Facebook

Facebook has quickly become the worlds most popular, not only social networking site, but also the worlds most visited website plain and simple.  I am a Facebook user because it is how people communicate in todays world, heck I even began my girlfriend because of Facebook, not something I want to tell people, it doesn't quite have the romantic flair as meeting her because I saved her from a burning building or something.  It is just a way to keep up with your friends news, and see what activities are going on in the world, events that won't be read in the newspaper or watched on CNN.  I however, am not the kind that is addicted to Facebook, I prefer the old fashion face to face kind of stuff.  People are on the computer way to much, the majority of the time is spent of Facebook stalking people, and getting in peoples business.  I have 491 friends, and I know every single one of them.  I am not the kind of person that doesn't care what people think, especially the people who accept everyone that asks to be their friend, to try and be cool.  WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING 2000 FRIENDS IF YOU ONLY KNOW 200 OF THEM!!!! It just doesn't make any sense to me.  I think it is fair for employers to look at the Facebook of people they want to hire because it shows the true side of them that might now have come across in the interview.  People are good about covering up secrets, and putting up a front in the interview and you don't really know who you are hiring.  It allows employers to see the real person they are hiring, and possibly prevent from hiring.  As far as big networking creating a page to get viewers I don't see how it is a problem, it's just like an up and coming music person trying to promote themselves and getting some listeners, viewers, or followers.  If something is big enough to create a high-grossing movie, "The Social Network", you know that it is a major deal.

My Major

 The major I have chosen is business management.  I chose this because I had an internship at WPAFB last summer and fell in love with that world, computers, a blackberry, and a nice suit.  Of course that is not all that attracted me to this field.  I love anything that deals with competition, and right behind sports, the business game is the most competitive thing there is.  I like the ability to work individually or as a team which this field provides, also getting a major in business management would open up a lot of doors, and allow lots of job opportunities.  I think I have what it takes to succeed in the business world.  My competitive drive to be better than others and do the best at what ever it is that I do will always be a major factor.  Being a quick learner, open minded, and willing to learn kind of person allows me to work well with others and take criticism as a way to get better and succeed even more.  My ideal business job would be something in the NBA, and just about anything in the NBA would be okay with me, or a place where I can work my way to the very top in a Fortune 500 company.  My absolute ideal job, well dream job now, would be being the commissioner of the league, I feel it is healthy to have high goals, David Stern I am coming for you.  Given the opportunity to move to an area like Ft. Myers, Florida, I would leave in a second.  Any place that is a safe place to raise a family, and warm pretty much year round is where I would like to live.

No more TV

Do I think that if every television set in America was unplugged that children would grow up to be more educated, healthier, and more independent? YES!  People spend so much time waisting away in front of the tv now-a-days.  They sit on the couch and play PS7 and XBOX 750, or whatever it is now, when it is 85 and sunny outside.  If given the option of playing Halo or playing a pick up game of basketball, there is not an ounce of hesitation when I say, basketball all the way.  I am a big fan of being outside, doing all kinds of things, playing sports, swimming, or even just taking a walk.  Being outside, and being active will without a doubt make children healthier, even if they do not eat right, they are exercising and getting fit.  It will make them more independent because they would find ways to entertain themselves without waiting on a game to load.  Say a child is interested in baseball, he can go outside and throw, or get a game going, the feeling of actually winning a game in real life as opposed to a video game is uncomparable.  Heck even if a child's thing is role play games like dragons, or cowboys and indians, people get together and re-enact things all the time.  Just get outside and do something, and just be active!  Plus, lets be honest, most girls like a guy who can catch a pass in football, or make a jump shot in basketball, more than someone who can beat level 15 on Halo.

Watermelon Anyone?

The picture I chose is called "The Watermelon Race" by Palmer Hayden.  The picture itself is three guys, doing what the title says, having a watermelon eating contest.  To me this picture is meant show how hard the times were during Palmer's time of living.  Also to show that people would do anything they could to provide some entertainment when times are tough.  Something so simple as a watermelon eating contest can provide as much entertainment as a baseball game.  It is a painting done in the year 1930, it appears to be aimed at people who have, or were going through a struggle, reminding them that it does not take much, including money, to have a good time and keep a smile on your face as well as those around you.  He pretty much uses a broad range of color across the spectrum to make you feel like its a hot summer day.