Lydia Smith is a grammatical genius. Her swag is on stupid(in the good sense). I can't touch her flow. Also, she's looking to upgrade from her weenie of a boyfriend to someone cooler. Applicants must first subscribe to my blog to be eligible.
Glad that's over. I made a promise, and I'm a man of my word.
I'm sitting in the basement of Bondurant right now, because that's where the cool kids hang out. Actually, the cool kids hang out in Eric Foreman's basement. I just didn't have time to get to Wisconsin. I'm in the basement because there's a tornado warning. With sirens and everything. It touched down in Batesville about 20 minutes ago, so we decided to head for the hills. I mean the basement. We'll be here for at least another 13 minutes. I'll keep you guys updated on what's going down.
Stay classy,
Sam.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
It's Been A Long Time...A Really Long Time...In Fact, It's Been So Long, Some Of You Probably Thought I Moved To Haiti...But Don't Worry, I Didn't
What goes on, my estranged family? I call you estranged not because I think any of you are strange, but because it's been so long since we talked last. I'm sure you've all been worried sick about me, but rest assured, I am fine. You can withdraw the Amber Alert. On second thought, most of the people who read this blog are personal friends, so you all know that I've been okay. In that case, disregard my assurances, as they are not needed.
Moving on.
People have been asking me lately why I don't blog anymore. I've given several reasons, which include "I have to be inspired", "I've been really busy", "there's so much to talk about, I don't know where to start", and "mind your business". However, I think it is now time to come clean. I haven't blogged lately because I'm lazy. Perpetually, indisputably, and undeniably lazy. I don't like to commit to anything. And I don't like to spend time on things. Then I realized that if the parents of the Glee stars can sacrifice an hour of their lives every week to watch their children do karaoke and deliver poorly written dialogue, I can take a few minutes of of my day to write to my vast fan base(because, by now, I undoubtably have millions of people reading these blogs). Actually, that wasn't a fair shot at Glee. Some of the characters are enjoyable. Puck and Artie are my favorites, and I love timing how long it takes Rachel to cry in each episode(Team Quinn!).
Anywho, I was just floating around out here in blogosphere, thinking about how cool it would be to have a pet penguin- I would name him Bartholomew, and we would host our own web show-when I heard something on the news about a new law being proposed in France that outlaws burkas and niqabs, which are both traditional body coverings worn by Muslim women. The fine for breaking this law is 750 euros. My thought after reading this was that this was an interesting proposal from a country so against racial and religious discrimination. After learning more about the subject, however, I learned that the law is actually an attempt to protect women who might be forced by the men in their families to wear these coverings. Ok, I can respect that. Nobody should be forced to cover their face, except for...nah, never mind, no joke would be acceptable in this situation.
So, here's my only qualm with France's proportion. While I'm sure there are Muslim women forced to wear the burkas, I'm equally sure that there are also women who choose to wear them. Will they be fined? How could you tell the difference? You couldn't. That's the problem. Somebody's going to be fined for making a choice on their own. I understand that it's important to protect the oppressed, but it's possible that this law will oppress as many as it frees. Perhaps before banning burkas, the government should try making it easier for those forced to wear them to get protection. I'm not saying it's the perfect solution, I'm just offering a suggestion.
Well, I'm typing this on my iPhone, so my thumb is getting tired. I promise I'll try and be more consistent with my posts. No guarantees, just promises to try. Until next time.
Give what you can, take nothing back, and don't feed the gremlins after midnight,
Sam
Moving on.
People have been asking me lately why I don't blog anymore. I've given several reasons, which include "I have to be inspired", "I've been really busy", "there's so much to talk about, I don't know where to start", and "mind your business". However, I think it is now time to come clean. I haven't blogged lately because I'm lazy. Perpetually, indisputably, and undeniably lazy. I don't like to commit to anything. And I don't like to spend time on things. Then I realized that if the parents of the Glee stars can sacrifice an hour of their lives every week to watch their children do karaoke and deliver poorly written dialogue, I can take a few minutes of of my day to write to my vast fan base(because, by now, I undoubtably have millions of people reading these blogs). Actually, that wasn't a fair shot at Glee. Some of the characters are enjoyable. Puck and Artie are my favorites, and I love timing how long it takes Rachel to cry in each episode(Team Quinn!).
Anywho, I was just floating around out here in blogosphere, thinking about how cool it would be to have a pet penguin- I would name him Bartholomew, and we would host our own web show-when I heard something on the news about a new law being proposed in France that outlaws burkas and niqabs, which are both traditional body coverings worn by Muslim women. The fine for breaking this law is 750 euros. My thought after reading this was that this was an interesting proposal from a country so against racial and religious discrimination. After learning more about the subject, however, I learned that the law is actually an attempt to protect women who might be forced by the men in their families to wear these coverings. Ok, I can respect that. Nobody should be forced to cover their face, except for...nah, never mind, no joke would be acceptable in this situation.
So, here's my only qualm with France's proportion. While I'm sure there are Muslim women forced to wear the burkas, I'm equally sure that there are also women who choose to wear them. Will they be fined? How could you tell the difference? You couldn't. That's the problem. Somebody's going to be fined for making a choice on their own. I understand that it's important to protect the oppressed, but it's possible that this law will oppress as many as it frees. Perhaps before banning burkas, the government should try making it easier for those forced to wear them to get protection. I'm not saying it's the perfect solution, I'm just offering a suggestion.
Well, I'm typing this on my iPhone, so my thumb is getting tired. I promise I'll try and be more consistent with my posts. No guarantees, just promises to try. Until next time.
Give what you can, take nothing back, and don't feed the gremlins after midnight,
Sam
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