Reality
Life isn't "what if", life is "what is".
I thought up that the other day, I'm not sure why I just did.
I thought up that the other day, I'm not sure why I just did.
Spirit of the Season
So here I am not knowing what to write about and mom tells me to write about writing because thats what she did. And of course you know I have to do what she says because if not I'll hurt her feelings.(Not really but I don't want to write about writing because its "what she did"). So its nearly Christmas and the tree is up and songs are playing and we are all cheerful till Christmas is over. Thats one thing I've never quite understood we are all happy and joyful around Christmas and sometimes it may last to the new year but after that no more. We are not as cheerful and we just fall back into our normal routine of just doing whatever we do and completely forget about the joy and happiness that the holidays bring.(When I say we I mean me too. I am not an exception we are all in the same world, breathing the same air, and living in the same point in time.) Now I am not going to go off and say "we should pretend its Christmas every day because one-all children in the world today would be spoiled, and two-every one would be broke from buying gifts. Although it would be nice if everybody was cheerful all year round but thats next to impossible and plus we wouldn't enjoy the holidays as much. I guess what I'm trying to say is enjoy the holiday while its here, enjoy the company of friends and family while their company is there to enjoy. Eat good, live well,and love much because you never know what can happen in a days time. It's Christmas enjoy love those you normally wouldn't, show kindness to those who need it, give an example for others to follow be kind, loving, give more than you receive and you will receive enough to make your heart content, even if what you receive isn't a material possesion. Most of all though enjoy life while you have it and I don't mean foolishly I mean enjoy the kindness and love and warmth of being surrounded by family and friends because like I said a lot can happen in a days time. Merry Christmas.
Life Doesn't Stop Moving
I may be young but in my experience in life I have realized that you have to keep up with life because life won't stop for you. Like recently when our football team lost in the first round of the playoffs I really wished that time would stop for a minute and back up so I could see what I could have done better, but all I can do about it is sit here and think back on it and wish it could have gone the other way because life doesn't stop moving. But there is always next year, hopefully we can do better but as my coach always says " A wish changes nothing. A decision changes everything." So as I sit here and ponder life when things don't go the way I hoped I always think " Don't sit here too long because now there's nothing you can do and besides, life doesn't stop moving."
Week off
Were 6-2 in football right now and we are going to the playoffs,but the main thing right now is we have 2 weeks before playoffs.This week though we pretty much had the week off,and I have so much more energy now than I have had in a while.I mean I'm like bouncing off the walls energized.I'm like a souped up energizer bunny energized.It feels great to have energy...I can't remember the last time I felt this way.Its a great feeling.
I thought this up today
God said,"Let there be light."
and there was light.
And God said...
"Who's your daddy?!?!"
and there was light.
And God said...
"Who's your daddy?!?!"
Observations on Life
I:Politics
I was never big on politics. I had never had any reason to be. But while growing up I had a saying "listen and you will learn"and I did exactly that, more than people know. Therefore, although as I said I was never big on politics,I know a little about it and from hearing and participating in political arguments I have come to learn that all you can do is choose a side and stick with it. Me I have no side not yet, and frankly I don't want to choose a side because if you have chosen you have joined the argument of politics.
2:Religion
I'm stepping on dangerous ground here so I'll make this one short.I am a Christian and proud of it. I'll go ahead and make that clear. Now since I am a Christian that doesn't mean I won't talk to you because you're not. Of course I'll talk to you about but its your choice not mine and I'll leave it at that.
3:Women
I ain't gotta clue on this subject and I believe that few men think they do. But those men who think they do probably don't - they just think they know more than most men do.
4:Men
We're simple. I am anyway.
I'm gonna stop now before I start a huge argument.
I was never big on politics. I had never had any reason to be. But while growing up I had a saying "listen and you will learn"and I did exactly that, more than people know. Therefore, although as I said I was never big on politics,I know a little about it and from hearing and participating in political arguments I have come to learn that all you can do is choose a side and stick with it. Me I have no side not yet, and frankly I don't want to choose a side because if you have chosen you have joined the argument of politics.
