Ya, I know I'm supposed to talk about my new system which I have not forgotten yet. However, I am extremely busy right now-work and a sh$%load of school work including an engineering statistics midterm that I am going to take on Monday. I promise to post pictures sometime in the week and possibly start that series of computer building articles. Anyways, the whole building and installation process took nine hours-yes, nine fr$#king hours. You read that correctly. Nine hours because I made dumb mistakes which everybody should learn to watch out for in the future. I'll post more information next time.
Just a thought, lucky working men and women get their days off on Monday for Columbus Day.For us however, that is not the case....hmmm.
Peace, Love and Basketball,
Sean
Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Basketball Facility Closes Because of One Bitter Person
It's a known fact that some people just have too much pride. Some people in this world are just bitter. Some people will make use of that bitterness just to destroy things that are important to the community. Charles Colton put it best, "There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so".
I consider myself a pretty amiable person; yet, I cannot bring myself to understand the action of this one disabled individual. Apparently, this individual was upset that he missed his nephew's birthday party and felt that his rights were violated since the facility did not have an elevator. So he sued Basketball Town facility; Basketball Town, not being able to afford more than $100,000 in lawyer fees, had to be shut down. Is there something wrong here?
So, whose fault exactly was it that the disabled gentleman missed his nephew's party? I'm not trying to be insensitive to the gentleman's feelings but it would seem to me that it is the responsibility of that gentleman's family to inquire about the facility before even deciding to hold the party there. Through careful planning, they would have been able to determine that the facility was lacking an elevator - unless having an elevator was not too important to them. So why sue the facility?
From the gentleman's point of view, it's not easy being disabled. However, there are things that can be done to make life easier - like planning! There's no reason to close an entire facility just because you disagree with the management or the way its built. So maybe the facility does need an upgrade. There are ways to handle this matter. America is already a sue-happy country as it is. Having worked first-hand with children at Boys and Girls Club as well as a boys' group home, I know how important these facilities are. I feel sorry for those kids but remember that there's always hope. CS Lewis said, “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.”
Peace.
I consider myself a pretty amiable person; yet, I cannot bring myself to understand the action of this one disabled individual. Apparently, this individual was upset that he missed his nephew's birthday party and felt that his rights were violated since the facility did not have an elevator. So he sued Basketball Town facility; Basketball Town, not being able to afford more than $100,000 in lawyer fees, had to be shut down. Is there something wrong here?
So, whose fault exactly was it that the disabled gentleman missed his nephew's party? I'm not trying to be insensitive to the gentleman's feelings but it would seem to me that it is the responsibility of that gentleman's family to inquire about the facility before even deciding to hold the party there. Through careful planning, they would have been able to determine that the facility was lacking an elevator - unless having an elevator was not too important to them. So why sue the facility?
Countless games were played on the basketball courts since the facility opened back in 2002. Its purpose was to provide kids with a safe place to play.
It's clear that the kids who practiced their dribbling and shooting skills will missing playing on the courts. "It's sad you know, this is the place to come play basketball with my friends and everything," said Damien Trujillo.
Parents are also sad to see the place go. "Pretty devastating, disappointing that they are not going to have the opportunity to play," said parent Mark Lucero.
Source: KCRA 3 - Basketball Town Forced To Close
From the gentleman's point of view, it's not easy being disabled. However, there are things that can be done to make life easier - like planning! There's no reason to close an entire facility just because you disagree with the management or the way its built. So maybe the facility does need an upgrade. There are ways to handle this matter. America is already a sue-happy country as it is. Having worked first-hand with children at Boys and Girls Club as well as a boys' group home, I know how important these facilities are. I feel sorry for those kids but remember that there's always hope. CS Lewis said, “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.”
Peace.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
My first post
Wow. I never could have imagined that posting a first blog entry could be so frustrating just sitting here for what seems to me like an eternity. By the time I finish this sentence, it would have been twenty minutes. Wow. So, what's hip to write about these days?
Although I am tempted to write about celebrities, world news, or some other important thing like Lindsey Lohan's DUI arrest, I will instead post something more essential for all your daily lives. No, I will not ramble on about my life (not too much anyway). Instead, I will try to post some helpful stuff pertaining to life in general and even engineering (because I am a student). Who knows? Maybe I'll even throw in some naked pictures of Vanessa Hudgens (which are very much coveted by perverts alike). JUST PLAYING..please don't sue me Mr. Lawyer sir. No really, stay tuned.
It's amazing what you learn even in a trivial class (at least to me) like English. Something that happened at work today reminded me of the phrase "We seek to confirm not to question our ideas". You see, we're reading this book "Don't Believe Everything You Think" by Thomas Kida and rather than bore you with the summary of this book, I will just cut to the chase.
