courage

you can try to define courage as much as you want. But you cant. you simply can't define courage. It's something you have to do or see. To stand up for what you believe in, to save a life, thats courage. But courage can come in small acts as well. When you see courage, you'll know it.

Driving

Is it all its cracked up to be? I say yes, and again yes. It brings freedom and the option to go anywhere when i feel like. I want to go see a movie, I grab my wallet and my keys and I go. Its one of my biggest acheivements in my life, getting my license. The test isn't as hard as you think and its totally worth working 20+ hours a week, sometimes, to pay for gas and insurance.

Christmas

That's right. I said Christmas. Not the holidays. As most of my readers may know, I believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins. Recently, Ive seen a disturbing turn of people calling this time of the year the holidays. Now I don't care if you believe Jesus Christ is the son of God or not, it is still a proven fact that he existed. So, why demean the man. Show him some respect and acknowledge him. I'm not demeaning the other religions who celebrate holidays this time of year. But this country was founded on God. "One Nation, Under God." It means something, people.

Leadership

Leadership, to me, is not being a total selfish moron. It's giving up your time, money, and dignity. Yes I said diginity. I am the oldest of 3 children in my family. I'm certainly not the best oldest brother. But in my time I've learned that to be a good older brother is not to harass your siblings, not to "toughen them up". It's to be there for them and to spend time with them, to show them you care. That's what leadership is about. Selflessly steering your group in the right direction, no matter what the cost.

Note to readers

Hey guys if youre reading this go ahead and please give me a follow. I have one at the moment and would appreciate more. Thanks Pals!

hope

I have a problem. It is obesity. I can't stop eating. I hope to overcome this one day and die happy and healthy. But i doubt that will happen. So, to be realistic I have made it my life goal to reach one metric ton by the age of 40. I belive i can accomplish this. I hope i can accomplish this. That is true hope.

Old people

So, for about 6 months now I've been working at McDonalds. Now, we're not perfect, we make mistakes. And when we make mistakes, the ONLY PEOPLE that are rude about are elderly people. The other day a guy was ordering a coffee and i asked what size and he says "One of the larger ones". and i ask medium or large and he says, and I quote, "Jesus Christ! I just wanted a coffee". This guy had to be 69+ years old. Ive been asking myself why are old people such impatient buttholes. And I can't figure it out. I thought we were supposed to be the "rude, inconsiderate" generation. But every younger person I've helped has been polite and considerate. It irritates me beyond all belief. Elderly People need to grow up.

Hope

Hope. What can I say? Personally, I think the meaning of hope has been watered down. We "hope" we get what we want for a gift. We "hope" to have what we want for dinner. I mean come on people, wake up! There are people starving, dying, barely surviving out there. We need to open our eyes and figure our that we have it good.

adaptation

Adaptation is all around us. We are constantly adapting. For example, you meet someone new. In the first few words, you find out what they think is funny. Then you tailor your remarks to their sense of humor. You just adapted. You are constantly adapting in everyday life.

Love

Love is a funny thing. There are many types of love, from brotherly love, to the classic "in love" love. But I think the most purest form of love comes in the form of unrequited love. And I'm not talking about a "crush", I'm talking about real love. I think it's more real because you have to fight for it. And you do have to. It's not a choice, if it really is love. I've been dealing with this for about a year now and while I won't go into any specifics, this has been one of the hardest parts of my life. I think about it pretty much every second of every day. I just hope someday I'll get my chance.

Human Vs. Animals

I believe there is a strong difference between humans and animals. While i do believe animals feel, I dont believe they have souls. I believe Humans have an afterlife, while animals don't. I'm sorry. It's what i believe. If you don't like it, tough.

Beauty

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A cliched statement, i know, but true nonetheless. There is one person i find absolutley beautiful. When they walk into the room, i find it hard to breath. They know what i think. and they don't care. Nor do i blame them. i know im a huge monster. i accepted this long ago. But i am a sweet guy. so maybe there is somebody out there for me.

immaturity

one of my biggest pet peeves is people telling me to grow up. When i act "Obnoxious" , or "wild", i am trying to have fun. My life isn't perfect, so I cope with it by having a good laugh. So don't tell me to grow up. and think before you speak. Punks.

Lies

Lying is a funny thing. If you agree with the lie, you won't call it a lie. For instance, schools are teaching the THEORY of evolution as fact. Why would a system that prides itself on molding the minds of the future teach something that is a guess as fact? Personally, I think that they don't want the other option to be true, even though it is staring them in the face.

Freedom

Freedom is an awesome thing. It allows me to practice religion freely, go to school and make my own choices. But freedom isn't free. Thousands of people have died so that i could be free. I need to remember them more.

professional sporting events

recently i went to my first professional sporting event. it was a vikings football game. the unrelenting noise, the rude gestures, the stinky man sitting in front of you, i loved it all. every kid should experience a professional sporting event at least once.

Politics

While being one of my favorite things, politics is a dirty as a three-year-old in the backyard. Liberals and conservatives alike both will do anything for an office. Personally, I am a conservative. Most of my friends are liberals. But we are still all close. I think politician need to sit down and compromise, to a certain extent. I believe that abortion is morally wrong and I will not bend on that, but I may be able to compromise on an issue involving funding for various things. All I'm saying is work together to make this country a better place.

Justice

Its not just a recurring theme in comic books. Justice is neccasary. It's what keeps the streets clean, and citizens safe. It brings fairness to our society in a way not many things could. But we must be careful to not confuse justice with revenge. We must ask ourselves, are we being just, or vengeful. Do what is fair and right.

Noise vs. silence

I honestly prefer noise over silence. I hate how boring silence can be. I prefer noise as it feels like somethings always going on, like you're in the middle of the action. With noise, i feel like im a part of something, that what i do has an impact on something. Thats why i want to move to the city when im older. Theres so much noise and activity.

giving

ive decided for this week to talk about giving. giving is a great thing. it helps the world and makes it a better place. But what are your motives for giving? Are you giving out of the kindness of your heart or are you giving because you have to? because it is the thing to do? im not saying dont give. im only saying examine your motives.

The Social Networking Age

Social networking has become a part of our everyday routine. We get home from work or school, we check facebook. We're waiting for a friend to come pick us up, we tweet about it. We get bored, we get on facebook and poke someone. I have an account on pretty much every social networking site. But I think it is a little sad that it is fast becoming a replacement for spending time with your friends. I would rather go for a long drive around the lake with my best friend than spend all day inside on the computer. Maybe I'm just a guy who sounds like your old crotchety grandpa, but what happened to quality time with your friends?

Friendship

Friendship is a funny thing. Its not a relationship of love, but it is also not a relationship of hate. It's a relationship of Jokes. It's a relationship of laughing until it hurts. It's a relationship of trust. You don't always know for sure if somebody loves you. You don't always know if somebody hates you. But you always know that a friend is there for you.

The Real Me

I'd Like to take a minute to tell you about myself. My name is Ben Jones, but a lot of people marshmellow my name and call me Bones. I was born in St. Louis, Missouri. I like video games, chilling with my friends, video editing, and being a complete moron. I like to give people a hard time, but i genuinly care about people. When my friends are sad, I'm sad. and vice versa. I like to try and be funny. I make jokes all the time that i realize later are completlely obnoxious. Yet people still laugh. Maybe it's out of awkwardness, maybe I'm genuinely funny. Honestly, I don't care, as long as people keep laughing. Well, kids, thanks for putting up with me. Have a great whatever-time-of-the-day-it-is.

Thanks and Salutations,
Bones