Car Crash

    If you have ever been in a car crash before you know how scary it can be. Even the smallest fender bender can give you some post tramatic stress for a few weeks. I know I had some when I got into my crash last year in feburary. It was almost a year ago. My car was deemed totalled. On the plus side, I got to drive around my dads car for a month while he drove the rental since I am not yet 25 and am unable to drive a rental. 

    It was just another day driving to high school. I take an alternate route than everyone else because I get there much quicker even if it is a little bit of a longer distance. It is a two lane road, one lane traveling in each direction with a yellow lane marker in the middle dividing the two lanes. I got to the intersection where I turn off the street, left onto the road my school is located on, 248th Avenue. I was sitting in the left lane waiting for the light to turn green, once it did I crept up into the middle of the intersection to turn on the solid green light once traffic passed. I looked back in my rearview mirror as I saw a car approaching through my peripheral vision. And boom, they crashed into me just like that.

    They rear ended the back of my car, completely altering the bumper, trunk, and the rear frame. As soon as they crashed into me I told the girl I drove to school to call the police and I got out to check on the driver. He was dead asleep at the wheel. I thought he was knocked unconcious but after yelling at him seeing if he was okay a few times he slowly woke up. He crawled out of his window and admitted that he was sleeping. He was going around 40 mph when he struck the rear of my car. No one was injured though. The police came to write a report and deemed him at fault. On the court date, he did not show up and I learend this was he third crash in a few months. The state put a warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear. 

    Although getting into a crash is never good, it was a good thing to experienece for the better. I am very observent of my surroundings more now, than I was then, and take more precautions. On the bright side of it, I didn't have to pay for my new car, it was his insurance that did. I never thought someone would crash into me because they were asleep.

Cane's Chicken

     Have you ever heard of Raising Cane's Chicken? If not, you are most certianly missing out. The location near my residence opened in 2017, which was the first time I had ever heard about it. Little did I know it was a growing phenomena. Ever since my first visit, I have absolutely loved it. They have the standard chicken fingers, fries, toast, and drink, like most chicken places. But what sets Cane's apart, is their sauce. Its essentially just mayo and ketchup sauce but it has a little more to it, like worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, papper, and liquid smoke. There is nothing like it anywhere. It's signature taste is what brings me back every time. 

    Raising Cane's chicken was established in 1996 in Baton Rouge Lousisiana and it has spread to over 600 locations across the United States. They have a signature look with only four items on their menu, a three finger, four finger, and six finger combo, in addition to a sandwhich combo. They have mastered the craft of cooking chicken. In addition to this, they have mastered customer service. Driving up and hearing, "chicken, chicken, chicken, which combo you pickin" is just iconic and there are others like it that they say on a daily basis. I personally, have never met a canes worker who is not excited to be working there or does not have a smile on their face.

    Each time I go, it makes me want to go back more and more. I get Cane's a few times a month. My signature is just a three finger combo, a large Diet Coke, and two extra cane's sauce. The extra Cane's sauce is an essential piece to the meal. Being able to get the chicken smothered in Cane's sauce is the only true way to eat it. Cane's is a one of a kind place I will go to as long as I live on this earth.

What I encountered with "The Tillman Story"

     Over the weekend I viewed The Tillman Story (2009) directed by Amir-Bar Lev. I must say, this was a movie that I quited enjoyed viewing. I have always been intrigued in the military myself and even toured the United States Air Force Academy prior to attending North Central College due to having an interest in joining. For some time I have known who Pat Tillman was however this documentary opened my eyes to a whole new perspective of not just Pat Tillman himself, but the entire United States Military. 

    There was one specific scene that opened my eyes, and this was towards the latter of the documentary. There was a P4 memo, which is a confidential memo meant for speicifc eyes only, that was uncovered by the Assocaited Press a few years after Pat Tillman's death. It told high ranking military officials, only a few days after Tillman's death, that he was 100% confirmed killed by friendly fire. Yet, with this information, the family only learned this almost a month after his death. During this moment, it was also uncovered that his armor, weapons, and journal were "taken care of" (The Tillman Story), and by that meaning, they were actually burned, in order to cover up any investigation into the friendly fire.

    Continouing on, after this, it was uncovered that the Secretary of the Army personally wrote Tillman an email congratulating him on his enlistmant. No other solider ever recieved a personal letter from the Secretary of the Army for simply enlisting. Tillman recieved one because he was Patrick Tillman. I became very curious and wondered if Pat Tillmans death was in fact caused on purpose as a publicity stunt to enhance the publics outlook on US foreign policy.

Sports Betting Lines

    Personally, I do not bet, one reason being I am a NCAA and of course I am not of age, yet I still look at the betting lines. Many of my older friends, my parents, and their friends all love to bet. I can imagine the thrill. I always look at the betting lines just to see what they are and somehow they are always absurdly close to the actual game.

     For example the super bowl last night. The total combined score line was 74.5. Meaning that the total score for both teams either needed to be below, or over that line if you were to bet on it. The super bowls score was 38 - 35. The total point amount? 73. That is insanley close to the line. Another example, is Chris Stapletons national anthem time. Yes the national anthem time. You can bet on virtually anything nowadays. But back to the time of the National Anthem. The line for the anthem was set at 125 seconds, Chris Stapleton sang for 121 seconds. Both are very close.

     These types of examples happen every week, every game. It gets many people thinking, are these games scripted? The lines posted and the actual results of games are always so close to one another. There is never an easy bet. Of course Las Vegas (the location where bet lines are formed), does have experienced workers who just know the game but it never hurts to think about other possibilities.