Things I dislike:
1. Arrogance
2. Mean people
3. Getting lost
4. Loud startling noises
5. My bed (always attempting to push me off)
6. Smokers (slowly killing all around them)
7. Stains
8. Thieves (I need to say no more)
9. Being kept in the dark (not literally)
10. Ignorance

I recall a time a while back where we were in a forest near a river. When we saw a large mossy branch spanning the gap we decided to cross it. I went first, slowly and carefully, testing each step before I moved. I got across with no problem and went back across quickly having memorized the safe steps. Another person then went and having watched me carefully had no problem crossing walking quickly across and back. The last companion grew cocky. Having seen the ease in which we made it across he strutted proudly across slipping halfway. He fell right into the shallow river after banging his knee on the tree. He was unharmed but learned a great lesson.
One thing I absolutely can’t stand is the ignorance some people live in and refuse to do anything about. I understand that people can’t help not knowing some things but when they refuse to hear any other opinion my respect for them lowers considerably. A good example of this is racism. They may have been taught it from birth but most are given a chance to learn differently and are later taught differently but many foolishly refuse these opportunities.

As I sit and look back upon my life I am stunned to realize how quickly time passes. I can still remember the emotions I had before by brothers birth the excitement to have my brother but also the fright of change then after the occasional annoyance at him but always unconditional love. Even though 7 years have passed and my brother is able to have intelligent conversations it still seems like only a week.

Stupid things people do:
1. Have competitions to see who will pass out first from holding their breath( I never understood this)
2. Kick each other’s shins until one gives up( same here)
3. Demolition derbies
4. Throw things at each other
5. Jump off of high objects (quite fun)
6. Drugs (the worst of all)

I recall a time when we were in a historic arms museum in Louisville. There was a wedding reception on the top floor and people putting on reenactments on the other 4 floors. My dad went out to get a gift for the couple from the car when something caught my brother’s eye. It was a red box on the wall with a white lever in the middle, His curiosity intrigued, he pulled it. Immediately the loud wail of the fire alarm penetrated every floor of the building and the museum evacuated accept for the top floor where everyone saw and laughed. My dad finally came back only for him to be denied entry by a man sweating heavily in a suit of armor when he asked what happened the man only muttered about some kid pulling the fire alarm.

One thing that I often think about in my school is religion. We have almost every religion in my school and I often get a group together to discuss it. Some of my best friends are the most diverse. In my group I know Muslims, Agnostics, Atheists, Catholics Baptists, Buddhists and others that don’t even know what their religion is called!!! Many a lunch time have been spent comparing different religions and discussing differences and we have discovered that there are very few differences in the main themes of the religions and they mainly differ in details. Rather odd how wars have been fought between these similar groups.

It was my second game of Mau and having already learned the rules I was laughing at the confused faces of the beginners as the piled card after card on their hand. One person In particular stood out when she began panicking and went nearly totally brain dead. She called a point of order and in all seriousness held up her card and asked what the diamond in the corner was called.

Food that should never go together (all from experience but only few from my own.):
1. Ketchup and any other food
2. Same with mustard
3. Cheetos and jelly
4. Squash and raspberries
5. Salmon and chocolate
6. Dog cookies and sugar.