you liar ! >:[

1. the bulls are going to win the championship this season

2. i'm bilingual

3. my shoe size is 9.5

4. the lakers are my favorite basketball team

5. i hate mangos

6. i eat breakfast every morning

them good ol' days

The first time I played a paint ball I was shot so many times and had so many knots and bruises all over my body. After my first game my adrenaline was pumping so much i thought this was the greatest thing ever. Around my sophmore year / junior year was probably when I was into paint ball the most. I would wake up early every weekend to go play and sometimes i would play at night in a indoor field. I remember going to tournaments to watch my favorite pro's play and would buy anything and everything paint ball. This video is a trailer of one of my favorite paint ball dvds when I was younger.

my thoughts

There are many issues people can take a firm stance on without having second thoughts or questioning their convictions. I’m a firm believer in many things. However, one issue in particular has recently fallen into a grey area, so to speak. Abortion is, in itself, a huge question Americans can have two completely different answers to. I used to believe it was outright wrong. I couldn’t put my head around somebody “killing a baby”. It didn’t seem natural to me, but to understand the problem I had to understand more than that.
 
Opponents of abortion often go as far as calling it “murder”. All this controversy is based on morals, of course, and is not set in stone. I have lately had a change of heart, if you will, and don’t see it that way at all. The first question is “what constitutes as a baby?” This is probably where most of the controversy lies. Some people say birth, other say conception, and everything in between. I honestly cannot distinguish the difference between abortion or any other form of contraception such as a condom or Plan B. Unless there are strict guidelines for this I fear the issue will continue to stagnate. Also, I am a guy. This particular issue, if you think about it, only directly affects women. Why should men have the right to decide? I don’t believe it is in our place to do so.

A woman considers abortion for many reasons. If you put yourself in her shoes maybe it will give you more insight into the issue. The classic example is the rape victim. If you’re an abortion opponent what would you tell her? It’s easy to come up with an answer now but what if you were her? What about the woman who is not in an situation ideal for raising or providing for a child? This is often seen as a weak argument but wouldn’t you wish your child a privileged existence?  

I will say again, I’m not a woman and don’t presume to know everything about abortion. There are definitely many grey areas not only in my belief, but in the issue itself. I could type something just as long stating reasons against it, but I digress. I can honestly say I don’t know what to think. Both sides definitely have a solid case and right now, I could swing either way on the issue.

family

Family is mostly taken for granted. It seems as though the people who come from unstable homes are the ones who truly appreciate a good family. Family doesn't necessarily consist of a mother, father, and siblings, but rather of people who genuinely love and comfort you with no hesitation. A true family will support you to their greatest extent, will become your role models, teachers, heroes, etc. In the end, I believe a family is a strong bond held together with an unconditional amount of love.

I come from a not so big family because I only see my dads half. I don’t have any brothers or sisters so I like to consider my boys as brothers. My boys and I been through some stuff which makes us so tight knit. From running around hanging off the back of a icecream trucks , to chasing girls at PAL dances to even staying at eachothers houses because we had no where to go. I know these guys would give me theyre shirts off theyre backs and I would do the same without hesitation. I was told from one of my best friends that “ brotherhoods based on blood are just given, brotherhoods based on love,trust and respect are earned” not sure if he stole that quote from someone but I thought it had great meaning.