Who Is To Blame?

I'm sure everyone has heard about the Connecticut school shooting that happened a few days ago. It's a horrible tragedy, but isn't all murder bad?

Yes, a lot of innocent little kids who didn't deserve to die were killed. It's horrible, don't get me wrong. I don't know what kind of sick person would want kill little kids. What could they have possibly done to him to make him kill them? What did they do, call him a poopy face? They're kids, they do stupid things, live with it.

Yes, the Connecticut school shooting is horrible and so was the Colorado theater shooting, but what about the everyday gang shootings that happen? Everyday someone dies in a gang shooting, whether its a gang member or some stray bullet that flies through a house and kills an innocent man, woman, or child. Why is no one making a big deal about the gang shootings? There has been more deaths in gang shootings than in both of the Connecticut school shooting and the Colorado theater shooting combined. Yet, no one talks about them.

If everyone thinks the murdering of innocent little kids is horrible, then why do people have abortions? When you have an abortion, you are killing an innocent little baby. Millions of abortions happen throughout the year, millions of innocent babies are murdered. Yet, no one cares.

If you don't think an abortion is considered murder you may say that it isn't a person when the abortion takes place. Well, it is a potential person. It's growing inside of you to become a person. If you were to say having an abortion is okay because a fetus can't think for itself, you'd be right on one thing, a fetus cannot think for itself, but a new born baby also can't think for itself. Would you kill a new born baby? It would be the same thing.

Why is it when a shooting happens at a school or a theater or anywhere in a suburban town, it's always looked on as such a big deal. It is a big deal, but so are abortions, gang shootings, and terrorist attacks.

Now because of the Connecticut shooting, everyone is blaming someone for it. People are blaming the NRA, violent Hollywood movies, violent video games. Who's to blame? The guy who did the shooting is to blame. You can't blame the NRA. The NRA supports the Second Amendment of the Constitution which says, the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Plus the NRA wants to put armed guards in schools. Which is a very good idea, if you think about it. Safety first, especially safety of the children. This could also help with the bullying problem.

You also can't blame movies and video games. Millions of people watch movies and play video games and you don't see all those millions of people going outside and killing random people, do you?

This also works the exact same way of owning a gun. Not everyone who owns a gun is going to go out killing people. People own a gun to protect themselves from people who break into their house or threaten their lives. If you take that away from them, more innocent people will die because they cannot defend themselves.

You may think that if you got rid of gun stores, people wont need to defend themselves, but you would be wrong. Criminals will always find ways to get guns. Whether its through the black market or some other way, they will always find them. And when they do, innocent people will be defenseless against them. That is why we need to keep and defend the Second Amendment. We need the right to own and bear arms for the safety of ourselves and of our children. 

That's Not The Line!

Don't you hate it when someone says a line from a movie or a quote of a famous person wrong? It's even worse when its a humorous one and they laugh at themselves for saying it. And all your thinking is, it would be funnier if you said the line correctly.

There's this one line from The Blues Brothers that people tend to say wrong that bothers me. "You can't lie to a nun, man". That's not the line! It's "You can't lie to a nun." Period. No man.

Another movie quote sometimes said wrong from Star Wars: A New Hope. "You'll be dead, Obi-Wan." No, that's not the line! It's, "You'll be dead!" No, Obi-Wan. Remember the scene, Luke and Obi-Wan are in the cantina and the guy with the weird looking nose says something to Luke about being a wanted man. Luke replies, "I'll be careful" then the guy says to Luke, "You'll be dead!" He says it to Luke not Obi-Wan!

Some other popular misquotes that people think are correct, but are not:

Star Trek: Original Series
"Beam me up, Scotty." - Wrong.
"Scotty, beam me up." - Correct.

The Wizard of Oz
"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore" - Wrong.
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" - Correct.

Casablanca 
"Play it again, Sam" - Wrong.
"Play it once, Sam, for old times sake, play 'As Time Goes By'." - Correct.

Blonde Crazy 
"You dirty rat." - Wrong.
"Dirty, double crossing rat." - Correct.

Dirty Harry
"Do you feel lucky, punk?" - Wrong.
"You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky, well do ya punk?" - Correct.

Apollo 13
"Houston, we have a problem." - Wrong.
"Houston, we have a problem, here." - Correct.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
"We don't need no stinkin badges." - Wrong.
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin badges" - Correct.

