Inner Ring response

The quest to be a part of the inner ring is ever present in life. I definitely agree with what he says.  I notice myself always wishing I was a part of this or that "inner ring" when I walk around our school sometimes. When he talks about how the whole idea of the inner ring is to get in, then try to keep other people out, I see where he is coming from. This is the whole reason that cliques form, and so it is totally understandable how he comes up with this idea. Most cliques emerge as a desire to keep others out, and because the people in the clique want to feel powerful. I think that is part of the appeal of the inner ring.  Everyone always wants to have more power, whether it be leader of a group or President of the United States. This quest drives the idea of the inner ring.

If I were a student at King's College hearing this speech, I think I would probably relate even better. College seems like it would a time where the inner ring grows smaller and smaller until you only have a few people in your inner ring. And to have C.S. Lewis come to your school to speak to your class would be something to remember, so you probably don't pay attention to what he says and just agree with him because he is famous.

Something that occurs in my life tomorrow will be driven by the quest for the inner ring. It will happen the day after that, and the day after that, and will continue forever. I know that the inner ring is not necessarily evil, but I feel like the idea (at least in my mind) has a negative connotation to it. It just sounds bad to me. I wish that I could live my life without the inner ring being ever present, but I will face the facts and just acknowledge it's a necessary evil. And besides, everyone else has to deal with it too.

Speech

This speech was delivered by Kennedy when he was visiting West Berlin during the Cold War. It is one of his most well-known speeches, titled Ich Bin Ein Berliner (I am a Berliner).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6nQhss4Yc

Another favorite, but less so for the class than for laughs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI

Words and Words and More Words, O My!

Word: Surprised

Definitions:

1.

to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder orastonishment, as through unexpectedness

2.

to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly

3.

to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort,person, etc.).

4.

to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning

5.

to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended

Part of Speech: Can be verb or noun, for this blog we will deal with it in verb form

History: First used in 15th century. Modern version meaning "attacked unexpectedly" first used in 1610.

Examples: 

1. The troops were surprised by an attack from the north.

2. They surprised everyone by moving to the Bahamas.

Synonyms

1. Shocked

Definitions: 

1. to strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust.2.  to cause to undergo a physical or nervous shock.3.  to subject to the action of an electrical discharge.

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First appearance around mid 1500s. From roots choquer-to clash (in battle) and schokken-to shake, jolt, jerk.

Example: He shocked many people with his knowledge.

2. Intrigued

Definitions:

1.

to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, orotherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal stronglyto; captivate

2.

to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy,or interest

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First use-1612

Example: One day during math study period, after I'd finished my regular assignment, I took out a fresh sheet of paper and tried to solve a problem that had intrigued me: whether the first player in a game of ticktacktoe can always win, given the right strategy.

3. Awestruck

Definition: : filled with awe

Part of Speech: Adjective

History: First used in 1634

Example: They were awestruck by the sheer size of the project.

4. Astonished

Definition: to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First used sometime between 1525 and 1535

Examples: Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers.

The garden's beauty never fails to astonish.

5. Amazed

Definition: to fill with wonder

Part of Speech: Verb

History: Early 13th cent. is first known usage

Examples: He has amazed audiences around the world with his magic tricks.

It amazed me that no one noticed the error.

6. Astounded

Definition: to fill with bewilderment or wonder

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First used in 1603

Example: What astounded me was that they never apologized.

7. Perplexed

Definition:  filled with uncertainty

Part of Speech: Adjective

History: First used in late 15th century

Example: He gave her a perplexed look.

8. Stunned

Definition:

1 : to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow

2: to shock with noise

: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First used 1250-1300. From root estoner-to shake, make resound

Examples: The angry criticism stunned them.

She sat in stunned disbelief.

9. Flabbergasted

Definition:  to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First known use-1772

Examples: It flabbergasted me to see how many people still supported them.

10. Bewildered

Definition: to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations

Part of Speech: Verb

History: First usage occurred in 1680s

Examples: the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers

Sources: Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster.com
Online Etymology Dictionary

Netflix on Xbox is so great!

