jared munson's blog

College is coming fast. My parents have told me that money isn't a problem since we aren't hurting financially, but I realized I didn't want them to risk anything. That is when I decided I needed some scholarship money. I signed up at this site called FastWeb that showed many scholarships that I could apply for.  Read More »

As I've said in a previous blog, I live in the Seattle area. Gas for the past year was hovering from $2.00 to around $2.70, but recently the prices are around $2.90-$3.00, which is crazy.  Read More »

Have you ever noticed that the media (like television shows and during commercials) tries to portray as the United States as a great country? The people on the TV shows are usually actors or actresses that could be an Abercrombie model or on the walkway, and yet you don't usually see the full figured man or woman anymore, except for a select few shows.  Read More »

Do you remember the last time you picked up a book and read it from cover to cover? I know that I can, but for a lot of people in America, it seems less likely that someone will remember that. Most Americans spend a majority of their day in front of a computer screen, just like you are doing right now, instead of expanding your mind by reading a good book.  Read More »

What a joy it is to be a teenager in today's society. We live in the world of technology and it seems we can access everything from a little thing called the computer. Things are supposed to be great for us as teenagers, because most things come easy to us compared to our parents and grandparents, yet, it seems we struggle more than they did.  Read More »

Today was an interesting day. First off, I live in the Seattle area. There was a Seattle Mariner named Jay Buhner who played for the Mariners for 14 seasons. Tonight, his daughter was playing on the Varsity fastpitch team against my school so he was present tonight.  Read More »

Early Wednesday, director Bob Clark and his son Ariel Hanrath-Clark were hit by a drunk driver on the wrong side of the road in Los Angeles. Clark might be known for directing the cult-classic "A Christmas Story" as well as "Black Christmas" and "Porky's".  Read More »