A Few Good Men
"You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" - Wrong.
"You want answers? I want the truth! You can't handle the truth!" - Correct.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall." - Wrong.
"Magic mirror on the wall." - Correct.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
"Luke, I am your father." - Wrong.
"No, I am your father." - Correct.

White Heat
"Top of the world, Ma." - Wrong.
"Made it, Ma. Top of the world." - Correct.

Dracula
"I want to suck your blood", "I want to drink your blood" - Neither line was ever said. 

Really?

This article is a list of stupid phrases that people say that really don't make any sense.

"A pair of pants" - Ok, a pair is two. Unless you have four legs, you can't wear a pair of pants.
"Same difference" - Uh...no... the word, same, and the word, different, are two complete opposites.
"I'm only human" - Really? So you're saying there are other people in the world who are not only human?
"I, Personally" - Ok, "I" and "personally" are the same thing.
"I thought to myself" - Is there any other way to do that?
"I saw it with my own eyes" - Oh, really? I thought you saw it with someone else's eyes
"Can I ask you a question?" - You just did.
"It's a piece of cake" - Why is cake simple? I'm pretty sure making a cake from scratch isn't easy.
"Did I wake you?" - No, I always sleep with my eyes open.
"I don't mean to interrupt" - Yes you do.
"You know what I'm saying?" - After saying it for the 100th time in one sentence, I'm pretty sure you don't even know what you're saying.
"Break my heart" - Ok, the heart isn't a bone, it's an organ. Last time I checked you can't break an organ.
"Can we talk?" - Well since you're talking, I'm pretty sure I can too.
"Cross my heart and hope to die" - Why? It's not that serious.
"I'm just saying" - Well, then say it already.
"First things first" - Wow...did you come up with that all by yourself?
"To be honest","To tell you the truth", "I'm not gonna lie" - Pretty much whatever you're going to say I'm not going to like.
"I slept like a baby" - Last time I checked, babies cry throughout the night...
"If I told you once, I told you a thousand times" - No you haven't, liar.
"That's what I'm talking about" - Actually, that's what I am talking about.
"You're a spitting image of your father" - Well, since I've never seen an image of my father spitting before, I'll take your word for it.
"It's always in the last place you look" - So if I'm done looking, that means I found it already?
"You got up on the wrong side of the bed" - Where, the bottom?
"Good things come to those who wait" - Actually, its "Good things come to those who take advantage" the waiters get the leftovers.
"Better late than never" - Most things you get late are usually ruined, like food for example, but never means you didn't waste your money getting spoiled food.
"I could care less" - Don't you mean, "I couldn't care less"? By saying, "I could care less" means you care quite a bit.
"The grass is always greener on the other side" - The other side is dirt. Last time I looked dirt is brown not green.
"There's no time like the present" - Well, since right now you can't do things in the past or the future, you're running low on options.
"Rules are made to be broken" - No, rules are made to be obeyed. If they weren't people wouldn't be in prison for breaking them.
"It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" - Well, if you've never experienced one or the other, how would you know?
"This will hurt me more than it will hurt you" - I don't think you know how pain works.
"I need some space" - How much more space do you need, we live in a huge world.
"Cross that bridge when you come to it" - Nah, I think ill cross it before I come to it.
"Break a leg" - So you think the only way I can accomplish this is by breaking my leg?
"Practice makes perfect" - No, practice makes better. Nothing makes perfect.
"At the end of the day" - How do you know what's going to happen in the future?
"110%" - Since when is 100% not good enough?
"I can't wait" - Well, you're gonna.
"I would like to apologize" -  Well, then apologize.
"It's all good" - You usually hear this after something bad has happened, so what they actually mean is, "It's all not good".
"Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me" - What a load of crap. It should say, "Sticks and stones will kill me, but words can only hurt me".
"Literally" - I hate when people say literally instead of figuratively. Example: "I'm literally hanging by a thread".
"Welcome to my world" - Well, since we both live in the same world, I'm pretty sure I've already been welcomed into it.
"Give me a hand" - I kinda like my hand attached to my arm, thanks.
"Head over heels" - Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't your head already over your heels?
"Slept like a log" - Logs don't sleep. They are just there.
"As the crow flies" - Well, since clearly I am not a crow, can you tell me how far it is for a human?
"Sweating like a pig" -  Unless you are a pig, which you aren't. How do you know a pig sweats?
"Catch my breath" - Why are you chasing your breath?
"I've got your back" - Why? Everything that is important on a human body is on the front.
"Really?" - Yes, really.
"Happy as a clam" - How can you tell if a clam is happy?
"Let's roll" - Can't we just run?
"Oh snap" - Where's crackle and pop?
"You're barking up the wrong tree" - Excuse me, I am not a dog. I am a human. I don't bark.
"Down to Earth" - Where are you? In space?
"Dropping like flies" - I've never actually seen flies drop. I've seen them fly.
"Elvis has left the building" - Sorry to break this to you, but Elvis is dead.
"Every cloud has a silver lining." - Wouldn't that make it kinda heavy?
"Fight fire with fire." - Ok, that doesn't work. Try water, it works really well.
"Fish out of water" - So your saying that you are flopping around gasping for air?
"Heads up!" - Thanks, now the ball actually hit my head. Next time try "duck" or "heads down".
"I smell a rat" - Call an exterminator.
"Keep your eyes peeled" - No thank you, that sounds kinda painful.
"On cloud nine" - What the heck is cloud nine?
"Raining cats and dogs" - That's a lot of cats and dogs. I don't think they should be falling from the sky, I really don't want to get hit by a Great Dane.
"Son of a gun" - I didn't know guns could have kids.
"Wild goose chase" - Have you ever chased a wild goose? No, I didn't think so, it's because they are usually chasing you.
"What goes up must come down" - Duh.
"You are what you eat" - No I'm not.

