gneiss schist?

You can always count on Kerry Litka for some good stories but in this case, it's more the potential good story about how her students will use the names of two prominent metamorphic rocks in New Hampshire: schist (shist) and gneiss (nice). I think I find it so amusing 'cause it's the juvenile humour that I can identify with... that and it always takes me back to my highschool days and the circle of friends I hung out with.

Kerry can also offer good advise and in her last post she offered some that I think Jim will find very useful for his marathon... Jim be sure to take note of her learnings so you don't make the same mistake buddy. To save you a click over there I'll put a quote here for ya bud:

...take my advice: do not ever attempt to carry an iPod in your sports bra on a 13 mile run...

so Jim, for the sake of your sternum, keep the MP3 player out of your bra!

Reading GeWilli's post, he wrote a lot of stuff in his last post but it's funny how things stick out in yer mind... he talked about eating lamb and he said:

"...I'm not going to make excuses for eating the baby sheep..."

and it got me thinkin'... I'm frustrated with people tellin' us that we can't offend other people with our opinions and tellin' us all the things they think we're doin' wrong! I mean, hey, you can have your opinion and do what you think is right but don't impose your point of view on me. Tell me about it but don't condemn me for differing from you. Now, I'm not talkin' about, ya know, being a sick-o murderer or racist bigot, I'm talkin' about things like the fact that I like a certain diet that includes meat and some people will tell me that I'm wrong for eatin' that way. I grew up in the middle on Ontario farm country and I know what 99.999% of the farms are run like... they care for the animals properly and they respect the land. I worked on these farms and know first hand the conditions... I'm not some city dweller who assumes that all farmers abuse their animals by puttin' the calves feet in cement to keep the meat tender... farck off, that's PETA bullsh!t propaganda. Yes, there is some really bad stuff happening out there but it's not the norm people. (hee hee, I'm tryin' to make a serious point and now all I can picture is Norm from Cheers makin' his entrance... geez, maybe I have A.D.D.) Anyway, my point? stop forcin' your ways on everyone else... make a good argument but in the end, respect other's right to make a choice for themselves.

Wow, that was another one of those moments where I kinda just went off on a thought there.

Hmmm, what else did I have to say... can't remember. Oh well, I'll post again if I feel compelled to share it.

Have a great day everyone!

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