Abnormal Blog Entry

I know that this isn't my opinion, but I thought you'd like to read it anyway, so here we go.

I went on a vacation with my family to Yosemite National Park. It's a great place, you should go there. But that's beside the point. One night, my wife and I were going out of our hotel at night to look at the stars. They really were beautiful. But on our way back, I noticed there was someone ahead of us on the path. It was a bear.

My wife screamed and I began to clap to scare the bear away. A little farther down the path, we saw three more bears. I started to stamp my feet and wave my arms, and my wife started to yell and scream, but it didn't work. The bears just stared at us. All of a sudden my wife started laughing. "What is it?" I asked.

"They're not bears," she responded. "They're people."

After realizing this we sheepishly continued on our way, alerting the unfortunate travelers that we were not crazy,  just we thought they were bears.

Manilla Folders

To put it lightly, I dislike manilla folders. They have no pockets, and nothing to make the paper stay in. The tabs can be covered easily. Also, if you only grab the tab the folder can come open and papers might slide out.

Board Games

With board games, you can't go wrong. Board games can range from chess to an educational math game, and they're all great. First of all, they nearly always use strategy. Chess is huge on strategy, as are stratego, monopoly, checkers, and many others. Some are somewhat strategy and moreso luck-and-chance, such as the game of Life or Mancala. Some are completely luck, but they are fun anyway. Also, boardgames are a good way to enjoy your time without having the danger of getting hurt or looking at a screen. (By this I do not mean to say that physical excersise is not good, just if you have nothing else to do and you are excersising all the time, it can be harmful. But in general, excersise is very good.) Lastly, boardgames bring people together. Since you almost always need somebody else to play the game with, two people will spend time with each other even if they wouldn't otherwise.

Staple Removers

Staple Removers are an alright invention, I must say, but not absolutely necessary. Not in terms of my oppinions, but in general they could be replaced by pretty much anything skiny and sharp. But the real problem with them comes in two parts: morally and physically. I'll start with morally. Staple Removers are made to remove staples, therefor giving a sense of security. If you staple something wrong, you can undo it! This makes people sloppier and they aren't as careful with their work. If they staple all the time, it might even transfer to other parts of their lives. Physically, staple removers are also dangerous. One can accedentally poke themselves with a staple remover. Even worse, is is possible to clamp the sharp points down around your finger with most staple removers.

Opinion Fest 1: Space Exploration

Anybody who is reading this blog, please comment. State your oppinion. Respond to other people's oppinions. Do you think space exploration is worth the money? What's the most important reason for space exploration? Tell anything you can think of! I won't comment until at least three other people do.

Paper Clips

Paper clips can be useful. They can clip paper together (obviously), which can be a hard task otherwise. However, I do not think this is worth the side effects. The paper clip can be used for many sinful purposes. If a paper clip is unfolded, it can become a lock-picking device, giving knowlageable people the ability to go places they shouldn't go and do things they shouldn't do. Unwound paper clips are also dangereous. They can poke or scratch somebody or something. Overall, paper clips may be a useful invention, but they are not worth the risk.