Recently, I downloaded the Netflix application on my Xbox, and I signed up using my dad's account. I have since become addicted to all the programming avalible on the system. I have watched a movie (Blackhawk Down) and episodes of television shows (namely Family Guy and South Park). After all, I'm a teenage boy.
But my favorite thing about Netflix is the insane number of documentaries they have avalible. I really love learning about the military and the technologies they use, and I have watched documentaries on the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the role of Special Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. I want to watch Ken Burn's documentary on the Civil War next, because we just learned about it in AP US History this past week. However, we never got into the battles, and I want to watch this documentary so that I can see what they were like (looking forward to 4th term 3rd block military history with Berndt!)
It is just so nice to have the option of streaming this directly from my Xbox, rather than having to make a trek to the store in a snowstorm such as this just for a movie. This system is definetely the system of the future, as Netflix has noticed. Recently, they announced a new plan that only includes streaming. Already the video rental industry has taken a sharp hit, and now there will be even more competition for them. This system has changed and will to continue to change the video rental system as we know it.

Until next time followers, peace out. E-Sutts signing off.

Will America keep up?

Two Million Minutes presents three very distinct cultures and compares and contrasts the education systems that have been developed within those cultures. While I do believe the film was somewhat biased against America, it presents its argument well. This argument is that American children are losing ground more and more to the Chinese and Indians in the areas where jobs will grow the most, the science, technology, and engineering sectors because of a flawed education system. I agree with the creator of the documentary in the idea that America needs to reform the system, or else we will lose skilled jobs to almost all the foreign workers who are studying much harder than Americans.
The film does address the flaws of the American system and the effects it is having on students very well. For example, only 40% of students in America finish a science course more advanced than general biology, and math requirements are being relaxed more and more. In previous times, this may not have had that large of an effect. However, the global economy will see the greatest growth in the science, technology, and engineering sectors, and the skills of Americans in these important sectors are much weaker than the skills of Chinese or Indian students in these sectors. If America wants to keep power that we have had for so many years, we will have to reform, or we will be left in the dust.
However, it does not really address the needs of how to reform, which in a documentary like this is very important, because the documentary presents many radical ideas that most parents and students in the United States would be upset by. This really hurts the argument the creator is trying to make as well. Credibility is lost when you can't provide even some ideas on how to reform the system that you have just gone on a super long rant about. Overall, the documentary was very well done and I could really agree with what the creator was saying.

The Modes of Stress: Answers (and maybe a little rant)

First off, let me say I'm glad term 1 is over! I get to enjoy a little break, then it's back to the grind with term 2. Now, let me get into the assignment. Previously, I posted the blog The Modes of Stress (should be right below this on my blog). Here are the answers for each of the examples in that blog.

1. Cause and effect

2.  Narrative

3. Definition

4. Description

5. Example

6. Classification

7. Argumentative

8. Division of Analysis

9. Process Analysis

10. Comparision/Contrast

If you would like further explaination on any of the above, please leave a comment at under this post, and I can provide you my reasoning for each one.

Finally, with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops, many idiots will unleash the secrets of the game to the world. I am fortunate enough to have finished the game yesterday, but for all the idiots who really want to ruin the game for everyone else, I want to ask you one question: what enjoyment do you get out of ruining the experience for everyone else? I do not really understand, nor do many other people. Wait at the minimum ONE WEEK before even discussing campaign with another person, unless you are 100000% sure they have completed it. Would you want me to ruin the ending for you? I didn't think so, so please don't do it for others.

/rant

The Modes of Stress

1. Many times, there is so much work to do, and so little time to do that work. Stress comes about as a result of this, and over time the stress continually builds up. A teacher may give out a huge project that must be completed, but procrastination sets in and the project is not started until the day before the it is due. Then the student has to stay up, and they become frustrated at midnight because all they want to do is sleep. The next night something similar may happen, and this may continue to happen for very long periods of time. This compounding stress can lead to mental and health problems later on.

