The end is near

What will I be doing in two weeks? Anything I want! With classes coming to an end and my dads business closing wrapping up, I am about to have free time to do all the stuff I have been wanting to. Well, until I get a new job that is. I plan to take a few weeks where I just fish, shoot, work on my '68 coupe deville, start on my armed security gaurd certification, and take my concealed weapons class. The stress of the last few months has nearly pushed me to my breaking point. The end to my excessive stress is near and I can see the light. I cannot explaing how excited I am.

Semester of Chaos

The last few months have been crazy. The semester has gone all but planned. The biggest kink in my semester is my dads company shutting down. After about ten years in the construction business, my dad is calling it quits. This may sound like a bad thing, but it is really very relieving. Running a business requires sacrifices and tons of stress. Being a part of the business myself, it is a huge stress relief for me, or will be when its all said and done. The biggest task I was responsible for this semester was selling all the trucks and equipment. With putting dozens of pieces of equipment and trucks online for sale and getting them in auctions came hundreds of phone calls, countless two hour round trips to Bristow, and several hours of moving everything out of the shop. This overwhelming task took over my life, and my classes suffered. I tried juggling both the best I could at first, but quickly got stretched too thin. I will pass all my classes, but my grades will reflect my lack devotion to school. Next semester I will work on making up my GPA.

Stupid Show

What is on my mind right this moment? Well, as I am writing I am watching one of these “48 hour” type shows. These shows play out the happenings of a murder and the legal case surrounding them. One of the episodes that I saw this evening was the infamous Casey Anthony case. After an episode is over, you realize you just spent a half hour hanging on to every detail to learn they still have no conclusion to the incident. You begin to get agitated and complain about your disapproval. Before you have a chance to change the channel in disgust, another episode comes on and you are immediately drawn back.

Coach of the Year

The Paul “Bear” Bryant College Coach of the Year Award, awarded to Mike Gundy is a very highly regarded honor. Personally my knowledge of college of college football is very limited. As I understand, Coach Bryant was a well respected individual in college football that died in 1983 of a heart attack. After his death they renamed the coach of the year award after him in 1986. Every coach in college football would love to have this ultimate award of their profession. As a University, I am sure Oklahoma State is very proud to boast the accomplishment of one of their staff. I personally do not know coach Gundy, but of the few people that I have spoke with that know or have dealt with him say he is very arrogant and undesirable.  

Yeah Probably

From time to time I will see something on tv or the internet and it grabs my interest. Next thing I know I am on google educating myself. The other day I saw something about peyote. I have never been one to show interest in drugs, but this stuff peaked my curiosity. Peyote is from a cactus found in northern Mexico and the far southern United States. These so called “crowns” grow from the cactus which are what is harvested from the plant. Peyote has the same active ingredient as LSD. Peyote is illegal with the exception of those who are a part of the Navajo Church. The Navajo use peyote in their religious ceremonies. Peyote can be dried and smoked, eaten, or made into a tea and drank. Would I try peyote if I had the chance?

The Same Book

The holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is very important in my opinion. The holiday honors a great leader, buy more importantly shines a light on our societies past and where we came from. I think our society has made huge strides in the past forty years as far as civil rights go. There is no doubt that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. played a key role in setting the foundation for where we are now. I think Dr. King is particularly notable for his nonviolent approach to bringing about change. In a book I read it says all men are created equal; Dr. King read the same book.