Sunday, November 30, 2014

8 Ways to Enjoy a Perfect Winter Day

                                                 

Do you ever find yourself wondering how to enjoy a winter day?  What should you do?  How should you pass the time without completely over doing the season of winter?  Well today is your lucky day! In front of you are eight, very spectacular, ways to turn your gloomy, cold, miserable winter day into a bright, warm, packed with fun winter extravaganza kind of day!

1. "Oh the weather outside is frightful."
Whoever said you had to be outside to enjoy the winter weather was never introduced to hot chocolate and a warm cozy fire that fills the room with smells of wood and the sounds of crackling embers that coat the room with a faint glow.  By being able to just relax and enjoy the essence of a fire and a warm cup of hot chocolate can really turn your gloomy winter day into a perfect day well spent!
                                                     

2. Netflix? What Netflix?
Besides from the cozy fire and warm hot chocolate, the idea of Netflix usually has this inevitable power to turn your gloomy day into a day that seems to have you wanting more; more as in winter and Netflix.  So when winter comes around, it's never to late to satisfy your fix for a Netflix binge.
                                                           

3. "Do you want to build a snowman?"
Although there are plenty of things to do in the house on a winter day, the best thing you could do is an american staple; build a snowman.  Fires are nice, but building a snowman that has a carrot nose, two coal eyes, a coal smile, and a buttons down the middle is a snowman that resembles that memories that are made while playing in the snow.
                                                    

4. Aim. Throw. RUN!
What's winter without the traditional snowball fight? Sure it can get dangerous at times and competitive, but once you begin to feel the adrenaline rush through your body as you run from hiding spot to hiding spot to dodging and ducking out of the way of friendly fire there is no turning back to the life inside.  You are in it for the long run, now!
                                                 

5. The Perfect Snow Angel
Is it possible to create a perfect snow angel--an angel that does not have any hand-prints or foot-prints?  How would you know if you stayed inside?  Once the snow begins to fall and accumulate, the appropriate time to create that perfect snow angle has presented itself.  So get out there and enjoy the challenge of creating the perfect snow angel!
                                                     

6. Ready. Set. GO!!
Once you find the perfect hill, there is no turning back from what awaits your next adventure. As soon as you sit on your sled and give a little a push, your little push soon begins to increase in speed as you go racing down this hill of terror until you finally come to a halt in the powdery snow.  The thrill and feel of numbness across your face illustrates the true fun of being outside in the winter.
                                                   

7. Welcome Home!
Welcome home?  When winter rolls around and you are out in the open with only piles of snow everywhere and nothing to protect you from the fierce wind, what are you to do?  Well, the idea of fort building is certainly an answer and an awesome way to spend your winter day.  Who knows, your winter fort could become your home if you find yourself spending more time in there rather than in your own house.  It could be the new hangout spot for you and your friends!
                                           

8. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"
When your winter day comes to an end and night closes the evening, the only true way to show how much you appreciated the winter day is to pray for more snow (depending if you want it or not).
                                                   

Whether your winter day is spent inside or outside, there are countless examples of how to turn your gloomy, cold, miserable, and snowy winter day into the best time of your life.  You just have to think outside your age and away from the fire to be creative.


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Thursday, November 20, 2014

You pay what for a haircut?

 
 
From the website guff.com, the authors have set up a wonderful selection of images that portray how men and women are set apart from each other through their normal rituals.  But the authors' arguments can sometimes come off as being more offensive to the female rather than the male because of what the images are saying.  Some of the pictures refer to the differences of how men make dinner compared to how women make dinner or what's on the mind of male--sex--versus the mind of a female--need for commitment--or even the difference of how men and women view chivalry.  But the picture that seems most fitting to our generation, is the image that basically shows the difference between a man's haircut versus a woman's haircut.
 
 In the above picture, the argument of a man's haircut and a woman's haircut is the target for conversation.  In the picture, the man is seen, before his haircut, as having a full head of hair and then fifteen dollars later comes out looking all cleaned saved and having only a fourth of the hair he had before his haircut.  On the other hand, the woman pays $275 for a haircut that seems as if didn't change her previous hair whatsoever.  So you may be asking, "What haircut?"  To a woman, $275 may seem like a lot of money, but is definitely worth it when she gets noticed by the opposite sex and feels good about herself.  For a guy, a haircut is a haircut; fifteen dollars or less is perfect and doesn't hurt the bank.  (Which is probably why I have been getting the same type of haircut for the past nine years.)  Instead of spending almost $300 to feel good about ourselves, a fifteen dollar haircut to feel good about himself seems like a better idea.  He may feel good about himself, but does he look good?
 
Although this pictures argues that men will spend less to see a bigger difference in their hair style versus women who pay more to not see a difference at all, this picture also sets up the argument about who gets more than a haircut when they go get a haircut.  For example, my mom will have a haircut appointment at 9:00am and won't come home until 12:00pm.  Within those three hours, she gets her hair colored, trimmed, cut, shampooed, curled, straightened, and gets hot tea on the side.  Now when I or my father receive a haircut, we set up an appointment at 9:00am and we are home by 9:30am.  We don't have our hair shampooed, curled, or straightened while we are served hot tea, but instead we get our hair cut and trimmed with maybe the possibility of a shave.  So yes, in essence, the female haircut should be more expensive than a guys, but there should be a physical difference that us guys should be able to notice without being questioned by the female when she says, "Do you like it?" 
 
No matter how you look at it, a haircut is a haircut and a ritual that will always seem to baffle the mines of both men and women.