2:Religion
I'm stepping on dangerous ground here so I'll make this one short.I am a Christian and proud of it. I'll go ahead and make that clear. Now since I am a Christian that doesn't mean I won't talk to you because you're not. Of course I'll talk to you about but its your choice not mine and I'll leave it at that.
3:Women
I ain't gotta clue on this subject and I believe that few men think they do. But those men who think they do probably don't - they just think they know more than most men do.
4:Men
We're simple. I am anyway.
I'm gonna stop now before I start a huge argument.
A weekend with the football team
A few weeks ago the football team went to a teambuilding course and went to a the river and canoed 8 miles. It was all part of our teambuiling weekend. At the teambuilding course we had to partner up and climb a huge ladder looking thing only it was five 4 by 4's spread about 5 to 6 feet apart attatched to two cables which were at each end of the boards and it ended up to be around 35 to 40 feet high at the platform you were trying to get to. Thre groups made it all the way up, my group and two others.(It is funny though watchin our big linemen trying to climb that thing though)We also had to get all our football team over a twenty foot wall it was jut a wall with a platform on the other side that only two people could be in at a time. Well this took a little bit of planning to do but the decision was finally made to throw me over the wall first (not meaning to brag but I'm the 4th biggest and 3rd strongest person on the team which is sad because I'm also the 3rd youngest being a freshman and all) and after me, came the center, who I had to haul up by myself and then came the right guard who helped me pull every body else up and over...who along with our tailback take up the 1st and 2nd strongest and biggest spots but they're also juniors). And more happened that day but it wasn't anything exciting (if you call this exciting). Anyway we went to our coaches dad's house that he has on the lake and innertubed and kneeboarded and stayed the night there. Early the next morning we got up and set out on our 8 mile canoe trip. As fun as it sounds is about as fun as it got. After all that was over we went home and got some much needed rest. I know it might not sound like it was a very hard weekend,but I am leaving a lot of stuff out that we did, and canoeing 8 miles on 3 hours of sleep ain't all that easy either. But all around it was a pretty good weekend.
Football for Dummies
Football season's coming up.
I've been waiting for this since football season ended. Don't ask me why, it's just a thing. After watching a ton of the NFL channel and listening to some of NFL's greatest sports analysts, I realize I'm not very good. But I know what I can do to get better. To the NFL channel, Thank You.
So this year our goal is to actually win the state championship, instead of coming in second, which we did in football and in baseball last year. And we will be first even though our quarterback left. We never had a passing game, anyway.
But, that's a different story.
The problem is going to be finding someone who can actually hand off the ball right now. I'm glad I'm the fullback. There are so many positions in football that I could be but I don't like them. Unfortunately I think I'm going to wind up being second-string center and first-string fullback this year. It's going to be difficult to do both. Hope our center doesn't get hurt.
I would hate to be the center. There's something about being a center that invades your personal space. Like, oh, let's say you better hope you have a straight quarterback when you're center because if he's not, then...ooh...that wouldn't be fun. And he might enjoy it too much.
Now do you understand why I would hate to be the center?
Centers and quarterbacks have to have a special relationship. But I don't mean that kind of special. I mean understand each other special. You got to hand it to centers though. Snap the ball then block the guy...all the time your personal space is being interrupted.
For the first couple seconds, anyway. Then you have to block another 300-lb guy.
Our center really grew up from the first year to the second year. We're only going into our third year as a football team in existence for our small school anyhow. We have a picture from our first year where our center had just snapped the ball and in the picture our quarterback is running backwards with the ball - I think getting ready to pass it, not quite sure - anyway, the defensive lineman is jumping over the line to get to the quarterback and our quarterback's last line of defense, the center.....is in a fetal position.
