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Ten Things

I plan to blog about in the not-too-distant future: 1. The 2010 Fest 2. My home with Jon-Michael 3. My career(s) 4. My friends visiting all the way from Austria 5. My parents 6. My top personal goals for 2011 7. 8. 9. 0. ... okay, okay. Maybe I can only think of six right now. So sue me. I'll be back.

My parents.

There are people in this world too kind to turn a blind eye when they know they have the potential to help. Adversely, there are people in this world too devoid of conscience to stop themselves from milking that compassion for all its worth. It sickens me to hear about people taking advantage of the kindness of others. The pure thought of using someone for their willingness to give is immoral and wrought with greed and the idea of deservedness (which, ironically, is seldom the case). Most people willing to abuse someone's pure-hearted goodness generally aren't deserving of it to begin with. The sad thing is, this happens all the time. I gave money to a homeless person once on my way home. I was a bit richer that day than usual because I hadn't had lunch. The next week, things were financially tighter for me -- I couldn't even afford to eat lunch, and he asked me again. This time I politely said, "sorry, I can't afford it today," and he scoffed at me. As if