Here is what happened Saturday.

I was working at Harris Teeter. All I know is we got a lot of rain. In fact, in my area we got SOAKED!! I mean we were so wet that we must have made the Everglades look like a desert. It rained for a day and a half. It was also unseasonably warm here getting tornado warnings here in North Carolina. I must due to the unseasonable warmth. It was 62 degrees Fahrenheit (that's 16.67 degrees Celsius for those of you who live outside of the United States).

What's worse is that there have been tornado warnings. While I was at work at Harris Teeter the lights flickered some. What's even crazier is the we were PACKED! I mean, I don't know what the situation was. Either a trip to the grocery store or a Grateful Dead concert. I guess people wanted to stock up on XYZ before the twister hit (though people SHOULD stay at home when these things happen). The tornado must have been caused by unseasonable warmth. The Walmart across the street lost power. We must have taken some of their business as well. I guess, that's why we've been busy.

Three bad things happened. One my smartphone wasn't able to pick up the Emergency Broadcast System. There was an associate of mine who has the same smartphone who told me hers didn't. That was scary. The other scary thing that happened was UNC lost to Syracuse in Basketball. Making this another loss. They are on a losing streak. I hope it ends next game. I also HATE to hear my least favorite NFL team the New England Patriots won. I hope they lose the AFC Championship game. I hate the Patriots. Well, Duke lost to Clemson so, I guess my Sports Saturday wasn't a complete loss. But that was my Saturday.

Joke

Here is a word of the day for you all. The word is erratic.

erratic
adj.
1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering.
2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity
3. Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
4. North Carolina weather.

Yes, we've been having some erratic weather here in NC. Last Tuesday night temperatures went down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12.22 degrees Celsius for those of you who live outside the United States) and on Sunday it's supposed to get up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.11 degrees Celsius). Yes, our weather has been very erratic.

Three things you should NOT do

1. Find gold paved streets

2. Count on finding a rate gem.

3. Go swimming in THIS weather! Yep, it's another COLD day. Even here in North Carolina. Well, it looks like the cold front (or in at least my neck of the woods) is almost over. Things should warm up this weekend.

Prayer request

I have to pray for the homeless people here in the US who are experiencing record lows in temperature. Especially up north where parts are experiencing sub-zero lows. And that is sub-zero on the Fahrenheit scale that's even colder than the Celsius scale. In fact that would be below -17.78 degrees Celsius for those of you who live outside the United States. But the basic point is, IT'S COLD! Please pray for them that they will be all right. And they may not freeze. It would mean a lot to them.

Well, started my day at Shoeboxed only to hear this news.

Today are system is down. That sucks. It doesn't give us much to do because we literally need the system to do our work. It really makes me wonder what am I supposed to do. As you probably figured I go to work to well...I don't know....WORK! Yep, it really sucks when the system is down.

Random thought. However, I will ask the question are celebrities to blame for drug use?

My honest to goodness answer would be "yes" and "no." I mean some celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Kesha have made drug use "cool" just like Grunge and Gangsta Rap did in the 1990's. I still believe it's up to parents and other authority figures to set good examples. They need to teach children is being "cool" is NOT worth throwing away your life. Maybe they should tell them about some of the emotional problems some celebrities have right now. I have heard Mikey Cyrus is currently an emotional wreck. Though I don't know if this is true, but from what I HAVE HEARD is that some celebrities don't have mirrors because they are LITERALLY AFRAID to look at themselves and see what they have become. Also tell them most celebrities regularly visit a psychologist to keep themselves from going crazy. Parents and other authority figures much make sure that the children are getting the message. And many in my opinion I don't think they are making sure children are getting the full point. And when children do something wrong the parents don't put their foot down like they are supposed to. That tells me lot if it would be the fault of parents and other authority figures. 

Of course a lot of the fault lies with the kids themselves for making a stupid decision. They should always think about the potential consequences BEFORE they engage. They have to understand they have A WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF THEM. Though I cannot guarantee that they will be "cool" if they say "no." But as I said before, is being "cool" worth throwing away your life? I personally, say "no." So, a lot would be the kid's fault for choosing the wrong path. After all you know what the church asks us all, Do you want to take the dirt paved road to salvation or take the gold paved road to doom? I am a Christian, I want to be more like Jesus, so I personally, would take the dirt paved road to salvation. 

But yes, I do think the celebrities themselves are partially at fault as well. They KNOW children look up to them. Some may want to grow up to be just like them. Even though the odds of being a big shot celebrity are ludicrously slim, many kids will still try to be like them (though MOST will fail). But for those people WHO DID BEAT THE ODDS AND SUCCEEDED, I really hope they at least make an effort to guide people down the right path. What scares me is that many children will do things like drugs to be just like their favorite celebrity (if he or she openly does do drugs) and may find themselves headed down a path to their doom. I think celebrities DO NEED to understand the importance of positive role models. Well, that's my two cents for you.

Do you one thing I can't undertand about myself.

At first I didn't know what to blog about, than my girlfriend tells me to blog about the weather tonight. I did! And all of a sudden, I just can't stop blogging messages. Isn't it weird?