I have just started to read the book The Color Purple. When I first open the book I was surprised by the way that it was set up. I was expecting to be reading a chapter book but instead each "chapter" is a letter to God that this girl has wrote. These letters are like her diary or journal. They tell about her life and things that have happened, the passing of her mother, the young girl being raped, and how he killed that baby.
I'm interested to sit and actually read this book because the last time that I read a book had to be at least 2 years ago.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Camping
In light of one of my favorite comedian, I want to talk about camping.
Why is it that we choose to go and sleep outside in the cold on the hard ground while being eaten alive by mosquitoes and smelling like campfire? I don't have a real answer for this except for the experience. There is nothing like sitting by a fire, wrapped in a blanket, talking with friends, and getting away from the world. To look up and see the stars in the sky is amazing! Sleeping on the ground makes you thankful for that bed you have at home. It is simple things like camping that are some of the best things in life.
Although you might come home with a back ache and smell like the rear end of a cow but it is the fun I had camping that I wont forget.
Here is a clip of him. It only goes until like 3 minutes. ENJOY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qle-vjHoQa4
Why is it that we choose to go and sleep outside in the cold on the hard ground while being eaten alive by mosquitoes and smelling like campfire? I don't have a real answer for this except for the experience. There is nothing like sitting by a fire, wrapped in a blanket, talking with friends, and getting away from the world. To look up and see the stars in the sky is amazing! Sleeping on the ground makes you thankful for that bed you have at home. It is simple things like camping that are some of the best things in life.
Although you might come home with a back ache and smell like the rear end of a cow but it is the fun I had camping that I wont forget.
Here is a clip of him. It only goes until like 3 minutes. ENJOY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qle-vjHoQa4
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Killing Chickens
This past summer my grandparents came up and we butchered are chickens. I am going to explain to you how we did it.
What you first did was pull the chickens head off. This can be by stepping on the head and pulling the feet or by putting a large pole or stick over there neck and step on the ends of it and slide the head off. From there they will flop around a little bit but when they are done you dip the chicken body into boiling hot water. This loosens the feathers up and then you take them out of the water and pull all of the feathers off.
Once all of the feathers are off you take off the rest of the neck and pull out the intestines. No, from there you can leave the chicken whole for a roasting or chop the chicken up for frying. What you normally do chopping the chicken up is dislocate the wing and leg sockets and cut them off. That is how you kill a chicken.
What you first did was pull the chickens head off. This can be by stepping on the head and pulling the feet or by putting a large pole or stick over there neck and step on the ends of it and slide the head off. From there they will flop around a little bit but when they are done you dip the chicken body into boiling hot water. This loosens the feathers up and then you take them out of the water and pull all of the feathers off.
Once all of the feathers are off you take off the rest of the neck and pull out the intestines. No, from there you can leave the chicken whole for a roasting or chop the chicken up for frying. What you normally do chopping the chicken up is dislocate the wing and leg sockets and cut them off. That is how you kill a chicken.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Keep Fighting or Let Go
Imagine, someone or something that is important to you. You have it, it is yours. You are happy, ecstatic. You wake up every morning in a good mood, whistling, smiling like a fool. Nothing can seem to bring you down. Now imagine you don't have it anymore. You are sad and depressed. You go to your friends for advice about it and how to make you feel better. Well the most two common things that I think are the sayings "Let it go and if it comes back, it is meant to be" and "If it is worth fighting for, don't give up"
Doesn't it seem like they contradict each other. How can these two sayings be used for the same situation? My question is when is it right to keep fighting and when is it time to let go? I have come to the realization that you fight for something as much as you can and when you can't fight anymore or you realize it is time to let go, you let it go. Then you sit and see if it will come back.
Doesn't it seem like they contradict each other. How can these two sayings be used for the same situation? My question is when is it right to keep fighting and when is it time to let go? I have come to the realization that you fight for something as much as you can and when you can't fight anymore or you realize it is time to let go, you let it go. Then you sit and see if it will come back.
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