Okay, so we recently got hit by a massive blizzard that doubled the amount of snow on the ground. Because of this, everyone's shitting frisbees and freaking out that the supposed catastrophe that is 2012 (the year, not the movie, although 2012 was a catastrophe in its own right) came early.
Some people even started referring to this as "Snowmageddon 2011." Those people are what I like to call "stupid."
That's right. I have judged each and every single moron and equally stupid media outlet who has referred to this blizzard as "Snowmageddon."
In case you hadn't realized, we get a massive blizzard like this every year, and it used to be worse years ago. So, if this is a new thing for you, you either must be from a different part of America or the world that never has snow, too young to remember the terrible snow storms that plagued Michigan and the midwest, and/or have really, really, really bad memory loss. If so, the remedy for your madness/stupidity/naivety is to listen to someone who actually experienced it. That way you know not to go completely batshit insane when the snow hits.
The night before the blizzard, I went to the grocery store to buy dinner and the place was a mad house. People were stocking up on bread, canned goods, milk, eggs, etc.. I halfway wanted to ask one of the more frantic customers if the "Ruskies were making the final push into the homeland," just to see what would happen.
Either way, welcome to Michigan. It's cold here. It snows here. We are not living a Robert Frost poem where the world will end in ice.
It will end in fire.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
2010 can go die in a fire
My goodness, I haven't seen such a bad year, and on so many different levels.
Now, this might look like I'm starting this year pissed off and unwilling to let things go. However, I'm looking forward to what 2011 has to offer and the potential it has in comparison to the completely shit-tacular year that was 2010.
Let me give you the rundown of why 2010 can go die in the aforementioned fire:
-I think that this first point may be fairly obvious if you're from Flint or the Flint area, but we had 486 fires in the city of Flint, not to mention the many lay-offs that occurred in both police and fire. It got to the point where other cities in Genesee county refused to honor the agreement that was set up between them which called for other departments dispatching firefighters to neighboring cities unless there was a firefighter down because there were so many fires.
-Relating to Flint, we have broken our own record for number of homicides, reaching 62 as of 12-13-10; the previous record being 61 in 1986. Sure, a larger police force doesn't decrease the crime rate, but it sure as hell gives the citizens of Flint the peace of mind that when they call the police, they will actually show up. Sometimes in a timely fashion. Well done, Flint. Pat yourself on the back. Oh wait, you're too busy trying to find a place to put a knife
-The BP oil spill that occurred in 2010 left the gulf coast in America tainted and ruined for who knows how many years to come, and BP has little to show for the spill and relief. Not to mention that for some reason or another, they were bringing in celebrities to brainstorm ideas as to how to plug the leak. Probably the most laughable instance of that is none other than James Cameron. I suppose that they figured that his ego would be more than enough to do the trick.
-In a word, Wikileaks. Similar to how the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 shattered our sense of physical security, the classified documents that were divulged on Julian Assange's website made us that much more reluctant and less trustworthy of both the internet, ourselves, and each other. I can recall seeing an e-mail in my Army mailbox telling me not to go to Wikileaks and that doing so was a breach of national security.
-There's a saying that a soldier's worst nightmare is being in a political situation. Gen. McChrystal not only proved this point, but took it a step further by not locking down his staff and being less than diplomatic in the infamous article known as "The Runaway General" towards the current administration's policies and America's allies. While not necessarily a negative portrayal of McChrystal, it showed a side of a high-ranking officer not usually seen by the civilian populace: the more rough around the edges soldier mentality.
-The earthquake in Haiti compounded the already hopeless squalor that was the current state and made it worse by destroying buildings, land, and the very lives of the people who lived there. The small island government is still reeling from the devastating quake that ravaged the land. It's usually common practice for journalists to not get involved in the surrounding events, but during Anderson Cooper's report from Haiti on his show, AC360, Cooper actually broke out of that impartiality to help a child who was hit by a rock to safety. Hat's off to you, Anderson. Journalists are people, too.
-The Jersey Shore. Need I say more?
-Student riots in England may be the prelude to the end of the European welfare states. As many English officials have pointed out, violent people (such as the group who torched the royal Rolls-Royce that contained the Prince of Wales and his wife, Camilla) are injecting themselves into the groups of peaceful protestors who are calling out the rise in tuition rates of higher education.
