Is 24 hours enough?

At the ripe age of 17 I have already witnessed how busy a day can be. With how many activities I am involved in, almost everyday feels like it gets shorter by the second. A usual day for me involves me getting up at 6:30 am so that I am ready for school and out my door by 7:00 am. From that point on I'm in school till 2:25 pm. After that I have track practice from 2:45 pm to 4:45 pm. Once I finish that I try to go to the gym for about an hour. I don't end up leaving the gym till 6:00 pm. Once I get home I am all smelly from the long day I have to take a shower. Then once I get out of the shower I have to eat dinner which is usual an hour ordeal the way my family runs it. So now it is already 7:30 pm before I even start my homework. And me being the "smart" kid I am decided to take 3 AP's and a college course so that I could keep up with the intelligence and rigor our school is founded upon (but that's a topic for another day). So now with this rigorous course work and my amazing procrastination skills I usually don't end up finishing my homework till 10:00 or 11:00 at night. Now At 11:00 pm I try to fit in an hour of relaxation by watching Netflix. This then leads me to finally fall asleep at around 12:00 am. Then for the next day I get to do this routine all over again. Now I know that most people would tell that I am complaining to much but I would have to disagree since I wish I could even add more activities to this routine. For example, a lot of people get on me about not having a job and I simply tell them, "I would love one but were do I squeeze it into my schedule of activities that I would like to keep doing". While some days are better than others I have come to the conclusion that a 24 hour long day does not pack enough time for people to live their life the way they want to.

A New Sport?

So I have recently been exposed to a new sport I would have never guessed I'd like. This sport is none other than hockey. Growing up I was never really exposed to the sport so I blame my parents for not getting me interested in such an intriguing sport. This year my friends have asked me to come and watch a few games at Buffalo Wild Wings which is so much fun. We have been trying to make this a regular thing for every game but the food gets expensive quick. The people who usually go are Fredd, Jimmy, Jimmy's Dad, Fredd's Dad and I. We always try to get our other friend Ryan to go but he always seems to be busy when we want him to hangout. When we are at Bdubs (Buffalo Wild Wings) Fredd and I go CRAZY. We will scream just about anything across the restaurant because we love seeing people's reactions. Overall, this new years experience has been a great and from no on I will forever be a Flyers fan.

Food for Thought

If Jesus can walk on water, can he swim on land?
Why do they call it quicksand if you sink down slowly?
If a fly flies why doesn't an elephant elephant?
Why do you drive in a parkway but park in a driveway?
When cheese gets it's picture taken what does it say?
Do Roman paramedics call "IV's" 4's?
Why are there braille dots on a drive-through ATM keypad?
Why does a ship carry cargo, and a car carry shipments?
If you got in a cab and the driver drove backwards would he owe you money?
Why do doctors call what they do a practice? Shouldn't they be good at it by now?
If corn oil comes from corn and olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
If you throw a cat out your car window does it become kitty litter?
What is F. Scott Fitzgerald hiding?
 If you spin an oriental man, does he become disoriented?
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?
Sean Fitzpatrick, but does Patrick fit Sean?
If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Why do they call them apartments, when they're all together?
Where does your lap go when you stand up?
Can fat people go skinny dipping?
If quizzes are quizzical then what are tests?
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too?
Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

Return to Track

So yesterday I ran in my first meet since freshman year for the indoor track team. Being back on the Tower Hill track really brought some memories. The scenery was familiar but my nerves were on edge. As I was getting ready to began my first event I took a nice deep breath to calm my anxiety. My first event was a relay race and as I was handed the baton for my leg of the race my nerves seemed to melt away. Immediately, adrenaline rushed through my body and I jolted with baton in hand. At first I felt great as I rounded the first turn even though I was no were near the lead runner. I felt as though I was really zooming on the track. However, once I finished my leg I felt like I ran like a turtle. I was breathing heavy so I know I legitimately tried in the race, but a part of me felt as though I could have gone faster. While that was not my highlight of the meet I still enjoyed myself getting back into the swing of things.

