So the red carpet is out and the Emmy's went on last night which is like Freshman Football. The Golden Globes are JV and the Academy Awards are varsity. I missed the show, but it looks as though if you watched these things, just like last year, you would think that no one in Hollywood is straight. The host: Jane Lynch: Lesbian. Every show creator seems to be thanking his husband and the females even are gay. Modern Family tore it up again. I've only seen a couple of episodes of the show, but I think the only straight guy in Hollywood plays the best gay guy on television (the fat one). Melissa McArthy won for best lead actress in a comedy for Mike and Molly. I used to like that show but the story line has been the same for too long. Charlie Sheen appeared at the awards. He looked sincere as he wished "nothing but the best" for his Two and a Half Men co-stars. The dude looked all cleaned up. I wonder if he sobered up because he stopped winning and became white noise to all of us who have a brain.
Most critics gave the show a 'thumbs up' and I'd have to see them to know but I'm of the opinion that there doesn't need to be a host at these things. It wastes time. The jokes they give at awards shows seem to bomb nowadays. America misses Bob Hope and Billy Crystal. Jane Lynch is funny but only to a niche crowd. The critics.
Now here is a rant. So police officers? What the hell? I was on driving probation with my licence almost suspended for nearly 6 months for a couple of speeding tickets and running a stop sign (which I never ran). Why is it that these guys can continuously drive after getting DUI after DUI and a law abiding citizen like me gets thrown under the bus for allegedly speeding? Why do the kick off a group of us from playing football on a public city field? They don't have anything better to do? There are worse things going on in this world. And pulling into a parking lot and then asked for your licence and registration 5 seconds after you pulled in? WOW! This mall cop looking guy did that to me last night. To quote a close friend, "ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh." Let's take down rapists, murderers, embezzlers, thieves, drug dealers, child molesters, or any other more serious crime. Wow that sounds like I just described the rap genre. Speaking of rap, the N.W.A., were right, "F*** the police."
Winner of the Day:JIM PARSONS. He won a rare repeat in the best lead role in a comedy series category at the Emmy Awards. It is the best sitcom on television right now and probably the best since Everybody Loves Raymond. Two and a Half Men had a great run but the writing for Big Bang Theory is way better. Two and a Half Men got way too sexual.
Loser of the day:Bill Maher. He went 0-27 in nominations after losing again this year. How pathetic is that? It's kind of pathetic and it should be like baseball. It should be hard to go on that big of a losing streak. Eventually you'll win one accidentally or something.
Quote of the day: "There's nothing bigger in life than the little things."-Vanilla Sky
Here is the first edition of the relationship advice column that I will be doing on Fridays.
Baby Mama Drama
From Reader: So my boyfriend got his daughter this weekend (which he hasn't seen her in 9 months because his ex is a sour bitch). Anyway getting back to the story getting his daughter was fine. I love her to death but ever since we got his daughter he's been texting his ex; nothing bad, mostly about his daughter an bs stuff but he called her darlin in one of his texts an took pictures that I took of his daughter this weekend out to his ex's moms house where his ex lives! Now apparently him an his brother have been asked to do work out there on his ex's house which she doesn't live in her, 23 yr old son does, so apparently they will get paid to do this work however I am so furious! is that wrong? when i confronted him about it he yelled at me an said whats wrong with you an hung up on me! What do u think? Am I wrong? I mean his ex has an epo on him (currently) and put him in jail for epo violation which was false because he was with me... however... I bailed him out!
My Advice: You are not wrong to be upset. Yes, when you have a child with someone you must deal with them in some way or another the rest of your life unless they choose to be a deadbeat or the lady doesn't want him around but seeing her recently seems to have triggered something inside of him to start remembering the good times he had with her. I don't believe the working on the house stuff is a factor because he will be with his brother so nothing fishy can really go on. When he denied you, that was a natural reaction but if he has nothing to hide, I'm not sure he would have had that reaction. With that being said, I will say the following, it's probably just a short fascination in his head that he will never act on especially if he truly loves you which you would know better than I. I will also say that it will eventually fade into nothing if he does love you. Darling written in a text could mean nothing but could mean absolutely everything to the situation. The fact that he allowed you to see the text makes me believe it is meaningless however if he tried keeping it from you and you looked at the text while he wasn't around then my thoughts changed. But to answer your question, whenever an ex is involved it's okay to raise the ears and jealousy will naturally flow through your blood. Chances are nothing is there but there is a possibility it could be an issue.
