Radio, someone still loves you...

This morning I was listening to Maxwell on WNCX. He was talking about how a girl got suspended from school for wearing a shirt with "foul" language written on it. The shirt reads: "Jesus scares the Hell out of you." I guess in some obscure, metaphoric way it makes sense. Because the shirt had the word "Hell" on it it was deemed offensive. The girl was ordered home to change it. She did not and was suspended for it. She believes that the shirt is a representation of her religious beliefs and that she should be able to wear it if she wants. Her parents backed her up on this issue and I'm fairly certain a lot of other Christians did too. Everyone had an opinion on why it was offensive or not offensive but no one took a direct grammatical approach to why it's wrong. This is where I come in...

Jesus scares the Hell out of you.

Every word in a sentence has a purpose. Whether it be a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, etc...What caught me was that there is a word in the sentence that does not belong. It takes the sentence from being absurd to grammatically correct. Figure it out yet? It's the article in the sentence. Yes, the word "the" is an extra word that does not belong. I will explain. There are 2 articles in the English language, "A" and "The" and the other form of "A", "An". "A/An" is called the "Indefinite Article" because the noun that goes along with it is indefinite or general. "The" is called the "Definite Article" because it indicates a specific thing. Now, there are certain times when "the" can not be used before a word, including: Before countries (not including the plural names like the Netherlands), towns, and (ta daaaa) PROPER NAMES! If you are a believer in Christianity, then Hell is an actual place. It is a proper noun. Putting "the" in front of Hell turns it into slang, e.g. What the Hell? Who the Hell is that? and even scaring the Hell out someone. It's hyperbole, intended to emphasize how scared someone is. If the shirt would have read "Jesus scares Hell out of you" the girl would have an argument against the school. But, the shirt makes it seem like Jesus is a boogie man living in your closet waiting to jump out and scare you to death. Maybe the implication of the shirt is more offensive than the bad word...






30 day challenge. Day 12. 


A picture of something you love.

I love dark chocolate with orange. Mmmmm...so good...








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Is this the way that it's always been...

Could it ever have been different?


I like to start things off right with a Pink Floyd lyric. Subtle and powerful. No other band says it better.

I've kinda slacked off on blogging for a little while. I've been busy with going back and forth with my new job and doing stuff for the old job. But, only a week left before I start the new job. All of my patience (which had worn thinner than paper) and hard work has finally paid off. I have something that I know I will enjoy. I have finally started a career...

30 Day Challenge. Day 10.

I'd just like to reiterate that I never said this would be 30 consecutive days. Just 30 days total.

I'm Skipping #10 on the list because I don't like it. I'm moving to #11.

A picture of something you hate.

I HATE HATE HATE HATE black licorice. It is the single most disgusting thing on the face of this planet. I would rather eat poop than eat black licorice. I would rather smell rotting flesh mixed with rancid butter and month old skunk juice than smell this. It is disturbingly disgusting. Why was this abomination, so foul, putrid, gruesomely repugnant, and nasty, ever created? It had to have been created in the 9th level of Hell by Satan himself. There is no other explanation.




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A time to relax...

Today is the first day I've had off in 2 weeks. I was so tired I slept until noon. Needless to say I haven't had the energy to do this in a while. Not just no energy, I had nothing to write about, too. Kinda like I have nothing to really say right now. I'm still tired.

I was unofficially offered a job from Audi the other day. I went in for a quick interview (less than 10 minutes) and the guy took me on a tour of the facility. Usually that means they are interested. After calling and leaving multiple messages I'm waiting to hear back from them about my background check. We'll see how it goes.

On to the 30 day challenge. Day 9...

A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.


I don't really feel like doing this one. It's just...dumb. So, I'm skipping it. I'll probably skip a few of these, because I don't like them. I'll catch up with it on the next blog.






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Strangers passing in the street...

...By chance two separate glances meet. And I am you and what I see is me.

One of my favorite lyrics of all time from "Echoes" by Pink Floyd.

I went, last night, to see a band called the Pink Floyd Experience. It was a great concert. They are obviously a Pink Floyd tribute band, and they do pretty good justice to the name of Pink Floyd. They played the entire Animals album, which I loved because it's not very popular and the songs from the album don't get played live that often. I liked the concert except for the part when some dingleberry (or berries) decided to light up a joint and smoke in the theater. I really wish people like that would just go away and never come back. It's just something I do not understand. If you have to be inebriated to listen to music you have a serious problem. A SERIOUS problem. For some unknown reason my beloved Pink Floyd got associated with pot heads and drunks. I go to concerts to listen to the music because I appreciate it and the effort that was put forth in producing said music and the stage show. Some people go as just another excuse to get high or drunk. What a sad and wretched existence to have no remorse for your appalling actions. They ruin other peoples experience because they want to be cool. Well, guess what, homie? You ain't cool, you're chilly. And chilly ain't never been cool.

On with the challenge

30 day challenge day 8.

A picture that makes you laugh.

I love Engrish.com. It has the most hilarious pictures from Asia you will ever see.


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