There are more reasons why 2010 will go down as one of the worst years of the decade, but this is just naming a few.
Especially Jersey Shore.
And that's my view.
Now, this might look like I'm starting this year pissed off and unwilling to let things go. However, I'm looking forward to what 2011 has to offer and the potential it has in comparison to the completely shit-tacular year that was 2010.
Let me give you the rundown of why 2010 can go die in the aforementioned fire:
-I think that this first point may be fairly obvious if you're from Flint or the Flint area, but we had 486 fires in the city of Flint, not to mention the many lay-offs that occurred in both police and fire. It got to the point where other cities in Genesee county refused to honor the agreement that was set up between them which called for other departments dispatching firefighters to neighboring cities unless there was a firefighter down because there were so many fires.
-Relating to Flint, we have broken our own record for number of homicides, reaching 62 as of 12-13-10; the previous record being 61 in 1986. Sure, a larger police force doesn't decrease the crime rate, but it sure as hell gives the citizens of Flint the peace of mind that when they call the police, they will actually show up. Sometimes in a timely fashion. Well done, Flint. Pat yourself on the back. Oh wait, you're too busy trying to find a place to put a knife
-The BP oil spill that occurred in 2010 left the gulf coast in America tainted and ruined for who knows how many years to come, and BP has little to show for the spill and relief. Not to mention that for some reason or another, they were bringing in celebrities to brainstorm ideas as to how to plug the leak. Probably the most laughable instance of that is none other than James Cameron. I suppose that they figured that his ego would be more than enough to do the trick.
-In a word, Wikileaks. Similar to how the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 shattered our sense of physical security, the classified documents that were divulged on Julian Assange's website made us that much more reluctant and less trustworthy of both the internet, ourselves, and each other. I can recall seeing an e-mail in my Army mailbox telling me not to go to Wikileaks and that doing so was a breach of national security.
-There's a saying that a soldier's worst nightmare is being in a political situation. Gen. McChrystal not only proved this point, but took it a step further by not locking down his staff and being less than diplomatic in the infamous article known as "The Runaway General" towards the current administration's policies and America's allies. While not necessarily a negative portrayal of McChrystal, it showed a side of a high-ranking officer not usually seen by the civilian populace: the more rough around the edges soldier mentality.
-The earthquake in Haiti compounded the already hopeless squalor that was the current state and made it worse by destroying buildings, land, and the very lives of the people who lived there. The small island government is still reeling from the devastating quake that ravaged the land. It's usually common practice for journalists to not get involved in the surrounding events, but during Anderson Cooper's report from Haiti on his show, AC360, Cooper actually broke out of that impartiality to help a child who was hit by a rock to safety. Hat's off to you, Anderson. Journalists are people, too.
-The Jersey Shore. Need I say more?
-Student riots in England may be the prelude to the end of the European welfare states. As many English officials have pointed out, violent people (such as the group who torched the royal Rolls-Royce that contained the Prince of Wales and his wife, Camilla) are injecting themselves into the groups of peaceful protestors who are calling out the rise in tuition rates of higher education.
There are more reasons why 2010 will go down as one of the worst years of the decade, but this is just naming a few.
Especially Jersey Shore.
And that's my view.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Entertaining the Masses
Now, I realize that I've done a piece about this before, but I feel that this is kind of a perennial issue to discuss.
I strongly believe that one of the best reflections of a society is the way that they entertain themselves. It is through this that societal norms are observed and either exploited or ridiculed; for example, on one hand, you have television shows such as "Everybody Loves Raymond" or "Friends" or "How I Met Your Mother" that fall into the former category, whereas shows such as "South Park", "The Simpsons", and to a lesser degree, any piece of shit that Seth MacFarlane has decided to grace the world with ridicules and parodies the world around it.
However, a third interpretation of today's norms that is emerging today is one that is pushing the boundaries of societal norms; television shows so tense that it may cause the viewer to actually have the emotional feedback of discomfort from watching it.
Perhaps the best example of this is the AMC drama "Breaking Bad", starring Bryan Cranston.
Yes, that's right. The bumbling, comic relief dad from FOX's "Malcolm in the Middle" takes on a serious role in a gripping drama. And he does an amazing job.
