No wonder why we New Englanders can't be satisfied.

The weather in the northeast ranges from too hot, to way too damn cold sometimes.

It's nothing new, nothing completely outrageous for most cases. Out in the Arizona desert the temperatures on any average summer day can range up to 130 degree Fahrenheit. And way up in Minnesota the temperatures can get extremely low in mid winter, so New England really has nothing to complain about right?

Well, here's a bit of information. The temperate zone, in which New England is defined has the potential to rack up some serious humidity in the summer and in the winter as well. Most people associate humidity with warm temperatures, but humidity actually refers to the amount of moisture in the air. The amount of moisture in the air in New England is thanks to the many rivers and lakes scattered throughout our glacially carved landscape. OH and the Atlantic Ocean. Yeah, you know that big blue ocean of water that borders every New England state except Vermont? Well it helps fuel the Northeast economy and also makes our temperatures fluctuate like crazy. Besides helping us get dumped on with snow, and allowing the freezing winds of the North to come down and ice us over for 4-6 months every year, we also have ample amounts of wetness to deal with in the summer.

Besides soaking through almost every single one of my t shirts in the past two weeks I've got to say, I'm missing the winter time a little bit. At least with one extreme (the cold) you have the opportunity to bundle up and get back to a cozy temperature for yourself. The only ways to beat the heat (not Lebron James' heat) but the summer heat, is to cool off in a tub of ice. And that's not always so practical for people. (See kitchen workers)

Don't get me wrong summer has more than it's share of awesome activities, but of course I'm going to gripe about the weather, I'm from New England.

You want to learn more? Read More.

It's easy, you stop being active, you watch more tv, you lose your drive, lose your ability to push yourself, and now you feel stagnant.

It all happens to us and the worst part is that there's no one to blame. You might have the drive to eventually overcome it, or maybe some sort of catastrophic break up has dragged you down beneath the mud. Maybe your going through some sort of tumultuous event in your life. Who knows?

As I was doing some more deep thinking while at work today, it came to my attention that I felt like I haven't grown a whole lot lately. Back in my teenage years I figured by the time I was 21 (which I am now) I'd be some sort of super hero making buckets of money in California or being some adventurous mountain man in the wilderness.

Funny story, I'm not either one of those two guys.

The conclusion that I came to was that I'm not reading enough. I used to be a pretty avid reader (Which doesn't even compare to how much my dad reads) but the point being is that when you read, especially things that make you ponder, it helps you grow.

While most people may read TMZ or catch whatever dose of news they see on TV, it's not quite the same. Books like "The 4 hour work week" by Timothy Ferris and his other book "The 4 Hour Body" are stimulation books for the mind, body and soul. Personally, other books such as "The Compassionate Samurai" and "Kitchen Confidential" have led me down some interesting pathways of thinking. Which brings me to my centralized point.

You want to grow? Read a book that pertains to you.

Your not going to walk into a Barns N Noble and pickup the book for you in the first thirty seconds. Take some time to think about what's really on your mind and try to find a book on it. A person's biggest problem is that they can become stagnant, and stop growing either emotionally or mentally. Pick up a book that teaches you a new skill set. You'll be ultra proud of yourself and could possibly find that niche you've always been looking for.

For You Hard Workers Out There.

Working hard is one of the toughest things to do in this world, but if you do it long enough you may reap the benefits and see the fruits of your labor.

Not enough people get recognized for the hard work.  Being the young adult that I am, in no way am I complaining that my hard work has not been recognized. I'm pointing out something a little bit different here. Over the past few years I can easily remember co-workers or bosses that I've had the opportunity to work with who have truly gone above and beyond. And it's so obvious when someone is working hard because you can feel their drive, their passion into whatever they are doing. Not everyone is in love with what they do, but people that work hard, in my eyes, often don't get cited enough for it. So this post is for the hard workers out there.

I've been told a number of times that you don't always need to work harder, you need to work smarter. Well, that's not a viable solution for everyone, and in fact some people labor away, destroying their bodies and their backs to send their kids to school just to finance their lifestyle. While a number of things are true, such is the fact that we live in a free society, and easily enjoy some of the best that the world has to offer, we still face a number of problems.

Majority (almost 99 percent) of the middle class will rise up into the upper class in America. The richest of the rich will continue to stay rich and are widening the gap between the rich and the poor daily.

