A few weeks ago on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert put time on the Threat Down because an extra second was added to 2008. Colbert commented that 2008 sucked, but personally I liked it. A lot of interesting stuff happened for me in 2008. I think every year that I have lived has had some significant things happen to me, always with some sort of "firsts." There were a lot of firsts this year, and I'm not just talking about first black president or first time my school won their homecoming game in 13 years or so. These firsts, among other things, made extreme impacts on my life. And I want to ramble about them a little (in no particular order). 1. First off, 2008 was the year I created Yamblings. After I wrote a piece on my opinion of Valentines Day and why I was so confused, I felt...
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Seasons greetings! Christmastime is here again! Yeah, I know it's more PC to call it "Holiday time" or "Winter time" nowadays. But let's face it. The only real reason we get off from school and work is because of Christmas. Sure there are other holidays. But keep in mind that Chanukah is a minor holiday that does NOT define the Jewish people, despite what Adam Sandler and all of the SNL writers may think. Ramadan already happened a few months earlier. Festivus is not a real holiday... even if you spend a thousand dollars on a shiny new Festivus pole. And I don't even know what Winter Solstice is. The only legit other holiday besides Christmas is Kwanzaa. So for their sake, "Merry Christmas and have a kwazy Kwanzaa!" Anyhoo, I want to talk about the most famous person in the world. No not Jesus Christ. Or Ronald McDonald. I'm...
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