I'm not spoiling anything by saying that the show starts off dark. Cranston plays as Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher that for some reason, didn't reach his full potential. Walter is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and after seeing a meth lab raid and how much money is in the business, he connects with one of his former students, Jesse Pinkman, and starts cooking meth to leave money for his family after he dies. Walter adopts a very driven, ends-justify-the-means attitude, and is absolutely tenacious in his practices.
And it only gets darker from there.
There have been a couple of times that the show has been so situationally tense that I've actually had to take the episode in baby steps.
As I had previously mentioned, the way we entertain ourselves is a figurative reflection of our society today. It might sound cliche, but on some level, whether we choose to or not, we can find some way to connect with what we do, watch, listen to, or anything like that. And that's kind of the beautiful thing about our society: we can do that instead of lambasting people who are either fighting for their lives (Roman Gladiators) or sacrificing their dignity for whatever reason (the pillories of the middle ages).
In the same token, however, those two have been replaced by more commercially and almost aesthetically pleasing programming, and this is what I like to call the soft, white underbelly of television and media today: reality television.
It's amazing on how unlike reality this programming is. Starting from "The Real World" and moving on to the various "survival" television programs, I would argue that these shows are kind of the court jesters for society today; factored down to the lowest common denominator and easy to understand. Because of these two reasons, the average person can jump right into the action without having a clue as to what is going on, and because the viewership of the show is so high, it provides common ground for entire groups of people to stand on, not to mention the sensation of "he-said-she-said" drama. We've kind of adopted a "everything is all fun and games until someone gets hurt, then the ratings go up" mentality, and since chances are you've never met the people on the shows to begin with, it has little tangible impact on your life except giving you something to talk about when you're at the water cooler.
Possibly the best example of this is MTV's latest reality show, "The Jersey Shore." I made an attempt to sit through an episode of this, just to see what the deal was with it. I was met with the television equivalent of a train wreck; I couldn't stare, but at the same time, I just couldn't look away. Perhaps that's what captivates the audience; constantly and consistently wondering what's going to happen next.
I could go on for pages upon pages about the nuances of television and the various other ways we entertain ourselves, as the possibilities are limitless. If you, the reader is interested in this, I can continue this topic into sports, music, etc..
And that's my view.
I strongly believe that one of the best reflections of a society is the way that they entertain themselves. It is through this that societal norms are observed and either exploited or ridiculed; for example, on one hand, you have television shows such as "Everybody Loves Raymond" or "Friends" or "How I Met Your Mother" that fall into the former category, whereas shows such as "South Park", "The Simpsons", and to a lesser degree, any piece of shit that Seth MacFarlane has decided to grace the world with ridicules and parodies the world around it.
However, a third interpretation of today's norms that is emerging today is one that is pushing the boundaries of societal norms; television shows so tense that it may cause the viewer to actually have the emotional feedback of discomfort from watching it.
Perhaps the best example of this is the AMC drama "Breaking Bad", starring Bryan Cranston.
Yes, that's right. The bumbling, comic relief dad from FOX's "Malcolm in the Middle" takes on a serious role in a gripping drama. And he does an amazing job.
I'm not spoiling anything by saying that the show starts off dark. Cranston plays as Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher that for some reason, didn't reach his full potential. Walter is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and after seeing a meth lab raid and how much money is in the business, he connects with one of his former students, Jesse Pinkman, and starts cooking meth to leave money for his family after he dies. Walter adopts a very driven, ends-justify-the-means attitude, and is absolutely tenacious in his practices.
And it only gets darker from there.
There have been a couple of times that the show has been so situationally tense that I've actually had to take the episode in baby steps.
As I had previously mentioned, the way we entertain ourselves is a figurative reflection of our society today. It might sound cliche, but on some level, whether we choose to or not, we can find some way to connect with what we do, watch, listen to, or anything like that. And that's kind of the beautiful thing about our society: we can do that instead of lambasting people who are either fighting for their lives (Roman Gladiators) or sacrificing their dignity for whatever reason (the pillories of the middle ages).
In the same token, however, those two have been replaced by more commercially and almost aesthetically pleasing programming, and this is what I like to call the soft, white underbelly of television and media today: reality television.
