Wasting Water

Have you ever thought about water becoming a scarce resource? I sure have not. I have always thought that water is something that we have plenty of and that there is no thought to it becoming a scarce resource. For the past few years i have been better about my water and the way i use it because my mom said that it was bad to waste water. So when i would brush my teeth, i turnethe water off, i try to take shorter showers, and if i don't finish a water bottle, i use the rest to give to my dog instead of pouring it down the drain. 

Recently, my dad has decided to go totally green and not order any water bottles at all. This has some part to do with the water wasting, and also some part to do with the world and keeping it clean. My dad used to buy water bottles and that would be the only kind of water that we drank, but think about all of those plastic/glass bottles going into the land fill? My dad decided that we were only going to drink tap water. Although some people may think tap water tastes different, it is really the same thing and it helps keep our environment clean. 

Also, when i have been at school, i see people throwing away their water bottle when it was half full! Can you believe this! That is a total waste of water! Someone could use that water to put in their animal's water bowl, or put in a plant so that it can grow, but teenagers don't think of these things so they throw out the bottle whether its empty or not. This needs to definitely change!

How much water o you waste?

Number 44!

The inauguration of the 44th president of the United States happened on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009. This was a very big day in history because it the was first time ever to have a biracial president. On this day many people were excited and happy, but also many other people we very nervous for what was going to happen next.


Unfortunately, we had to be in school this day, but the school made the auditorium and the scrounge a place for people to go so that they could watch the inauguration. This day was one of the biggest days in history and Obama, our president now, had to make a very important speech. Luckily i was able to go to the auditorium during 3rd period because i had that period free. I got to see some of the old presidents walk in, and Obama and his family walk in also. Then i was able to watch a priest from California say a prayer. But the bell rang and it was time for me to go to math class. It was too bad that our math class didn't go to the auditorium to watch Obama's speech because it was a very important speech for him and a big turning point in our history and i wasn't able to watch it because i had to be in class.


Do you think that this was unfair to the people that had to be in class but wanted to see the inauguration of Obama, the first biracial president of the United States? I believe that this was unfair that not all of is could see his speech because we had to be in class. We have fit many people into the auditorium before and i think that we could have put some people in there and set up chairs and stuff in the scrounge so classes could go there too. I think that everyone during 4th period should have been able to see Obama's huge speech to the world. I was sad that i missed it and i wish i could have watched it live. What do you think about how some classes did not go to watch Obama's speech? Do you think that it was unfair if the teachers kept them in the classroom?

Need a Doc Quick?

Have you ever needed to go to the doctor, but never made an appointment? There's a solution now. Walgreens has made it easier to get in to see a doctor. They have put an office in and when you need to see the doctor because you are sick, or because u need a vaccination, they made it possible for you to do so.
For the past week i have been sick and we didn't know what i was sick with. So we went into Walgreens and signed in on their computer and we waited about 10 minutes until the doctor is ready. There is one doctor and one office and you sign your name in and wait your turn. Then you go in the office and the doctor asks you questions and evaluated me to see what was wrong. This was so convenient because we didn't have an appointment at my other doctor so coming here was just as good, and let me say that they seemed better than my normal doctor. This surprised me! I was reading what else they did at this doctors place and they can give you vaccinations, and even a check up if you need one for a good price.
I think that this was a great way to reach out to people that need to see a doctor because they are sick, and they cant get into their own doctor. So Walgreens has made it possible for you to get help right when you need it. The other thing is that the doctor that checks you out can also prescribe you medicine. So when i needed medicine because i was sick, she wrote me a prescription and we picked it up right outside at the pharmacy.
Have you ever seen one of these care clinics at a Walgreens? And do you think that it is a good idea to have?

Lightning Strike

Last night was a scary night for me and my family. We didn't hear any rain or anything until we heard a huge bang and a crash!!!!! We didn't know what it was, but suddenly our alarm went off randomly and all of the power shut off and i woke up. My mom came into my room and i asked her what happened and she didn't know. So the police came because out alarm went off and they said that the lightning hit our house!!! How scary is that?! i was pretty scared. The police looked at the top of our house and saw that we had some kind of lightning rod at the top and that all the electricity probably went to the ground, but luckily no one was standing on the ground when it happened. Then we started to smell something like gas. So we called the fire department and they came over and checked out the house and said that the generator was just letting off exhaust and that was the smell. then we all went back to bed and my little brother never even woke up. Then today we turned on the outside lights and they were making a weird noise and they started to spark. This was scary so my mom said don't put on the lights outside. She said she was going to call the electrician in the morning and they could fix it. 

Don't you think that they should have some kind of emergency electrician on duty somewhere to come when something like this happens? Because if we kept the lights on, they could maybe start a fire or something. I think that there should be an emergency electrician place so they could come and fix it. What do you think? Would you be scared if this happened to you?