The Friendzone
From Reader: I have a friend who met a guy who has just recently moved to the area...she really likes him BUT he is not wanting a girlfriend right now and prefers only a friendship....she is fine with being his friend but would like it to eventually turn into
more....how does she avoid the dreaded friend zone?
Other Facts About the Issue:
The friendship in new, just met a month or two ago.
They are NOT friends with benefits; she decided to forego sleeping with him.
My Advice: The friendzone is dreaded but I think relationships can and have developed from friendships. She CAN'T sleep with him as just friends. I know its cliche but dont give the milk before you buy the cow or however it goes. She also can't turn into one of the guys. She can be buddy buddy, but avoid the term, lunch. Ask to go to dinner or just out. She's also got to give hints every now and then that she still wants it or he may never know. I have read and watched He's Just Not that Into You Though and there are rules. If he says he just wants to be friends that's probably what he wants, but there are exceptions. At some point, she's got to show him how life is without her there. Give him a reality check (this is down the road a little). See if he bites. When he texts, you can't answer. Even maybe confront him and stage a fight. Who knows as the friendship develops she may learn stuff about him she doesnt like or maybe she likes him even more. Flirt with him but don't over flirt. she may get jealous when he talks to other guys, don't let him know until the fight. He needs to see it all out there at once. She needs to become the chased, not the chaser.
Reader's Response:Well why not play a game?? I've always seen it very simply. Basically, you put people through a lot of crap in the beginning, whether to determine if they are worth your time or to determine if their reactions would make for a long term partnership. To me, I simply see it as a way to find out as much as you can about your mate in the shortest amount of time. Everyone can pretend to be perfect in the beginning of a relationship so as to hide their own crazy, but if you game play a little (or alot) you bring that person out of their control and can see their true colors. Like, you can always say you are truly against abortion until u are personally faced with that choice. Its the same esssentially, just scaled down to a smaller scale. We are in such a rush to find someone that we are not waiting to
actually get to know a person so this is a way around that.
My Response:that all makes sense I like the other side of the view, but here's my problem...I'm real i will be the same towards someone on day 1 til day 100. I understand relationships are different and there is no right or wrong way to approach a potential relationship. I am guilty of games, and also a victim of said games, but I truly don't get it. I like your answer it makes it way more clear but why treat someone terribly when that isn't who you are why not just say this is who i am like it or not? No sugar coating this is me.
Reader's Response:Most people will never know who they really are and you know this is true. And most people don't really like themselves anyways. Therefore they think no one else will truly like them as well; the only way to get around this is to put on a facade. I don't usually see it though as them treating someone terribly because that is not who they are. No matter how good or bad of a person you are, you will eventually treat everyone, including those you care for terribly. There will always be a fight; playing games allow the player to control the fight while seeing how a playee will react during one. But playing games such as hard to get, in general it helps the player feel better about themselves in general. Now they are good enough that someone wants them. Additionally, they know that person wants them. No one can ever just come out and say what they want or mean, and even when they do, most women I know will over rationalize it. Like in my friends instance, does he really not want a relationship or does he just not like her or has he just broken up with someone and doesn't feel ready to put himself out there like that. You can never truly know a person to the point that you understand what is behind the words, especially in a new relationship. In all honesty, I do think Chauncey had it right when he told me that a relationship is almost always good in the beginning ( your fake stage) but once the honeymoon period is over is when you begin to know the other person and know whether or not this is the right relationship for you.
My Response: See I will piggyback that i've always said serious relationships are a 3 step process. 1. the puppy love stage (year one) there will be a fight here and there but its really all happy romantic and brand new. part of why i broke up with an ex, things already got boring in that stage...shouldn't happen. 2. the get to really know you stage. You gotta fight through the little things the significant other does that starts getting on your nerves. and the mask is off you find out who he or she really is and 3. the stay out of the same old routine. If things fall into a routine like just going through the motions that's not good, but if you find ways to keep it fresh, you'll be alright. there will be disagreements there will be fights but
relationships are in the end give and take and nobody's perfect.
I must now rant about a a restaurant on this Talk Like a Pirate Day 2011.
Why must when you go to a restaurant for one reason only (chicken harvest soup) they at first tell you they have to make a new batch, and then come back and say they're out all the time trying to get you to get out of there quickly? Yes O'Charlie's I'm speaking of you.
Winner of the day:Cornhole. Apparently it's "taking over the northeast." I don't know but I've seen it for a while. I guess people had trouble seeing through the cloud of red formed because of the large gathering of rednecks around said boards. The Story!
