9 Reasons I Am Thankful I Am Not An Elementary School Student
1. I can slouch in my chair all I want.
2. Ending sentences with prepositions is where it’s at. For substantiation on that matter, check out: http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarfaq/f/terminalprepositionmyth.htm 
3. I have extreme difficulty raising my hand quietly before speaking (seriously, ask any of my profs).
4. Having both feet on the ground when I sit is a near impossibility.
5. Chewing gum in class is what makes me feel like both a kid and a (slightly rebellious) adult.
6. I already did my time asking permission to do EVERYTHING. Read the rest of this entry »
Meeting the Mayor
Today I met the mayor of Murrieta.
I was meeting a friend for coffee at a local independent cafe, Village Java (http://www.villagejava.com/), when I noticed in my peripheral vision a small throng of adults gathered outside the doors. Nothing too unusual.
Except two of them were holding video cameras and another was carrying a mic.
Already this mellow Murrieta afternoon was looking a tad more interesting.
This most conspicuous group made their way to the cafe bar and my friend and I heard the gentleman with the mic reassure the staff saying, “Oh it’s okay. We have permission.” Permission to do what?
Then this most unusual band of adults made their way toward me. They asked if I would be willing to answer a few questions about Murrieta. Read the rest of this entry »
The Sasquatch Soul: wandering, searching deeply, and avoiding photos. 
Observations from the Sun
January 16, 2011 at 11:41 pm (Completion, Devotional, Philosophy, Religious Commentary, Social Change, Uncategorized) (change, cycle of history, decisions, heart, inner transformation, life, love, nothing changes, original, outer transformation, philosophy, Social progress, Solomon, sun, Wisdom)
There is a huge part of me that would like to believe that this is a false statement. I’d like to think of humanity as progressing. I’d like to think that if I could look back in time 1,000 years, I would be able to perceive INTERNAL human progress in our present day and age. Obvious inventions have come about that have transformed our outer lives, but according to Solomon, whether your point of comparison is 50 years or 5,000 years, the same scenarios keep repeating themselves. The problems may look wildly different, the settings have changed, the lifestyles are unrecognizable, yet the philosophical issues that are at the root of this ceaseless cycle of all humanity are identical no matter how much time has gone by. Read the rest of this entry »
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