Saturday vs. Sunday

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Saturday vs. Sunday

Saturdays and Sundays. These two days make up the weekend. For people between the ages of 5 and 18, Saturday and Sunday is like an oasis in the middle of the desert. It is a relaxation period between the school days of Friday and Monday. Now here's a question: which is better? Here we go. I consider Saturday to be better than Sunday because on Sunday, you are hampered by the fact that the weekend will soon end and you will have to go to school. Also, on Saturday you get to procrastinate, but on Sunday, you have to atone for your procrastination. Funny how that works. Comment on which you think is better and why.

More Useless Facts

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More Useless Facts

Since my last "Useless Facts" insert got a good reception, I have searched for another website providing unusual, interesting, or just plain weird facts. These facts are from http://www.amusingfacts.com. Enjoy!

• Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh only 15 times a day
• Men are 4 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
• The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds
• Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia
• In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term "brain freeze" to describe how it felt to drink a Slurpee
• The Titanic's whistles could be heard from 11 miles away
• During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid 100 dollars for a simple glass of water

Shoebills

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Shoebills

I was surfing the web when I found out about this bird called a shoebill. A picture of it is below. Weird looking, right? Here's some info about the shoebill that I got from:
http://lumq.com/10/weirdest-animals-and-creatures-in-the-world/

Shoebills are related to storks. It's a large bird, averaging about 4 ft tall. It's also pretty ugly, as you can see by the picture. They feed in muddy water and eat lungfish and other specimens of the sort. They nest on the ground and usually lay about two eggs.

Shakespeare

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Shakespeare

In the 8th grade, we're currently reading "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was a very weird person. We learned that Shakespeare had 17 ways of spelling his name! I thought that was kind of cool. Also, back in Shakespeare's day, there were two letters that we have in the alphabet that they didn't. I think they were y and u, but I'm not positive.

Useless Facts

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Useless Facts

Here are some useless facts from www.world-english.org/facts.htm. They're pretty cool.

• Coke would be green if coloring wasn't added to it.
• The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.
• The longes recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
• You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
• There is a city named Rome on every continent.
• Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th

And finally....

• In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child!

Messages in Bottles

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Messages in Bottles

I heard somewhere in the news that a bottle was found in one of the Carolinas with a message in it. Apparently, the message was from 1969! In New York City! The bottle rode the currents all the way down to the Carolinas where a family on vacation found it on the beach. The person who sent off the bottle in 1969 was a fire fighter who worked in the New York Fire Department and enjoyed fishing. Unfortunately, the man died about 3 or 4 years ago. I thought it was cool that a regular person cast off a bottle with a message, which outlived himself. He kind of left a legacy by leaving the bottle. What would you write in a message that you were putting in a bottle?

Football

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Football

The NFC East is undoubtebly the most contested division in the NFL. The Cowboys are out of the competition, (of course, since they're the Cowboys! HA HA HA HA etc.) the Giants are leading, and the Redskins and Eagles are in between. All of the last three teams have a realistic chance of winning. I personally think the Eagles are going to win for three reasons. One, they had the first tie since 2002, which is cool. Two, Eagles are the national birds. What animal represents the U.S.? Eagles, of course. And finally, I am a biased Eagles fan. Go Eagles!

Rhyme Zone

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Rhyme Zone

Here are some awesome rhymes from www.rhymezone.com.

relation- international maritime organization
be- western australia coral pea
lack- bacterial plaque
Steve- sabbatical leave
beef- erroneous belief
ring- linguistic string
take- african indigo snake
fall- capital of Nepal

and finally...
a- jean baptiste pierre antoine de monet (he came up with the early proponent of the idea of evolution)

Rhyme Zone is one of the best websites ever. Go there. NOW!

Luck

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Luck

Since 13 is and unlucky number, I will be finding out different things that are thought to be unlucky (or lucky) for this blog insert. Ok, here we go:

• Placing a bed facing north and south is bad luck
• If you say goodbye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see him/her again
• 13 is an unlucky number (of course!)
• It is good luck to find a cricket in your house
• It is bad luck to close a pocket knife unless you were the one who opened it
• To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy

These superstitions were found at www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html.

The Answer to the Equation

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The Answer to the Equation

Nobody answered the equation! Shamefull. The answer was 16525, but everybody was too lazy! Was the equation really that hard?

The Election

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The Election

So, the election went pretty well. Does anyone know who won? Oh, I remember now: OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA! That's about all I need to say, but I have to write two paragraphs on this stuff. Now I will continue.
Obama crushed McCain in pratically every state that he had a chance of winning, and even in the states that McCain was going to win, he narrowly beat Obama. McCain had no chance of winning from the beginning.

Jokes

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Jokes

Here are some jokes I know:

