Girl Scout Cookies: A Stoner's Delight

Any girls out there selling those delicous Girl Scout Cookies, listen up! I'm going to let you in on a little secret as to how you can maximize your profit, while minimizing your time. Who loves baked goods more than the muffin man? Stoners. Stoners are the easiest group to appeal to when it comes to selling... really anything I guess. From baked goods to goods that get you baked, stoners are great costumers. 

"On Monday, Danielle Lei and her mother set up shop outside the Green Cross store with the cookies. With the store's blessing, Lei sold 117 boxes in two hours." 117 BOXES?? My sister would sell that many boxes for her whole time as a saleswoman. But, Danielle made that number in just two hours. Wow. This story proves two things: one is that Girl Scout cookies are a go to munchie, and two is that this mom wins most ingenious saleswoman of the year. Not only was she trying to sell cookies, she said she wanted to expose Danielle to the drug and let her understand what it is and who uses it. She asked not to be on camera, but she said she is using selling Girl Scout cookies to show Danielle around town, and give her real life buissness scenarios. 

I think it is brilliant, but there are others out there who disagree. How could you expose your child to something as harmful as marijuana? That parent should be shunned! But Mrs. Lei actually proved that the most harmful thing that happens when you smoke marijuana is you want to eat fatty foods. And then play some video games and or watch a movie while eating said fatty foods. My hat is off to you, Mrs. Lei, thank you for brightening my day. 

What do you guys think about this? Do you care? Would you let your child do it? Please leave your comments below!

Politics: How Much Do You Care

As I stumbled around the Interwebs, I came across this video of CNN's Jake Tapper interviewing Obama. He (Tapper) uses a very casual interviewing process, by conducting the interview in a factory. Tapper also began the interview by discussing how Obama's daughters choose to not talk about politics, an interesting start to the conversation. I pondered as to why Tapper would have started it this way. I may be wrong, but I think Tapper did this because he was trying to connect with a wider audience. It let the younger audience, especially those not interested in politics, stay engaged because they saw the smiling President admitting his own daughters do not care about politics. Hey! Since the Presidents daughter's don't care about politics, why should I?

When you make the audience think in this way, you actually further engage their attention. You let them connect their own lives to someone famous, and therefore they listen more to what that famous person has to say. I think it is a brilliant tactic, and it kept me engaged as well. In my American Studies class, we discussed how to interview people earlier this year. Everything is about appealing to your audience. If you can do that, then you will make the most out of the interview.

Do you, like Obama's daughters, not care about politics? Why, or why not? If you have a neutral position, what did you think about Tapper's choice of entrance? Was it effective? Why, or why not?
Leave your comments below!

Don't Do It

As many of you probably know, something tragic happened over the weekend. 

Sarah McCausland, 19, of Winnetka, and Evelina Martin Brown, 20, of Seattle, were struck and killed by the car in Tivoli, NY. 

Words cannot describe the pain and sorrow I am feeling right now, and will be for quite some time. Sarah was such an incredible woman, talented beyond anything you could imagine. I had the opportunity to become close with Sarah last year, since we were in Lagniappe Potpourri together, and ended up spending a lot of time with the same friend group. Her warmness and affection spread like a wildfire, and everyone loved Sarah. Honestly, I cannot find a single person who had something negative to say about this amazing human being. Sarah loved music, spending time with her friends, and living life in the present moment. Like me, she never worried about he past, and tried not to worry about the future. Her kind heart and open arms were always accepting of me, and everyone around her. No words can describe Sarah McCausland. She was beyond anything I could formulate into a single sentence. The only thing that brings me comfort is that I will see her again soon. Just to sit down, over a pot of earl grey tea, and discuss the hypocrisy of humanity. Sarah, you will be missed, and I will cherish the fond memories we've had together forever. I know your soul lives on, and I know you are singing your heart out with Frank and the boys.  

This tragic incident happened because of a single persons misjudgment, and down right idiocy. The woman who hit Sarah was driving while intoxicated, and it was not the first time. Carol Boeck, 63, of Red Hook, N.Y., struck Sarah at around midnight Friday night. Police later arrested Carol after she fled from the scene. She will be facing felony charges, and her bail is currently set at $100,000.

This post is directed towards Carol, and others who think drinking and driving is "okay". 

It simply is not. And if you decide it is "okay", or that you are an exception. You are not. The decisions you make directly affects innocent people, and the loved ones of those people, and the people around them. Think twice the next time you go out and drive drunk, you will regret it.

Rest In Peace Sarah. I love you, always have, and always will. 

Thank you for all the happiness and joy you brought to my life, and the lives of everyone around me.