I must try and get some sleep, so this will be a short one. The air conditioner is humming, hopefully it will drown out my annoying neighbors and their yells and screams. Their dog with his or her incessant barking. Dexter Season 7 with one episode to go. I feel so completely childish, but I'm enamored, almost smitten by the lovely Yvonne Strahovski. Completely not my "type" as if there is one. There is something just enchanting about her. Is it her looks or the fact she's a killer? I'll never know. Today I felt fear for the first time. Not true fear, like a life or death feeling, but more a feeling of helplessness. My overactive brain was working and I thought I had walked in to a ruse to start a fight. Oddly enough the one time I go for a walk and bring my wallet and I feel like some kids might have been arguing to instigate a reaction. I ignored them and they walked by. Years ago, I would have told them to keep it down. Maturity or fear? Chinese tonight for the first time in a while. Laziness overcame necessity and dinner cost me $30. Not the habit I need to incur at this moment in time. The gentle hum, the scattered sheets are calling me. Laundry needs to be done tomorrow. Heat suppressing my desire to do anything, but sit inside and and enjoy the chill down my spine from leaving the shower and entering the cool room. Sleep calls.
I read this on Facebook this morning. A friend had posted it and said that every child should have to receive this. I of course read it and started to think. I immediately wondered who really wrote this, as I rarely see things like this attributed to the proper person. I immediately found it was written by Conservative Charles J. Sykes when he wrote a book about how America is dumbing down our youth. I read it twice and started to wonder how true it was. Below is a link to the actual picture I saw. So let's look at each of the rules and analyze them. Rule 1: Life is not fair — get used to it! - Life is not fair in that we are not all afforded the same opportunities based on race, creed, color, socio-economic background, but in general, those who are afforded the same opportunities to succeed are very often rewarded for their individual efforts. Sure there may be underlying circumstances, but hard work is proven to pay more often than not and those who strive for succ
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