Loser of the day: These girls for beating up Spongebob. Gosh he had a bad week. First the study saying he is bad for kids and now this....VIDEO HERE!
Quote of the Day: "I like little weenies."-Mindy Merritt...TMI
My wonderful blog, David's Brain, the V.I.P. Section was jeopardized last night in that I almost died. Not really but I could've been knocked out. For those of you who don't know me personally you wouldn't know this but I am a juvenile diabetic (type 1). Well I went to sleep around 11:30 or midnight like I always do, and woke up in this deep sweat, like fat guy walking in gray shirt on a humid day deep sweat. At first I was too tired to move, but I started feeling my feet start to lock up so I knew I needed sugar. But anyway long story short since this is boring I made my way to the kitchen after crawling to my glucometer which read my blood sugar as 42. I devoured two bowls of Crunch Berries with freaking frozen milk. Why does the back of the refrigerator freeze our milk I can't stand it. Milk Ice. Josh Shelton hates ice. I'm not a fan of Josh Shelton. If I were a murderer, I'd shoot him in his raccoon hair looking head with ice bullets. Anyway, all is well now. I'm still alive to write this entry.
It was creepy day on the news yesterday. First of all before I tackle the creepy stuff, Dave Burchell on Channel 12 (WKRC) has been missing lately and they seemed to have hired a new African American to the show. I was a huge fan of Dave. It is sad to see him go. Out with the old though and in with the new Curtis Jackson (not 50 Cent, a different Curtis Jackson).
Dave Burchell
A media blog by John Kiesewetterstated that he Dave was basically fired, not a downsizing and the GM of Local 12, said this of the 20-year loyal employee:
“I wanted to let all of you know that Dave Burchell is no longer an employee of Local 12. I would like to thank Dave for his service and contributions to Local 12 and the community. We are beginning an immediate search for his replacement. In the interim we will utilize a number of staff members to cover open assignments.”
But anyway back to the creepy guys. This dude apparently snuck into a YMCA bathroom, and was peeping at young girls. He was chased away by a mother but what is with these people? The Story.
And another guy wrote a number on a bench, call for a good time and his number. Two young 13 year old girls called it and he pretended to be younger, left her money then it got physical....Here's his name, and video of the story!
You got to watch the video to see him.
In other news, the Reds are having Opening Day on Good Friday and a bunch of religious people are for some reason upset over there. I have no problem with this at all and I am Catholic. I have created Jesus on wrestling video games and baseball games where he played shortstop. God has a sense of humor. He also likes baseball. This is a non issue. What are these Catholics mad that they can't stuff their faces with overpriced hot dogs? They may also cut the parade. No, we just made this a holiday so I guess we will be having two on Good Friday. The parade is Cincinnati. Good God (yes I used it in vain on purpose). Read it!
Winner of the Day:The Cincinnati Bengals. Why You May ask? They got rid of Ochocinco. He tweeted yesterday, causing a bunch of ex Pats to say he is too stupid to learn the Patriot way in so many words. Now it is a big stir up and it's kind of hilarious that the Bengals no longer have anyone making distractions here. Read the tweet and response here.
Loser of the Day:Josephine Rebecca Smith. She's apparently a vampire who attacked a 69 year old man in a motorized wheelchair while he was sleeping in a Florida Hooter's parking lot. This is a little less romantic than Edward and Bella. Read before she bites chunks of your face off.
Quote of the Day: "You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him." -Lou Holtz
Comment of the day: Joey Fessler
Song of the Day: Stay by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE LADY READERS: Need relationship advice? Send your questions into me. I will give the best advice I can on here and it will always be anonymous to anyone involved (I will replace the names with fictional names) in your question including you. You can tweet your questions to me @DavidBrooks1985, email them to DavidBrooks1985@gmail.com, Facebook message them to me at Facebook.com/davidbrooksjr, or just comment anonomously on any blog I post. Starting next Friday I will answer up two questions at a time depending on the volume of my requests. Here is an example of what I will be doing since I already had a willing participant:
From Reader:let me fill you in, I became very good friends with this guy Jules then started dating his best friend Vincent (current bf). Vincent's a great guy; I do like him he's exactly what I need in my life but the problem is Jules and I have developed this thing for each other. I tried to let it go, so did he but it just doesn't work and I dont wanna hurt Vincent because I care about him but idk what to do. Jules is not exactly the bf type but you can't help how ya feel .. so wow it feels great to get that off my chest lol NOBODY knows, I have no best friends or even good friends except Jules.
