Month: February 2018

McFarland, USA: Dashing Underdogs

So on my 12 hour flight to South Korea I watched a great sports movie called McFarland, USA. It’s about a outrageous football coach who after losing his job gets hired at a high school in the hood in California. Him and his family, who were Caucasian, became the minorities in a community that was made up of Mexican-Americans. He…

What Kind Of Sports Fan Are You?

What is a fan? A fan is literally, “is a person who is enthusiastically devoted to something or somebody, such as a band, a sports team, a book or entertainer.” That being said not everyone is the same kind of “fan”. There are basically four different types of fans out there. –Seasonal Fans are only found during the season and only…

Books Ahoy!

With all the new technology out there we are losing an art form in our society. Writing is becoming lost in the folds. Books are becoming outdated and reading is called cumbersome. People want the gratification of knowing a story without the understanding and patience it takes to devour a good book. The youth is growing up with the preference…

Only Girl in the World

  You know I think Rihanna was right on one thing. Well a few things but most importantly, in the song “Only Girl (In The World)”, the message is that women want to feel like they are the only one in her man’s life. Easy, right? Wrong. So often women are dissatisfied with their relationships and most of the time…

Army Brat Life: The Curse That Never Ended!

Are you a military brat (one of your parents is in the military and you move around a lot)? Well if you are then you are well aware of the “curse” on us. Am I talking about some strange voodoo that some witch has put on you, probably not. I am talking about the love curse. As it would seem…

Kimchi Fries! They DO Exist!

Today we are going to explore the world of kimchi fries but first what is kimchi? Many of you want don’t know but have no fear. I’m here to tell you! Kimchi is cabbage. Yup that’s it. It’s just cabbage that has been marinated in a blend of spices, peppers, radishes, carrots, and onions. You can think of it like…