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Top 25 Things To Do Over the Summer (No Order)

 1. Go on a date with your significant other.
2. Go to the zoo.
3. Visit a museum.
4. Go to the beach/on vacation.
5. Just sleep.
6. Learn a foriegn language.
7. Read or write stories.
8. Work to earn money.
9. Tan.
10. Play Sports.
11. Study so you can get ahead next year.
12. Hang out with friends.
13. Go shopping.
14. Volunteer somewhere.
15. Learn a new hobby.
16. Figure out which college you want to go to.
17. Watch TV
18. Play Videogames
19. Talk on the Phone or Text
20. Go to the movies.
21. Try to learn to play the guitar.
22. Embroidery
23. Start a garden
24. Just Chill, and
25) Listen To Music

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Why Do Teachers Freak Out Over Exams?

Exams. EOCs. EOGs. Finals. Whatever you call them, they're a part of your educational career. And, sure, no one likes them. But, they're nothing compared to how stressed out teachers get before they give these tests. Every teacher is somehow convinced that they you are going to fail their final. They plead with you to come to review sessions, and assign massive packets for homework. Nevermind that you did great the whole year during their class. Nevermind that you've aced all the practice tests they've given you. In the teachers's minds, you are going to fail their exam. Period. Does this type of pressure help? No, of course not. It only makes the students waay more stressed out. So, teachers, please chill out. They're our problem, not your's.

Tech Support Phone Call Tragedies

Imagine. Your computer isn't working properly. You've exhausted your somewhat limited personal knowledge, and you call tech support. Big mistake. Two hours. Two hours were spent on the phone with the Time Warner Cable Tech Support People. I also, out of frustration, phoned Gateway. Gateway told me that I would need to back up my files so that I could "restore" my system. For those of you who, like me, apply an automatically positive connotation to the word "restore", let me explain what it means in the digital world. They want to wipe my hard drive. Clean. Well, I have several novels, and many songs, all of which would take forever to reinstall. The tech support dude, which by the way, none of them speak normal English, said that he would make a note for the next guy so that when I called back, they could walk me through the restoration process. I have bad news. I'm not calling them back. :(

Laptop Troubles

Well, my devout readers, I have both good news and bad news for you all! The good news is, I got a new laptop! The bad news of course, is that I cannot get it to work properly. I can get it to go to Google, and any Google site such as Gmail or Blogger. But, it will not let me on Facebook, Yahoo, or MySpace. Now, I can always get on these on my regular desktop, but that really kind of defeats the purpose of having a laptop. However, If you can help me out here, please let me know. Before anyone asks, yes, it is connected to a wireless internet!

2012

You know what absolutely stuns me? How gullible we are. People will believe the most outrageous things, no matter how much evidence there is to the contrary, and yet refuse place an ounce of credibility among simple, logical statements, with overwhelming proof. It doesn't make any sense! For example, let's talk about 2012. This is very controversial topic, and I'd like to stress to my reader(s) that even if we disagree, I respect your beliefs, and if you would like to comment or email me to express them, please feel welcomed to do so. Now, however, I would like to express mine. There is plenty of evidence against the world ending on December 21, 2012. There is Biblical evidence, scientific evidence, and historical evidence. Since I am a Christian, I think we should start with the Biblical evidence. Here's a verse that talks about Jesus' return to Earth. Matthew 24:36 says: "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (NIV). Alright. While that may be sufficient proof for the 2.1 billion Christians in the world, but what about the 1.1 billion atheists? Which brings us to our second area of proof, scientific. I will not bore you with the loads of scientific evidence that says that we will all still be here in 2013 and years to come. Although, if one is interested, this information is readily available on Google. I think it should suffice to say that if there were indeed a serious threat, scientists would have discovered it long before now and would begin trying to prevent it. Finally, historical evidence. Most of 2012 believers base their evidence on the Mayan long count calender's end. They claim that the end of this final cycle marks the end of the world. I say, "Grab a history book and a brain!" While they are correct of the calender's end, and that it symbolizes the end of an age, many of them are not actually familiar with Mayan culture. The Maya were a deeply spiritual people. Likely, this means not a literal physical end time, but instead a cultural new beginning, or rebirth. I am getting very off topic. Anyway, with all this evidence against 2012, you'd be amazed at just how many people believe in it. Come on! It's utterly scary how so many people can believe in this, and yet there are still people out there who claim that the holocaust never happened. How can a person believe in something that there is virtually no evidence for, yet in the same breath deny the existence of something that we know for a definite fact occurred. Wanna know something scarier? There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of 2012 survival groups out there. These are groups of people who are prepared to start a new civilization over from scratch. A daunting task, which prepares for an event that may not ever even happen, and is extraordinarily far fetched. Meanwhile, smoke detectors are easy to install, inexpensive to buy, and prepare you for an event that occurs 117 MILLION times a year. Yet, no one prepares for house fires. :(