Other Facts about the issue:
Jules and Vincent have been best friends since high school, even so close they have worked together.
Jules recently came to Reader's house and threw pennies at her house late at night, similar to a fairy tale.
Jules has kissed Reader but nothing more. It was a surprise.
My Advice:The first thing I thought of reading this was that this reminds me a whole heck of a lot of the movie Threesome, starring Laura Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin and Josh Charles. The situation is almost identical except for Josh Charles' gay feelings toward Stephen Baldwin. It's about two best friends who both fall for the same girl and blah blah blah don't want to explain the plot, read it on IMDB but here was my response to the reader.
Guys are simple. Meatheads. They don't hold grudges. they throw it down when they argue and then turn around and hang out the next day black eye and all. This is the case for most things. Throw a girl into the mix and the mancode is out the window.... Vincent is loyal but not much of a connection since the feelings developed for Jules, the long time friend. Jules has kissed you so he has already broken trust with Vincent. If you chose Vincent, it has almost a Percy Sledge "When a Man Loves a Woman" feel. "Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down" however, it isn't the road I would take. You would never be satisfied. You'd never have the feelings you have for Jules. It's not fair to him or you to continue with the 'convienience' of the relationship. It's better to break it off sooner rather than later because feelings just escalade as days go on. I wouldn't exactly jump right into a relationship with Jules if you want to save the 3 way friendship. You can act on your feelings just keep it on the dl for a little while. Then I'd let Jules admit it to the friend and a true best friend would be able to take it. ... not right away but he would get over it and willing to forgive. Vincent may have trouble with you for a while and there's a chance you won't see him for a while but seeing him depends on the friendship between he and Jules as they rebuild so will you and Vincent as friends.
Top 5 Gingers I know Personally
Since I offended some of you yesterday.
5a. Lhea Bryan. As you can see in this picture, she is trying to disguise her red hair but it's impossible to hide the gingerness of a ginger.
5b. Lauren McHale. Because gingers I graduated high school with are excluded from the gingers have no souls list.
4. Juanita Renaker. Because Mindy Merritt (her daughter) would beat me up if I didn't add her to this list. Plus she's cool.
3. Bubba Justin Caudill. Because he at least acts like he wants to have a soul.
2. Dave Slater. Almost number one because of his striking resemblance to Yukon Cornelious from Rudolph, but I can't give the number one spot to a bald ginger.
1. Doug McIntosh. For being creative, hilarious, and a member of the Blackout and hands down the coolest McIntosh and the rest aren't even gingers so that says a lot.
In other news, remember the Alec Baldwin 'Schweddy balls' skit on SNL? Well Ben & Jerry's is naming an ice cream after it. The story.
Winner of the Day:Tammy Montgomery from Bellevue, KY. I saw this on Fox19 and thought this dog was pretty awesome. Tammy sent in the photo.
Loser of the Day:An obese man. So there's lot's of obese men so why this one. Simple. He's suing White Castle because the seats are too small. Is that not ridiculous? Well I'm fat so I'm going to sue you for me coming in here everyday and having me sit on these little seats. Thanks to Joey Fessler for showing me this story.
Quote of the Day: "If you can't tell a spoon from a ladle, then you're fat."-Demetri Martin
Comment of the Day: Brandy Roberts, self explanatory.
Song of the Day: Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra. Not only is it Todd Frazier's plate appearance music, but it inspired my high 'send it to the moon' serve I have in volleyball, named the Sinatra.
Heroes of the Day: A bunch of people in Utah saved a motorcylist trapped under a burning car yesterday. The weird thing is once they pulled him out they let ran and left him there.
Why does God always test my blood pressure like I need more issues? Now men shouldn't get all worked up over the 'silly little game' we know as fantasy football, but not only is it a money thing. It is a pride thing. It is a knowledge thing. It is a strategic thing.
