Too Much Time on My Hands

I woke to brilliant sunlight reflecting off a windowpane across the rear courtyard. It shined brightly through the balcony doors. I blinked to adjust my eyes to the brightness. A black crow sat on the railing, staring at me. I stared into its eyes and he cocked his head sideways to gaze at me with one eye. A noise to my right drew my attention - Boudreaux lay beside me on the bed; he was unshaven and worry lines creased his brow. His body was restless with movement; his face did not show the…

A penny for my thoughts. Pennies have been around for a very long time, roughly 200 years, and there had been many changes to it as the society grew. People were dissatisfied with its looks, the way they took up too much space and resources, and the worth of the coins. However, I think now is a good time to put an end to this one-cent coin, not just to put forth more modifications. The reasons had grown much too large and strong— pennies cost more to produce than it is actually worth, they hurt…

The first mind map I want to talk about is the triangle of well-being. This mind-map presents an idea that the mind, brain and relationships are a part of a triangle. By the mind, we mean awareness, intention, insight, and focused attention. By brain we mean the extended nervous system throughout our bodies. By relationships we mean interactions with people, most importantly: parents, friends, teachers and the community. The main idea promoted by the triangle of well-being is that the three…

their personality, values, and attitudes, while not taking into consideration external factors. When I was in high school, a particular student repeated a grade due to failing her classes. I was sure that she repeated because she was too relaxed and lazy, partied too much, and didn't apply herself to her school work. Later on when we became friends, I found out that the reason why she did so poorly in school was because she was being abused at home and was unable to concentrate in class. I felt…

For my discussion post, I chose to talk about the industry of athletic development. Originally, the intentions of organized youth sports were generally good. As stated in the book, “postwar prosperity put discretionary income in the hands of parents who wanted to provide their children with opportunities that they had been denied growing up in a time of depression and war” (Davies, p. 361). In today’s society, this concept of organized youth sports has become somewhat corrupted in my opinion.…

Living In a dorm has been a big transition from living at my parent 's house. There are some things that I like and things I don 't like at both places. From the people I live with, to the rules, I have to follow. Both my dorm and my house have their pros and cons. If there is one thing I hate the most, it 's being in dirty places. Well in the dorm, it 's very dirty. It 's not just the messes every once and a while in the hallway, but the dirt no one sees. Like how dirty the bathrooms are.…

we had a lovely Christmas break. As I inspect my child, now grown with children of her own, holding tickets back to their home, longing envelopes me. Hoards of people push past, unaware of my pain, on their own schedules and heading toward different trains, talking and texting on their cell phones. My family boards, time as if in slow-motion, and waves goodbye until I see them again. I can't do anything but wave, a fake smile upon my face as my heart breaks and sadness washes over me. The…

awake from my slumber. As I crawl out of bed and start walking to the door, I hear an unfamiliar noise coming from the kitchen that sounds like sobbing mixed with mumbled curse words mixed under someone’s breath. Who could this be? Surely, not my father! I had never heard my father cry before in all my life and to say such harsh words! Daddy never curses unless something unimaginable happens. What is going on? I wonder. I decided that I had to go take a look for myself. But what about my…

there is much more to it. I never knew how bad smoking was. I mean, it is just crazy. I would have never guessed that second hand smoking, breathing in the smoke from someone else, kills over 50,000 people each year. I did not even really know what second hand smoking was until D.A.R.E. And I thought D.A.R.E. was about drugs only. But I was wrong. It was also about different ways of communication. Now that helped me. I have used the D.A.R.E. Decision Making Model many times. Some times, even…

The Trip “Summer, lets go!” my mom shook me. As I opened my eyes, I could barely see the airport through all the fog. I was about to go on the most exciting trip ever. Spain! I was going to Spain! I couldn’t believe it! I was going there to see my grandparents. I was going across the entire ocean. As I got out of the car I grabbed my passport and my mom came around the car with my suitcase. We walked through the parking lot and I could feel the shivers going down my spine. It was really cold…