It's amazing on how unlike reality this programming is. Starting from "The Real World" and moving on to the various "survival" television programs, I would argue that these shows are kind of the court jesters for society today; factored down to the lowest common denominator and easy to understand. Because of these two reasons, the average person can jump right into the action without having a clue as to what is going on, and because the viewership of the show is so high, it provides common ground for entire groups of people to stand on, not to mention the sensation of "he-said-she-said" drama. We've kind of adopted a "everything is all fun and games until someone gets hurt, then the ratings go up" mentality, and since chances are you've never met the people on the shows to begin with, it has little tangible impact on your life except giving you something to talk about when you're at the water cooler.
Possibly the best example of this is MTV's latest reality show, "The Jersey Shore." I made an attempt to sit through an episode of this, just to see what the deal was with it. I was met with the television equivalent of a train wreck; I couldn't stare, but at the same time, I just couldn't look away. Perhaps that's what captivates the audience; constantly and consistently wondering what's going to happen next.
I could go on for pages upon pages about the nuances of television and the various other ways we entertain ourselves, as the possibilities are limitless. If you, the reader is interested in this, I can continue this topic into sports, music, etc..
And that's my view.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
A bit closer to home
Okay, so my last couple of blog posts have been about stuff happening in the news, but this one is a full-on rant about something despicable that happens at my school. It happens all of the time and, quite frankly, it disgusts me.
I, for one, actually take pride in my school. I like the University of Michigan-Flint and all of its workings. With the exception of a couple of less than desirable experiences with a couple of professors and a few people, I'd like to think that my time thus far has been enjoyable.
However, I have a beef with the denizens of the University Center who have a tendency to "make themselves at home" perhaps a bit too much.
For those who aren't familiar with the University Center or the University of Michigan-Flint, it's the non-academic building on campus where students can study, participate in events, get food, and congregate. It's also home to a lot of offices, such as Student Government, Greek life, Student life, and my area, The Michigan Times. We have the privilege of not only having a Union, but a Student Loft as well.
It's a fairly nice looking building. Granted, a few parts of it look like it's still stuck in the late 70s - early 80s, but for all intents and purposes, it's a nice building.
Until you add the human element. The complacent, self-important morons who think that they can leave garbage on tables or sometimes on the floor of this building. I spend a lot of time on campus; long enough to the point where I've been asked to leave because the building was closing, and every single time I have left the building at this late hour the majority of the tables in the Student Loft and the Union is covered with garbage.
And it's not just food wrappers or containers or stuff like that. Sometimes there's still food in the baskets that have been left behind without a second thought simply for the fact that you couldn't walk an extra 5 - 10 steps to throw your shit away. Hell, I've even seen a TI-83 graphing calculator abandoned on a table in the Loft, which costs more than a pretty penny.
What people need to realize is this: the University Center is not just a hangout place for students. Believe it or not, people actually work there. In the Loft alone, you have Student Government, the LGBT center, the Greek life Adviser's office, the Director of Student life's office, the Women's center, and The Michigan Times, just to name a few. It both saddens me and frustrates me that people have more or less turned a blind eye to this easily solvable problem.
It disgusts me that I even have to bring this up. We are freaking adults, training to be professionals. You should not have to rely on facilities management or custodial services to clean up after your mess.
I don't mean to pin the blame squarely on one group or another, but I've noticed that this tendency has spiked ever since student housing has come to campus. Now, this issue may be because of them, it might be in conjunction with them, or they might not be part of the problem entirely. Either way, it's a recent trend that really needs to stop.
Moral of the story? Clean the hell up after yourself. Take some pride in your school. Show prospective students that this is a place that you actually might want to go to instead of having them take a tour of the garbage dump.
If you can't even do that, then how the hell do you expect to make it on your own?
And that's my view.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Sounds like someone needs a hobby...
Okay, so I understand that Mr. Shirvell has the freedom to vent his political opinions, no matter how wacky they may be in his spare time, but I think this really speaks measures of his level of maturity.
In the Anderson Cooper interview, he keeps on saying that this is a "political campaign" and that he's "bringing awareness" and that it's "nothing personal" against Chris Armstrong, despite the fact that on his blog, he has a picture of Armstrong with a rainbow flag with a Nazi swastika superimposed over his face with the words "Resign". I mean, it's one of the most shit hilarious MS Paint jobs I've seen in my life (you can literally tell that the guy used the "pen" tool to write the word "resign), but really?
Really?
Come on, man.
