Man Sues Sushi Restaurant

This blog is about a man in California Suing a Sushi restaurant called A Ca-Shi Sushi. The man claims that the Sushi restaurant discriminated against him because he is Diabetic and he didn't eat his Rice during an all-you-can-eat special. The deal was according to the restaurant was that you could have all you can eat sushi and rice and the man was only wanting to eat the sushi and not the rice. The man claimed that the since he was diabetic that he couldn't eat that much rice so he only wanted to eat the fish. The man is suing for $4,000 for “humiliation, embarrassment and mental anguish." The owner claims that he will fight the man in court because it would be wrong to just give in to this guy.

First things first her we have another free loader trying to take advantage of whatever he can. At first he was trying to scam this place out of a lot of sushi. Sushi isn't cheap and the $25 deal for all you can eat is dirt cheap. The man claimed that he was diabetic and that was why he couldn't eat the rice. the problem with his story is that a diabetic shouldn't be at an all you can eat anything. Diabetics have to watch their diet and too much of anything could be dangerous for them not just rice. Secondly the place was selling all you can eat Sushi, Sushi by definition is Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed. If you are ordering all you can eat then that means that you have to eat the whole thing that is served not just what you want to eat of it. Another thing is that there is a such thing as ordering just the fish and it is called sashimi, this was on the menu at Ca-Shi Sushi but the man wanted to take advantage and order the cheaper meal and scam the owner.

Lastly this just discuses me to no end. I cannot stand people that are this way. greedy worthless scum walking the planet just trying to make (or steal is a better word) money for doing absolutely nothing. I think that anyone that makes one of these frivolous law suits should be beaten.  It is like a few years back when some woman was suing McDonalds for spilling hot coffee in her lap. People will sue for anything these days just to make money that they didn't earn. Now don't get me wrong not all lawsuits are wrong, there is a time and a place that it does need to happen. but I wish that there was a clause in the legal system that punished stupid people for wasting the courts time. I know if I was on the jury there is no way that this idiot would ever get a dime from the store owner. Grow up people and take responsibility for yourselves, Don't take things that you didn't earn and especially don't take things form others that they earned(like this store owners money).

Middle east

This Blog is about all the unrest in the Middle East. We as a country do not understand what is happening in the Middle East. All we seem to care about is what we think it means for then in our narrow view point. These Islamic countries and Islamic people are not the same as us. They do not think the way that we do and they do not act the way that we do. We assume as Americans that the entire world thinks just like us and that they ultimately want the same things as us. I don’t mean at all that there are not people like us in these countries. There are good people there as well as bad but their core beliefs are not the same as ours. We think that if there is an uprising in Egypt then the people of that country have spoken and when it is all settled then they will be just like us. When the smoke settles in Egypt they will not just put up hundreds of mc Donald’s and malls. They will not become the self absorbed people that think that everyone should get along and hold hands like our liberal media seem to think. These people could not be more different than us. They are different all the way down to their core. Violence is a way of life for them. Walking out side in one of these countries it would not surprise them at the least to see a group of men walking down the street armed with AK47’s. If you seen this in Joplin, MO you would freak out. If you get a phone call saying someone in your family passed here you would assume a car wreck or something of that nature. There they would think quickly of the fact that their loved one was shot in a raid or attack. We would be outraged by police brutality like what happened here. We cannot allow ourselves to believe that for one minute we can understand what is going on in the Middle East. Egypt has overthrown an oppressive government, but does that mean that they are better off? I can’t say for sure what will happen but I do know one thing, if an extreme Muslim takes power then enacts Sharia law as their new form of rules they will not be better off. Sharia Law has so many restrictions and controls over personal life that the oppression of the Egyptian people would many times worse than it was before.  Just to show a little difference in Sharia law and what we in the us are accustomed to, in Sharia law homosexuality is a crime punishable by death, also women are not allowed to show skin, Ladies no more tee shirts let alone miniskirts. The point of this entire blog was basically to try and open some people’s minds as to what is actually going on. I am not saying believe everything I say because that is the main point. Look into things, don’t just take for granted what someone on a silly blog says, and don’t believe everything that the liberal media says either.

My day

This blog is just going to be a little rant about the day that we have had today. Today my wife and I received our federal tax returns. We decided that we would get out and pay our bills and also do a little shopping. My Wife and I like to pay several of our monthly bills ahead of time with our tax returns so that we don’t have to pay then throughout the year. After paying these we had quite a bit extra left over and decided to go and buy some things that we have needed.   

