The System is Screwed

So I work at a grocery store, bagging groceries and whatnot. And the other night, a woman - the ethnicity of which will not be named - came in with her four kids, buying a very high amount of food. It was well over a $200.00 order, and she payed for it all in foodstamps.

Now, before I continue, let me say something. I think foodstamps and welfare are good ideas, when they used how they are supposed to be used; when people use government aid between jobs or when they are disabled. However, some people abuse the system to get a free ride. Some people will have a significant other with a well paying job, and still apply for welfare and EBT (foodstamps) to collect more money. Now, why are MY tax dollars being dealt out to people who don't feel like working? Or to people with jobs who would rather buy drugs? Why do I have to work my ass off for a piteous $7.70 an hour, while others ride on the coattails of working citizens like myself? I'm not sure why, but it seems like a pretty screwed up way to run things.

That being said, as I am taking the stuff out to the ladies car - all payed for with my tax dollars - I begin to place the stuff in the trunk of her brand new BMW. This was a car which runs for well over $50,000. Now, why does someone who needs government aid driving such a high profile vehicle? These people are freeriders, and they are the reason the world is becoming such a shitty place. I don't have much more to say. However, I do believe there needs to be more investigation into this type of thing. This should be considered to be some form of fraud. Why doesn't this fall into the catagory of welfare fraud? By using tax dollars she is getting a free ride, she is cheating the system. Now why the hell doesn't anyone do anything about this?

Why do we complain about a recession and a lack of money, when people like this abuse tax dollars? If this sort if thing were investigated more heavily, I wonder how much money we could save.

An interesting thought...

An Eventful Night

So last night I was given 4 free tickets to a Binghamton Met's baseball game. So I contacted a few friends and ended up going with my friends Katy and Mike. It was a decent game, and we got into a bit of an argument with the guy in front of us. He was angry because we wouldn't stop talking. I mean hellooo...it is a baseball game. It is not going to be totally silent. Maybe if he had been paying better attention to the game he would not have been able to eavsdrop on our conversations. He should really think about what he wants to waste his money on. I mean, you don't pay to get into a game to listen to those around you.



So we left the game around 9, and Mike and I parted ways with Katy. We went to his house so he could get a sweatshirt. After that we went to Panera Bread, or as we call it, Pantera Bread. We went mainly to visit my friend Samirah, but I also got a PP&J sandwich and a Mountain Dew. We wanted to hang with her when she was out of work, so we went to Wal Mart to goof off while we waited for her to get off. At Wal Mart I rode a Kid's ride, which was fun. I also shook a baby (relax people, only a toy. I simply needed practice for when I become a real father).



Around 10:30 she came down and we ended up hanging out at Barnes and Noble, looking through random books and whatnot. All in all it was a pretty good night.

Europe Pictures

So I was finally able to get all 830 pictures from my Europe trip uploaded to photobucket. On the right side of this page there is a link to my photobucket page. On the left side of that page ther are albums. Click on the "Europe" album to check them out. For those of you who don't know why I went to Europe, I'll explain a bit...

In the beginning of my senior year I was presented with the opportunity to play in a group called American Music Abroad. A group that tours through Europe playing concerts. I quickly jumped at this chance. So we all got the music in the spring and were expected to know it by july 4th, when we all met at East Stroudsberg University. There were about 145 kids who went, there was a band and a choir. We all met and practiced for three straight days, about 9 or more hours a day. On the last day we played a concert for the parents, the following day -a monday- we took off on a flight to Vienna, Austria. We stayed in various places throughout Europe for a little over 2 weeks.

So there's the story...check the pix.

Ibanez Euphoria

So on my way back from the mall, I came across one of these bad boys. The Steve Vai signature acoustic. It played like a dream, with a very crisp clean sound. I toyed with the idea of a purchase, but once I saw the price tag read for $1100.00, I quickly tossed that idea.

So I figured while I was there I would buy a few guitar picks. Bought two, for a grand total of $.50. Much more appealing than the eleven-hundred dollar price tag on the Vai acoustic.

College Stuff Today

So I'm sitting here in my bedroom, it's 8:44 am. I just got out of the shower, so I'm kinda chillin in my towel posting on blogspot. I've got to to go BCC (college) this morning for a few things.

I have to get my parking permit for one, and I also have to get my student ID. I think there is one more thing I have to get, but I cannot remember.

Oh well.

Olympics

I'm sitting here watching the gymnastics portion of the Olympics. America just nailed the floor routine, go USA. The way these people flip around in the air is unreal, I wish I could do stuff like that. I would so just we walking through a public place and do a random backflip, just to be cool.

It's wierd watching these people walk. They walk so...structured. You watch some of these routines and they're very free flowing, however when they walk they're so timed and strict. Odd to watch. Maybe it's communist China taking effect.

Either way, these are some pretty cool Chica's. I'd shake someone's hand for that.

First Post

So I just made this little blogspot page. Both my uncle and step-dad have one, so I figured I would be a conformist and make one as well. It will be changing as I plan on customizing this page as much as I can.