Beavers

Beavers are pretty sweet. Seriously, they’re the biggest rodent in North America which is totally awesome except I think New York City rats might be bigger. Beavers totally rock like hardcore style. This one time I was hiking in the woods by a lake and I saw a tree that was about 2 feet thick that a beaver had chewed down. They say that humans are the apha species but if we can’t chew through 2 feet of wood then we can’t be that superior. At least beavers can get out of the way of a falling tree. How many times have you heard of people getting crushed by trees? How many times have you seen a beaver crushed under a tree? Also, beavers don’t park their cars where trees can hit them. i have this strange feeling that beavers are going to run the world some day; right after they chew their way through the world governments and get some good dentists as to not lose their ultimate power. Not that much would change though, except for those lumberjack contests, they would probably be pretty different…I’m guessing…

John Terry

This past Tuesday, two soccer teams, Manchester United and Chelsea, played the UEFA Champions League final. The game was a very exciting game and it went into overtime and then into a penalty kick shootout. The match went pretty smoothly until the game went into overtime. Players were tired and tensions were high. Eventually, a fight broke out and one of the Chelsea players, Didier Drogba, slapped Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic across the face. He was promptly given a red card and sent off the field. The worst part of it all was that it was Didier Drogba’s last game for Chelsea. I guess he did a great job leaving his mark. Besides the fight, there was even more drama in the PK shootout. Chelsea was up by one in the shootout and the captain of the team, John Terry, was up to kick. All he had to do was put it in to win. In case you don’t know, a penalty kick is shot from 12 yards and the goalkeeper can’t move off the goal line. They are very difficult for a keeper to save and it should have been extremely easy. Terry got up to kick and not only did he miss the goal completely but he slipped on his butt. He seriously cried for about a half hour after losing the biggest competition in Europe for his team. Some people think you should feel sorry for him but I don’t. He is a huge jerk on the field and apparently spit on Manchester United player Carlos Tevez. However, I do have a burning hatred towards the entire Chelsea team so there is a little bit of personal bias in that statement. I mean seriously, Didier Drogba (the guy who slapped the Man U player) grabbed another guys crotch during the 2006 world cup. There were words exchanged and he walked past and grabbed Mark Van Bommel’s crotch. He also has greasy hair which is really gross. 

Education

What is wrong with the education system in this country?  Not only is the public school system screwed up but the college system is even worse. The the whole thing is just replete with blatant examples of wasted money and time. Seriously, yesterday I saw the janitors moving snow from one place to another. I could understand if they were moving it a few feet but they were moving it across the parking lot with a tractor. Not only is that a waste of time but its also a waste of gas. In college the wasted money is even worse. They have these all-you-can-eat dining halls where food just sits around all day and the stuff that isn’t eaten is just thrown away. That’s part of the reason why college costs so much, your room and board  alone can cost up to $10000. That is absolutely ridiculous. Most people don’t pay that much for real apartments and actual food. I guess it all comes down to the fact that education has become a business in this country. College tuition should never average 40 grand. Recently, RPI put in a 100 million dollar performing arts center. They are a technical school, why in the world do they need that? I guess when your tuition is $52,000 you don’t have to worry about these things. Education should be about kids learning, no about how big the endowment is.