So what's the deal? Here's my theory...

We know that Peyton had two surgeries during the off-season. We've been told that they were both knee surgeries, but thats not true. The first was a knee surgery, the second was that surgery from FACEOFF (that movie with Nick Cage, and John Travolta). So Eli and Peyton secretly switched places. Its kind of like in The Parent Trap where those twins switch places just for funzies, only a lot more expensive and controversial. So in reality Eli's playing on the Colts and Peyton's playing for the Giants, which explains why the Giants are kicking butt and Indy's only mediocre. It makes sense if you think about it. In fact if you really think about it, its the only logical explanation.

Plus here's these, just because they make me laugh...

I'm not voting! Take that politicians!

So lately I've noticed a lot of people saying that they aren't going to vote, and they're proud of it. I don't get it. That's not admirable, thats dismal. Some guys actually started a Facebook group called "I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils." The whole point is that they aren't going to vote for president because any vote they cast would only be against the other candidate not for the one they're voting for. I also have one friend who has led an online campaign against Obama based on his position on abortion. His point is that it is a conflict of interest for a Christian to support Obama. However this friend of mine isn't voting and refuses to register.

How 'bout this instead of voting for the lesser of two evils, vote for the best of six. One of these six people running has to fit you're values better than the other five. If ending the war in iraq is important to you, pick the candidate that will end the war sooner (Obama). If saving social security (a program that has served its purpose and is no longer useful) is important vote for the candidate who will stop at nothing to save it (Obama). If solving the gas crisis now is important vote for the candidate who will solve it now (McCain). If not vote for the candidate who wants to make small steps toward more fuel efficient cars in the next 10-15 years (Obama). If abortion is important to you vote for the candidate that shares your values on unborn life. Vote for a candidate that shares your views on health care, or education, or gun control, or whatever. If you don't feel comfortable voting for McCain or Obama there's four other dudes you could pick. Vote for Baldwin, he seems like an all right dude. Get educated and make a choice. Stop mistaking your ignorance and apathy for defiance.

You'll probably never find a candidate that is everything you want in a president, but until you do, I guess you can keep refusing to vote.