Needless to say, the quarterback wasn't very happy. But that was our first year. The second year we were second in the state so we really did a lot better.
Why am I talking about centers? I'm a fullback.
For all of you out there who have no clue what a fullback is, the fullback is the person who makes the halfback/tailback great. Because without us, they wouldn't get anywhere. Without us blocking for them most of the time, there would always be a linebacker there to tackle them...instead of just occasionally. I'm a lead blocker most of the time. I run the ball very rarely and when I do get the ball it's mostly short yardage situations.
This is for my mom, who says she can never understand what a safety is. So I will give you what everything is and all the points assigned.
Touchdown: When the guy is in the endzone with the football. The goal. 6 points.
Extra point: after touchdown: you kick basically what would be a field goal, except you only get one point after a touchdown.
Two point conversion: After touchdown, if you for whatever reason decide not to kick the easy extra point, (we don't have a kicker that good and this is where I come into play most of the time) in our league the ball is placed at the five yard line - you have one play to get it into the endzone. If you make it, two points. If not, nothing except the original touchdown. You don't get another one for it.
Field goal: Is kicked between goal posts for three points. Good for those situations when you're on your 4th down and close enough to kick it in - you can get points instead of just giving them back the ball if you can't run it. Also good in overtime IF you have an accurate enough kicker.
Safety (just for mom): If you tackle the other team in their own endzone you get two points and the ball. Put that way, she understands it. I just had to break it down for mom because I explained it just as confusingly as everyone else ever has to her. Or so she says. A small demonstration cleared it right up.
That's about it for points.
If you have any questions, just leave a comment and I'll answer you when I return.
I've been waiting for this since football season ended. Don't ask me why, it's just a thing. After watching a ton of the NFL channel and listening to some of NFL's greatest sports analysts, I realize I'm not very good. But I know what I can do to get better. To the NFL channel, Thank You.
So this year our goal is to actually win the state championship, instead of coming in second, which we did in football and in baseball last year. And we will be first even though our quarterback left. We never had a passing game, anyway.
But, that's a different story.
The problem is going to be finding someone who can actually hand off the ball right now. I'm glad I'm the fullback. There are so many positions in football that I could be but I don't like them. Unfortunately I think I'm going to wind up being second-string center and first-string fullback this year. It's going to be difficult to do both. Hope our center doesn't get hurt.
I would hate to be the center. There's something about being a center that invades your personal space. Like, oh, let's say you better hope you have a straight quarterback when you're center because if he's not, then...ooh...that wouldn't be fun. And he might enjoy it too much.
Now do you understand why I would hate to be the center?
Centers and quarterbacks have to have a special relationship. But I don't mean that kind of special. I mean understand each other special. You got to hand it to centers though. Snap the ball then block the guy...all the time your personal space is being interrupted.
For the first couple seconds, anyway. Then you have to block another 300-lb guy.
Our center really grew up from the first year to the second year. We're only going into our third year as a football team in existence for our small school anyhow. We have a picture from our first year where our center had just snapped the ball and in the picture our quarterback is running backwards with the ball - I think getting ready to pass it, not quite sure - anyway, the defensive lineman is jumping over the line to get to the quarterback and our quarterback's last line of defense, the center.....is in a fetal position.
Needless to say, the quarterback wasn't very happy. But that was our first year. The second year we were second in the state so we really did a lot better.
Why am I talking about centers? I'm a fullback.
For all of you out there who have no clue what a fullback is, the fullback is the person who makes the halfback/tailback great. Because without us, they wouldn't get anywhere. Without us blocking for them most of the time, there would always be a linebacker there to tackle them...instead of just occasionally. I'm a lead blocker most of the time. I run the ball very rarely and when I do get the ball it's mostly short yardage situations.
This is for my mom, who says she can never understand what a safety is. So I will give you what everything is and all the points assigned.
Touchdown: When the guy is in the endzone with the football. The goal. 6 points.
Extra point: after touchdown: you kick basically what would be a field goal, except you only get one point after a touchdown.
