Thursday, March 1, 2012

Superstitions or War...

Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits Day

Why is that silly little saying at the top of the page? Well let me give you a brief history of the rabbits day saying:
              It's a long standing competition in my family to be the first one in the household to say "Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits Day."   On the first day of every month or at the new year.  If you successfully beat out everyone in your family then you 'win' good luck for the whole month or new year.  
              The history of this traditional saying comes from England, and specifically for my family, my Great Dad (a.k.a. Grandfather).  He's English, so it makes sense. 

Anyway, there are rules to the saying.  It has to be spoken where the person can hear.  So no emailing and all that.  Although I still text after I've said it almost like a 'receipt' so it's time and date stamped and they (my family) can't deny it was said.----yes, I'm *THAT* hardcore about it.


This month I was determined to win.  I did all my usual bluffing to my dad, saying he had no chance to win, etc... I went to bed and set my alarm for 11:59.  Just so I had a minuted to get my vocal chords warmed up.  I woke up said "Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits Day" and went back to sleep.  I was worried that no one actually heard me.  I yelled my brothers name a few times to have a witness but I can't be 100% sure he listened. 

I was dozing off again, and I heard a gumble-ly voice say "Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits Day" outside my bedroom door.  After panicking thinking it was a burglar, I realized it was my Dad.  Who happened to be 6 minutes late at 12:06am.  

He says he won and I say I won.   BUT if a Tree Falls in the woods and no one's there....

Anyway, I called him at work only to argue, 

This family superstition is always going to continue, and every new month will be a war zone.

CHEERS!




Tuesday, January 17, 2012

I'm Not Usually a "joiner" but....

So the whole issue of Internet censorship has crossed my path.  I was a little confused as to what SOPA and PIPA (not Middleton) actually is.  I read a little bit and now I'm writing about it.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO STOP SOPA.  Which the short version of what these Bills are is as follows: Ways for the government to regulate the internet in the USA, using the same technology China and Iran use to block certain websites in America.

SAY WHAAAT?

Yea that's right-- the USA Government will decide what websites we can look at....etc... Have you ever read the book "If you give a Mouse a Cookie?" Then the Mouse asks for milk, then he asks for something else, an so forth.

Basically If these laws pass it wont be long till the government abuses its power and spirals out of control.

It was also INTERESTING to see that FACEBOOK has blocked users from sending out Invites for the STOP SOPA/PIPA bills from being passed.
           Yes, Facebook is the new big brother, and don't even try to delete your account (FB has your info laced through the system like a web...it's nearly impossible to completely take yourself off the site)

Here are the links to more detailed information about SOPA:
SOPA is not Dead

This link has videos that explain what SOPA and PIPA are at: American Censorship

Seriously DO SOMETHING--- Or Get used to the below Image.

Cheers!