Imagine you visit your doctor because you're very stressed out. Your doctor presses his stethoscope to your back and tells you to take a deep breath. You begin to breathe, and it feels really good just to relax for a moment. But then, when your lungs are only half full, your doctor suddenly tells you to exhale quickly and starts talking about all the things you need to be doing.… Post the First Comment

I've never really celebrated patriotic holidays. I watch fireworks on July 4, but that's about as far as it goes. Many might be stunned at this-every time I imagine people finding that out, I see them yelling "America hater!" and waving flags at me. I understand the meaning behind Independence Day, Memorial Day and Veteran's Day - remembering those who "protect our freedoms.… Post the First Comment

When I was a freshman, I met the most contemptible upperclassmen. I had dived head first into college with 18 hours of credit, knocking my general education requirements out of the park. I considered my schedule to be average; a few classes that ran Monday, Wednesday and Friday, a couple more on Tuesday and Thursdays, and one painfully long night class on Mondays.… Post the First Comment

The average person spends one hour and 42 minutes per week using the bathroom. Not taking a shower or bathing, but using the potty, taking a leak, going to the girls' room, utilizing the latrine-you get my drift. According to an article in Scotlands' The Scotsman, the average person spends 92 days in the bathroom over a lifetime.… Post the First Comment

When I was 2 years old, George Herbert Walker Bush was elected president. When I was 6 and 10, the U.S. elected and re-elected Bill Clinton. And when I was 14 and 18, we elected and re-elected George W. Bush. I lived in the U.S. under these presidents' terms, but none of them were my president.… 4 Comments