Two point conversion: After touchdown, if you for whatever reason decide not to kick the easy extra point, (we don't have a kicker that good and this is where I come into play most of the time) in our league the ball is placed at the five yard line - you have one play to get it into the endzone. If you make it, two points. If not, nothing except the original touchdown. You don't get another one for it.
Field goal: Is kicked between goal posts for three points. Good for those situations when you're on your 4th down and close enough to kick it in - you can get points instead of just giving them back the ball if you can't run it. Also good in overtime IF you have an accurate enough kicker.
Safety (just for mom): If you tackle the other team in their own endzone you get two points and the ball. Put that way, she understands it. I just had to break it down for mom because I explained it just as confusingly as everyone else ever has to her. Or so she says. A small demonstration cleared it right up.
That's about it for points.
If you have any questions, just leave a comment and I'll answer you when I return.
Just a Never-Ending Trail of Thought
I'm just grasping at thin air. Apparently my life is not very eventful. Either that or I just don't like talking about it. Though I do forget a lot. That happens a lot. I forget so much. I wonder if that means I'm gonna have Alzheimer's at an early age.
That would be bad. I'm only a young teenager.
Right now this is me just talking to myself, and you get the pleasure of reading. Don't you just love it?
I have a dog. He's a good dog. His name's Ben.
I'm just bored. But don't tell my mom that. She'll give me work to do if she hears that. I'm fine just typing on her little computer, letting you know what I'm thinking, just minding my own business while she does what she does. Which is..well, I really don't know. Nor is it my problem.
Did I tell you all cats are evil? Every cat is demonic. If you're a cat person, I'm sorry. But it's true. Cats are the spawn of Satan. Or his pets.
You never see a movie called "All Cats Go To Heaven." No one really cares about cats. Except grandparents. For some reason most grandparents like cats. I don't know why that is.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you drove a car as fast as it would go and all of a sudden just stuck it in reverse? If you ever do this, let me know how it turns out for ya. If you're still ..you know...alive and able to do more than drool afterward.
Pressure...pressure...writer's block here. My mind is an abyss .. filled with...stuff....
You ever have those times where you don't know what you're thinking and you're trying to think about what you're thinking and it turns out that all you're thinking about is why you don't know what you're thinking to start with? It's really weird, but it happens to me a lot.
And no, I'm not high.
If you're dazed and confused you can stop reading now. This is what happens when you feel like you need to post something but just really don't have anything to say.
Welcome to my mind.
Once again....an abyss....filled with stuff.
That would be bad. I'm only a young teenager.
Right now this is me just talking to myself, and you get the pleasure of reading. Don't you just love it?
I have a dog. He's a good dog. His name's Ben.
I'm just bored. But don't tell my mom that. She'll give me work to do if she hears that. I'm fine just typing on her little computer, letting you know what I'm thinking, just minding my own business while she does what she does. Which is..well, I really don't know. Nor is it my problem.
Did I tell you all cats are evil? Every cat is demonic. If you're a cat person, I'm sorry. But it's true. Cats are the spawn of Satan. Or his pets.
You never see a movie called "All Cats Go To Heaven." No one really cares about cats. Except grandparents. For some reason most grandparents like cats. I don't know why that is.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you drove a car as fast as it would go and all of a sudden just stuck it in reverse? If you ever do this, let me know how it turns out for ya. If you're still ..you know...alive and able to do more than drool afterward.
Pressure...pressure...writer's block here. My mind is an abyss .. filled with...stuff....
You ever have those times where you don't know what you're thinking and you're trying to think about what you're thinking and it turns out that all you're thinking about is why you don't know what you're thinking to start with? It's really weird, but it happens to me a lot.
And no, I'm not high.
If you're dazed and confused you can stop reading now. This is what happens when you feel like you need to post something but just really don't have anything to say.
Welcome to my mind.
Once again....an abyss....filled with stuff.