The first on our list was new tires for our suburban. The suburban has been in need of new tires for quite some time now and we finally broke down and decided to get it done. We went to sears to have them put on and they took our truck in and started to work on it. We headed over to the mall to kill some time while they worked on the vehicle. We wondered around the mall for an hour and a half until finally they called. When they called they informed me of the fact that they were mistaken when they said that they had the tires in stock and that they didn’t have them in. The only option that they had was 80 dollars more per tire. I told them to just put the old ones back on and we would come get the truck. By this point I was getting aggravated since we already wasted an hour and a half waiting on them. We got back to the shop and it took another 30 minutes to get the old tires back on our truck. Finally they gave us back our vehicle and we were able to leave.

We ran a few more errands in town then went to Best buy to get me a lap top so that my wife and I weren’t fighting over hers to get school assignments done. I pick out a really nice 17 inch Hp that we bought while we were there. We also bought a new surround sound system that we could install in the living room. At this point our 2 year old son started getting aggravated with being trapped in various strollers, car seats, and shopping carts. We still had to drive to Baxter to get our oldest two kids so the car ride to baxter was pretty much miserable due to the icy conditions and an angry 2 year old.

When we got to Baxter I decided to stop by a tire place there in town and see what they had in stock. When I got there I found out that an old friend of mine worked there and he had a set of tires that were his and wanted to sell. The tires only had 1000 miles on them and were perfect for my truck. He also only wanted 300 dollars for the entire set of four so I was very fortunate that Sears didn’t have the ones in stock that I previously wanted. After finally getting a set of tires and picking up the kids we were able to drive home safe and sound. I am glad this day is over and now with finishing this blog I can rest.

On a side note I really need to quit waiting till the last minute to do these things. Now that I have my own computer I plan to get them done earlier.

Crazy weather

This blog is not about on particular story but about all stories in the news right now as far as weather. Anyone here in the mid-west I’m sure knows how terrible the snow has been this week. I am personally surprised about how much that we have gotten. I don’t remember it ever snowing like this in this area. I haven’t missed a winter in the mid-west in 28 years.  The Snow and ice has taken everyone by surprise and has caused a lot of injuries and other problems.

This story here is about how ice fell from the top of Cowboys stadium all the way down in Dallas. The story states that up to six people were injured as a sheet of ice fell off of the dome as workers were preparing for the super bowl that is planned for this Sunday. Dallas is not used to getting snow and ice. The whole town has been thrown into a panic I am sure of since the last time they had a few flurries I drove through Dallas and the entire town was practically shut down. They recorded 5 inches of snow there; the city is used to 50 degree temperatures at this time of year.

This story here is about the availability of supplies in Joplin since the storm started on Monday. The article says that if you want to buy a snow shovel in the city of Joplin then you might have a hard time finding one. It also states that dominoes and several other restaurants are low on supplies and have made a lot more deliveries than usual. This is one thing that really amuses me about storms. I have been to the stores and seen firsthand that they were out of all essential items like bread, milk, and eggs. The thing that amazes me and makes me wonder at the same time is, is there some kind of meal that people only prepare during storms that requires mass quantities of these three items? When we know a storm is coming we just go on about our lives in my family, if its grocery day then we get groceries, if it isn’t we don’t. The thing that I don’t understand is why people all of the sudden need bread, milk, and eggs? Didn’t they have to eat weather there was a storm coming or not?

This last article is about an accident that a couple had on highway 71 just into Arkansas. The couple ran into the center median and then off into the ditch. Neither of them were hurt but there was damage to their vehicle. This is what is really sad in this area. It seems that people don’t have a clue how to drive on icy or snowy conditions. The people in this area seem to be oblivious to the fact that snow and ice change driving conditions. I was out on the roads for a better part of the day today and I couldn’t tell you how many vehicles that I seen stuck. It is hilarious to see someone in a little car that has about three inches of clearance with the front of their car trying to go down a road that has ten inches of snow piled on it. One piece of advice that I can give is if you don’t know what you are doing on these roads then stay home and be safe.

A little about me

This blog is going to be kind of a reintroduction of me. I am 28 (almost 30 as my wife would put it) I am married and a father of three great kids. My oldest son is now nine and is in the third grade. My little girl is five now and is beautiful and my princess. My youngest boy is almost two and completely spoiled rotten. We are a happy family and as most families do we have our ups and downs. With three kids it can get kind of hectic from time to time. My wife and I are both in school full time here at southern and that alone can get kind of stressful. She is an English education major in her third year so she is taking a lot of writing intensive courses that require her to do a lot of reading so a lot of her free time is spent with a nose in the books.

 I am a Biology pre/med major. I plan on going to med school as soon as I graduate Southern. My future plans are to become a surgeon of some sort. I lean towards either plastic surgery or trauma surgery.

