Is this the world coming to an end?

Years ago, I was told that my body was the property of Jesus and that I needed to repent for the sins that I committed against him; so I did. Today, I hardly honor that repentance because I do not see the prospects of heaven any more.
With the news stories that have been tabloid hits, I am wonder whether I made the correct decision any more. I read in the bible, in some format, that the world will fall into disorder and war will break out everywhere. When this occurs, Jesus will return from heaven to take our souls away to a better place and take down the enemy. Although I do not know who this suspected anti-christ is, I am starting to feel that the idea of spirituality is very real. If what the bible spoke about is true, then we are the land of mis-opportunity and you can bet that the white horse will be rode upon in America shortly before this country is dethroned. I am not saying that Americans are the devil, but it appears we are his advocate. We go against everything that is normal, we live to be the best, and this is the reason why the world is what it is today. Nobody cares about Israel;nobody. Our country produces the most items for world consumption which is why the world cares about how America is doing.
Point: Something may be right to this spirituality game, and I refuse to be by the road when and if it does come to pass.

Satchel what award?

Today I was so eloquently reading a page from the Yahoo! sports edition when I came across the interesting article about Satchel Paige. For all of you who are naive to Mr. Paige's accomplishments (myself included), I'll give you a brief run down; he was incredibly talented and threw pitches faster than Randy Johnson at his current age. He made the majors his "bitch" and turned baseball upside down. From what I understand, he was the behind the scenes guy who opened the door for Jackie Robinson to walk through.
The debacle: a sports writer thinks it would be such a grand idea to turn the Cy Young award into the Satchel Paige award because apparently, Mr. Young has spent enough time atop the list for people to be named after something special. The problems with this are tremendous and they can be tipped off by the Vince Lombardi trophy going to the National Football League's super bowl champions. How come this has never been an issue with football? Why don't we have six or so sports writers commenting on how the Lombardi has sat atop the largest podium in American sports for so long? Well, it's because we have yet to get that far in our racial divide. Do not mistake my words, I am against this proposition even if it is just a far fetched idea from a dipshit writer. Why does Cy Young have to step down? Why can't we just name a fitting award for Mr. Paige if he is indeed who MLB says he is? The answers to these questions are a bit simple, yet undefined. It's because there is no reason to rename an award. Imagine Roger Clemens, aside from his steroid controversy, looking at his Cy Young awards and wondering how they stack up to the Satchel Paige award. This is ludacris and there is no reason for it. I am seriously running out of words to prove my point. The reason is because Yahoo! obviously has a stance that protecting the past of this game is pointless and making sure that not just the players, but the awards they receive are racially equal. There are so many unnamed awards in baseball, why not use one of those?

Miami Herald

This is a bit repetitive; I am constantly writing about wanting to write. Yes, I know. Your fed up with my Facebook writings because I almost exclusively talk about getting the opportunity to write for the Gazette or the Denver Post. Well today my friends, I walk another path. Possibly a third, but that has yet to be determined. Today I took a look at the Miami Herald as another suitable candidate for a great career. I know this will make me leave my humble state of Colorado, but if the mountains do not produce money, I am sure the ocean will. There are many pro's and con's to consider when thinking of a job this exotic. There was no pun there, so I will not comment later about it! Hurricanes are a constant problem for the lower portion of Florida. Although the penninsula does line up pretty well with storms, the last real powerhouse to take down the Orange state was Andrew. I have thought about this quite a bit as I weigh the con's. The pro's, well now..they can be con's too! I wonder what it would be like to have my boss at the herald tell me to take a vacation. Could I really relax on Miami Beach two days after reporting about a murder? Or could I go to a fabulous golf course just minutes from my hometown? Seriously, what would the point be in even booking a hotel? Ahhh, well it's all kinda stupid. Anyways, I thought I would write about another newspaper opportunity that I came accross today. Maybe it'll be a career about five years down the road.

