dannysrider's blog

Wow, Ted Kennedy died. Craziness, huh? I am sure there are probably already quite a few blogs about this, but I might be able to bring something new to the table. I do not know a lot about Kennedy and what he did, accept for the incident in his early years when he was drunk driving with a woman and crashed his car.  Read More »

As for everyone who pays even one shred of attention to anything that goes on in America, we know that there is a major recession affecting the lives of thousands of families across the country. Yes, I have a roof over my head, yes, I have clothes on my back, and yes, I have food on my plate; but the recession has affected my life and my future plans in more ways than one.  Read More »

To be quite frank, before applying for this scholarship, I had never heard of the cancerous disease, mesothelioma. I honestly did not even know it was a disease to begin with. I figured I could get some quick easy information from my parents about it though before I began my own research because my parents are fairly educated people that know a little about a lot of stuff.  Read More »

I cannot believe that I will actually be a college freshman in the fall. It is less than a month away. Craziness!!  Read More »

I love the beach! There are so many awesome things to do at the beach any time of day. Not to mention…there are so many different types of beaches across America as well.  Read More »

I did not particularly hate high school, but I would definitely not say it was the best four years of my life. I cannot even begin to count how many people told me that it would be the best years of my life. Whoever thought that must have been crazy because college and life after that is going to be far better than any high school experience I have ever had.  Read More »

Wow, time flies! I am eighteen and heading off to college soon. But, the other day was hanging out with my very best childhood friend, and we got talking about some of the crazy stuff we did when we were little. Looking back, I realize how freaking awesome my life was growing up. Some of the stuff we did was insane! I mean seriously, most kids did not do the stuff we did growing up.  Read More »

This is kind of sad, but I am just reading The Da Vinci Code for the first time in my life, and I have never watched the movie before. I swear, this book is incredible. I am absolutely loving it. It starts off with such a bang, and it draws you right in. Part of the reason why I love it so much is because I have always wanted to go to Paris.  Read More »