School.

was it not said that all good things must come to an end, while that is not totally true, this summer is ending. three months of freedom from academic deadlines and goals. but now we must start the long, hard fearful, nay! even backbreaking school year ahead of us. yes i probably did go a little far with that last one, because i, for one, do not fear this year of school at all. you could almost sort of yet no where near close, say that i can't wait for it, but that too goes WAY too far. although I think there is one certain rising senior whose name rhymes with shmon shmappel who should win the award for EASIEST SENIOR YEAR featuring the dynamic duo of choir and handbells, yes handbells and choir. but i for one do not mind the school year at all, now the homework. . .well, thats a whole other post.

Some Thoughts on Summer

Summer, is a word in everyone's vocabulary, that when spoken, gives mental pictures of warm days, grassy fields, and endless fun. Summer is always a welcome respite from the mundane, monotonous, and otherwise boring school life that is brought on by the seemingly never-ending routine. Although, Summer may seem like a break, is it really? While we escape the routine of school, everyone seems to openly accept the routine of summer without a second thought. Work schedules clog the week and we struggle to get a vacation or party in here or there, but we still enjoy it. While we still have the chance to go on a mission trip for a week or two, or simply just kick back and relax for a couple or three days, we still plunge willingly and head first into the dreary work agenda that is thrown at us every week. Some might say that is is the mere fact that you get paid for work, but some might also compare knowledge to payment, and, call me eccentric, agree with this. While we cannot live of of knowledge (or bread) alone, it still is something we should seek. Those are some thoughts on summer, now give me some of yours.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
Mark Twain

True Independence

A bit of an update for the Fourth of July. Harvey is taking some prize pictures of California, and all goes well at the WILDS. the true reason for this post, though, is for all of us to keep in mind what we really are celebrating.
things we are not celebrating:
who can light the most fireworks
who can eat the most food
etc.
things we are celebrating:
Our God given Independence from Britain and the great nation He gave us (think of us still being under British control, scary!)
The United States of America being forged on the Bible and the Ten Commandments

so the next time you light an M-400 or whatever they're selling, just take a moment and realize just how good God is.

I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
--Woodrow T. Wilson

Breathing Free Air Again

Summer School is over. words that are sweeter than honey. some have likened summer school to a torture chamber, some to a pit of despair, some actually like summer school (weird). I liken it to getting braces, its annoying, hurts some, and lasts virtually forever, but when its over you're glad you did it. I, for one, am one of those people. whilst not have the courage, or prehaps sheer love for pain and suffering, to take biology in summer school, I did however take Geometry. I learned some things in geometry, believe it or not, such as how to make a pentagon out of a circle using only an unmarked straight edge and a compass (and paper of course). and things like this complex thing called "logic" which is something about pV~p iff pi r² or something like that. but I think I came away with a pretty good knowledge of geometry and since summer school is over, I can legally work 8 hours a day, and the D²MC is taking full advantage, along with the other summer students working there. so with the summer half over, we undergo the monotonous routine we wanted to escape from in school, ironic isn't it? so one could coinside this post with timford's Strategic Retreat post. monotony is always boring, except when it is applied the monotony of things always being different, but even then is it true monotony? (hmm. . .) well, I just heard some pretty loud thunder, so I'll end it here
Happy Summer!
"Ever wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?"
--John Mendosa.

Of Summer and Camps

I haven't posted in a while, so I decided to post of summer and camps. We have hit the beginning of the rest of the summer. Bummer skewl is about half-way done, and many of those working at camps have left, (with the exception of Harvey and a few others) and all goes well with IT and DMDC as the summer soars along. although, I shudder to think what will happen after summer school gets out. thats right boredom will ensue. you may say "aren't you already bored in summer skewl geometry" and I answer that, "yes". while geometry can be interesting at times, it ins't interesting after about the 2 and 1/2 hours, luckily, it is broken up by 2 10 minute breaks, and chapel. but what I am getting at is, once school gets out, everyone will most likely leave or go gon vacation, as of nowI have no such plans. So I'll be sitting here bored with nothing to cure it except work and the occasional RISK game. but! as of yet the summer has been going great, not too much homework, and my mid-term is on friday. but I did not however, post this just to say how bored I might become, I posted it to tell about all thats going on. The camps that I know people are going to are The Wilds (duh) CoBeAc and Camp Lucerne. these range from NC to Michigan and all the way to Californ-I-A. but it is almost 11 PM and I'm kinda tired and my brain will inevitably shut down in about 15-45 minutes (summer school schedule) so I'm going to end this post right. . . . here.

“I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.” -- Oscar Wilde quotes

Light, Temperature and. . .Bumperstickers

Its been a while since we had a good discussion question here, so I call upon you to pick one. It could be the speed of light and theories about light. It could be about how some people think we will never reach Absolute Zero. It could be about some deep theory or subject. Just bring it up and see what other's opinions are. If it gets in depth, I may even join in the debate, who knows!

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. -- Unkown

Compilation

The end of the year has come and gone. This graduation was bitter sweet for me. while I know that some people cried, I however did not. It was very sad though, because some of my best friends were in the senior class. I was extremely happy to see them graduate, it was sad because I knew I would not see the majority of them much ever again. Also I have been exepted into the D²MC which I am very excited about, because I have worked there three days and already feel like family (and I haven't even met everyone yet) but another big thing happening in. . .say. . . 13 hours, my brother is getting married, this is also bitter sweet too because I will be losing my brother that I have grown up with, shared my best moments with, and finally am able to stand a chance in slap-boxing him, and now he is leaving. on the bright side though I get my own room(and there was much rejoicing)(yay) but this is just an example that life moves on, we all must grow up and find our repsective ministries that God has for us, and now I have run out of words to describe these last 2 weeks, so I'll stop and dwell on this fact. . .
I'M NOT A FRESHMAN ! ! ! !

“Remember in elementary school you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file from smallest to tallest? What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?”

--Warren Hutcherson