Letter to my 10 year old self

Dear Young Joe,

This is you from the future. It’s the year 2011 now, so obviously you survived the computer crash and the aliens from Mars taking over the world when it turned from 1999 to 2000, so good job buddy. Just kidding there were no aliens. I’m writing to you to tell you what to expect in the future. It might not seem possible right now but within the next 10 years you will see all 4 Philadelphia teams make their respective championships. Now to the important stuff...Don’t spend so much time staying inside in the summer. Go outside and play with your friends, in about 5 years your parents are going to force you have a job and you’ll be busy with other things. Go enjoy being a kid. You should try a little harder in school too. You’ll feel so much better knowing you did. Oh and don’t even think about pursuing girls in Harrisburg. You can do better… trust me. Read a few more books and watch less TV. Don’t worry about which Philadelphia team is going to sign you, because none of them do. Spend more time being yourself, because a lot of people like YOU and want to be around you. Be nicer to Matt and when you become a teenager, know that he’s watching everything you do, whether you want him to or not so be a good role model for him. Even though he’s a pain right now he’s going to end up being your best and most loyal friend. Go to church and try to strengthen your relationship with God. Study that bible because when you get to college, you’re going to want to know more. Just remember to do you very best in everything and you’re going to be successful. You have a lot of talents and gifts; don’t let anyone make you think you don’t.

P.S. In March of 2010, you’re going to meet a girl named Kelsey Gordon, just because she’s shy, doesn’t mean she doesn’t like you. Don’t blow it.


Sincerely,

Older Joe

Black History Month

Ok so being that February is “Black History Month” I decided to write a blog about the true meaning of the history of being black. Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light. In Physics, a black body is a perfect absorber of light, but, by a thermodinamic rule, it is also the best emitter. Thus, the best radiative cooling, out of sunlight, is by using black paint, though it is important that it be black (a nearly perfect absorber) in the infrared as well. Black is the lack of all colors in light, or an exhaustive combination of multiple colors of pigment. Black is worn by Hassidic Jews, some Muslim woman… but I can’t say all Muslim women, lawyers and judges and by gothic and punk kids. The Black sky refers to the appearance of space as one emerges from the Earth’s atmosphere. A black dwarf is the name of a star that has burnt out. If a person wears a black bandana, that means that one is into the sexual fetish of sadomasochism. The color black is a symbol of mourning in Western societies, especially at funerals and memorial services. In Greece and Italy, widows wear black for the rest of their lives. In terms of Money being “in the black” means to be out of debt which is considered to be “in the red.” Black magic is a destructive or evil form of magic. Black is often connected with death. Ok I’m getting tired of writing. This is my study of the history and meaning of being black

Counting Sheep

Okay so lately i've been having some trouble sleeping and a couple night ago decided I would try an old trick that has worked for people for many years. I thought I would start to count sheep. I have found out that it is way easier to count sheep jumping over a fence than to try to count sheep one by one in a herd . Sometimes sheep in a herd move around and I lose count or count the same sheep twice, I then get so frustrated with myself that I lost count and I have to start over, by doing so I keep myself awake even longer because I'm thinking about sheep at all hours of the night.

What are you looking at?

Sitting in the back row of class has it advantages. One of which is I can go on the internet and my professor wont notice as easily. Another reason why I like sitting in the back row is I can also see what other students are looking at. Facebook is the most common page that is up right now. Out of 10 laptops open that I can see half of them are on this social network page. One person is one youtube, and 3 are actually taking notes. I'm not sure why i'm writing about this, I guess I just wanted an excuse to look over people's shoulders to see what they're looking at.