Little Brother To The Rescue

     I was reading a lot of stories on foxnews.com, and one in particular stood out to me. It's about a problem that Florida is currently facing. Apparently, thousands of giant snails are taking over the state. They have been "attacking over 50 species of plants" and "their slime and excrement are coating the walls and pavement." I don't think I could handle seeing giant slime slugs slithering around all over my town. If I was the governor I would make this issue my number one priority and get it fixed as soon as possible.

     Florida has been working relentlessly to try and solve this issue. Authorities are "expanding a series of ads across the state urging people to look out" and "seeking the best ways to eradicte the mollusks, including the use of a stronger bait approved recently by the federal government." These are great ideas, but I think I have a solution to Florida's problem... I will send them my little brother, Teva. I made an instant connection with this story as I read it. It reminded me of when my brother and I were younger, I would always see him outside in mom's garden pouring salt on little snails. It only took them about 8 seconds to die. After mom kept seeing little dead things in her garden, she told Teva that he would have to clean them up with a trash bag because she couldn't handle seeing them. So, obviously he's the best person for the job because he knows how to kill them AND my mom will make him clean them up after he's done. :)



http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/15/thousands-giant-snails-causing-problems-for-florida-homeowners/?intcmp=trending

Too much chocolate....

I was reading an article on foxnews.com about some thieves that apparently stole approximately 5 tons of Nutella. Now, if you're not sure what Nutella is.. It's a delicious chocolate and hazelnut spread. The passage says that the thieves "might have some sticky fingers." This reminded me of the time when my friend and I baked cakes for a Spanish project. The project was to make a dish that showed the main foods that the ancient Mayans used to eat. Their main food was chocolate. When we were icing our Devil's Food cake we got chocolate EVERYWHERE. I never thought we were going to get it cleaned up, but after lots of "sticky fingers" we somehow managed to get everything squeaky clean. After a trip to Walmart, I think all together we spent about twenty bucks on just chocolate. In the article, it says that the thieves stole around $20,000 worth of nutella. Thats an insane amount of hazelnut spread, but after eating all that chocolate icing, I'd say we're just as bad as the Nutella thieves. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/08/sticky-fingers-thieves-steal-5-tons-nutella-chocolate-spread-from-600-in/

Peer Pressure

I was looking over the paper from last Friday and I read an article on 5 people doing one of the most stupidest things I've ever heard of. Apparently they stole a shot gun from a locked police car and traded it for drugs. The police said that "based on the evidence the sherrif's department was able to obtain a search warrant and the rifle was located as well as other fire arms and a large amount of drugs." For some reason, this reminds me of all the talks of peer pressure I've recieved over the years. These people were probably mixed up in the wrong crowd and they obviously didn't listen to all the lectures in school. I remember my PE coach always telling me to "just say no" to things that I didn't feel comfortable doing. This probably wasn't the first time any of these people have had charges against them, but because they've gone down the wrong path their life is going to consist of making bad choices and being in jail. I feel bad for people like that, but maybe they should have listened to all the lessons we recieved when we were younger.

The Batesville Daily Gaurd "5 jailed after police rifle allegedly stolen"

Need For Speed

           I'm a pretty new driver, and unfortunately I've already recieved 2 speeding tickets. I was reading an article about a study that revealed that only 3% of car accidents are caused by speeding drivers. The text makes a good point when it says "There are nearly 7,000 speed cameras across the country which are unable to detect 'careless or reckless' drivers who cause three times as many accidents." This doesn't make much sense to me. Why are we worrying so much about people speeding instead of trying to hammer down on all the irresponsible drivers actually causing the accidents? I see police cars sitting on the side of the road trying to catch people speeding just about everyday. In my opinion, they should really be sitting outside bars every night waiting for drunken adults trying to drive home drunk. Statistics are very important to me, and the stats say that "16 per cent of all road deaths are a result of drunk driving." That's a lot more than speeding drivers. I personally wish that police officers would pay a little more attention to the people actually causing the problem, instead of everyday citizens driving a little over the speed limit.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1061808/Speeding-drivers-cause-3-car-accidents-figures-reveal.html#axzz2JrONNb7k

First World Problems

Yesturday, my mother randomly asked me if I'd like to go to Hawaii for spring break. The usual thoughts that come to mind when I think of Hawaii are the white beaches, the beautiful water, and all the tan guys bringing me endless food. But then I started thinking... What about the sharks?  I was reading about a man that lost his index finger and recieved a bad bite to his thigh from an attack by a bull shark. One of the witnesses says, "It's always surprising to have a shark attack because there is such a low risk generally of shark attacks, but it's not uncommon in that area for shark activity." I know that the chances of a shark attack are low, but I'm still undecided if the tan guys with food are really worth the risk. A lifegaurd states, "If people could swim at patrolled locations it at least gives us an opportunity to get people clear of the water if there is a shark in the vicinity." Maybe if I take some precautions like only swimming in the safe zones, I won't get attacked by a shark if one decides to swim up. After reading this article, I've decided that I will still allow my mom to take me to Hawaii but I'll make sure that everyone in my family knows that we are ONLY swimming in the safe swimming zones. :)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-28/man-loses-finger-in-shark-attack/4446234