I won’t really know what for sure that I will do until I get into med school and do some rotations in the different fields that I will have to chose from. I am trying to leave my mind open to the possibility of changing my plans. Who knows I may find a place in medicine that I didn’t know that I wanted to go into. My hopes are that one in particular field really stands out to me once I get there. I hope to have one of those “ahh ha” moments that tells me yea this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. This is what I hope at least but I don’t hold that as a major possibility. I have never had that deep desire for anything in my life. I have always been good at anything that I do but have never really said “yea this is what I love doing” Don’t get me wrong I do love medicine and the fields related to it. Biology has always been a special interest of mine and figuring out how things work has been a knack I have had all my life.

I love being in school and learning. I have spent the last ten years of my life working from job to job and doing things that most people wouldn’t be able to handle. I have worked construction in the hot sun and I have worked in the freezing cold. I worked in a foundry for a year. That place was so horrible that most people didn’t make it through orientation. The plant was 140 degrees most of the time and you worked with aluminum that was close to 2000 degrees so it could be a daunting job from time to time. Being in school is the best thing that I have done with my life besides my family. I really enjoy learning and also not having to work at some factory is nice too.

Dont ask Dont tell

This is a story about the “don’t ask, Don’t tell” rule being repealed in the military. The Military will begin training its people for the first time in February. The training will be going in three phases; first they will be training people like lawyers, chaplains, administrators and civilian personnel, then they will move on to leadership like commanding officers and such, lastly they will train the rest of the military.

            This has been a largely disputed and controversial topic among a lot of people in and out of the military. People that are against repelling the law are claiming that letting people openly serve as gay or lesbian will cause people, both gay and not gay, a lot of problems. They say that it will cause harassment and also issues about privacy and worries about showers, restrooms, and barracks. I have friends that were in the Marines and they all say that the repeal of the law is a bad thing for the Marines. One friend of mine stated that the Marines operate at a level of battle that requires trust among members of a unit. These men have to go into these battles and look out for each other. If one or more guys in the unit are openly gay then there would most likely be homophobic tendencies of the other members that are worried about serving with a gay member.

The other side of this argument is that all people should be able to be themselves and if that is gay then they shouldn’t have to hide it. Arguments for repealing the law include people’s rights. Peoples rights are just that their rights. If someone is gay they shouldn’t have to hide it in fear of retribution of commanding officers or losing their jobs.

My personal belief on this is one of mixed emotions. I don’t believe that anyone should be forced to do anything that they don’t want to do. I don’t think that being gay or straight intitles you to anything better than the next person. My biggest question about this whole thing would have to be “why is this an issue?” that is what bothers me the most about the whole thing. Why is it that we have to make it a rule to not be openly gay or make a rule that it is ok to be openly gay? I understand that a lot of gay people might be offended that the rule was there in the first place. Do we really need to make this big of deal about it though? Why can’t they just get rid of the rule and go on with life. I’m not even sure what they could possibly be training people for on this subject. It is my understanding, and please correct me if I’m wrong, that Gays and lesbians want to be treated like everyone else. If this is the case then so be it. If you are gay then be gay if you’re not then don’t be gay it is a simple as that.  I don’t think that one trait about a person should decide who they are. I personally think that someone in the Marines, or any other branch for that matter is a soldier first then whatever else second. Gay is not a definition of someone just merely an aspect of that person.   

Favre injured

This story is about Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre. Favre was injured in last week’s game and has been experiencing intense pain in his shoulder during passes. Favre was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game and if he doesn’t play it will stop his streak of playing in 297 games starting consecutively. Favre holds this record in the NFL and it’s an incredible feat.

I personally love Favre. He is one of the greatest players that have ever played in the NFL. I think that it is amazing that he has held onto this career for so long. Football is one of the greatest sporting events on the planet and rightfully so. There is no other sport that has become so popular. Football is as American as apple pie and we should all feel a since of accomplishment when we get to see one of the games. I played in High school and I still think back to those days of dressing out for the big game. I loved the thrill of the kick off as the game got underway; I loved the first contact as I smashed into the defender that I was supposed to hit. I can’t say that I blame Favre for being in so long. It would be hard to give it up even at his age. You can tell that the man really loves the game and doesn’t want to leave because of his love for the game. A lot of people say that he is just staying for the money and that he is greedy. I don’t think that this is correct. I feel as if I can tell that he loves the game every time he steps onto the field. You can see him light up the first pass that he completes and you can also see the defeat on his face when he makes a mistake. This to me shows a man with passion not greed. As far as I can say I don’t care if the man is still playing when he is 80 as long as he is still loving it and doing a good job.