2. I remember one time where I had a huge paper due in communications the next day, as well as a math test to study for. To make matters worse, I had tennis practice right after school, so the earliest I could start on it was 5:30 P.M. I also had to make sure I kept up with my health. I had to take a shower, eat, and get adequate sleep. However, I had to make sure I put work into both the paper and studying for the test. I had way many tasks to accomplish in little time. I was always dealing with bouts of procrastination too. This all compounded in stress, and really made it harder to get anything done. I took about three hours typing up the paper, and by the time I finally finished the paper it was almost 11:00 P.M. WHERE HAD ALL THE TIME GONE?!?!?!?!?!? I had just finished the paper and I still had a math test to study for. On top of that, it was near the time where I began to fall asleep. I was battling sleep while trying to study for one of the most important tests I would take for math class. The stress was piling on mightily, and it became so hard to concentrate on studying. I did not finish studying until around 12:30 P.M., and could not fall asleep until almost 1:00 A.M.

3. Stress is tension caused by all the events that are occurring as a part of life, and can determine the actions and outcomes of said events. Stuff gets done with stress because stress determines how we respond to best be able to handle the events and actions occurring in our life.

4. The math worksheet seemed impossible, all the numbers looked like they were in a foreign language. It had to be finished by tomorrow or else it would be worth zero points in the grade book. If a doctor had checked me at the time, my heart rate and blood pressure would probably have been off the charts. There were many fears of failure and bouts of laziness to deal with. On top of all these other problems, the warm sheets of the cozy, comfy bed and the cool pillow were calling my name. I wondered why I was sitting in this cramped, old, wooden chair, doing my impossible math homework, when I could be lying in the peace and quiet of the darkness falling asleep.

5. The daily life of soldiers in Army Ranger school induces so much stress upon them. The soldiers only get around four hours of sleep a day and only get about 2,000 calories to eat each day. In addition to this, they are always in an environment with an extremely high workload, one that does not let them stop and take a break, because there is not enough time to accomplish the multitude of tasks assigned to them. At any point in time, a soldier could be called on to lead any number of the hungry, tired men, just adding to the stress building  up. As the stress builds up inside, many soldiers experience years worth of natural aging because of the insanely high stress levels encountered during the six weeks of Ranger school

6. We often think about the very large forms of stress we encounter in life. Finishing college applications, completing school projects, or just finishing homework assingments can all induce stress, and bad forms of it. Stress can take many other forms too though. Stress can be a good thing. For example, the stress we face finishing that application or completing the project is good, because it means we know hard work was being put into making it the best project it could be. Bad stress is always present though, because there is always something we want to do that we do not have the time to do.This leads to prioritization and time management though, and means the most important tasks get done before the less important tasks. Many people overlook the benefits of all the stress present in our lives, because they would rather focus on the negatives of stress.

7. Is stress always bad? Many people would say yes. But if you think about stress a lot of the time is a good thing to have. For example, I'm pretty sure that without stress, some of the modern day convinences such as computers and cell phones would not exist, or at the very least would have been invented much later than they were. Whether the stress encountered is just being able to have to finish that one assignment before going to bed or is a fight for survival, stress many times can lead to tasks being accomplished that otherwise may not be because they person would not have the motivation necessary to accomplish them.

8. Stress can involve many physical and mental events occurring. For example, homework due in school the next day is most nearly a mental event. However, you may get to bed late, and this can take a physical toll on the body. This physical toll can lead to you falling asleep in class, and then when you have to the homework that night, the physical toll from the previous night has now taken a mental toll on your work. Events that involve physical and mental tolls are highly connected, and each contributes to the amount of stress a person experiences.

9. Most of us get stressed out by one of two things. The first of these is the huge project that one procrastinates on and begins the day before it is due, and then has to stay up to finish that night. The second is a bunch of little assignments are piled on the same day. The student becomes frustrated not so much at the difficulty of this, but rather at the amount of work that they have to do to finish what is necessary. From either of these experiences, people start to see stress build up as this happens more and more. Then, and I know this has happened to all of us, just when we think it will all get better, it comes back and seems more unmanageable then ever.