Christmas

I love Christmas as much as the next guy but sometimes I feel as though people rush the holiday. I mean just look at stores. Every year it seems like Christmas themed items hit the shelves earlier and earlier. I know it's the best holiday of the year but what about the other holidays they need there own spotlight too. For example, Thanksgiving easily gets overshadowed by Christmas. This year when I was at my Thanksgiving dinner there was Christmas music playing. I was a little irritated by this because I knew that we were no where near the time of year for this type of music. I feel as though people need to wait at least until December 1st before they start getting into the Christmas spirit. Again, I know Christmas might be the best holiday but people need to show some more respect to the other surrounding holidays

Fake News

On November 26th, 2016 the New York Police Department (NYPD) acquired information on a supposed meth lab off of 5th Avenue. There have previously been reports of suspected drug dealers traveling down the road on repeated occasions. On November 28th, 2016 The NYPD infiltrated the lab accounting for 500 lbs of methamphetamine and several unregistered firearms. That day I was able to talk to the Chief of the NYPD, Michael Halpert, about the 5th Avenue drug bust. He told me, “It was a job well done by two of the best officers on the case, Robert Will and Daniel Smith”. After conversing with the Chief I hunted down officers Will and Smith to see if they could give me some more information on about the case. I found officer Will at a desk in the station. I asked, “Officer can I speak to you about the drug bust on 5th Avenue?”. Officer Will politely agreed and I began bombarding him with questions. He told me all about what went down since the beginning of when him and his partner were given the case. He started, “Once officer Smith and I got the orders on the 26th we immediately decided that night we would have a stakeout to see if there was a lot of activity in the building where the meth lab was supposed to be. That night we saw many known drug dealers walk into the building but what really caught our eyes was that a known gang leader by name of Trey Wall also made an appearance at the building. At this point we knew something big was going down. Luckily my partner, officer Smith was actually an undercover cop in the gang Trey ran so we had a way to find out what was going on in that building. Smith decided that the next day he would try to find out as much information as possible by asking people in the gang to see if anyone knew anything about the building. The following night Smith told me that not many people in the gang new about the building on 5th Avenue. However, he was able to pick up some information that a new drug dealer had set up shop there about a few months ago. So we decided the next night that we would bust in the building to collect the drugs and arrest anyone who was there. We followed typical procedure for being allowed to enter the building and we decided to bring 7 other cops on the bust. Officer Smith was unable to attend because we had to make sure his cover was still fine. When we ran into the building there was no one to be found but all of the drugs Smith told me about were still there”. I asked officer Will where was officer Smith? Office Will replied, “I haven’t seen him since the night before the drug bust. I really hope he is fine, but I know being an undercover cop is dangerous. If I had to guess I would say he has left town for a little bit so his profile can cool down. Overall, this was a great bust the station has seen in a long time”. So drug dealers be weary of your work because the NYPD will find a way to catch you and bring your work to justice.

Two Types of Love

I usually don't get to emotional but this topic has been apparent in my life as of now.

I believe that there are only 2 types of love. So here are my thoughts on both:

Compassion: Is the type of love that makes you want to be around that significant person. When you are away from that person all you can do is think about that person. I believe compassionate love comes from a person's heart. This type of love needs to be founded on companionship, dependability, and trust. With these key concepts a relationship can last forever. I believe if a relationship is founded just on lust then that relationship is doomed to fail eventually.

Sexual: Is the type of love that is pure appearance and arousal. There are many people who are physically appealing so there is no point in rushing to have a specific person par take in sexual love because there are a lot of fish in the sea. I'm sure this type of love is nice to par take in but it is not that important unless you believe love is a numbers game to see how large your body count can get. If a person is so worried about sex then they can stimulate themselves they don't need another partner to feel this type of love. 

Based on all the information I have gathered from my own love life as well as others I believe compassionate love is what will keep a person coming back to that significant other in there life.