You're an assistant attorney general in a state that has three cities with some of the worst violent crime rates in the nation. You don't even know the guy, you're running this smear campaign that's bordering on character assassination against him, you're protesting outside of his house and doing shit that is bordering on stalking, and calling him "Satan's representative on the Michigan Student Assembly", simply for the fact that he's "pushing a gay agenda?"
My question for you is what do you have to prove? I mean, seriously. Even your boss is willing to throw you under the bus as far as your political opinions go.
This isn't angering or frustrating so much as it is mind boggling. Just where Mr. Shirvell is getting the idea that this is a "campaign" is curious as Armstrong has already been elected as MSA president.
Now, I've personally met Armstrong the one and only time I've gone to an MSA meeting with the SG from UM-Flint. He seemed like a pretty understandable guy who didn't seem to be pushing a "gay agenda" or anything like that. If anything, he was faced with decisions such as whether or not the Student Body of U of M would be supporting Israel or Palestine in their crisis by officially recognizing one body or the other.
However, I suppose at the end of the day, Mr. Shirvell has the freedom to write whatever he wants to write and to believe whatever he wants to believe, as long as he doesn't use his position to support that. It's a very touchy thing, being an employee of the government and being asked those questions. One thing I learned from my PR training is "don't be like Gen. McChrystal" and do something stupid on the record.
So far, Shirvell has done that, but as one private citizen to another, what axe do you have to grind against this kid?
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Philosophy of Driving
It doesn't matter what god you worship, what political ideology that you prescribe to, who you love or even what kind of car you drive, one thing that unites everyone across America and possibly around the world is the belief that they are an above-average driver.
I'm not kidding. Even if they say up front that they're a "terrible driver", deep down inside they believe that they know how to properly, and even more than competently operate a motor vehicle. And that's when you should be worried.
For you see, dear reader, I love driving. I love seeing the sights as they whiz past me at 45 to 70 miles an hour. I love seeing large cityscapes sprawl across my line of vision like I'm discovering them for the first time, even if I see it on a daily basis. I love taking in the city lights as I roll down the main street of one of our fine metropolitan areas here in Michigan. I've even found myself going on aimless drives just to see and experience what there is out there. I've said it many times before: I am quite possibly the most comfortable behind the wheel of my car, and I mean it. That's not to say that I'd take the pilot's seat over a comfy bed or living room with a few of my friends, though.
What makes me sad, frustrated, and otherwise disappointed is the ineptitude of certain people out on the road, and I like to refer to these people as "pedestrians behind the wheel", who either slept through driver's training and the extent of their knowledge about cars is limited to "skinny pedal make go, fat one make stop", or are really that stupid. For reference, I give to you, dear reader, the majority of the city of Ann Arbor, especially on game day for U of M.
My view of the average denizen of Ann Arbor is more or less a cynical one: self-important and fearless pedestrians who think that just because they have the right of way gives them the right, nay, entitles them to walk in front of traffic, regardless of the location or, often times, whether or not they are walking into oncoming traffic. I don't give two shits if you got your freakin' bachelor of sciences in communications from the University of Michigan, you don't walk in front of a car. Apparently, they don't teach basic self-preservation at U of M-Ann Arbor.
But the worst thing of all, even going above and beyond the dumbass pedestrians going across the street is when said dumbass pedestrian gets behind the wheel and thinks they can drive based on the fact that they have a license to do so. I could almost feel my blood boil when I tried going through an intersection when some jackass decided to pull out through into the intersection despite the fact that his lane was full. At that point, I was searching my car for things that I had but didn't necessarily need that I'd be willing to part with to get the message across that he messed up one of the most important rules of city driving: if your lane is full, DON'T PULL INTO THE INTERSECTION.
It's not that hard. If I can get even one person, one person to be a little more mindful of their driving habits and think while they're behind the wheel, I will be a lot less aggravated on the road and will enjoy my driving experience a lot more, and you will too. Driving doesn't have to be a chore. It can be a fun, enjoyable experience where you can share music, converse freely, sight see, and relax on those open stretches of the road.
And that's my view.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Nine years later
I remember where I was nine years ago this calendar day.
I was in my 8th grade social science class when we heard that America was attacked. We weren't told the details of the attack; simply that we were attacked. All after-school programs and sports were canceled so we could all go home to fully understand what had happened. I heard that the Pentagon was attacked, but nothing else. When one of my teachers found out about this, she pulled me off to the side and specifically asked me not to say anything to the other students for fear that something bad could happen.