Which brings me back to the idea that I've been toying with for the entire day. I'm working three jobs to make money but in reality I still have a family that supports me and cares of my general welfare. So it's already expected that I work pretty hard. But what about the people that don't have that safety net? What about the single moms that work three jobs to support their basic needs? What about other single parents of families in much more dire circumstances? Perhaps I'm very uneducated in my economics department, but I'm disgusted that so many wealthy families had been freaking out about the economic downturn of the past several years in this country. A high number of these 'well off' families have not a clue what a dire circumstance really is.

And the same goes for me, I'll be the first one to tell you I don't really know a damn thing in this world, but I can recognize some good when I see it, and for those people busting their butts to make ends meet and trying to do some good in this world for those they care about, I tip my hat to you and only you.

When you love your job.

When you love your job the once menial tasks that you've performed at other jobs now become seamless as you now enjoy doing them.

To say the least, the current job I have is awesome. As a student aspiring to become a world traveler/adventure journalist I have a lot of things to think about. That's a bit idiotic to say, EVERY STUDENT has a lot to think about when pursuing a certain degree and especially trying to break into their career choice.

But right now, I'm working in an office at a skydive facility in very Southern Maine. And to say the least, It's gotta be one of the best keep secrets in New England. Well, it's not really a secret, its certainly open to the public, but the sheer atmosphere combined with the ecstatic personalities of everyone working there is simply the best of any job I've ever worked. Now as a 21 year old male, I don't hold much of a say in anything in this world, and I'll leave it to you and the other locals that make this dropzone the place to be.

I'd be astonished to find a better job within my area that would suit anyone my age better. Now before I go on ranting too much about how cool it is to work there, I'll bring this blog post to a closing point.

If you are one of the thousands of Americans that is working a job that you don't love, and probably hate then it's time for you to go. Bad economy or not, you've got to make yourself happy and be happy at your place of work. You should want to be there to some extent and shouldn't be itching to get out of there at 4:55 pm. Do yourself a favor and find what you like, and like what you do.

have you met my good friend procrastination?

Hey folks, just a quick update here.

The weather has finally turned around and it's starting to feel like summer. And for most of you readers out there you know that summer in the North East means that everyone has got something to do. A flush of warmer temperatures means a flush in business and lemme tell ya cousin, business is a boomin.

Which also coincidentally explains my lack of blogging and updates and views on vicarious world topics. I have not gotten my updates or the daily dose of politics! That seriously puts me in a cranky mood.

But alas! I've gotten my recurrency skydive in which means I'm back in business (as long as this cashflow thing keeps coming my way) but I digress...

College is expensive, and so are my many habits. So besides seeing my friends family less and less and my co-workers more and more,  my blogging habits may be out of order. I know I know, I can already feel you utter disappointment. Seriously though I will try to keep blogging and writing out my sarcastic views and vow to continuing spreading the plethora of knowledge that is to be obtained from out there, the internet.


I tweet more than I blog so now would be a good time to follow me if you already aren't!

Twitter= KingCam1989 DO IT AND YOU SHALL BE UPDATED. Be blogging soon. - Cam

So...About that Rapture...

The rapture never came. May 21st 2011 came and went just like any other day, and no sort of earthquakes or tremors were recorded of any substantial amount anywhere in the world.

In other surprising news, Harold Camping has now changed the date of the rapture to October 20th 2011. So we have another five months before the world is split open and dead are reclaimed back up to heaven while the rest of us suffer an eternal torment down here on earth. I can't say I'm super surprised, in fact if there had been a sort of earthquake that DID happen, I would have been stoked. I feel as if the world could use a shakeup or two.

But seriously, how are those radical evangelical christians feeling today? Abysmal? Sorrowful? Full of regrets? Maybe not for the fact that they lied, but certainly they've got to have regrets about wasting all that time PREACHING about the end of the world, and all those dollars spent by Camping's Family Radio talk show campaigns.

The last thing I'll say about the supposed rapture that ceased to even exist is that hundreds of radical people have made predictions such as this before. Camping made and wrote a book about the end of the world that was supposed to happen in 1994. Never did. I read a blog earlier on my phone from the UK saying that people who make radical events up that include the end of the world are for one of two reasons. Either they have lost all faith in changing their lives to the point they'd like to, and have since turned their efforts to some cataclysmic event that will bring about the end of the world. Or they simply cannot face their own fears and would much rather face the end of the world as they know it, than face their own livelihood and retribution. I suggest you make your own conclusions and spend some time reading other articles on the web. I'm just writing here to say just another day, not another rapture.