FLASHBACK TO LAST YEAR: I had made the playoffs in my big money dynasty league. I squeezed into the sixth and final playoff spot with a defensive struggle saying it kindly against the red headed Doug McIntosh (he's the coolest ginger I know). All you have to do to win money is to place in the top 4. One playoff win would do that. My dreams were crushed early as Roger Babb's team began their rout against the lowly Jigglypuffs (team name last year). The 'Puffs were down and out but not all hope was dead. In a receptions league, your quarterback is the most important player and all of his players had played. Mine (Matt Schaub) was going in the Monday Night Game against the rugged Baltimore Ravens defense and my final starter (Willis McGahee). I didn't even watch the game. I was down 70 or so points and it seemed like watching the Reds when they were out of the pennant, pointless. I did however tune into the wonderful FOX19 10:00 news which if you read my previous blogs you know my hatred of the cocky Trisha Macke. Anyway, the sports were on and it said that the Ravens were up big but Schaub had been throwing the ball all over the place including a couple of touchdown passes. McGahee added a touchdown as well. I began tuning in having no clue how close my fantasy game was getting. I watched as Schaub lead a comeback, completing pass after pass. Finally, they were a 2 point conversion away from a tie. I decided to check the score of my fantasy game because I knew it had to be close. The 2 point conversion was good and I saw as my score showed the change. I was down one. One point was all I needed. A completed pass would tie the game and the yardage would surely give me the win. I watched as the game went into overtime and the Ravens won the toss. I was like okay, maybe McGahee will catch something out of the backfield; if not 3 and out. The Texans D held and The Ravens punted the ball, downed the thing on the 1 yard line. One point, I had it won. Schaub's going to toss it out there and I'm going to win. Only problem is he threw a pick-six to the Ravens on the first throw. Game. Set. Match.
I only bring this situation up because the same exact situation happened this season and I lost by .3 because my league started the decimal scoring system which I don't believe in. I had two players going (Brandon Lloyd and Sebastion Janikowski) and they tore it up in the first half and failed to show up in the second. Just my luck.
yeah he's happy but I'm not.
So for you ladies, the Miss Universe Pageant was apparently last night. Oh yeah, you don't even care either. If you did I hope you made it through that long sports open to the blog to read this.
Remember that Touchdown Jesus Statue that got struck by lightning and fell to pieces? Well the new one has a new name. It was switched from "Come Unto Me" to "Lux Mundi" which who knew what its official name was anyway? I think they should go ahead and go with Jesus Jr. but that's just me. Touchdown Jesus story.
If you know me, you'd know that I do not agree at all with censorship. I think it's absurd to blame Marylin Manson for Columbine or Call of Duty for rise in teen shootings. Now apparently Spongebob is to blame for our apparent, rebellious youth. In a study a bunch of doctors found that fast paced shows like it are not good for children. I'm sorry to disagree with these guys but maybe the fast pace shows help them prepare for the fast pace technological world we live in now from getting information from phones, computers, ipads, iphones, etc. Read Here.
Winner of the Day:Juan Francisco, 3rd Base, Cincinnati Reds. I know it's football season and the Reds lost but Francisco clobbered a ball that went over the moon deck for the first time in Great American Ballpark history. Second longest at the park, behind only Adam Dunn.
Loser of the Day:Fergie. Face it. You were terrible last night singing the National Anthem at Monday Night Football. Your voice sucks when you don't cover it with funky beats from will.i.am.
Quote of the day: "Never say no to a great idea. Everything is worth a shot because anything is possible."-From the book Live What You Love: Notes From an Unusual Life by Bob and Melinda Blanchard
So it's September 12, so the serious blog days are in the past and I'm back to my normal format. How did I spend my Patriot Day? Well of course watching the Opening Weekend in the NFL. I have some observations, let's go with three, so ladies out there bear with me; the beginning of this blog will be about sports.
2. Peyton Manning is everything to the Colts. So the Colts look like the Bengals usually do without Manning at the helm. Maybe the Colts shouldn't put all of their eggs in one basket. Manning isn't Bruce Willis from Unbreakable nor is he Brett Favre. He's going to get hurt. They had time to prepare for time without Peyton.
3. The age old debate, Fantasy or hometown team? I found myself watching football this past week differently than years past. I'm in the second year of a fantasy league that I pay a good amount of money for. I was rooting for players to score touchdowns in blowouts. I didn't really look at the scores of these games. Fantasy football is slowly changing the game that we all love. I'm not sure it's for the best either. I will always be a Bengals fan. I don't mind losing my fantasy game as long as they win but the line is getting blurred.
I Believe Monday I believe that it is awkward when there is a buss full of empty spots, someone comes and sits right next to you. I believe that it is absolutely absurd to believe the government planned 9/11 whether you are republican or democrat. I believe in fate. I believe WCW Nitro was better than WWF Raw. I believe that Marvin Lewis actually believes in this team. I believe that patience is a virtue and this world is forgetting it. I believe Barak Obama gets re-elected only if the tea party splits the republican vote. I believe Gapper is the stupidist mascot in all of sports. I believe that girls should never play male pro sports i.e. Annika Sorenstam. I believe that Nascar drivers are NOT athletes. I believe Ides of March will actually be a good movie. I believe that everything happens for a reason. I believe there is a higher power and that higher power has a sense of humor.