You Have To Know Someone

In order to get a good job nowadays it seems you have to know someone. Not everyone knows someone, which makes their lives very difficult.

Here are some tips on getting a job. First, apply online at a bunch of places whether they are hiring or not. Next, wear nice clothes, the nicer the clothes the better. Just remember, dress for success. Go to all those places and ask to speak to their manager. When the manager comes out, tell him/her your name, shake their hand, and ask if they are hiring. If they say yes, tell them that you applied and that you are interested in working for their company. By doing this they will look up your application and take it into consideration because you made a good impression on them. Last, make sure you get their name too, so the next time you come in you can ask for that specific manager who already knows you. Also be consistent, go back to the place of business a few times and ask for the manager when the interviews will start, you may think you are being a pest, but that's good. The more often you come back, they will start to think of you a pest and to make you stop coming, they might set you up for an interview or maybe offer you a job. It's happened before, so it never hurts to try.

If the manger says that they are not hiring, ask them when they will be hiring next and when you should reapply. Write down the date somewhere and apply when you reach that date and repeat everything in the last paragraph.

This doesn't always get you a job, but a lot of times it gets you an interview. Then when you are in the interview, dress for success, speak clearly, don't say anything negative, don't swear, don't chew gum, but make sure you brush your teeth, sit up straight, and always ask questions after the interview is over. This shows the interviewer that you have a lot of interest in the job. It's also good to tell the interviewer that you have an open schedule, even if you don't you can always change it when you get hired, but you say this because they may need someone on a certain day and they don't have anyone so they will consider you.

I hope this helps all of you who are currently looking for a job. Good luck to you all.

Just Be Yourself

This article is about dating and relationships. When you are in a relationship, don't pretend to be something or someone that you're not, in the end it will have a negative affect and someone will end up getting hurt. If you start lying to like little things, that you really don't like, you will end up start lying that you like bigger things. Bigger important things and usually when someone lies in a relationship things don't end well, whether its a trust issue or a break up or a divorce. None of those things are good.

You have to be honest with your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse. Trust is very important in a relationship, any relationship. Friends, family, whatever. It is important to always be honest, because honesty truly is the best policy.

Stop Changing Yourself

This article is mainly for girls, but guys as well. Girls, don't change the way you look or how you act for a guy, if he can't accept you for who you are, he isn't worth your time. Please don't wear fake eyelashes, fake fingernails, a lot of makeup, and please don't get any surgery done that will change the way you look. I know you do all these things mainly for a guy, a guy that doesn't deserve the real you.

Girls, when you dress in revealing clothes, everyone will look at you. So if you don't want some creep staring at you, don't wear revealing clothes. You are beautiful, not by the clothes you wear, but for who you are. You just need to find your special quality that makes you beautiful, whether its on the outside or the inside.

