August28th
So I’ve been subscribing to the RSS feed of a TON of blogs lately – many of them funny ones :)
Seeing clever and funny pictures like this make laugh SO hard and often just make my day! So I’m going to share some of my favorites!
I’ve gotten most of them from one of the following sites: FAILBlog, Engrish, Best WTF, and Very Demotivational.
Enjoy!
August25th
As hard as I tried to write a post about controversial subjects (religion & gay marriage, specifically) without pissing someone off…I just couldn’t seem to fit everything I felt into one blog post and make it somehow appeal to everyone. I felt like I was pushing my beliefs on people and that is something I’m completely against.
That’s why this post will be about “respect,” because that is what we all deserve. Granted, my views will obviously show through in this post, and I apologize if I offend anyone in anyway. The point of this post is to merely explain how I view our differences and how I have learned to cherish them – no matter how great the divide. I hope one day that this view may be commonplace.
So, with that being said, I shall bestow upon you my most cherished belief of this world (and a few others here and there…). I, of course, believe they are the best views. As everyone else tends to think their views are the best! But the difference between me and a lot of other people is that I’m open to discussion about these views. I’m not closeted to the fact that I’m gay, that I’m not at all religious, that I’m fiscally conservative yet socially liberal – these are the things that make me who I am! But something else that makes me who I am is that I have a mind that is open to new ideas and debate.
I tend to base my beliefs on information. For instance, i’ve read more information on the success of the free markets than controlled markets, therefore I believe that free markets prevail. Not to say that regulation isn’t needed, because we can’t ignore the human factor – humans are innately competitive, greedy, make mistakes and rash judgements, and live in a bubble surrounded by their own beliefs.
I also believe humans are innately good.
I remember sitting at the Bistro (a restaurant in my home town) speaking with a friend of mine. We somehow always got into philosophical conversations, so naturally, one was taking place at that time. I mentioned that I think all humans were innately good and that I actually have a lot of faith in society as a whole – even though that faith is often faltering at moments of uncertainty, somehow I always come back to my belief that everything will work out. Being devout in her religion (non-denominational christianity), she said that she did not believe everyone was innately “good.” Instead, she actually believed that everyone was innately “bad” and could only be saved upon the acceptance of Christ.
Although I feel that believing everyone is innately “bad” is a bit of a pessimistic way to live one’s life, I have nothing but respect for her beliefs. Because she deserves that. We all do. It would not be my place to try to convince her otherwise, but instead merely express what I believe and let her soak it up – just as I did with her ideas.
August23rd
This song makes me tear up every time I hear it…The longest I’ve ever lived in one house is 10 years. And that was in my house in Ruston. It didn’t start out as my house, it started out as our family home. Then my sister moved out and it was mine and my parents’ home. Then they moved…and it became my house. There were many family dinners (even more pizzas delivered on Friday nights ;), a lot of gatherings and parties, a lot of firsts, and a lot of love. I have a folder of pictures on my computer called “Ruston House” that I took for our realtor to put on her website when we sold it.
I haven’t been able to look at them…
Under the Crape Myrtle in the back yard, is buried our first family dog of 13 years, Shakespeare. And in the kitchen, under the dining table that’s still there, is where my dog, Merlot, hid for almost a week before she warmed up to me and became my best companion after 2 years. In the back bedroom is where I locked myself in my room after receiving the worst haircut in history – Later it became the headquarters for Ross Frazier Photography. The innumerable amount of memories the Living Room holds is a blog post in and of itself! The entire house of memories could fill a book.
So.
Enjoy the song,
- Ross
August16th
Instructions:
1) turn the volume up as high as possible
2) stand up
3) press play
4) dance
If that song doesn’t want make you want to just dance your heart out…then you must not have one…
Just kidding.
Enjoy your Monday!
- Ross
August13th
I think this could really be summed up by saying “Let’s bring common sense back to America.”
That is one thing I’ve noticed since being here in Belgium – it seems the government and their laws puts a lot more emphasis on trusting the people to actually have some sense for themselves.
There are not stop signs on EVERY corner, you’re simply supposed to yield to the person to your right. I mean, come on people, you’re coming upon an intersection of another street that probably has cars on it – maybe you should come to a stop. They don’t require a sign to tell them to….we do.
Also, I have not ONCE seen a “floor wet” or “caution: slippery when wet” sign. The other day I walked into a magazine/book store; it had been raining and they had polished concrete floors and a tiny rug that did little to help after more than 5 people had stepped on it. The floor in the foyer was quite wet and I trudged on with caution…because it had been raining…and the rug wasn’t suited for heavy traffic of wet shoes, and they had concrete floors…so YES! THE FLOORS WERE WET!!! Immmmaaaaggggggiiiiiinnnnnnne thaaaaat…
And I’m sure this has a lot to do with their legal system, not that everything here in Belgium is hunky-dory, but I can guarantee you that when someone slips on the floor of a store and there wasn’t a “Floor wet” sign, their first instinct won’t be to call their lawyer…and I can’t say the same for a large portion of people back home.
Enjoy the video:
- Ross
