Blab 'n Gab

http://shine.yahoo.com/financially-fit/marriage-chances-rise-salary-195200744.html So, I'm not surprised, but married people are becoming the minority! Half of adults in America are married and half are single. All I have to do is look at my peers and I know this is true. In the past, people got married in their 20s. Now, more and more people are living with their parents or staying in school until they’re thirty. Some are scared of commitment and/or just want to take it easy after college. Most of the people I knew my first few years in college were only interested in partying and enjoying being free from their parents. Some failed out of school because their priorities weren’t in the right place, and I almost joined them on their path to failure. I slacked off, but my senior year I got back on track and made the dean’s list!   I read an article not too long ago talking about how people in their twenties are part of a new age group. We currently have the age of ...

I recently read the article I'm Christian, unless you're gay  and I agreed with most of the points. Reading the title, like me, it was almost a little offensive if you are Christian, but read the whole thing and you will understand it is not that at all. The author is basically discussing how Christians can be very judgemental for others who are different that themselves. I have witnessed this on multiple occasions, so I know how true it is. If Christians could reach out those people who do not share their beliefs, we wouldnt have as many negative stereotypical opinions of Christians. God told Christians to reach the world and the only way that can be accomplished is to speak to the tattoo-covered biker or the homeless man on the street. Relationships are the best way to reach people, so dont be scared of being friends with people who are different from you! On that note, I also just came across this article  where these Christians are living by that principle, and this give...

Watch this video. We must fight back to prevent internet censorship in America. These acts make me think of the censorship that is going on in China and we DO NOT want to be like that. Contact your senator today. http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa

Someone should buy this for me. Just sayin', it looks like an amazing invention. Those packages are so hard to get into, stupid theft deterrents. http://www.dailygrommet.com/products/287-zip-it-clamshell-and-plastic-package-opener/?utm_source=CC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20111122 I’m on a black Friday kick this year. Best buy has a 42 inch HDTV for only $200. Last year I waited 5 hours to get a 32 inch TV for $250 and that deal is still unheard of now! Best. deal. ever. The only catch? They start handing out tickets to buy them at 10pm Thursday night and doors don’t even open until midnight, which means you pretty much have to get there at a ridiculous time to get one. I'm shooting for arriving at 8pm and hoping I get a ticket. We will see if I actually follow through when the time comes. They said the minimum amount of TVs at each best buy is only 10. Watch, there will be another black Friday massacre at Best Buy. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nation...

Wow. After reading this article  I am so happy to be employed. It may not be the most glamorous job, getting cussed out by doctors all day, but it is a great job that I found right out of college. In fact, this company has been good to my family. We have great job security and don't face a lot of pressure from our bosses. The company employed both me and my fiancé mere months after we graduated college and we are making a lot more than most recent college grads. In fact, we saw something on TV the other day where someone was changing their whole life to take a job that paid $30,000 a year. The sound affects even added a "cha-ching." We both commented immediately that wouldn't be enough to send us packing! Are we spoiled or what? I didn’t realize it, but we have it really good for just starting out and getting married. We are able to have a beautiful, large wedding that no one in either of our families has even dreamed of. Andy has even been able to pay off one of his ...

This morning I saw a  video about a chinese toddler who wandered out into the road and was hit by a van. The video was graphic and it shocked me to the core. The child was hit by the front set of tires and the van stopped with her underneath. The driver knew they had hit something. They paused because they were trying to figure out what to do. If the driver would have gotten out of the car she would have only been hit once. Instead he kept going, running over her stomach slowly. You can see in the video that she is crying and moving her arms, terrified and probably just wanting her mommy. She could only have been about 3 years old. What proceeded after the incident is the most shocking, and I'm getting cold chills as I write it. Many chinese pedestrians walked right on by the incident without helping. A few people didnt even look down. Maybe they didnt notice the child, but I doubt it. Then, another van drives down the road. The drive...

I've been getting used to my life in the office. I usually have a lot of down time since I'm just starting off with my clients and theres not much I can do until they get setup. The office dynamics are different too. I have a different boss and a manager that I answer to. On the road, I was pretty much on my own and only talked to my boss when it was necessary. I also got to spend my down time any way I wish. Since I moved into the office role, the team I used to be on went remote. this means they no longer have cubes in the office and when they're not traveling they "work from home." I would have loved that when I was traveling! I could have spent more time with my man at his college at my "home office." Instead I would have to go back to my home for a day of work and then drive back out to his college which was 3 hours away. I guess it made me spend more time at home instead of always leaving. It would have let me live anywhere I please and probably ...