Day 192: 7/11 Fail

 

July 11th, 2011Today, an angry indian man revoked me at 7/11. But enough on that later. I spent my morning at EH&S, and the rest of my afternoon as usual at thinktogether. We had a relatively nice lunch, which was followed by my teaching of 1) Film, where I caught Group 7 up with the lessons of last week 2) Math, where I played a decent game of math pictionary with Group 8, and 3) Film, where I showed some e.t and Pretty in pink Trailers (in conjunctionw with the lesson), while at the same time allowing them to continue their film projects. I also found out throughout lunch and a majority of the day that the good girls liked the trouble-maker bad boys, probably because they have higher levels of self confidence in themselves. I also found out one of the more promiscuous girls would drop her pencil and make boys pick it up in an effort to garner attention. By the end of the day, I bused back home, and subsequently my place.
Me and Lauren attempted to go to 7/11 in an effort to get free slurpies for the day, but a sign subsequently said their machines were broken. I attempted to take a picture of 7/11 for my picture of the day, being cut off by an angry Indian man that shouted “HEY YOU! DON’T TAKE PICTURES OF MY STORE. WHY ARE YOU TAKING PICTURES OF MY STORE?” I was scared subsequently and moved my camera, making today’s picture of the day slightly out of place, and slightly unattractive. I got back to my place, ate some hot pockets and noodles, talked to Tyler and Lauren, before heading to TapEx to get Geetha some food. I brought her the food, and we watched episode 2 of Breaking Bad, which was better than the first. I went back home to get my laptop, and then came back to Geetha’s place to subsequently hang out for the rest of the night.

On this day in 1916, in a ceremony at the White House, President Woodrow Wilson signs the Federal Aid Road Act. The law established a national policy of federal aid for highways. From the mid-19th century, the building and maintenance of roads had been seen as a state and local responsibility. As a result, America’s roads were generally in poor condition, especially in rural areas. As the so-called Progressive Era dawned near the turn of the 20th century, attitudes began to change, and people began to look towards government to provide better roads, among other infrastructure improvements. The first federal aid bill was submitted to Congress in 1902, proposing the creation of a Bureau of Public Roads. With the rise of the automobile–especially after Henry Ford introduced the affordable Model T in 1908, putting more Americans on the road than ever before–Congress was pushed to go even further. EW.

The enemy of problem-solving in politics is ideological inflexibility. That is the case President Obama made to the American people on Monday as ongoing debt and deficit talks try to stop the nation from default on August 2. The president essentially called the bluff of conservatives who constantly call for action on the deficit but are making a habit of walking away from ambitious deals. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO DRAG ON!?

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