TOP 5 Samuel L. Jackson Movies
5. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Okay Mace Windu was basically Sam Jackson with a light saber. He played himself. Fighting evil and dying in this flick. This is the best of the 3 newer Star Wars films and Sam Jackson steals the show whenever he is on screen. QUOTE FROM SAM: "May the Force be with us all."
4. Snakes on a Plane. You may be thinking, "What?" Yes without Sam this would've been an awful movie with awful actors and an awful plot. Sam saved the day with his demands that the movie be called "Snakes on a Plane (it was originally going to be called that but in production they changed the name and Sam said he signed on to do 'Snakes on a Plane' so they changed the name back). QUOTE FROM SAM: "Enough is enough. I've had it with these mother fucking snakes on this mother fucking plane."
3. Jurassic Park. Sam doesn't have a major role in this flick but again he steals the show... He also dies in this movie and his arm is found. He's a smart, confident, chain smoking fool in this movie. QUOTE FROM SAM: "Hold on to your butts."
2. Goodfellas. Yeah he's barely in this film but he plays a hilarious wannabe black gang member named Stacks who drives a getaway truck but falls asleep at the wheel and gets whacked. So yet again he dies. QUOTE FROM SAM: "This drink is better than sex, baby."
1. Pulp Fiction. What else? Jules Winfield is one of the greatest characters in cinematic history. He has a great sense of humor, a great attitude, hates eating pig, a jerricurl, and intelligent conversations. He actually doesn't die in this movie, but a lot of other people do including his partner. QUOTE FROM SAM: "'What' ain't no country I've ever heard of. They speak English in What?"
Winner of the Day:This kid. Don't have a basketball hoop? Well improvise.
Loser of the Day:John Wayne Gacy. Why do people dress in clown makeup, get teenage boys to work for them, then rape them and bury them under their house? Ask Gacy...second from the right. Notice 'It' is Jesus in this picture.
Quote of the Day: "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee."- Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson), Pulp Fiction (Ezekiel 25:17)
Comment of the Day: Some dude I don't know named Santiago Vega on Chris McCulley's status.
Stupid Pet Owner of the Day: This guy. He abandoned his dogs on vacation for two weeks and when he returned they ate him. I'd say he deserves it and I'm not even an animal rights person. READ THIS SICK/SAD STORY HERE!
Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. I do not write blogs on Sunday so here are my thoughts. Everyone remembers where they were when it happened. I was a junior in high school and we had just switched from first bell to homeroom (Why homeroom followed first bell, I will never understand). There were some rumblings about some crazy stuff going on in my first bell but no one realized how crazy. I walked into Mr. Runyan's homeroom class and he had the TV on the news, which was strange. It was hard to make out much on the tiny television but I saw a burning building. I turned to a friend of mine and said, "They hit another embassy? It's like everyday now." My friend said to me, "Nah man, they hit New York. The World Trade Center." My jaw just dropped. Mr. Runyan was on the phone with Ms. O'Neill and picked up his remote and changed it to the Today Show. He hung up the phone, and announced to the class, "They just hit the Pentagon." That is when fear shot through my veins. I remember thinking, this happens to other countries, not us. And when that second plane hit the towers, I gasped. I remember seeing clouds of dust and flying papers, people struggling to breath, covered is soot. Stories then followed about the heroic passengers of United 93 and taking down the plane, the terrorists and themselves before it could hit another building. Then stories of firefighters and policemen risking their own lives to save people in the towers, but the footage I will never forget are when they started showing people jumping to their deaths as the towers burned. Heartbreaking. We didn't do a thing in any class that day. We were watching one of the saddest moments in our country's history. I remember going home and EVERY channel from NBC to CBS to MTV to ESPN to Nickelodeon were showing the events. The country was in total shock. Where were you on 9/11/01?
Winner of the Day:The policemen and firefighters of 9-11.
Loser of the Day:The 9-11 Terrorists.
Quote of the Day: "Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat." - George W. Bush, President of the United States
Comment of the Day: Bob Runyan
Song of the Day: "Where were You When the World Stopped Turning" by Alan Jackson.