How to articles that just don't pan out

Are you one of those people who reads a business article relating to rich people? Maybe you read articles pertaining to the proper way to interview. Or, after all of those, you find yourself reading the recent article pertaining to fashing. If any of these apply to your, or you read something along the lines of a magazine about how to do things, read on.
Little do you know, but the writer who thought up that article probably has little to no credentials in his/her given field. Yes, it's true. I can say from experience that most writers who submit articles to columns or magazines do research rather than write from experience. That article about how to become rich; yeah, it was written by someone making close to $40,000 a year. Yet you are reading the magazine trying to follow the steps given in cronological order. The problem is, everything that you read could be a lie. How about this; put your money into stocks now because the economy will be improving and you could be set to make thousands. That writer has no intention on investing with you, and if you fail at what they write about, it's only because they wrote that article as part of their salary.
What about fashion? Well, sad to say, fashion is not controlled by those models walking down a stage or even the people who create the clothing. The entire industry,contrary to what movies like "The Devil Wears Prada" will say, is controlled by people like me. I know next to nothing about slipping on a piece of fabric and finding what is good or bad about it. I just say "eww, that's not lookin' to good" and bam, the clothing changes. That situation was hypothetical because I do not write for fashion, but nonetheless, this is how clothing is controlled.
Next in line is that great big book on interview tips. Everything in that book from the opening cover to the closing ad was strategically placed for your eyes to peruse oh so nicely. Somebody will walk out of an interview, and I just may be near to witness the facial expression displayed by the recent interviewee. After a short chat with the employer and the candiate, I find out that the candidate received the job. Shortly after, I will write an article on how that candiate interviewed. This article will contain something about how everything went down and how to present themselves. What you don't know is that the employer was interviewing casually because she wanted to find an employee who can be relaxed at work. When you take this strategy to your interview and find yourself getting kicked out after five minutes, you will now know that my article had nothing to do with your interview.
So what do you do about these how to magazines? I mean seriously, someone is still going to buy them which is why people like me will still write them. To start, if you feel that some confidence is needed, talk to employees of that company and find out how they work everyday. Chances are the employer will be looking for someone who can present themselves at the interview the way that they will work everyday. If you interview in suit and tie, but everyone else is in a polo shirt, chances are that the employer will be less inclined to believe you or give you a valid interview.
As far as fashion goes, continue to pick out the best articles of clothing at your local store. In about three years and fifty alterations later, you'll see what I wrote about. Except it will be $200 cheaper and better looking than when I wrote about it.
If it's money that your trying to make, never think that you will get ahead by laying down. It just doesn't work that way. Bill Gates is the fruit of years of "stolen" work. Warren Buffet worked his way up to become rich as hell and he put his ass on the line. You will too, and it won't come easy.
Unless the article guarantee's you'll make money, don't follow the advice. No magazine want's a lawsuit because they said you will make fast cash.

Trying to stay motivated

These days, the art of motivation is key to anyone's success. No matter how high or low you want to bid yourself, if you are not motivated, you can kiss your money, wealth, and fame goodbye. College has been my "money, wealth, and fame" up to this point. I am trying not to overbid myself because I know the consequences of failing college; hello McDonald's. These days, McD's is not even a solid option anymore, so I hope my efforts have been forthcoming in college. I have so many things going on right now that college is almost taking a back burner position. For instance, I bought a boat a month ago and finally got it out in the water for some good ole' time fun. Since running the boat, I have found something that my wife and I enjoy quite a bit; boating and tubing. We have had a blast together and boating has been the first activity where we actually see our selves participating equally. Now that I have the boat, I am beginning to find it's flaws as I wonder what the boat's limits are. I think waterskiing with this particular vessel will be almost too difficult. Yet, I hope that I am not putting my carraige before the horse by seeking price ranges of other boats. Maybe someday, when I achieve my wealth, I'll own that nice boat and you can come with me.

Child tries to infiltrate the world

How the hell is an eleven year old going to try and tell me what I should spend my time on? I was reading an article on Yahoo! News about a young boy who graduated college. He has his sights set on the space shuttle(which by my accounts, he's got headway on everyone graduating college in the next 10 years). He posted a note on his blog(which Yahoo! picked up the feed from), that stated "I do not think children or adults should wasted their time on video games". Well Mr. Knowitall, I would really like to challenge your position regarding the degree you attained. Astrophysics, which as a high notability for producing non-earth friendly functions, contain almost everything you know about the space shuttle. Yet, you want to criticize me and my fellow friends for thumbing away at the latest video game; well go ahead little bastard. You can tell me what to do all you want, but the fact is, no one will hire you for the next seven years. I suggest that you pursue your doctorate in shut the fuck up before emitting such shit from your mouth.