10. What is the difference between good stress and bad stress? Stress is always bad isn't it? When can it be good? Well, good stress is stress that gets something done and generally is not of your own doing, bad stress usually is very unnecessary and is put onto you by yourself. Good stress leads to hard work, because people know that they have to do the work necessary or they cannot succeed, and this usually leads to time management skills being developed. This type of stress is always present, and can even be healthy. Bad stress involves procrastination a lot of the time though, because people want to put off bad stress for later. This form of stress leads to many negative effects, and can be very unhealthy. The worst part is, it is not put upon us, but we create the stress through our own actions. As you can see, the good and bad forms of stress are very different, even though both are forms of stress.

My Rant

First off, just have to say Go Pack Go! I watched the game, and being from a divided family I'm very glad the Packers won.
This leads into my first problem with people. Whenever the Vikings lose the to the Packers, and I mean ANY TIME, the refs are always to blame for it. Sure, they may have made a few wrong calls, but both teams have the opportunity and ability to challenge a call. The Packers used this opportunity wisely, while the Vikings did not. So if anything, the Vikings should blame themselves for not challenging calls that would have been overturned. The Packers got not one, not two, but THREE calls overturned, and one of them was because they challenged the play. The Vikings would have saved a Green Bay touchdown had they challenged a play in the first quarter but they did not, plain and simple. Vikings fans, I have a message for you: Accept that it was a loss and move on, there are 16 games in a season, not the two against the Packers like some people think.
While on the topic of pop culture, I hate Justin Bieber or however his name is spelled. He has very little to no talent, yet somehow is insanely popular because of his hair. I guess that the primary audience of any major artist now must be preteen girls because that is the audience he appeals to. What has the world come to when a 16 year old kid with no talent is one of the most popular artists in the music industry? I don't know, but I don't like the way the world is going in this case.
Staying in the music industry, I am amazed that all this songs with just great beats and stuff are so popular, when anyone who had the technology would be able to make them. Most of the popular songs played on KDWB or 96.3 could be created by anyone with the right kinds of technology as long as they had the money.
So anyway, that's just a little dose of what I have problems with in the world, the list could expand on and on. But of course you don't have all the time in the world for me, like I would wish...

Manufacturing Consent: A Response

The ideas Noam Chomsky presents to viewers in the documentary Manufacturing Consent require a lot of discussion. Most people do not think that the media is out there to profit, do not think that the news is twisted. Most people believe that they are hearing the honest truth each day.
I was especially shocked to see the way the situation that occurred in Southeast Asia was handled. The way the news was able to spin coverage away from East Timor due to what was occurring in Cambodia is amazing. The New York Times had only seventy pages of reporting on the conflict occurring in East Timor, while the conflict in Cambodia had thousands of pages of reporting on the subject. This reinforces Chomsky's belief that the media is protecting the American elite, because the President had backed the invasion so therefore all the atrocities being committed were "ok" in a way. The government in Cambodia was committing genocide of a worse nature, but not in the way it was represented in the paper. It was not 100s of times worse than what was occurring in East Timor, but that's what the New York Times would have made you think. I am amazed that this could happen to such a well-known paper. I agree with Chomsky I think just based on an event like this alone.
The propaganda model is still very relevant in the media world today. News organizations are still trying to profit more than present the news in an unbiased way, and still serve the elite organizations of American society. Companies such as Dow Jones and Fox control a large amount of the market for media, and thus they are able to feed the consumer news to protect their own valuable interests. They also have holdings in the movie industries and many cable companies, which extends their influence beyond the news sector. It is scary to think how much control these companies can exert over everyday life in a society where we think we have so many different kinds of freedoms.