The American Debt Ceiling

First off, copy and paste this URL into your address bar and watch this 

video.http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-18-2011/debt-to-america

Now, I'm not expert on the financial crises of American, but one thing I do know for sure is that reaching our debt ceiling is certainly not a good thing. What does that exactly mean? I mean for the last five minutes I was just laughing with Jon Stewart (which isn't a bad thing by any means) but should we be concerned? Yeah probably, but who's to blame? 

Perhaps Republicans can put the blame on Barack Obama's administration but realistically the problem goes way farther back than the past 2 or 3 years. Let's get real here, the debt ceiling is at an al time high of 14.4 Trillion dollars. That's a lot of money, how the hell are we going to pay it all back? The absolute limit where our credit line stops is 14.6 Trillion dollars and we are blazing towards the brick wall faster than expected. Is there anything we can do to stop it? So far through my twitter feed, and other news networks no one seems to be issuing out warning signs of armageddon (well other than that 89 year old guy who said the world will end on May 21st 2011). 

Are we going to panic?

No, the easy answer comes from the Obama Administration and wil be suspending investments into retiree's pensions until we can lower the debt somewhat. The simple answer means that old rich white people won't be getting MORE money in the mean time. Good for us, bad for them. 

 Is our economy going to shut down and a zombie infestation will occur? Most likely not, but keep in mind these are interesting times and if you haven' been consistently watching the news or are completely aware of what's going on, right now wouldn't be a bad time to check the news four or five times a day. 

In case of an actual zombie infestation, it wouldn't hurt to pick some up at your nearest Home Depot. 

What does it mean to have a degree these days?

Ever since the enormous economy crash of 2008 many people have begun to drastically change their lifestyles, implementing cutbacks that has led to the slashing of hundreds of thousands of jobs.

My parents told me it's been a good four years to be in college, citing that the job market has since collapsed while inflation has skyrocketed (see gas prices 2011). Which leads me to my first question. Has the job market gotten any better since 2008? I'm sure I could look up the figures, I'll most likely do so after writing about this, but what exactly will be the main differences of looking for a job when I'm out of school? Clearly this isn't the 90's anymore and not every city is bustling with new jobs due to a new wave of technologies, so what will us college kids do, and how will we go about it?

I'm pursuing a degree in  journalism among other things (political science, and film) but how do most young adult make that leap from day drinker to civilized productive members of society? While more than a few of my friends have since moved back to their parents houses after graduation, I'm left to attend another year of school and hopefully set the blueprints up to get going after college. All my friends have degrees, so what's stopping them from making the world their own?

In many ways it seems like a college degree is the new standard for any job. I recently did an editorial on the 'old standards' of entering the workforce versus the 'new standards and going to college to eventually make more money.

But I really want your thoughts, what exactly does it mean to have a college degree or higher these days? Does it truly matter? Why or why note?

Bill O' Reilly gets KO'd by John Stewart of the Daily Show

John Stewart of the Daily Show recently visited Bill O' Reilly on his Fox News Show to discuss the effects of allowing the rapper 'Common' to visit the White House for a poetry reading.

Besides Common being a well inducted rapper and a poet himself, many (shall we say Republicans) found this to be the wrong move by the Obama Administration. Why you ask? Well it's because Common believes that justice was incorrectly served to two members of the Black liberation front who may have been wrongly convicted of killing two police officers. Common once upon a time visited both of these people, which you can learn from the video posted below, and because of those two visits which happened several years ago, is now under fire.

Bill O' Reilly in the clip below rudely cuts off Stewart as he attempts to pose minuscule questions which Stewart easily glides through the hoops and begins to question Bill O' Reilly.

It may be a factor of old age, but John Stewart literally 'wrecks' O' Reilly as he stumbles to find answers to Stewarts questions.

This may be one of the best ass-kickings John Stewart has ever done, and rightly so if I might add. Not only does Stewart completely own O' Reilly on the O' Reilly factor, but he does it while making workers at the O' Reilly factor laugh out loud during the show and in the end bends over and takes a rather large dump upon the Fox News Network. John Stewart may possibly be the re-incarnation of Christ himself.