Personally, I prefer girls who can just be themselves, feel comfortable not having to wear makeup, and wearing whatever they feel is comfortable to them.

Guys, if girls do dress revealingly, be respectful of them. Don't stare, I know it's difficult sometimes, but it makes them feel more uncomfortable. 

Stand Up Or Go Home

Bullying in schools nowadays is a huge problem. It's not cool to be a bully, nobody thinks you're cool when you're a bully. It's especially not fun to be picked on. I was picked on in school for a few years, some days were harder than others, but I got through it and as it turns out I became a better person because of it. The thought of dropping out, switching schools, or suicide never entered my mind. I didn't like getting messed with, no one does, but you also can't let them pick on you and not do anything about it.

If someone picks on you, I mean really messes with you that you get hurt. Tell your parents, your teachers, and your principal. They can help you, I promise. If you don't want to get any of them involved, stand up to them yourself. I often stood up to bullies and on occasion I fought them back. I know everyone is different and every situation is different, but if someone is messing with you, you can't let them get inside your head. There is nothing wrong with you, its them who is messed up.

Luckily, the bullies at my school didn't threaten my life in anyway, they just made my life a living nightmare. I know its hard to avoid people at school, but if they are calling or texting you. Delete them, don't read their texts or answer their calls or if you have too, change your number and don't give it too them. If they mess with you on the internet, whether its on Facebook or Twitter, delete them or block them, or just deactivate your account. It's not worth having, if it's making your life difficult.

I know it's hard being picked on, I've been there, but once your out of school life will be a lot better. Everyone is in the same boat then, the bullies who picked on you in school will be picked on and yelled at by their bosses, don't worry they will get what's coming to them.  

Are You A Winner?

The whole participation trophy thing in elementary is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. It doesn't prepare you for the real world at all. In life, you win some, but you lose more. Think about it, you go through life, you don't get the job you want or a job at all. You get rejected by the opposite sex. Sometimes you don't have enough money.

Sometimes you're life is great, you have the perfect job, perfect spouse, enough money for life. This is very rare. Imagine how life would be if everyone got a participation trophy for everything. You go to a job interview, a few weeks later they call you in and say, "Thanks for trying, here's your trophy". You get rejected by the opposite sex, "Nice try, here's your trophy". Life doesn't work that way.

If life worked that way, we wouldn't have anything. That means, no Super Bowls, no championships, no MVPs, no presidents, no promotions, no raises, no nothing. After winning a thirty mile race and everyone else dropped out, you're not the only person to get a first prize, everyone gets a first prize. That means you just wasted your time sprinting as fast as you could for thirty miles.

See, if everyone wins no one does. People who work hard to deserve first prizes shouldn't have to share them with the lazy people who didn't do anything to get there. By giving everyone trophies for not doing anything is pointless. It teaches kids nothing about life, what they see is if they do nothing they will get rewarded, but that isn't how life works.

Take The Hint

This article is mainly for guys. Guys, when you're talking to a girl you are always wondering if she likes you. Sometimes it's hard to tell if you're wasting your time or actually accomplishing something. We've all been there, not everyone is James Bond.

A few signs girls give you if she likes you are playing with their hair, touching your arm or hand, laughing a lot, and doing a lot of smiling. These are all good signs. If she is doing all or some of these, ask her for her number and call her later or ask her out right then and there.

Things to look out for if a girl isn't interested in you are if she is texting while you are talking to her, if she is just saying "Uh Huh" to everything you say, and if she is basically oblivious that you are even talking to her. Those are not good things. Most girls are too nice to say anything that would hurt your feelings, but if you see this it means she isn't interested, but too nice to say anything to you. So this is what you do, cut the chatter and tell her it was nice to meet her and tell her to have a goodnight, it may seem rude at first, but the girl will appreciate it, trust me.

Guys, if you're texting a girl and she takes a very long time to respond or doesn't respond at all, don't text her anymore. I'm sorry to say this, but she doesn't want to talk to you. If she responds instantly or fairly quickly and adds a lot of :)s and ;)s and !s and adds additional letters to the end of words like "thankss" or "okk" etc.. that is a very good sign. After she does all that and you continue to text for a week or two, call her and ask her out. If you text her longer than a month without asking her out, she will lose interest in you. So, text her for about two weeks, then call her, then ask her out.