Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Minor Catastrophe

Hi.

On Tuesday, after school, I was just walking to my locker. Suddenly, I feel something get into my eye. I don't think much about it, and just do my work. It begins to really irritate me when I can't rub or flush it out, so I go to the nurse. She suggests it might be under my eyelid. Doesn't seem to be there, either.

I go home, and Mom gives me some eye drops. We go to the eye doctor and they do their tests of vision (which I fail for my left eye, the one with the foreign object). They look at the eye and upper eyelid under an microscope and - lo and behold - there's a tiny shard of glass on my upper eyelid. What are the chances of that happening?! Invisible to the naked eye, and it comes to me. Wow.

Hope this doesn't happen to you!

Quote of the day:
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
-Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)

David W.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Help the Environment! Stop Global Warming!

Hi, all you blog readers out there.

This could be one of the most important blogs I put out. As you know, global warming has been affecting our world. The average temperature of Earth has risen by 1 degree F. In the ice caps, it's risen over 7 degrees F. It would take a while to reverse the effects of global warming, but it can be done!

One website that I have found that gives ideas is http://www.dosomething.org/node/62554. Some things are simple, easy-to-do things - take showers of ten or less minutes, use recycled paper, only run the dishwasher when it's full. There's more information on http://www.dosomething.org/causes/global_warming.

Some of you like gardening. That's great. Plant a garden. You can get fresh fruit and vegetables when they're in season and get out more often. Beautify your yard. These plants also intake carbon dioxide and give us oxygen, allowing us to breathe, besides saving you money on veggies.

One person's junk is another person's treasure. Donate used items or sell them in a garage sale. Landfills take up a lot of space in our world and (1) Aren't pretty (2) Smell (3) Take a long time to biodegrade, if ever, and (4) can be mostly prevented. Recycle paper, glass, plastic, and aluminum. Use cloth bags at the grocery store and reusable water bottles. Plastic is not biodegradable.

Here are some car things that you can do to prevent CO2 emissions from getting out of control: Keep your tires properly inflated, check the car's air filter once a month, carpool and drive less, and turn the engine off (even in traffic) if you have to wait for 30+ seconds.

Quote of the Day:
"Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split into opposing factions on it."
-Tony Blair (1953-)

Save the world!
David

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Success!

NAW PRESENTTING THU WURLDS GRAYTEST SPELLLER, DAVID WHITESELL!

I can spell better than that, though. The Copernicus Report was a success. I dressed up and gave an oral report on his achievements and him.

News Flash: My cousin, Brent, just went off on his mission. He left for the MTC on Wednesday, April 16. He's going to Oregon. Bye, Brent!

I just completed a boxing debate in English class. I was against boxing, and the judge said that we won. However, there is no official documentation of the debate and our judge was not an official representative, so there will be no end of boxing yet.

Quote of the day:
"The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time."
-Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

-David

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Poem

Hello, all you blog readers out there!

Today, I am going to share with you a poem that I made about spring:

Is there poetry in spring? With birds chirping, flowers blooming.
Warm rains come from liquid snows and with them new life bring.

Spiderwebs shine with light from dew, and did I mention breezes too?
There are lots of colors, coming fast, a multicolored sail or mast.

Butterflies flip their tiny wings and bees buzz in serenity;
Soon their honey will bring bears, for licking in glee.

Is there poetry in spring, with animals coming
And with them their friends all come running.

The afternoons are sunny, and the new world brings honey
For the newborn bunny who would like to dip his funny little nose.

All the world is green now; and we see the light of spring – wow.
The Earth is reproducing for a show where we can come and go.

The dew on the grass makes it wet, so you must not forget;
That there is poetry in spring that has not come yet.

The colors range from orange to blue and make me say, “I do, I do.
I really do love this place; from the anchored roots to the tallest face.

Is there poetry in spring? Of course! The answer’s yes!
And never in my lifetime would I settle for any less!”

Quote of the Day:
"If you can dream it, you can do it."
- Walt Disney (1901 - 1966)

Bye,
David