Abortion

One of the most debatable topics in American history. There are very equal arguments to both sides. The pro-life side believes that people who use abortion consistently are taking advantage of it. The pro-choice side believes that the government does not have to right to make decisions for the people. After reviewing both websites, I still cannot find a favorable side. I would like to think that people have the right to their own decisions, however, I do not think it's right to kill unborn children. I believe that the people should have the right to make their own decisions for a maximum of 3 children. After three, because they seem to be taking advantage of the situation, the government should have some control in order to discipline the person. As a 17 or 18 year old student, I believe that the family should have the right to know if their kid is having an abortion. At that age, the kid may be considered an adult, but I believe that very few are actually mature enough to fill that role. The same rule applies for the father. Everyone involved in the situation should be educated and allowed to make suggestions.

The Big Short Chapter 2

The very first line in the chapter:

"Writing a check separates a commitment from a conversation" (Warren Buffet).

My first thought:

"Finally, we might be getting into the athletes and their financial situations."

After reading the chapter:

"Crap."

It's not that I don't enjoy the book, I believe that it is really well written, it's just that I don't understand it. If worst comes to worst, I might have to ask my dad for some help. With him, I'm suddenly looking at a 1 hour assignment turning into 3 or 4. Based on what I got from the second chapter, this guy named Michael Burry was a successful finance guy. The more I think about it, the more I realize that I have no idea what's going on. Therefore, I'm starting to dread the fact that my dad's gonna need to step in. Hopefully for the next chapter I'll write about something meaningful.

The Big Short Chapter 1

Having a limited economics background, figuring out what's going on in this book was a challenge, although I do think I've got the hang of it. The first chapter of The Big Short was an introduction to a very smart and strange person, Eisman. The first thing I noticed was that he was Jewish. I'm not exactly sure why this is, but for example, my dad and I would look through rosters of College baseball teams and look for Jewish baseball players. Don't get me wrong, our strange search has a purpose, it's not like we just sit down and look through random rosters counting the number of Jewish athletes. Because I want to play baseball in college, we want to make sure that I would feel comfortable. Also, I became interested in reading this book because it's about sports. I must say, I wasn't expecting it to be all about finance, but hopefully in the second chapter it'll shift to a more sporty feel.

Cubs' Managerial Position

Being a huge Cubs fan and ticket holder for...who knows how many years, my grandpa is always talking about who the next Cubs manager should be. Ever since the firing of Quade, all my grandpa has been talking about is that all important position. Now, out of the 2 people that would even consider reading this (Mr. Kramer and/or Mikey), feel free to let me know who you think the next manager should be. To make the decision a little easier, the "frontrunners" are Mike Maddux, Terry Francona, Sandy Alomar Jr, Pete Mackanin, and Dale Sveum. Not that I want to influence your decision, but my Grandpa and I think that Mike Maddux should get the job, and Greg Maddux (the famous pitcher and brother of Mike) should get the pitching coaches' job. There isn't much else to say now, but when the new manager gets chosen I'll be sure to blog about it.