The Holy War-Before

I can walk again! Hurray! I love walking, and now that I can walk again, I hope to enjoy every minute of it. Walking around campus is so much easier without one (1) or two (2) crutches! It makes me want to dance or jump, but I can't or else my knee could have problems again. So for now I will just have to walk in celebration of walking. 

Also in news this week, the Holy War! If you don't know me, which you do, you should know that I am a diehard BYU fan. True blue through and through. I can't cheer for Utah ever, even when they aren't playing BYU. So, this year, as BYU enters Rice Eccles Stadium with a 10-1 record to face an undefeated Utah team, my heart can barely handle the excitement/pressure. I have a ticket to go to the game, but I don't know if I will use it due to the fact that I will probably get beat up if I enter the MUSS in blue. I mean, I am not there to start a fight, but the people I usually sit behind are always drunk and could realistically hurt me. I might just end up at a friends house. Either way, if I am at the stadium or at a friends, I hope BYU beats them. GO COUGARS!!!

A Spanish Inquisition

Suspected to be Ressen Haggley-------

Or is this Ressen Haggley?-------(not real name, in case I get in trouble for using this picture) 

A wise man once said "Theodore Roosevelt can argue with any man he wants and win, but put him against a bear, and you'll be lucky to get five words out of him". To me, that means more than it implies. Not only can bears not talk, but it shows that even great men can't argue when they are frightened. Which is what I want to talk about today: bears.

Where would America be without the historical bears of our times? Winnie the Pooh, among many others stands as one of the hallmark bears of our times. What makes him so special? Is it his honey loving that set him apart, or his natural calm? Teddy could tell ya. 

One of my personal favorite quotes regarding bears reads "If you don't curl up in a ball and sit there, a bear will probably kill you", just like a man without bread or sneakers. What great foresight by Anon, the ancient greek philosopher, who unlike bears, is not known to have existed. There are so many contrasts between that man and bears! First and foremost Anon was a man, not a bear. Secondly, who knows if he even ever saw a bear, probably unlikely if he came from Greece, the land of Euro's. (Literally, they are european!) 

In conclusion, nobody knows whether or not Anon is actually a name or just a pseudonym for Ressen Haggley (name has been changed from real name for identity reasons). Only time will tell. 

Valued Friends

I don't have anything planned out in my mind to say, but I just want to say thank you to my friends, especially Lindsay, Caity, and Olivia. You three have had more of an impact in my life than anybody else besides my family. You are the three friends that have never tried to challenge my values, and in fact, you always support me in my decision to follow my religion. I know that having good friends is important and they can help you through the toughest of times, even when you don't know why they are so hard.

I also want to say thank you to Evan and Kendal, both of you have really helped shape me and Evan, you are more understanding than most people I have ever met. And, you are always up to do anything, which most people aren't. Kendal, we have been friends since kindergarten and I don't know what my life would have been like without you as my friend You understand my humor better than anybody else, and we have that extra connection.

Thank you to all of my friends