Check out the video below

http://www.hulu.com/watch/242075/fox-news-specials-oreilly-vs-stewart-common-controversy

The apparent 'End of Days' May 21st 2011

OH COME ON! I'm almost done with college! Earlier this morning as I was brushing up on my twitter news feed, I noticed the latest thing to start trending was May 21st 2011. Naturally, with that date being less than a week away I had to check it out right?

What I came across was astounding. And much to any believers actual beliefs, I laughed quite a bit. THE END OF DAYS!! read one twitter post. 'The end is near!' read another one. Naturally I had to take my journalism skills to the next level.

I punched into google, 'May 21st 2011' and my computer was pushed to the brink of destruction with results. It almost had a near kataklysmic event itself.

This blog, which you should take the time to read, describes the prophetic version of the end of days by some wild christian fantatic. (See how I refused to capitalize christian? It's because I don't like being notified of the end of the world in under a weeks time. So inconvenient!)

Anyway, http://judgementday2011.com/ is the website, and I suggest you check it out within the next few days so you can learn how to avoid the upcoming rapture and the end of your abysmal life.

The blog predicts an enormous earthquake that will bring all the believers of a true god up to heaven. Sweet? I'd rather not die in a horrific earthquake anyway, I have another year of college to finish k thanks.

Anyway, If you see something like this, you might be in trouble. As far as the rest of the people on this planet that are having a difficult time understanding how so many idiots could predict this sort of event, just know that I'm with you.

Sarcasm aside, you can count on me checking the clock and wondering when this 'holy earthquake' will hit and suck up souls to bring to heaven.

P.S. How Ironic is it that Stephen Hawking less than 24 hours ago said in an official statement that there is no god, no heaven, and we need to focus on fulfilling the quality of our lives instead of being afraid of dying. can you say #Ironic?

Work in Progress (Time Management Skills)

You want to know the secret to life? So do many people. Luckily you've stumbled upon this blog post in search of the many answers of life, sadly there are none. There are only tools in which to improve your life and come in a variety of forms.

This weeks tool of the week is dedicated to time management skills. One of the main elements of life is knowing and planning how to do something and when to do it. Try it out, work on it, and implement and improve on it in your daily life. You satisfied yet? What are you doing still reading this? There's plenty of other things you could be accomplishing and completing right now! Go Go Go!

Brainstorm: What are other tools for improving your workload are constantly used in your daily activities?

Everyone gets their fifteen minutes of fame.

Now Renegades are the people, with their own philosophies, they change the course of history, everyday people like you and me.

Zack De LaRocha said those words amidst one of my favorite Rage Against the Machine songs titled, 'Renegades of Funk.' Now after a brief talk with my dad, and the fifteen minutes or so I've been listening to Rage Against the Machine, I've decided to log my thoughts down and figure out how to essentially 'build the fire' and begin structuring the path of my life. Now I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to be doing 6 months from now, let alone next week, but the one thing I'm pretty sure of is that everyone gets their fifteen minutes.

You all remember that saying of 'everyone gets their fifteen minutes of fame' right? Of course you do, your parents probably said it while watching some interview on the news channels when you were a kid. Anyway, everyone has that chance of someday getting famous and being a movie star, or being an astronaut, or just being rich when they grow up, yet not everyone aspires to chase those dreams they had as a kid. Who really wants to be famous anyway?

My interpretation of the fifteen minutes of fame is not something that everyone gets equally. I'd argue that those fifteen minutes of fame is something you have to constantly re-create, you've got to keep the fire going in a way. (My dad just said you can't sit in a front of a cold fire waiting to get warm) And that's exactly what I'm talking about here. It's all about the passion, and the people you see out there hustling and putting in the hard work and time to get there will get there. It's not about waiting to be picked up off the street and suddenly get famous (although it does happen) but through perseverance and trying enough times, anyone can make it to where they want to go.

Hmm just some more thoughts that I've somehow translated back to my blog. What do you think about the chance that 'Everyone gets their fifteen minutes?' Does it exist?

3, 2, 1 Graduate!

Commencement. The day that college gives you a diploma and the usual swift kick in the ass all while pointing to the exit sign at the entrance to your private institution.