When I got home, I couldn't stop watching the horrors that were being displayed on the television: buildings collapsing, people running from the falling debris and dust cloud, and quite possibly the most disturbing thing being people actually jumping from the upper levels of the building. I didn't know how to feel. I was sad, mostly because I knew that a lot of people had died because of the combined attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. After the initial shock, I became more fearful than anything else. I knew that war was just over the horizon.
It was from that day that two words have been the rallying cry for the entire ordeal: "Never Forget."
Never forget the lives that were lost, both because of the attacks as well as the brave men and women who were there to rescue and support those injured.
Never forget the pain that we, as a nation, suffered from a faceless entity.
Never forget the families who lost loved ones because of the attacks.
Never forget the bravery of those on Flight 93 who stood up in the face of terror and sacrificed their lives so that others could live.
I haven't forgotten. I never will.
It surprises me to see who has, though.
Flying the flag at half-staff is now required at all federal, state, and local governmental buildings on this day. It's a sign of respect for the fallen, the fighting, and grieving. In my eyes, it's the least an organization can do to show respect if they're flying a flag.
So when I saw the flag flying at full staff at the American Red Cross building in town, I was completely dumbstruck by the situation. The American Red Cross. I simply couldn't believe it. I almost wanted to go into the building and remind them what today was to save them from further embarrassment.
The other one that kind of surprised me was a UAW building that shall remain nameless. For all the grief I get from disgruntled UAW members about being "unpatriotic" because I drive a Honda, which is "foreign made" (fun little tidbit - my "foreign made" Honda was actually made in America, out of parts made in America, by American workers), you would think that they would take the time to put their flags at half-staff in memory of this day. Because making cars is the most patriotic thing you can do in America, according to them. Never mind my four years of military service. I drive a Honda, ergo, the terrorists have already won.
I certainly hope that this has given people the opportunity to reflect on the events that not only had an impact on our nation's future, but also set the stage for the future of world.
We will never be the same.
I was in my 8th grade social science class when we heard that America was attacked. We weren't told the details of the attack; simply that we were attacked. All after-school programs and sports were canceled so we could all go home to fully understand what had happened. I heard that the Pentagon was attacked, but nothing else. When one of my teachers found out about this, she pulled me off to the side and specifically asked me not to say anything to the other students for fear that something bad could happen.
When I got home, I couldn't stop watching the horrors that were being displayed on the television: buildings collapsing, people running from the falling debris and dust cloud, and quite possibly the most disturbing thing being people actually jumping from the upper levels of the building. I didn't know how to feel. I was sad, mostly because I knew that a lot of people had died because of the combined attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. After the initial shock, I became more fearful than anything else. I knew that war was just over the horizon.
It was from that day that two words have been the rallying cry for the entire ordeal: "Never Forget."
Never forget the lives that were lost, both because of the attacks as well as the brave men and women who were there to rescue and support those injured.
Never forget the pain that we, as a nation, suffered from a faceless entity.
Never forget the families who lost loved ones because of the attacks.
Never forget the bravery of those on Flight 93 who stood up in the face of terror and sacrificed their lives so that others could live.
I haven't forgotten. I never will.
It surprises me to see who has, though.
Flying the flag at half-staff is now required at all federal, state, and local governmental buildings on this day. It's a sign of respect for the fallen, the fighting, and grieving. In my eyes, it's the least an organization can do to show respect if they're flying a flag.
So when I saw the flag flying at full staff at the American Red Cross building in town, I was completely dumbstruck by the situation. The American Red Cross. I simply couldn't believe it. I almost wanted to go into the building and remind them what today was to save them from further embarrassment.
The other one that kind of surprised me was a UAW building that shall remain nameless. For all the grief I get from disgruntled UAW members about being "unpatriotic" because I drive a Honda, which is "foreign made" (fun little tidbit - my "foreign made" Honda was actually made in America, out of parts made in America, by American workers), you would think that they would take the time to put their flags at half-staff in memory of this day. Because making cars is the most patriotic thing you can do in America, according to them. Never mind my four years of military service. I drive a Honda, ergo, the terrorists have already won.
I certainly hope that this has given people the opportunity to reflect on the events that not only had an impact on our nation's future, but also set the stage for the future of world.
We will never be the same.
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