3rd Quarter Blog

Hi Mr. B and Doc Oc! This is my favorite post from this quarter :)

Friday, February 27, 2015

Do You Know How To Use A Typewriter?

The other day, my grandma sent me a link to this very amusing video. It is a quick 7 minute and 52 second video that really got me thinking.  It is about how kids react to a typewriter.  They show the kids the typewriter, ask them if they know what it is and then proceed to ask them to use it.  It is amazing to watch because it makes me think about how much technology has developed.

If I were in these kids place, I would not know how to use it.  You always here a parent or a grandparent use the phrase, "You guys have it so easy, in my day..." fill in the blank.  I think that it is incredible that we have discovered these technological advances that make it possible to say that we have it so easy now-a-days.  My favorite part of the video is at 7:09 when the boy says, "and I'm gonna be 80 and be like, "Back in my day, we only had Ipads"  

I think it is mind-boggling and yet so amazing that technology continues to grow and advance that we are going to think that using an Ipad was hard.  I'm just intrigued to see what becomes the next "typewriter" and what becomes the new "Ipad."

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Deaths in Threes

It seems to me like death always comes in threes.  This past weekend my parents took turns taking care of me and flying out to go to funerals.   My dad's friend just passed as well as my very good family friend's grandfather.  To complete the trifecta, my mom's friend was going on his daily walk, healthy as ever, and his heart just gave out on him.  Death is so sudden and can be so unexpected, but it can also be a long battle and time for someone to let go.  In times of terrible loss it is amazing to see how people come together.

You never want to see a friend suffering.  One of the hardest battles to fight is cancer.  You have to think that sometimes when someone has been struggling for so long that it is good for them not to have to fight anymore.  My family friend's grandpa had been struggling for a very long time against lung cancer.  I was curious so I decided to look into lung cancer.

Lung Cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages.  It is the second most common type of cancer, aside from skin cancer, for both men and women.  Lung cancer accounts for about 27% of all cancer deaths and is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.

Seeing as so many men and women can get lung cancer from smoking, I am hopeful we can lower the number of smokers, thus reducing people's risk of getting lung cancer. If risking your life and having your lungs look like the image down below isn't enough motive, I don't know what will work.