Thanksgiving Thoughts

Happy Thanksgiving! These two simple words bring so many different things to mind.  It's not only a day for stuffing your face with delicious food, but it is also a day for spending time with family, and actually realizing what you are thankful for.  We have so many things to be thankful for; sometimes it’s hard to put together a real list.  One thing that we all can be thankful for, no matter the situation, that we are alive.  As long as we are living and breathing there is always someone else that has it worse.  So before you say that your life sucks and you have nothing to be thankful for, remember that you are alive. 

Culturizing America

"God Bless America", why on earth are we deserving of a blessing from God?  Not only do we infect other countries with our sometimes odd customs, but we refuse to take on the customs of other countries, at least not without modifying them greatly.  We are becoming a country of exports only.  When immigrants come to America, we expect them to know our language, and learn our customs, and yet when we go to other countries we still expect them to know our language and customs.  Almost all European countries have a higher rate of bilingual citizens that the U.S.  Shouldn't we be a bilingual country?  Why do we shy away at other customs?  Why is it so odd for someone to be different? Isn't that what America is about?  Shouldn't we be encouraging diversity? 

The First Post

I have tried to start blogs before, but they've never been very successful.  I am determined to make this blog work.  It means a lot to me, and I plan to putting it all out there, so if you are one to get uncomfortable, I suggest leaving this cite now.  I will be talking about pretty much everything and anything that is on my mind. I will never use names, so no worries to those who don't want their named disclosed.  I want this blog to be more about really thinking about things, and not  about my personal life.