Thursday, September 29, 2011

A story made while in High School

I might as well put out this story that I made in High School (unfortunately, since I don't have it anymore, I cannot remember it word for word).

NOTE: Please leave me a comment if you wish to use or publish this in any way.



   Flash! Fl-Flash! A storm is on the way!
   “About how far is it?”
   “About a half-hour away.”
   The thunder rumbled.
   “Is God angry?” my son asked.
***
   It was my 10th birthday. My whole family was there. Mom came out with a cake and everyone was singing “Happy Birthday” to me. Just before I blew out the candles, the lights went out. I saw my dad walk out of the room. I heard him getting the lantern, and walking to the circuit breaker.
   After a little bit of time, “&$#*@ GOD!!! WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!?!”
   The lights went back on, and shortly after, my dad came back to rejoin us.
   “What was that all about?” my mom asked him.
   “I don't know,” he replied. “It keeps going out more and more often.”
***
   The next day I awoke to my mother quickly opening the door. “Get up and get in the cellar!” she demanded.
   “Wha-why?” I asked half-asleep. “It's Saturday.” I rolled over.
   “GET UP!” she yelled as she tore off the blankets.
   I fell out of bed, and almost did a face-plant on the floor.
   “C'MON! WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!”
***
   As I got outside, I saw a swirling form of doom! God's wrath was upon this place.
   I heard my dad mumbling things. “Is God angry?” I asked.
   “Yes, and I will fight him. I don't care what he thinks.”
   “God will win.”
   “DON'T EVEN GIVE ME THAT BALONEY! NOW GET IN THE CELLAR!!!”
   My family and I, except my dad, went in the cellar... I never saw him again.
***
   “DAD!”
   “Huh-what?”
   “Is God angry?” my son asked again.
   “Yes he is, and I will accept his judgment. C'mon, we'll get in the cellar.”

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

US Culture

             I often hear people talk about how compared to other nations the US lacks a strong national cultural identity but i feel this assessment is flawed in one key detail.  While the US is a nation when it come Size, Structure, and governmental level the US is more on par which international unions like the EU, UN, and such.  This would put the states more on par with the other nations.  Now if you where to make the same comparison but with the states instead I feel you will find That wile still young There is a definite Cultural identity, and if you compare the US to say the EU its cultural identity is in fact more well defined.  Now this culture may often seem fragmented and inconsistent, but this is not due to the lack of cultural unity but because the opposed but not incapable nature of two of it primary values: Group unity, and individual freedom.

                One good example of both how prevalent these values are and how they can result in drastically different but culturally constant subcultures depending on when where and which one is given priority. Is one of the darkest and bloodiest chapters in US history the civil war.  With the Confederates holding the States individual rights more important then the nations unity and the union holding the nations unity in priority.  With that said the whole reason it became an issue is because the Confederates held the Majority's cultural rights over an minority's Individual freedom.  another more positive example of the influence of these two values in action is the structure, strategy's, and tactics of the US military.  Which encourages tactical initiative of the individual soldier/squad but also expect Loyalty to your fellow soldiers, the military,and the nation as well an adherence to the overall Strategy.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Grimhaven Cronicals

Date: evening of Kingsday 1st day of 4th moon of falling sun GC2 yr3

Greetings and salutations to all my loyal readers out there, I Martin Trueye summit to you my evaluations of our most current batch of drop-ins based on their current and on-going actions. As you all no doubt already know this batch comes from the soulshowers that started a couple of nights ago and if my divination are correct (which they most often are) peaked last night with a whopping 20 souls bring the current number of drop-ins up to 35.

They were of course greeted none other than the spunky owner of the Drunken Wrench the Gnome Morjet, the dour but diligent proprietor of the bloody apron clinic Narrea (who per my request has furnished me with a copy of their dossiers), and of course a detachment of city watch that the higher up deemed sufficient to quell any unruly ones that should be in the batch. Morjet being the good hostess she is provided the new comers with a fine fest (at her own expense I might add) and don’t ask me how, but she also managed to get the miserly half-orc owner of the slumbering pony Scrog to offer them a free room for a night albeit with only a cot.

Friday, August 12, 2011

You want out of the box; You can't handle out of the box

You probably have heard the buy phrase "think outside the box" yet if you think about it when has anyone actually been praised for thinking outside the box?

[ADMIN] Posting drought detected

Sorry everyone for a long time off. We here have had some changes here (mostly changes in the leader and willing posters) that have hindered our posting abilities.

As an Admin, I apologize to the viewers for any boredom caused and any "Are they dead?" or "When will they post again?" that may or may not have been caused. Now thanks to Blogger having the FavIcon out of testing, we will try to create a suitable image that suits this blog (which requires notifying the current leader of this... who has not been added yet to the blog).

We are still here, but due to the willingness of the posters, we don't have much content...

Thank you everyone but I might as well get that leader started here (nobody knows something they never learned yet).

EDIT: I have added or changed some posts tags and edited/joined some posts. I still care about this blog (although I never thought to look at editing it).

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Hard Thought Poem.....

Brick
I love to be loved.
I hate to be hated.
But in someways I am like a brick house.
When I have a bad day one brick is reduced.
When I have a good day one brick is increased.

Funeral

Remember the good times.
Remember the bad times.
We all have to suffer the hardship of a loss of another.
But remember them and take what the they have done well and use it.

Stability

I dream of a walkway.
A path that never ends.
I see a path to destruction behind me.
I also see a path to Stability.
I feel like the path to destruction is pulling me towards it.
But i am Stable so stability is pull also.
In the path to destruction i see anger, stress, and disbelief.
In the path to stability i see love, happiness,
and compassion with every one around me.
I pull myself away.
Away from all the hate.
Now i am Stable.

Thy to Forgive is to Change....

Thy to Forgive.
Is hard to achieve.
Thy you mother used excuse to explain here action for raping you.
Is hard to forgive.
Thinking that your mother would ever change.
Is hard to do.
Thy the evil is still at my feet.
Is hard to kick away.
Thy your mother raped you because she was using drugs.
Is hard to understand.
Thinking that you mother had no right to do what she did.
But by my understanding thy to forgive is to change.



Written By Robert Boone

Friday, June 24, 2011

Selling flower bouquets at Full Life

As is stated on the Full Life All Star's blog post, ATTN: Flower Farm Fans, Full Life is selling to its local community flower bouquets weekly for a total of $100 for the summer period.  See said site for a bit more info.

As I will (probably incorrectly) quote a line from a Pokemon game, "Let flowers fill the world!"