A Math Joke For You...

This will be a short one, but I found this really funny:

So where did I learn this you might ask? Well, while I was in Japan as a missionary, we had to observe certain rules and code of conduct. Let's just say there were many things written regarding the opposite sex in our book of rules and one day, some other missionary wrote this up on a white board and anyone who read through it found it funny so I took a picture of it.

I guess you can call it taking math to a whole new level...

And if you're a female who happens to come across this post, you can just apply the opposite by omitting "w" and "o" in "Woman". Either way, the math is correct. What do you think? Funny? Unfunny? Heard it before?

2012 Is One Of Those Years...

"I hate election years."

Wonka for 2016?

Enough said. And no, not the end of the world! It is the latter portion of the year 2012; that means it's presidential election season again on 50 pieces of land called the United States... Now I've written something about politics one other time and I have good reason for having it that way. It's a topic I prefer to avoid mentioning in public and on this blog, I do NOT tolerate debates on political issues so don't even start with me.

Needless to say, I am looking forward to Election Day, cast my vote, find out the results, and move on; rest assured, I'll do my "homework" and then decide on who to vote for. Who am I gonna vote for you ask? Well, it's for me to know and you to mind your own business!

...????????

 It's human nature to be biased and quite frankly, we all are. But even I'm astonished to see friends and family, the ones I love and care about be so consumed with the presidential election campaign. I'm both amazed and disgusted by what friends and family have said over the social media regarding broadcasted debates as well as the presidential candidates. Election season brings out the worst in people. And when that's the case, there is nothing united about the United States when people are at each others' throats about it or complaining about it on Facebook. The other day, I read an article about a group who threatened to riot if the candidate they're voting for lost the election. Now whether or not they were serious or not, who has the audacity to do that?! Just goes to show how civilized some people are. But people are entitled to their own opinions no matter how extreme it gets. And some people are gonna be total d-bags about it.

When I first started this blog, I called it my "rants" page, meaning it was a place for me to speak my mind, rant about something whether it was about something I liked or something I hated; a place to blow off some steam and move on with life. This is a true rant; my complaint is aimed on how friends and family just blurt out on how they hate and disrespect a politician running for office, even to the point of incorporating crude, offensive language, complaining about the issues the country faces, and even posting Internet memes that just add to the fire. This is everybody elses' view:

And vice versa.

So why am I gonna vote? I want what's best for the country I call home. It is my civic duty (as well as everyone elses'!) to vote for a leader who I think can lead this country in the proper direction. I'll do what I've always done in times like this; I'll keep my critical opinions to myself. But I won't keep my head buried in the ground and completely ignore it; otherwise the extremists will win.

"We are rightfully worried about the swelling bureaucracies of government, which need to respond to us—not to regiment us. But we cannot tame those bureaucracies unless we first tame our appetites, for a bloated bureaucracy is merely a mani

festation of citizen appetites, demands, and the subsequent need for external controls. 

If we are not able to build into ourselves and our families the brakes of self-restraint and self-discipline, we are apt, unwittingly, to create tyranny in our government or anarchy in our citizenry. If we push onto the government the management not only of our economy, but also the management of our morals, the civil servants of the future will be neither civil nor servants." 

 -Neal A. Maxwell

Three Reasons Why Reno Is AWESOME!

For some reason, I like this sign.

Last month, I left the confines of boring ol' Oregon and spent a week with my dad and a few other relatives in Reno, Nevada. The main reason for going is the Reno National Championship Air Races. But that's not what this blog is about; click here for that stuff or check out my aviation Facebook page. I think it would be really self-explanatory if I just say "I had a blast." But since I love you guys (and NOT "in love" with you!), I took some photos of the things I like about Reno. You're welcome.

If I gave at least three reasons why I love being in Reno for anything other than the the annual air races, it would be the following:

Reason #1: The "Entertainment"

The Nugget

This year was the first year I got to walk around the casinos legally; all the times before I always had to be around the grown-ups so I wouldn't be breaking any state laws Nevada is know for...

They have Keno machines where you can just bet a Nickle at a time.

Reason #2: The Food

The two pictures above are from a casino called The Nugget (obviously). It used to be called The Little Nugget because it's a small "hole in the wall"-type place compared to the other nearby casinos but this place is one of our favorite 'watering holes' because the food they serve in the restaurant is hard to resist. In the back of the casino is a diner where a well-known burger called the 'Awful Awful' is served.

Admit it! Just looking at it makes you hungry!

It's advertised with such name because it's "awful good". In fact, the Travel Channel's Food Wars made a huge mention of it and the burger has been voted the number one in northern Nevada for the last decade. But it's not the burger that will fill you up; it's the half pound basket of fries! Just for the record, I can barely finish a basket of fries at this place! Besides the burger, The Nugget serves other "American" foods such as wings or one of my personal favorites, the Pastrami Reuben.

You are getting hungrier.

It's just too good to resist!!!

I gotta admit though, when one takes a trip to Reno, you're bound to eat a lot of meat...

I'm sorry! I just had to put this here!

Now I don't drink but another thing The Nugget is known for is a 32 ounce margarita; that's right! A 32 oz. margarita! They call it 'The Famous Nugget Asskicker'. No, I'm not joking! I'm serious! Look:

See? I told ya!

It's called "Asskicker" because it's A LOT and they serve them in a 32 oz. container you get to keep for a souvenir when you're done with it! And the place even sells commemorative T-shirts for the drink and I got a "kick" out of it! Here's the front:

As far as I'm concerned, I haven't seen too many shirts that encourage you to "get your ass kicked".

And here's the back:

Get it? "Asskicker" because it's a 32 oz. of margarita? "get your ass kicked" with a lot to drink?

Reason #3: The View

Trust me: it doesn't look as good as it does during the night

That's much better!

Like I said before, I don't drink. But trust me, when you're out walking the streets of downtown Reno at night, the environment feels intoxicating! Maybe it's the dimly lit casinos or maybe it's the neon lights of the cityscape. Maybe it's the food but I'll tell you this: Reno is one of my personal favorite places to visit for a week. I go mainly for the air races but there are a lot of other cool things to check out as well.

One more thing:

We all know "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."

But in Reno: "What happens in Reno goes on Blogger Facebook."

No further comment necessary!