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Making a judgment call, ch ch ch changes, and what it means to be a friend

 After college graduation, which seems a bit ago now, you learn there are things you cannot do anymore. You learn that decisions must be made. Like, should I go out tonight and drink even though I have been for the last few nights, or gee, I need to catch up on sleep, and 2am out at the club isn't really going to do it for me anymore. As you acquire more job experience or find your sleep schedule changing to where you have somewhere to be every morning and can't risk the whole night owl gamble anymore. Sooner or later you have a responsibility. You have a responsibility to your employer and the people  and or animals at home in whom you are taking care of.  Things sometimes slip under the table, we want a few drinks to let off steam and make ourselves forget what is going on or that things are stressful. In college I used to think it would actually fix my problems. Here's the thing. They will still be there in the morning as much as we try to hide them. As adults we hav...

Violence in the world, the appearance of having feelings, all we can do is love

The terrorist attack at the Orlando nightclub has left me saddened and speechless. This event now marks the biggest shooting in the U.S.; as if we needed a reminder. My heart breaks for those families and my prayers go out to them at this time. And for what? The LGBT community is on high alert and this hatred is so wrong. I shudder as I made the mistake of reading some of the kid’s text messages before they were gone forever. It’s hard to ignore on a slow day at work and its right there in front of your face reminding you of how sad this truly is. All the violence in this world day after day is exhausting. Although I do not agree with some of Obama’s views and may not support him as a president, it has got to be difficult to get up there to address a public in the aftermath of any tragedy. We sit there and we bash him as a president. A president has only so much time during his candidacy to address and accomplish certain things. A president can’t do all that he said he would d...