Kids will be kids

Ohhhh am I ever pist! Have you ever had one of those times where you called someone out and they knew you were right? I had one of those last night and somehow, the people I called out evaded me. I wrote a lengthy note on my Facebook blog which goes into great detail about my childhood and those who constantly teased me. They made my life a living hell, and for once I try to go out and call them for their prior transgressions to get a little condolence: and what do I get? The little tab that says "remove tag" option. Yes, instead of letting all of their friends know what they did back in the day and that they may have forever scarred someone, they dodge the bullet. It looks like I am amonsgt some of the most cowardess people on the planet when it comes to high school graduates. I know I graduated over seven years ago, but shit, can't someone just say what had happened to them? I know this type of thing came up in a movie many years back. Although I cannot recall the name, I will give you the details of the movie. Some kid who was teased in high school grew up in a town far away from his school. He became a man and moved away to a place where he could always hide from his transgressors. Eventually, he saved his money and bought a scoped rifle and began to take out classmates who crossed him. Long story short, one of his "shit list" co-students decided to apologize for the horror that the man was put through. Then the guy with the gun crossed him out from the list of people to die.
Why are people like this? Why is the truth to much to handle? Someone please tell me, after all, high school sucked anyways.

How to land that dream job

Do you wish to make it in today's economy? I sure hope so, yet so many of you have given up and closed up your shop that the times look dim. School is no longer the need to get a job today, neither are the connections that you have listed on your phone. Today you need to interview, and you need to do it well. I would have to say that you almost need to lie to get a job, but I would be lying(no pun intended).
How to interview well; is it a mystery? The simple answer is no, yet I am writing to a congregation of more people that are not getting hired than I am to CEO's of major corporations.
One of the first steps anyone should do before interviewing is proof read what you have. No employer will hire you if multiple issues and typo's exist on your resume.
Next you need to think about the audience that you are preaching to. Yes I said preaching. When you go to an interview, it's not about the people on the other side of the table, it's about you. As soon as you close the door to the interview room, put your game face on and attempt to grill your panel as much as possible. Never give them a chance to ask a question. If you put them on the hot seat, they are likely to realize that your potential lies on their payroll.
Next, never relax. If you decide that taking it down a notch after impressing the judge's, you have just failed and your exit is imminent.
Finally, have well formed manners for your exit. I have met countless people who did well on their interview, only to lose the position because they did not know how to close off their "pitch". Some of the worst candidates had the best closing statements, and guess what? They are not in this blogs target audience because they already have a job.
Think about it.

Military Crap

Colorado Springs is a great town to live in. Well, there is a but to this blog; the military drags it down. I know this is an intolerant blog, but I must preach about how the self destructive military keeps functioning on your dollar. I spent six years in the system and now that I look back, I realize how dysfunctional our military really is. I gathered all of this recently from a movie called "Standard Operating Procedure". The film goes into great length to tell the story of five soldiers who were tried and proven guilty in a military court. Their crimes were the result of higher level officers and NCO's living vicariously through the lower soldiers. I noticed that not a single person of the rank E7 or higher was charged with any crimes. How do they get away with this? The answer is simple, and I have felt the impact of it. Two years ago, I began my court trial to determine if I was able to continue duty after having a seizure. I was put in front of a group of my peers who took my testimony and weighed it against Army protocol. When the verdict came back, I was found by these twelve soldiers to be unfit and I would be required to undergo a medical board. The problem with this jury was that each of them came from a unit where they were brainwashed just like I was. They were tought that soldiers who fall behind are slackers and have no purpose in the Army. This type of environment is fostered by upper level leaders telling their subordinates that they are worthless if they cannot complete a task. These same leaders will ask soldiers if they can do a task. Can you guess what will happen if they say no? Well I will tell you. They are verbally reprimanded in front of their coworkers and friends and sometimes their families. This is absolute crap and it's why our military is so messed up.
Someone with half a brain and an understanding of this problem needs to be implemented to stop the hate. The military needs to be put in this position with no retalitation for their work against the military. Only then will soldiers who have problems get the proper care. It is only then that soldiers will receive a fair trial.

It's been a while

Wow, how the time flies by. No kidding with this week and all of the events that have unfolded. The Air France flight going down, my mother flying to visit me and the Avalanche closing out a dismal season. I often rant about random events and give no reason to follow a constructive system. Today I offer my readers the same meaningless information that I always write about. There is a difference though; I have completed a semester of classes since the last time I wrote. College has been a fun time for me and I have met some very interesting people. I am slowly opening up and learning how to trust people. It's a game, and one that I can win with perserverance and consistency. This time last year I was taking classes with my friend George, who turns out, tried to find every way out of college that he could. He made it to every class, but barely put effort into any of his assignments because he said that he knew all of the material. Three months later, we were both out of college. I was off applying to another school and George had dropped out. I hope to move past those kinds of times where I find a reason to give up. That was the worst feeling every. Even though I did intend on going to the other school, I felt so vulnerable for kind of giving up. In the end though, I worked it out and became a better writer for it. I hope that you will see my efforts in school show up here a little more.