Michael Enright Charged With Hate Crime: Ahmed Sharif, Muslim Cab Driver, Attacked For Religion
Horrific. I think I read this article with my mouth hanging open in shock.
Why? Did he see something in Afghanistan that is still haunting him? Was he dangerous before he went to Afghanistan? Someone said he was drunk; is that a "good" excuse?
Showing posts with label HuffPo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HuffPo. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
College For All? Experts Say Not Necessarily
College For All? Experts Say Not Necessarily
I don't think college is for everyone. Or maybe it's just not for everyone when they're 18 or 19 years old. Had I gone to college at that age, I would have majored in accounting or business administration. How lame is that? There's no way I could have been happy crunching numbers all day. There's a good chance I would have had to tell myself daily not to pick up an ice pick, stick it in my ear and swirl it around to scramble my brain so I wouldn't have to sit in anymore meetings.No matter what kind of money I made. That's not who I am at all. But if I had graduated high school and been able to attend Patricia Stevens like I THOUGHT I wanted, I would have been so miserable.
I was raised to plug along, do the right thing. Hating your job meant nothing. Well, that's not true. I think it means you drink a lot to escape or to dull the pain you endure everyday as little pieces of you die every single day. So being raised that way, I bet I would have stayed in whatever job I secured after college. Gross!
Now I'm a massage therapist and full time college student. Some people get confused because they know how much I love what I do. Apparently, that means I can't broaden my horizons, as they say. Here comes the hippie: I don't feel like massage therapy is the end game for me. I feel that a deeper knowledge and understanding of psychology will enhance what I'm already doing. Yes, my decision to go to college was based on a gut feeling.
Where was I going with this? Oh yeah. The point is, I had no idea who I was at 18. Most people don't. In fact, if an 18 year old told me they knew who they were and they knew exactly who and what they wanted to be for the rest of their life, I'd call them a liar.
So while I understand that there are many jobs that people won't even be considered for without a degree, there are just as many that make people happy and fulfilled that don't care if you've ever heard of college.
I don't think college is for everyone. Or maybe it's just not for everyone when they're 18 or 19 years old. Had I gone to college at that age, I would have majored in accounting or business administration. How lame is that? There's no way I could have been happy crunching numbers all day. There's a good chance I would have had to tell myself daily not to pick up an ice pick, stick it in my ear and swirl it around to scramble my brain so I wouldn't have to sit in anymore meetings.No matter what kind of money I made. That's not who I am at all. But if I had graduated high school and been able to attend Patricia Stevens like I THOUGHT I wanted, I would have been so miserable.
I was raised to plug along, do the right thing. Hating your job meant nothing. Well, that's not true. I think it means you drink a lot to escape or to dull the pain you endure everyday as little pieces of you die every single day. So being raised that way, I bet I would have stayed in whatever job I secured after college. Gross!
Now I'm a massage therapist and full time college student. Some people get confused because they know how much I love what I do. Apparently, that means I can't broaden my horizons, as they say. Here comes the hippie: I don't feel like massage therapy is the end game for me. I feel that a deeper knowledge and understanding of psychology will enhance what I'm already doing. Yes, my decision to go to college was based on a gut feeling.
Where was I going with this? Oh yeah. The point is, I had no idea who I was at 18. Most people don't. In fact, if an 18 year old told me they knew who they were and they knew exactly who and what they wanted to be for the rest of their life, I'd call them a liar.
So while I understand that there are many jobs that people won't even be considered for without a degree, there are just as many that make people happy and fulfilled that don't care if you've ever heard of college.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sen. Ron Wyden: The National Guard Needs Your Help
Sen. Ron Wyden: The National Guard Needs Your Help
When I first started reading this post, I got mad. I thought this guy was just going to complain, point out the bad stuff and not offer any solutions. Luckily, that is not the case.
The system in place for our National Guardsmen and Reservists is the system that's always been. At least for as long as I was aware and/or involved in it. The benefits awarded our "part time" military just don't cut it anymore. The problem is money. When the Defense budget is cut, sometimes they cut the wrong stuff.
Whether you like it or not, our military goes places. We are interventionists. We are baby sitters. For the entire world. "Somebody has to do it" is an argument I've heard my whole life. The average American isn't going to realize there are always troops/airmen/sailors somewhere in the world looking out for their interests. What they should realize, however, is that there are people in dangerous places doing dangerous things in the name of national security who come home and are left to their own devices to find medical care, counseling, jobs. It's up to us to support them. It's up to us to be their voice.
I'm happy to see someone in government doing something about the inequities our Reservists and Guardsmen face. I hope these bills will be passed by our legislators to take care of the gaps in coverage and support.
Here is information about a bill introduced by Senators Mark Udall, Mark Begich, Barbara Mikulski and Claire McCaskill to extend health coverage to military dependents through the age of 26.
I'm pretty liberal in my politics. I've been called a hippie plenty of times. But I will always and forever support our military members and their families. You can take the girl out of the military, but you can't take the military out of the girl.
When I first started reading this post, I got mad. I thought this guy was just going to complain, point out the bad stuff and not offer any solutions. Luckily, that is not the case.
The system in place for our National Guardsmen and Reservists is the system that's always been. At least for as long as I was aware and/or involved in it. The benefits awarded our "part time" military just don't cut it anymore. The problem is money. When the Defense budget is cut, sometimes they cut the wrong stuff.
Whether you like it or not, our military goes places. We are interventionists. We are baby sitters. For the entire world. "Somebody has to do it" is an argument I've heard my whole life. The average American isn't going to realize there are always troops/airmen/sailors somewhere in the world looking out for their interests. What they should realize, however, is that there are people in dangerous places doing dangerous things in the name of national security who come home and are left to their own devices to find medical care, counseling, jobs. It's up to us to support them. It's up to us to be their voice.
I'm happy to see someone in government doing something about the inequities our Reservists and Guardsmen face. I hope these bills will be passed by our legislators to take care of the gaps in coverage and support.
Here is information about a bill introduced by Senators Mark Udall, Mark Begich, Barbara Mikulski and Claire McCaskill to extend health coverage to military dependents through the age of 26.
I'm pretty liberal in my politics. I've been called a hippie plenty of times. But I will always and forever support our military members and their families. You can take the girl out of the military, but you can't take the military out of the girl.
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