Maybe The Mayans Were Right...

Many people around the world have heard of the great Mayan mysteries and prophecies. Along with these prophecies the most popular one seems to be that the world will come to an end in the year 2012. The Mayan's mysteries in the past of man's misfortunes have not exactly all been correct, but if interpreted in the right sense any fortune can apply to the current situation. Of course I believe in God and I believe he has a plan and with in this plan he has kept when the end of the world will come to end as a secret for no one to know. However, there are many superstitious people in the world today who will believe anything the media blows out of proportion.

The current outrage amongst the people today seems to be the mass hysteria about the world abruptly stopping. And the sad thing is, that even the people who do really believe the world is ending are not changing their simply barbaric lifestyles at all. You would think this would scare the badness out of people, but I have seen no such changes in any way. In fact, this world is on the break of wars on natural resources because of different nations being greedy and no unity or trustworthy compromises have been made in the past few years that are substantial to the well-being and preservation of the Earth.

The Mayans also failed to tell how the world would end. Some people say it will end with ice, while others argue it will end with fire, but I think it will only end when God thinks its right time. And my trust in God lets me know that we will not die horrendous deaths due to fire, ice, or flooding, but will be free of these lives of sin and finally enjoy our everlasting lives in Heaven, a place where only good occurs. So, in saying this if you believe the world really is ending, and are okay with having one more full year to live; live it up.

Those Summer Days...

All good things must come to an end, and this class is no different. I hope you all know how much fun I had teaching all of you and how much I respect your abilities as writers and as students. You all exceeded my wildest hopes and dreams for this course. You all have great ability, and many have a true talent for writing. I hope you will all keep writing, either privately or here on our blog.

Writing is more than something we have to do in order to get a college degree. It's an amazing form of communication that enables us to share our thoughts with others. Can you imagine life with out writing? I can't. I must write to live.

If I've taught you just one thing, I hope it's that we should all write not just because we have to, but because we can.

I'd like to share with you one of my favorite quotes about writing:
"It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment? For the moment passes, it is forgotten; the mood is gone; life itself is gone. That is where the writer scores over his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop."
~Vita Sackville-West



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Summer Semester

I wanted to thank everyone for a great first semester experiance at UL. I looked foreward every day to go to class. Everyone was great and the atmosphere was most enjoyable. Everyone have a great 3 weeks!!

BAND

Band is a huge part of my life. Ever sense fifth grade i have been perfecting the art of playing my trumpet. Learning as the years went by I quickly became good and moved up to being one of the best in my middle school. After middle school came the big jump, high school marching band. I had to go from just playing my instrument to playing and marching at the same time. It was hard at first but you get used to it and then it becomes second nature to you. After four years in high school I am now about to enter a new charpet, College Marching Band. I do not know how this will affect my outlook on being in band but I am looking foreward to it.
So for all you people that hate or dislike the band, all I can say is that you have never experianced the thrill that comes when about 4000 people give you a standing ovation. You do not know what it is like to be amongst so many people that share the same love as you. Many people steriotype what it meant to be in the band. All the people are either nerdy or unpopular. Well let me tell you something it was calculated that if you were in band that you were more likely to score high on standardized tests, you would have discipline problems, and you would graduate high in your class. All of these things are just speculation of a band student. Imagine comming into high school with over 100 people as your friend. band makes your high school experiance enjoyable.
Band is an art and an art that can be taught to all. Music is a way of life and just about everyone has a favorite type they like to listen to.
So to all those people that hate on the band you will one day realize that what you did was wrong. All of the jokes that come out of someone being in band only makes me like being in the band more!

A Trip to the Salebarn!

On Tuesday my Grandfather took his grandsons and great-granddaughters to the Salebarn just as he had did with his kids and his older grandkids. Dominick's stockyark, aka the Salebarn, is located in Opelousas down Hwy. 190 West and is the place to buy and sale livestock. They sale cows, hogs, goats, sheep and horses which are housed in the outside building. This building has hundreds of stalls that contain and separate the animals. Suspended above the stalls is a long catwalk that allows customers to look at the inventory. Horses are kept saddled to round up livestock or to pull dead livestock from out of the stalls. The stock are tagged upon entry to the Salebarn, which indicate grade and quality, and a smiley face indicates a heiffer. Sometimes stock even gives birth at the Salebarn and here is a picture of that but I didn't stay around to see that! The inside building is allocated for the bidding of stock. It's not fancy but it has always looked and stayed this way for years. The chairs that my children are sitting in are the same chairs that I sat in when I was their age.

Fun Times in the Library

During my time in the library, I was able to get several things accomplished. After missing yesterday's class, Noel caught me up on the things I missed. I also got some work done on my paper, mainly planning out points I would discuss, what position I would take, and so on. All in all, a pretty productive day at the library.