The Fable of Fat .

In my experience, the viewpoint of the rest of the world toward America is that we are all fat. While obesity is certainly a growing problem, unfortunately even among children, not everyone in America is fat. Much like stereotypes of other countries, America is not actually all obese people and streets paved with gold. While there is (or I guess, was) a good bit of opportunity here for success, unfortunately the real porkers are the ones who often get in the news, and not so much those who regularly stay fit and healthy.

Personally, I hate this image of being the "fat stupid American". There are things done that I personally feel are questionable within the government's foreign policy. And I feel like "we" as a country stick our nose into too many things. But those things aren't really up to me personally. If we're talking personally, I'm an exercise addict, I love cycling and mountain biking and running etc. etc.

And thus I stand by the point that this ideology of the fat American is but a fable. A fable of fat, if you will. But hey, that's just me.

America, pull your shit together. Let's become a healthy fit American!

On Greed and Selfishness .

Last semester I took a finance class, and my professor happened to be a quirky guy who made you realize things about yourself. There was one day where my professor told the class to raise your hand if you were greedy. Naturally, no one raised their hand, and he said, that's what I thought. He then asked us as a class why we were here. With the exception of those who enter a field that is a passion (music, art, etc.) those who go to college are in college because they know that they can get a higher starting salary upon graduation. Who's greedy now? The whole class.

You see, I think people are for the most part inherently greedy. Perhaps not to the level of extreme cases, but just think about it: lots of things are done for money. Think about this scenario: A man (let's call him Bob) works at his job, gets paid a salary that is just enough for him to live on comfortably. It's not excessive, but he can save a little bit over the year. Now, Bob's been working hard and his manager offers him a promotion. Would he turn the promotion down because he's already living a comfortable life? Of course not.

waving flag .

While at work yesterday I went out to check the flag to make sure all was right in terms of position and non-tangled-ness etc. etc. By that time, which was later in the day, there were barely any golfers out on the course and the giant pole with the larger-than-life flag fluttered proudly in the wind. It was silent, with the exception of the flapping that inherently comes with the wind across the fields.