outside reading #29

I was reading the newspaper this morning and I came across an article about Edina. The article was about housing in Edina. it was saying that housing is just too expensive and that the median price of a house is $450,000. Plus with renovations, since many of the homes in Edina are older homes, it adds up quickly. Because of these high costs young families are not able to live in the city. People that grew up here and have families now aren't able to move back to their hometown because they can't afford it. many young families get more for their money in places like Maple Grove and newly developed neighborhoods. Edina has been known for being a tightly knitted community and that is part of the reason that people want to live here, but the cost of living is just too high for the average family. This article was very interesting to read because I didn't know that there were so many people want to live here. I know that we have good schools and neighborhoods, but I didn't realize it was so difficult for so many people to afford living here, for there to be an article about it in the Star Tribune.

outside reading #28

Today I read an article about all of the living past President, our current President, and our President elect, where all together today at the White House. George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were all at the White House today. Obama said that it was nice to be with people who really know what his job will be like. He will be in office extremely soon, so I am personally glad he had a chance to site down and talk with our leaders. He can learn so much. He can learn that he will not be able to do everything that he wants and that some of the things that he does do, wont work. It is just part of life, that everything you do doesn’t work, so I am glad he will have a chance to learn that. I was glad to see that the true side of President Bush was shown in this article. He told Obama that he wasn’t him to succeed and that it didn’t matter what political party be belonged to, he knew he would do his best for our country. The media always shows Bush as a man that made all of the mistakes and that he hated Obama, so I am glad to see that finally the media shows just a glimpse of what kind of person he really is.

outside reading #27

I have continued reading Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
It is the morning after the conversation of Jacob and Edward. Bella finally wakes up, but she is sweating because Jacob is still in the sleeping bag. She tries to get him off of her, but fails. Finally Edward steps in a rolls him out of the sleep bag. Jacob gets mad and he gets back in on top of Bella. Now Edward gets mad and he throws Jacob, who then hits the pole holding up the tent. The two then stand growling at each other ready to fight, but Bella calms them down. Jacob leaves then to get reading for the soon approaching fight. When he is gone Bella and Edward talk. Edward tells Bella that she was talking in her sleep, but she was just saying his name, but towards the end she said Jacob's. Then they talk about there top ten nights and of course the night when Edward proposed was in both of their top tens. After they say something about the wedding, they hear a horrible sound. It was Jacob, he was listening to their conversation and was letting out his pain. Bella gets very upset that she hurts him, so Edward brings Jacob back. Edward and Seth leave so that the two of them can talk. Bella says that she hurts him too much and so that she wont bother him anymore. Jacob of course doesn't want this to happen, so he says that if she wont see him anymore he will just die. He says that he will fight in the fight with the newborn vampires, but he die in it too. Bella doesn't want this to happen of course, so she says she will do anything for him to stay alive. Bella knows right away what she has gotten her self into and so they kiss. This isn't like the other kiss, Bella feels in sync with Jacob now, like they are suppose to be together. As she thinks more, she knows she is in love with Jacob, but not enough to change anything else. She knows all that she is doing is hurting Jacob.

outside reading #26

I have continued to read Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. In the chapter that I read Bella and Edward are in the tent. There are bone chilling winds blowing outside and Bella is freezing to death. Edward knows what he has to do, but really wishes he could do something else. And so he tells Jacob to come in the tent so that he can warm Bella up. Bella doesn't like this idea either, but allows Jacob to get into her sleeping bag with her. Bella is soon warm, but Jacob stays there as she "sleeps". When Jacob and Edward think that Bella is asleep they decide to talk. Since Edward is always in Jacob's head and can always know what he is thinking, Jake wants to know what Edward is thinking for a little bit. Jake asks Edward questions that make him furious, but he answers anyways. Jake asks him what he would do if Bella chose him and that he loves Bella. Edward gets very irritated with his questions and with the fact that he can give Bella somethings that he can't, like heat. Jake is surprised when Edward says that he wouldn't kill him if Bella chose him, but Edward wouldn't want to make Bella unhappy. After the two talk about what it was like to be away from Bella, the two actually get along, except for the fact that they are natural enemies and are both in love with the same girl. When Bella is listening to their conversation, she reluctantly falls asleep.

outside reading #25

Today I read an article about the oldest man in the United States. His name was George Francis and he was 112 when he died on Saturday. George died at a nursing home in Sacramento because of heart failure. His son, Anthony Francis who is 81, says that George was born on June 6th, 1896 in New Orleans. George had to live through much of is life without his wife, Josephine Johnson Francis, who died at the age of 63. Although George Francis was the oldest man in the United States, the oldest person in the world is 115. Her name is Maria de Jesus and she lives in Portugal. This is according to a UCLA gerontologist, Dr. Stephen Coles, who keeps a list of the world’s oldest people.
It is hard to imagine living for 115+ years. So many people struggle to live a normal length life. This just goes to show that anything is possible and that any age can be met.

outside reading #24

Today I read an article about the Twins defense and their need for a third baseman. Even though the Twins are known for their exceptional defense, they struggled last season. They committed 108 errors, which is their highest total since 2001. Players like Carlos Gomez (center field), Delmon Young (left field), Alexi Casilla (second base), and Brian Buscher (third base); all had difficulties in the field. The Twins are especially having a hard time finding a solid third baseman. Cuddyer, Batista,and Punto each played in the position one year, but none of them were very good. Punto was definitely the best and he still plays around the infield and Cuddyer was moved to right field, where he is a star with one of the strongest arms in Major League Baseball. Lamb started out at third base year, but he didn't live up to the Twins standards, so Harris and Buscher traded off at the position. Neither of them were amazing, but they were definitely an improvement. The two of them have been getting exceptionally better at offense and are slowly improving their defensive skills. Even though the Twins had a poor defensive year last year, they still did really well. Hopefully this upcoming season will be better then the last.

outside reading #23

Today I read an article about Barack Obama’s appointments to his cabinet. The article talked about the fact that he was appointing people with a lot of experience. As Charles Babington, the author of the article stated, bringing people with him to the White House that have experience will make the American people feel safer. I completely agree with this. Having people that know what is going on and have dealt with it first hand makes me feel much more secure, but…. During Obama’s campaign he was all about change. Yes change is very popular right now, but when Obama appoints people to his cabinet that have been in Washington for a long time, doesn’t that go back on the CHANGE he spoke about. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad that Obama is going to be working with people with experience, but I think that he didn’t really speak realistically during his campaign. Don’t take this the wrong way, I am not saying that Obama is wrong for appointing the people that he is (I am actually a relieved he picked people with experience), but I think that he should have been realistic during his campaign because he can’t cover up mistakes with wonderful speeches when he is president.