Things I'm Thankful For Thursday

- Check marks
- Door handles
- Braces
- Whitening strips
- Skills
- Legs
- Photo albums
- Fans
- This photo: 

May The Fourth Be With You

May 4 is a special day for Star Wars fans... Perhaps the most common phrase known in "Star Wars language" is: "May the force be with you", a phrase often stated as a "farewell" or "good luck" to a departing Jedi knight. Star Wars fans used this popular phrase and twisted it to say: "May the fourth  be with you", thus dubbing May fourth as "Star Wars Day."

In England, Margret Thatcher, the first woman prime minister, was elected on May 4, 1979, and her political party put out an advertisement that stated: "May the fourth be with you", thus increasing the popularity of the Star Wars day trend. 

Ironically, the Los Angles City Counsel declared May 25th as Star Wars Day, due to the release of the fourth episode of Star Wars. But any real Star Wars fan would celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4th.

Some ways to celebrate Star Wars Day are:

1. Wave your hand before entering an automatic door at a store, pretending to have the force of Darth Vader

2. Start a protest in front of the theater because "The Avengers" stole the limelight of Star Wars Day

3. Watch all of the Star Wars movies from start to finish

4. Go to a restaurant, and if they don't have want you want to eat, react accordingly (ex. pretend to have Vader's talent of choking people at a distance)

5. Make corny Star Wars jokes all day... For example:

1) Ever seen a Jedi commit suicide? They hold a lightsaber up to their temple and scream "Back off! Don't Force me to make any rash decisions!! I'll do it!!!"

2) Darth Vader approaches Luke and says, "Luke, I know what you got for Christmas." Luke asks, "How?" And Vader replies, "I sensed your presents."

3) You know you're a redneck Jedi When:

-You've heard the phrase, "May the force be with y'all."

-You have ever used a light saber to light the barbecue grill

-You used a light saber to cut your wedding cake

-Your father's name is Garth Vader

-A wookie has told you you need to shave

-You find no grammatical error in the way Yoda talks

-You think having bad B.O. is a special force

-The doors of your X wing are welded shut and you have to get in through the windows

-You feel like duct tape is like the force. It has a dark side, a light side, and holds the world together.

Things I'm Thankful For Thursday

- Thursdays
- Weekends
- Old home videos
- Printers
- Study Bibles
- The number 7
- Trash cans
- Garbage collectors
- The "grilled food" smell
- This photo:

Friendship, Family, Love

 

"As we strain to grasp the things we desire, the things we think will make our lives better: money, popularity, fame… we ignore what truly matters, the simple things, like friendship, family, love. The things we probably already had."

My Bi-Monthly Opinion: Couch Potatoes and Cot Potatoes

Rating: zero

Couch Potato: A person who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the television
Cot Potato: A very young child who spends a lot of time watching television (cot = a baby's bed)

It has been proven that those who are couch potatoes have a higher risk of becoming overweight or obese. Also, according to CBN.com, those who sit for more than 11 hours a day are 40% more likely to die in the next three years than those who are active. 

According to the CDC (center for disease control), 10.4% of children age 2-5 are obese, as are nearly 20% of kids ages 6-19 and 33.9% of adults older than 20. America has a weight issue, and a huge part of this obesity problem is due to television and not being active. 

I have witnessed first hand a child who was 3 years old and could hardly talk because his mother let the television "babysit" him. Also, it is proven that the children who watch violent television programs are more likely to become violent and abusive adults. 


...as for my opinion... 


People should try to eat healthier, even when watching television or playing video games. (ex. celery instead of popcorn)

I believe that both adults and children should entertain themselves in ways that are more active such as going on a bike ride, run, or walk, playing sports, or if disabled, exercising the mind through reading books.

If you have time to watch hours and hours of television, you have time to go outdoors, read a book, or go to work and make some money. 

...you can even eat the book...

...or eat the "outdoors"..

Two Faces

“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.”

-Nathaniel Hawthorne-

Things I'm Thankful For Thursday

- Cell phones
- Words
- Speakers
- The color black
- Binders
- Wheels
- Photography
- Medication
- Pens
- This photo: