Newtown, Conneticut

I'm not going to post this on my facebook because I feel it isn't right to start making what could be considered political statements when such a horrible thing happened. At the same time, I feel like I need to get this out because, honestly, I want answers.
For those people who say 'I should be allowed to carry guns because they can carry guns' and that's somehow the answer to a shooting- what about those kids? I understand you feel the need to protect yourself but how did that help what happened today? Are we going to start giving children guns? Are we going to start training teachers to use guns and make them practically bodyguards for their students?
The sad thing is, even if we did that, I think we can all admit that wouldn't be the end of it. The shootings would just occur at some other place, in some other way. Or worse, a teacher would use the gun provided. Then they'd probably start firing teachers with mental illnesses as if that's really the solution to the problem.
I'm not saying I know what to do here. Sadly, I don't believe much could have been done to stop it once it started. But perhaps there was something that could have been done before it started? Like, keeping the guns from him? Perhaps therapy earlier? Really, what can we do to stop these shootings because they're only increasing and sitting around and doing nothing isn't working. And if we have done something then we need to do more, or perhaps change tactics. Regardless, I think it's come to a point where everyone agrees something needs to be done.
At least, I'd hope so.

So I was watching Ellen clips on Youtube

So I was watching clips of The Ellen Show on Youtube and was about to watch one with Ellen talking to Gwyneth Paltrow when this thing popped u. It basically said 'choose between these two: you can either watch a commercial about a Mormon or you can have two commercial breaks.'
Well, first of all, I just got off the site. Second, I started thinking about what it said and was like "are they saying that a commercial about Mormons is as bad as two regular commercials??' Because I think we all know watching advertisements is annoying and certainly annoying on Youtube so what could they have been thinking besides that? And isn't that a bit mean to Mormons? Did the Mormons do that on purpose, hoping that people would sit through a commercial about them if it meant only having to watch one commercial instead of two? Does this mean the Mormons are paying the price for two commercials instead of just one? And why on earth would they bother giving you the options to choose?!
Food for thought!

"Just lost my job"

It's amazing how that phrase doesn't even affect me anymore. I don't think "how did that happen," "maybe they were lazy," "what did they do," I don't even think anything. I feel like I hear it so often and it's so common that I'm not fazed at all. It's almost like a fact of life.
Isn't it sad that's where we are right now?