Imaginationland

It's that time of year again, where Monopoly has taken over Mcdonalds. My friends and I have every piece for every color except for the "rare" ones, but that's beside the point. Yesterday I was at Mcdonalds, and we were talking about money. Scott, one of my friends, then thinks of an idea out of the blue. He proposes using Halo credits as money, and this one of his many thoughts of a world based on the ideas of Halo.
First off, a little background. Halo: Reach, the final Halo game made by Bungie, was released about a month ago. Since then, he has been playing as much as possible and at this point is a Major Grade 2, which puts him in the top 2% of gamers online. Even when he's not playing, he thinks about the game. Earlier this month he proposed a Halo "religion" as a way to get out of school. The so-called "religion" and its ideas occupied his mind for a day or so, and he came up with a whole elaborate religion based on Halo. We came up with the idea that we are waiting for the second coming of Master Chief, the main character of the game. Our disciples are the Marines who are his sidekicks throughout the game. Cortana is our equvialent of the Virgin Mary, and our "cross" is two energy swords crossed. This elaborate plan was his first crazy thought about Halo.
Then yesterday, when a group of us were at Mcdonalds, he proposes using Halo credits as currency. For example, he said a steak would take about 2000 credits, or 4 games worth of play roughly. He also believes that would give him an excuse to play a lot because that would be how people earn money. Even though the world would self destruct if this happened, he would be perfectly fine with it.
Although he takes video games a little too serious sometimes, he does think about some interesting points. For example, if someone established the Halo religion and got enough followers to recognized, how would he school system work? It is philosophical questions like these that do make me at least listen to his question, no matter how ridiculous it may seem. I love his proposals on some of these ideas, and I wish the world would have more fun ideas such as his Halo religion.

Power Writing- The College of My Dreams

My personal experiences, beliefs, and values are the most important aspects of what college will fit my dreams. Within these ideas lie what I look for, such as the strength of the school in the area I want to study, activities on campus, as well as the presence of the military on campus.
There are questions all students think about when looking at college. Small or large? Urban or rural? Public or private? This are all valid questions, because you obviously don't want to be going to school in the desert, for example, if you don't like the summer heat of Minnesota.
However these decisions alone should not shape college decisions. While important, the point of college is to study, so academics should shape any college search. The strength of academics is very important to me, especially the strength of the science, math, and engineering programs, which is what I plan on studying. I want to have professors who care about me as a person, who aren't so busy with research that they have no time to dedicate to their teaching obligations that leads to a piss-poor effort at best. Also as important in academics are the programs offered at the school or by the school. Special programs not offered by other schools, wide study abroad options avalible to many different locations around the world, and special opportunities in making connections with possible future employers are all important to me. The academic aspect is the place where all collegians make there biggest impact on their school, helping schools develop and gain status as "elite." This is why the Harvard's and Yale's of the world are so famous and elite, and I hope to continue this tradition no matter what school I actually end up attending.
College isn't all about studying though, and all colleges need to have fun activities to partake in in the free time I have. I love sports, so having great athletic teams is a huge leg up for any school, and I want to be able to attend games with national title implications that I currently watch on Saturday nights. However, just as important is the opportunity to be able to play intramural sports with friends on campus. I want to have many other clubs avaliable to me as well, of many different varities, and I want to see many of my fellow students involved on campus. You attend college for four years, and you want to be able to have fun those four years, which are some of the best years of your life, and I want to be able to have some of my greatest memories and friends come from this school.
I am an atypical college searcher however, in that I want to go into the military after college and become an officer. For this reason, I am attracted to schools such as West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy, even if it means a different college experience. I want to serve my country and continue in the long line of tradition of serving as an officer for this great country, and be associated with amazing Americans such as George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Dwight Eisenhower, and David Petraeus, all of whom were or currently are Generals in the United States Army. If I cannot attend one of the universities I consider the finest in the world, then I want whatever school I attend to have a strong ROTC program, where I can become an officer upon graduating. The military is one of the most amazing opportunities avaliable to any person, and I want to join the great number of people who have served and sacrified in the name of the United States of America.
College is an exciting time, but the search can be very laborous and time-consuming. To find your dream school, you have to look really deeply inside of yourself. You and only you know what school is the right school for you, and only you can get yourself there. I know that the perfect school for me is out there somewhere, and I know that I will find it, but I have to work hard to find that place that fits my beliefs and values, and I know that if I work hard, there is no way they will be able to not accept me to join their great academic community, where I can contribute and impact the world.