Must be nice to finally get that degree and know that you'll be more than a few thousands dollars in debt. Not to be all negative here, it's been a wonderful day here in Keene, New Hampshire. So many bright young faces filled the quad all with the eagerness to finally walk and shake the hands of their professors and officially become alumni.

Other than the spots of rain that soaked the crowd for about half an hour, the quad was filled to the brim with hundreds and thousands of relatives all waiting to hear their relatives name called as they receive their congratulatory handshakes. It's been a very surreal feeling for most, all of my friends thus far have seemed extremely freaked out but ecstatic beyond belief. It's a weird feeling to know that some of your best friends and classmates are now done with college. Regardless of the amount of stress almost all of these kids have endured at some point in their college career, it's great to sense the vibe that everyone has put out today. Not one negative person did I see today, and the fact that it still remains to be beautiful outside at 7:30 pm is even more of a plus.

I'm sure that everyone who graduated today, regardless of their lifestyles in the future will remember this day forever, and everyone that was a part of it will surely have something awesome to say about it. These college graduations just leave you with the feeling that finally, after all these years, that everything is going to one day be just fine.

que (As we go on, we remember, all those times that, we had together......)

Summer Swag.

It's most difficult to have any sort of 'swag' in the summer when your desperately in search for a job. If your a returning college kid, or newly graduated kid on the hunt for that awesome career you've had in mind for four years or so, I wish you luck.

The job hunt on my end has been most difficult. With most jobs either suggesting that I come in and fill out an application, or the mass of e-mails that I've sent out and have been unanswered by any sort of respondents. What's the deal? Don't people need some sort of cheap labor, a sort of binding slavery contract for 3-4 months? Anyone looking to hire some scrawny kid that runs on a severe lack of sleep and a mere few cups of coffee? I can cook!

Perhaps it's about time the streets were hit with some applications and resumes. Applying for jobs in any city/town/major community can be a pain in the ass. There's not beating around the bush on that one. Walking into some place you've never even been and asking to fill out a job application (mostly in restaurants) can be super awkward. Everyone's staring at you when you hand back the application to whatever sort of good looking host is at the helm of the restaurant, and when you make eye contact you just know that girl is getting ready to throw out your fresh new application.

Maybe it's all in the approach, maybe we're doing it wrong, maybe I'm doing it wrong...

Besides scanning the craigslist pages in search for a summer slavery opportunity I should be looking elsewhere. But in my region there only seems to be a wide range of restaurants with greasy older guys making low wages and fashionista's waiting tables making the real big bucks. How does some 21 year old schmoozer make it in the world these days? If only I could just sign up to train with SEAL Team Six and help take down major terrorist figures like bin Laden.

Ehhh, I got a few days someone's bound to e-mail me back looking for a part time slave for the summer.

Who's the guy that killed Osama?

If you haven't heard the big news, you most likely live under a rock. Osama Bin Laden, the worlds most renowned terrorist has been killed within a compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan by a team of Navy Seals who have been on a a top secret mission for over 4 years.

I don't know who the guy is that killed him, but screw Charlie Sheen, this Navy Seal is #winning.

I guess it's also standard procedure for the Navy SEALS to never release names. President Obama released a statement today saying that, 'while we may not know their names, or their stories, but they are there everyday on the front lines of freedom.'

The most interesting part of this whole fiasco is that Osama was hiding essentially right under the noses of the Pakistani's for about 5 years at the multimillion dollar compound.

This article describes just a few details on the procedures of the Navy SEALS and how they've accomplished their mission. On a related note it will be very interesting to see how the next few years go not only for what this event means for President Obama's re-election campaign, but also how terrorism will be prevalent in the years to come.

Read This. http://abcnews.go.com/US/osama-bin-laden-dead-navy-seal-team-responsible/story?id=13509739

Barack Obama lashes back at Trump

The time has indeed come for President of the United States, Barack Obama to lash out against his critics. Enemies of the state include Michelle Bachmann, The Donald Trump, and U.S. Senator Paul Ryan. I highly suggest you watch the first ten minutes of this video that I've posted below because it is sincerely entertaining. Whether you like President Obama or not, you must appreciate his political rhetoric that has is shown throughout this video. His witty remarks coupled with the direct calling out of several audience members that oppose him show the type of genius that Barack Obama possesses.

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mzJhvC-8E&feature=player_embedded