1. There are two guys walking through a cemetery when they come to Beethoven's grave. Suddenly, random noises come out of the grave. The two guys go to the funeral director and ask "Why are there weird noises coming out of Beethoven's grave?" and the funeral director replies "Oh, don't worry, he's just decomposing."
2. Once there was a snail who wanted to buy a car, so he went to the car dealer and said "I want a red car with racing stripes and a big S on the side." and the car dealer asked "Why do you want a big S on the side?" The snail replied "So when I drive past some people, they'll say 'Look at that escargo."
3. There is a building that is in the middle of a flash flood. The building has two floors. A man named Jimmy is on the first floor. As the water in the first floor rises, a boat came to Jimmy with a man in it. The man says "Get in the boat!" but Jimmy says "No, I believe God will save me." Eventually, the water rose too high and Jimmy had to go to the second floor. Again, a boat comes with a man in it and the man says "Get in the boat!" but Jimmy refuses and says "I believe God will save me." Then the water submerges the second floor and Jimmy was forced to go onto the roof. A helicopter came to him and the pilot yelled "Get in the helicopter!" but the stubborn Jimmy said "No, I believe God will save me." Unfortunately the building collapsed and Jimmy died. Jimmy, who was now in heaven, went to God and asked "Why didn't you save me?" and God replied "I tried! I sent you two boats and a helicopter!"
4. (This joke is based on a law. Go look it up after you read it.) There is an island with dolphins on it. The island is divided into two by a river, and all of the dolphins are on one side. The dolphins are immortal, because they eat seagulls. As long as the dolphins eat seagulls, they stay immortal. Then, one day, they ran out of seagulls on their side of the island. So they sent one dolphin to cross the river and look for seagulls on the other side. There is a bridge that goes over the river. So the dolphin starts to cross the bridge and found a sleeping lion sitting in the middle of the bridge. The dolphin manages to jump over the lion without waking him up and made it to the other side. He captures some baby seagulls and goes back to the bridge. He sees the sleeping lion again and just barely manages to cross the lion. As soon as he gets back on his own side of the island, he is caught by some policemen. The policemen say "You're under arrest." but the dolphin says "What did I do?" The policemen reply "You took underage gulls across a stately lion for immortal porpoises. (Yes, that joke is actually based off a law)

An Equation

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An Equation

Who can find the answer to this equation first? By the way, you can't use a calculator. Good luck!

5+16*7-38+77*14+13-12+86-27+14-1+70+12-48+43*3*2*1+1= ???

I will post the answer in a later insert.

A Happy Poem

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A Happy Poem

Here's a happy poem to counteract the depressing poem.

The pink pony pranced throught the meadow.
A warm heap of oats waited for him
in the barn in the distance.
Life was so simple, so blissful.
The pony was happy.

Pink ponies are awesome. Right?

A Depressing Poem

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A Depressing Poem

Following in Stranger Danger's footsteps, I am journeying into the unknown by writing the following poem. Ok, here we go. (drum roll)

Silence shattered by a single noise
sharp, without warning,
deafening.
Before he could react to the noise
he was dead.

What do you think? This is probably going to be my only depressing poem, so enjoy it.

The Stock Market

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The Stock Market

If you haven't been watching the news, here's what's happening:

"Good evening everyone, and welcome to Fox 5 news. Guess what? The stock market's crashing!" (end of random monologue)

The monologue may have been random, but the news certainly wasn't. That's right! The stock market is taking a downward spiral to the ground. It seems that everything is going wrong right now in the economy. Hopefully the market will end this crisis, which is eerily reminiscent of the Crash of 1929.

Latin

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Latin

Latin is one the worst languages in the world. No one uses it anymore, and, even though it is somewhat important, no one speaks it. So what's the point in learning it?

Blogs

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Blogs

I really don't have anything to write about, so I will proceed to blog about blogs. They are very helpful for trying to display opinions and things like that. I like the blog inserts that I have so far. However, if anyone has any suggestions, you can comment on the blog insert.

Presidential Race and a Dumb Joke

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Presidential Race
How fast are they running? HA HA HA HA... (if you didn't get the hint, that was the dumb joke)

This is probably the most popular topic write about now, so I thought I'd contribute to the never ending discussion on who's going to win.
The presidential race is heated up as we head into the beginning of October. No one is quite sure who is going to win. Although most of us here at HB Woodlawn support Obama, (I think) John McCain is doing just as good as Obama in terms of the actual race.
I support Obama because he would be a good change in the Oval Office. Think about it. George Bush has had the last 8 years trying to command this country well. Instead, he has done quite the opposite. Not only has he ruined the situation in Iraq, but the economy is failing as well. Hopefully Obama will end this and be a positive asset to the country.

Global Warming

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Global Warming

Since this blog will involve mostly random topics, I will refer to one one somewhat relevant topic for this all-important 2nd blog insert.
Global warming has been a problem for a pretty long time now. Problem is, no one cared about it at all until very recently. There are lots of people who say that global warming is fake, untrue, and that the Earth will take care of itself. WRONG! Global warming is the real deal, and hopefully those common doubters will get some sense into their head and pay attention to what’s going on in the world around them.
Normally, this paragraph would be dedicated to explaining what global warming is and all that other stuff, including ending this blog insert, but I’m sure all you people know what global warming is. So, now would be a good time to go off topic. I like squirrels. Most people like squirrels. The reason they are so entertaining is because they twitch a lot. Twitching is always entertaining.

Politics, Chickens, and Assorted Vegetables

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Politics, Chickens, and Assorted Vegetables


Okaaaaaay… so I’m supposed to be writing about something I have an opinion about for my first blog insert, but I have an opinion on a lot of things. Where to start? First off, Democrats are so much better than the Republicans. I’m not just saying that because everyone everywhere hates Bush (although Bush is a good representation of the Republicans). Republicans in general have not helped the world. Actually, quite the opposite. Five of the last seven presidents have been Republicans, so the Democrats really haven’t gotten much of a chance to take over. Ever heard of Richard Nixon? I thought so.
Secondly, the chicken came before the egg. There seems to be a lot of fuss over the topic. It seems logical that some random animal could evolve into a chicken, who would lay the first egg. Think about it. How would an egg evolve anyways?
Last but not least, potatoes are the best vegetables ever. Honestly, is there any other vegetable that offers so much versatility? You can bake them, eat them raw, or cut them up, fry them and send them to France. Thus, some French fries are born. Also, most people don’t like vegetables such as broccoli, beets, and eggplants. Eggplants are purple! PURPLE!

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