Limitations

Monday, my writing prof. told us pupils to form a fifty-word summary of our normal doings. Ah, but a tricky catch. Prof. Sprong put a fairly difficult limitation on said summary: no word symbols which "d" and "f" flank! It took a good bit of thinking, but I did it. What a load off my mind!

Lyrics Really Affect You, So Be Ignorant and Lazy

It's astonishing how many Christian music fans - and by this I mean music fans who are Christians - decide to give up listening to "secular" music. Of course they mean well. I'll often here them say something like this: "I realized how much lyrics can affect you, so I want to listen only to music that has positive lyrics." So they throw away all of their "secular" music and tune in to "Christian" radio stations. This is terribly lazy. There are lots of "secular" artists that put out quality, thoughtful work - one just needs to find it. 

Classless Colts?

A fellow blogger recently scolded Indianapolis Colts fans for booing a 14 year-old girl at the RCA Dome. The girl, Anna Grant, was representing the New England Patriots, having won the NFL's Punt, Pass, and Kick competition for her age group. Apparently Patriots owner Robert Kraft felt badly about the incident and has decided to honor Grant at the AFC championship game Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. (Read the entire ESPN story here.)

 Anyhow, the critical blogger (who shall remain unnamed) decried the booing of the Indy fans as "classless" and applauded the Patriots for their "classy" behavior.

 Well sure, it was just a 14 year-old, but it was nothing personal. After all, Grant was wearing a Patriots jersey; the Patriots are the Colts' arch-rivals, and a New England jersey is bound to elicit a negative reaction in the RCA Dome. Said Grant, "People at the game came up to me afterward and said, 'It's not you. It's your jersey.'"

Also, call me cynical, but it seems easy for Patriots boss Kraft to honor Grant, a native of New Hampshire and an obvious Pats fan. Had a Colts jersey-wearing child been booed in Foxborough - which he or she almost certainly would have been, considering the volatile nature of Massachusetts sports fans - surely the Colts organization would have extended the same invitation.

The Stock Market

Lately, my roommate Ryan has been teaching me about the stock market. It's really quite a fascinating topic, and I've had a lot of questions. Ryan has been able to answer all of my questions, as well as provide some investing tips and tricks. He's really read up on the subject, as evidenced by his bookshelf, which looks like the financial section at Barnes and Noble. To be honest, Ryan has inspired me to read more about my potential careers, especially writing and editing. Excuse me while I browse amazon.com.