Basically, that phrase applies to our everyday lives. For example, once we hate someone, we think everything they do is annoying. Really, that's true. Your brother punches you in the face and you think everything he does is annoying-walking, talking, smiling-even breathing. So how does this apply to me?
At work today, I made this really, really small mistake of confusing a Schwinn Sierra GS and Schwinn Voyageur when I was showing it to a customer. Basically, I got lectured in front of another employee which PISSED the heck out of me. Seriously, this guy said, "You should shadow me one weekend so I can show you things b/c I'm the best at everything at this store, I know everything." Geez, for those of you that are not familiar with a Schwinn Sierra and a Schwinn Voyageur-they are nearly identical. One is a hybrid and the other is a comfort bike. That's basically an orange and a tangerine. Was it so difficult to pull me to the office and lecture me there. I got a little pissed off but I didn't say anything. Actually, for a week now, he's been pissing me off but I just meditated every time to relieve my anger. Uh huh..."meditation" =).
A few minutes later, this same guy walks up to me and brags about how he screwed over Home Depot by returning an item that was two years old. Then, I got to thinking. Subconsciously, within the recesses of my mind, I remembered a week ago that the same b@#tard told us about a guy who tried to return a worn-out shoe that had been used for at least a year. Our store, having a satisfaction guarantee policy, accepted it. This same b$#tard reluctantly accepted the worn-out shoe and later told us about "karma" and how it's going to affect this customer's life from now on. Then, it occured to me, this b$%tard evinced hypocrisy. I mean come on, you can't lecture us about "karma" one week and brag to us about how you screwed over Home Depot. Well, it happens.
Bottom line is, it's weird when you are surrounded w/ people you dislike (not necessarily hate). Weird things starts happening in your head and everything they do seems to piss you off. Such is the significance of "not questioning our own ideas".
Well, until next time folks. I'll try to post something as much as possible but having seven classes plus work is just a tidbit exhausting. See you soon.
Although I am tempted to write about celebrities, world news, or some other important thing like Lindsey Lohan's DUI arrest, I will instead post something more essential for all your daily lives. No, I will not ramble on about my life (not too much anyway). Instead, I will try to post some helpful stuff pertaining to life in general and even engineering (because I am a student). Who knows? Maybe I'll even throw in some naked pictures of Vanessa Hudgens (which are very much coveted by perverts alike). JUST PLAYING..please don't sue me Mr. Lawyer sir. No really, stay tuned.
It's amazing what you learn even in a trivial class (at least to me) like English. Something that happened at work today reminded me of the phrase "We seek to confirm not to question our ideas". You see, we're reading this book "Don't Believe Everything You Think" by Thomas Kida and rather than bore you with the summary of this book, I will just cut to the chase.
Basically, that phrase applies to our everyday lives. For example, once we hate someone, we think everything they do is annoying. Really, that's true. Your brother punches you in the face and you think everything he does is annoying-walking, talking, smiling-even breathing. So how does this apply to me?
At work today, I made this really, really small mistake of confusing a Schwinn Sierra GS and Schwinn Voyageur when I was showing it to a customer. Basically, I got lectured in front of another employee which PISSED the heck out of me. Seriously, this guy said, "You should shadow me one weekend so I can show you things b/c I'm the best at everything at this store, I know everything." Geez, for those of you that are not familiar with a Schwinn Sierra and a Schwinn Voyageur-they are nearly identical. One is a hybrid and the other is a comfort bike. That's basically an orange and a tangerine. Was it so difficult to pull me to the office and lecture me there. I got a little pissed off but I didn't say anything. Actually, for a week now, he's been pissing me off but I just meditated every time to relieve my anger. Uh huh..."meditation" =).
A few minutes later, this same guy walks up to me and brags about how he screwed over Home Depot by returning an item that was two years old. Then, I got to thinking. Subconsciously, within the recesses of my mind, I remembered a week ago that the same b@#tard told us about a guy who tried to return a worn-out shoe that had been used for at least a year. Our store, having a satisfaction guarantee policy, accepted it. This same b$#tard reluctantly accepted the worn-out shoe and later told us about "karma" and how it's going to affect this customer's life from now on. Then, it occured to me, this b$%tard evinced hypocrisy. I mean come on, you can't lecture us about "karma" one week and brag to us about how you screwed over Home Depot. Well, it happens.
Bottom line is, it's weird when you are surrounded w/ people you dislike (not necessarily hate). Weird things starts happening in your head and everything they do seems to piss you off. Such is the significance of "not questioning our own ideas".
Well, until next time folks. I'll try to post something as much as possible but having seven classes plus work is just a tidbit exhausting. See you soon.
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