Kids Say the Craziest Things

Hey there. Yesterday, we went to the market to buy us some groceries. Nothing unusual while we're roaming the isles filing up our cart. Once we're outside in the parking lot, I turn to make sure that the kids are not in the way of cars and I notice that our middle child, who will be turning 7 in June, is walking with her eyes closed. Soon after she says something to my wife, which I didn't catch, and my wife is laughing her ass off. Practically in tears. As she composes herself, I asked her, "What did she say?" She told me that she said, "How can Chinese people walk with their eyes closed?" LMAO We laughed. Now, we don't mean any disrespect. I'm not racist, sexist, or any other negative "ist" out there. The fact that I saw her walking with her eyes closed and then her making that comment just completely threw me off guard and started laughing.

Still in the parking lot, loading groceries into the trunk, I explained to her that different people have different features. Every one is unique in their own way. I told her to look around and she'll see people with different skin color, different eye color, different hair color, and that very rarely, you'll see two people looking the same. I explained to her that our Chinese friends do not have their eyes closed, they are open, just not as open as your eyes.Therefore, they are not walking with their eyes closed. She just gave me a look and said, Oh, OK.

Again, don't mean to disrespect or offend anyone. It's just that kids these days are so observant and voice their observations out loud. I believe children should be well informed. I don't tell our kids that because people have different features from theirs, those people are "weird" or whatever. Golden rule in our house is treat everyone the way you want to be treated, regardless of nationality, race, color, or whatever.

Sometimes an innocent question from an untainted child really puts the world into perspective. Most of us watch (or read) the news so we know of hate crimes and what not that goes on in our world. Kids don't. To them, life is about school, homework, and play. Repeat as many times as possible. If they never know of the wrong doings that go on, they'll never do it. Don't get me wrong, if your kid notices something that someone did, you should inform them. Let them know what's going on but let them know it's wrong. If us, as parents instill in our kids that it's OK to get along with anyone and everyone, the world should be a better place because of it.

Later.

I'm back!

Hey there friends. I'm back! New Orleans was fun. Credit conference finished a few hours early so I had a little extra time with my wife to check out the city. The place is such a party town. I always thought that Bourbon street would only be "crazy" during Mardi Gras, but from what I saw, it seems to be a party there every night. Loud music, live bands in every pub, people walking on the street, drinking, strip bars on every block, definitely not kid friendly. We tried the "local" drink, Grenades, which I drank, no problem, but my wife didn't like it so much so I drank hers. I'll provide more details when I get home, so that I can associate my words with pictures. Until then. Later!

New Orleans, Here We Come!

Hey there. We're heading to New Orleans. I have a credit conference to attend there, so I'll be off on a business trip for a few days. I'm taking my wife with me though so she'll keep me company. We take off tomorrow morning and be back home late Saturday evening. Not so sure what kinda sights there are so I'll need to look up stuffs to do in New Orleans. All I know is that Bourbon Street is a tourist attraction so we'll more than likely head off there to check it out. If you guys have any suggestions, let me know!!! Later!

Cosmic Bowling Pix

Hey there friends. Here are some of the pics that were taken that night. Check em out.

Here is my wife and I getting ready for some action. Bowling action, that is.



Here are my friends. Bro and sis. I knew that they were close but man... What sis would be that excited to see her bro's balls??? And he doesn't have a problem showing em to her either. Hahahaha



That's me in the middle, trying to figure out how to use that machine to enter names. From left to right, my friend, me, and my bother in law.



My brother and I discussing the physics of bowling. If I remember correctly, it was something about how the Earth's rotation causes centrifugal force affecting the alley causing the ball to shift slightly to the right. lol Or at least that's what we thought... Or... just making excuses for all those gutter balls.



Me and my buddies, who I haven't seen together since our SMC days.



My babe, looking "super cute."



YES! After 4 hours of bowling and many, many, many frames later... I finally win one. Notice the date change? Must've been somewhere around 2 AM when I won. Chalk it up to fatigue if you wish, but I know it was my awesome skills that put me on top. lol



There you have it friends. I have another of the spot where my brother ate it, but you can't see his marks on the floor because of the camera's flash. lol But man, that would've been a good one to have up.

Until the next round comes along, Later!

Metallman's New Card

Hey there friends. Just wanted to show off my new Entrecard. Courtesy of Eyespi20. Check it out friends and tell me what you think. Also, don't forget to check out Eyespi's webpage. Later!