Thoughts of a Dumb Blonde

     Homecoming is Saturday. I’m so excited but I have a lot to do before I can go to the dance. I got my dress about a month ago and my heels this past Saturday. Today my friend and I left school early from our half day of school because I had a dentist appointment. After I got done my cousin came to pick us up and take us to the mall. There we got stuff to put in our hair and got our nails done. My best friend got acrylics and I got a pedicure. I also bought fake glue on nails. Tomorrow I have the homecoming parade and football game that I have to cheer at. Then my other friend is staying over and we’re getting ready together saturday. My cousin is coming Saturday morning to do our hair and then our boyfriends are meeting us at my house to go take pictures at a bridge near my house. I already can’t wait.

The last couple of days, almost everyone has been talking about what is happening during the playing of the national anthem at American sporting events. Many players, mainly those of the NFL, have been staging what are referred to as protests during the national anthem. The first protest was by Colin Kaepernick during the a 2016 preseason game where he refused to stand during the national anthem. His protest was not noticed until two games later. In response Kaepernick said, "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Kaepernick said. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder." Before the 49ers last preseason game Kaepernick had a conversation with Nate Boyer that made him change his mind about sitting during the national anthem; instead Kaepernick and hi...

     It’s officially fall. Fall means it’s time for wearing sweaters, boots, and scarves. It’s also time for carving pumpkins, corn mazes, and haunted houses. All the leaves are turning beautiful colors and falling. It's cold enough for hot chocolate. Christmas is only three months away. Here in PA the snow will be falling in about a month, but right now everything is beautiful. The weather is comfortable, the sunsets are gorgeous, and im ready for it all.

     I played my first game of fall ball ever yesterday for my school's team. I've always been busy in the fall and haven't wanted to put the extra effort into fall ball. Now that I'm getting older I've decided I need to make time for playing fall ball since softball is my first priority for sports. My goal is to play in college, but if I want to be able to keep up with other girls I need to start focusing more on softball. I've always been a player that can usually keep up with any position. I got thrown into catching my freshman year because there was no one to catch for our JV team. I had to star from the very basics and learn how to catch step-by-step. Surprisingly I ended up really liking it. It was a lot of work but I stayed in that position for JV for all of my freshman year and most of my sophomore. I also played outfield off and on for JV and some for Varsity. I went into yesterday thinking that if probably be in the outfield, which I was for an inning ...

     Everyone feels helpless at least every once in a while. Sometimes it’s because you can’t change something that you want nothing more than to change. Sometimes you, yourself, feel like you can’t be helped. Also there’s always the situation where one of your friends needs help, but no matter what you do you don’t feel like you’re helping. I find myself in the last category most often. Noone's life is perfect; everyone has to deal with the situation they are in. Some people need help to pull themselves out of a bad place when they’re struggling. It may give you a sense of importantence when someone comes to you for advice or help. However, it can also take a toll on you. I’ve had multiple people talk to me about the things they have to deal with in their lives. These people all handle their situations differently. I’ve had friends who cry and let everything out. I’ve had friends who held everything in and became suicidial. I’ve also had friends that drank or did drugs i...

      It was this day 16 yeas ago that thousands of innocent people lost their lives. Even though I am too young to remember how that day felt I will never forget. We will continue to tell the story to make sure that what happened on this day is never forgotten. So tonight remember send respect to those who lost their lives in the attack, those who lost their lives trying to save others, and those who saved others and are still here today. Also send your thoughts and prayers out to their families. And always remember everything can change in a blink of an eye so don't take advantage of the life you are blessed with. Live everyday to it's fullest, follow your dreams, and if you love someone tell them because you never know what could happen.

I was sent this post: http://www.ericgarland.co/2013/05/25/how-to-disagree/  by Eric Garland from my English teacher. The chart included above is from his post and is titled "How to Disagree." The different levels of the pyramid show different methods that a person may use to disagree with another person. The methods most widely used are on the bottom and work their way up the chart to the least used method at the very top. When you see people disagree with one another, especially online, the often do using methods that are lower on the chart. This includes responding to tones, ad hominem, and name-calling. People while online leave comments to others that often are composed in a matter of seconds. They don't take time to rationalize their thoughts. They respond immediately and without much consideration of how it may effect the other person. Leaving a comment that has no explanation may cause the person it is directed towards to feel confused or even hurt. Often ti...

     If you're a High School student like myself then there's a chance that you are either beginning or in the middle of your college search. As a junior I need to start narrowing down which colleges I am actually interested in. As an academic student I have been getting emails, postcards, letters, etc. from so many different colleges I've lost count. The first thing I do every time I get something from a college is check to see if the have the majors I am considering. If they don’t then I try to eliminate them from my options. My next step is to look and see where the college is located. If the college is not in a place that I would want to be then it would get eliminated also. I then look at the price of the college and try to get rid of any college that is more expensive than what I’m comfortable with. Even though private college may seem better they are way more expensive. Most private schools are upwards of $40,000 a year. Often times state colleges or other four-yea...

     A couple days ago I was asked to read the quote I have included above by my English teacher. The first thing I noticed about this quote was that it is not just some "cheesy" inspirational quote you would hear on a weekly basis; this quote is meant to make you think deep and maybe even re-evaluate yourself. What this quote wants to remind you is that everything in your life, including time, is a choice. Even at my age I have heard the phrase "I don't have time" probably more than I could count. Most of the time this is just an excuse not to do something you don't want to. When that phrase is changed to "it's not a priority" it is easier to differentiate whether or not this is a logical excuse.      If you don't want to do something (usually something unnecessary), such as ironing your sheets, it is not very important; so the phrase "it's not a priority" is an exceptable reason. When someone is speaking of something mor...