Why I Write

Writing occurs in my life everyday, whether or not I think of it as "writing." There are the ideas I think of as "writing" when I hear the word, which would generally be having to do a research paper or an essay in school. This form of writing, with which I associate, makes me often stress about writing, and it is not something I do for fun.
But there is the other useful side of writing used so much more that I barely think about, which is the useful, everyday side. Everyday, I write notes to myself to remember things, I "write" text messages in order to communicate with other people, I write for a multitude of reasons that even I can't list off. But each of these influences my writing and my ideas of and about writers.
I feel like I associate with Orwell, especially from the third paragraph of his essay Why I Write. He talks about some of the "made-to-order" stuff which I produced quickly, easily and without much pleasure to myself." School work is mentioned in this section, as are many of his other "small" works he did. I like agree with his ideas on background influcing work, as I feel that the experiences I have had always show up in my writing, and looking at biographies of other writers, many fiction stories are created because they are influenced by something that happened at a point in the writer's life that gave them a strong memory. I also understand what he is saying about the four motives involved in writing, which include sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose. I feel like reading or producing any piece of writing, you can find the combination of thes motives that influenced the writer to write what they did and how they wrote it.
Writing, whether for fun or for a specific purpose, is about expressing yourself and your ideas to the world. There may be many different forms through which to this, but you have to remember just one thing: It's all writing.

1-0!!!

Packers beat the Eagles 27-20 today, it was a tough day for both teams but the Packers did get it going in the 2nd half and deserved the victory. Next week the Buffalo Bills visit Lambeau Field. Looking foward to it!

Football is Here

School is back in session, the weather is turning cool, and the baseball season is winding down for the year. That can mean only one thing; It's time for football again!
The NFL, which of course is the greatest football on the planet has started back up, and I feel a Packers Super Bowl victory this year! Aaron Rodgers should put up amazing numbers and compete for the MVP of the league, and it only helps when your receiving corps includes players such as Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, and Jermichael Finley. The defense, especially when Al Harris returns from injury, is going to be one of the best in the league. And to all the haters, remember who last year's NFL Defensive Player of the Year was? That's right, it was Charles Woodson, cornerback for none other than the Green Bay Packers. I'm looking forward to the first game Sunday, when the Packers take on the Eagles in the nationally televised second game of the doubleheader on FOX.
And not to forget about college football, which started last week. Alabama is the team to beat right now, considering they are #1 in both major polls. However, I feel like Boise State, with their win over VA Tech, now have a legitimate chance to make it to the BCS Championship Game. Speaking of the BCS, when are they going to get rid of it and create a playoff? It is the STUPIDEST system for determining a champion in all of the major sports. Anyway, back on topic, I would love to see the Texas Longhorns get back to the Championship Game again this year. Garrett Gilbert is now starting and they looked fairly good against Rice last week. This week they get to take on Wyoming in Austin, and they should get'er done fairly easily.
Hook'em Horns and GO PACK GO!

Greatest (First) Post Ever!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello. My name is Erik Sutton, and I have set up this blog for my AP Comp class. So far the class has been really fun! Periodically I will post on this blog for class, but I will also post for fun too!

Before I start describing my life, I will first give you a little background information. I am a junior in high school, halfway done with high school already!! I have will have many tough classes this year, including AP Comp, AP US History, 4x math, and AP Macro. I am also really looking forward to a class I have fourth term, US Military History. I am also actively involved in the school outside of class. I play tennis and swim for the school teams, and I am also in Student Council and YES. In my free time I like to play sports, including those I mentioned above, as well as play Xbox. My gamertag is dawiggy7, if you play feel free to add me. Onto my family, which includes my mom, dad, younger brother, and two younger sisters, as well as my dog.

Another fun thing I do in my free time is play ESPN's Streak for the Cash. Basically, ESPN lists matchups, which may be as simple as "Who will win this match" and can range to the total number of points scored in a basketball game or other complex props. They then give you two choices, and you have to pick between them. The point is to build up the longest streak, and the winner gets $100,000. This may sound easy, but it is not easy at all! My best streak is 12 wins in a row, and the winners generally get like 25 or so. Last night I got a W8, but in the Dodgers-Padres game someone got an extra base hit and I lost that streak. It is fun, and I also compete with friends to see who is the best at the game.

Well, that's about it, until next time, peace out!!!