Mercy Killing: Group Question

The act of mercy killing all depends on whether the people suffering want to be put out of their misery or not.  If the person is pain and they want to be put out of their misery, why not?  On the other hand if the person doesn't want to die, then that's their own right and should be able to stay alive.  If the person is incapable to make that decision then there closest friends and family should make that decision for them.  In Of Mice and Men Steinbech really shows by the killing of Candy's dog and Lennie that mercy killing was present during this era. Steinbech shows that he believes in mercy killing when slim says, "Never you mind, a guys got to sometimes" (Steinbech 102), which means steinbech believes if the conditions mentioned are present, then mercy killing is an option.

Snapshots

Two men, one normal, and one big and  tall walking down a dirt road.  The bigger man, almost a giant has sausage like fingers and the arms of a bear.  His overalls hiked up making his socks visible.  His messy hair covers the top of his abnormally large head and hes wearing a crooked smile as he strokes the creature in his pocket.  The other man, much smaller with formed arms and a chiseled face.  His straw hat sits atop his sweaty brown hair.  His overalls offer a much better fit.
Slim sat there, with his good hand  petting his best friend, his dog.  Slim thought of all the times they'd had together.  You could see the sadness in his eyes, he didn't want to be lonely no one wanted to be lonely.  The bunk house was dead quiet, all eyes on Candy and his dog.  Everyone knew how much the dog meant to Candy but still no one would do or say anything.
Lennie lay there with a little pup on his chest.  A smile on his face that couldn't be rubbed off with anything.  He was happy petting the pup, nothing made him more happy.  The barn was silent, except for the shriek and giggle of Lennies excitement.

The Best Advice

My good friend, Laramie McCullough, once gave me the greatest advice known to man.  He told me to always "wear the pants" in a relationship, unlike my other friends. He also told me that in order to keep control of my relationships, I must take control and not be whipped, or controlled by my spouse.  He always warned me, that if I let the girl wear the pants in the relationship, I would have no say in what to do with and without her.  I've witnessed this first hand, and trust me it's nothing special.  I did think Laramie's advice was a little harsh at some points, so i took and mellowed it out a bit, now in relationships my spouse and I share the pants.  I cant imagine where my life would be right now if it wasn't for Laramie's incredible advice.

Easter Classic

Over my long Easter break, I participated in a 5 on 5 basketball tournament,  known as the Easter Classic.  It took place in Reed Point MT, all day Friday.  Our team consisted of Mitch, Nels, Grant, Chance, Branden, myself, and two Columbus kids, Tyler and Anthony.  Our first game was at 11:30 against Broadview.  We started out slow, then we kicked things into gear and the rest of the game was all ours.  After our first victory, we had about a 4 hour gap until our next game, so we went to Columbus.  We ate at the 307, which is a local bar and grill.  After we ate we went over to Tyler's house for a little bit then went back to Reed Point.  When we got back we still had about an hour until our next game.  Our second game was against Melstone, it was a pretty close game all the way but we ended up winning by 10.  This win meant that we were in the championship.  We had to wait around for another 3 hours until it was time to play.  In the championship we played a Joliet team that had a combination of Red Lodge and Shepard lids on it.  The game was back and forth, we'd score, they'd score.  At one point we had an 11 point lead but Joliet chipped away at it and came back to beat us by 3.  Even with the loss in the championship, I had a really fun time.

Being a Giraffe

If I could be any animal i wanted, I would be a giraffe.  I would want to be a girafffe mainly because of their height.  Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world stretching anywhere from 50 ft to 50 yards tall.  Now, I'm not quite sure if I have my facts strait or not, but who cares it's close enough.  The other interesting thing about giraffes is that no other animal in the animal kingdom will challenge a giraffe.  Giraffes are like the calm, peaceful bystanders of the animal world.  When another animal is feeling lucky and challenges a giraffe, the end results for that animal are bad.  Giraffes can deliver bone shattering hits with their long muscular necks, a big enough blow to take down a city skyscraper!  Why wouldn't you want to be a giraffe?  With their height, peacefulness and unbelievable strength.

Saucy Taste

His taste in cars was almost like his his taste in food, saucy.  He loved the sporty convertibles and the fast sleek sports cars.  He couldn't eat anything without having his sauces, mayo, mustard, soy sauce, relish, and ketchup.  He layered them on his cheeseburgers, sandwich's, and mac n' cheese.  He occasionally put some hot peppers and pickles on his food but not always.  One day he decided to buy a new car.  Due to his saucy taste he bought a brand new Ferrari convertible with nice leather seats and a stereo.  After the purchase was complete he went for a joy ride in his new car.  He saw a McDonalds and decided to stop.  He went through the drive-through and ordered and cheeseburger.  He asked for all his sauces along with some pickles. He opened the burger up but none of the sauces were on it, so he had to put them on himself.  He grabbed the ketchup and tore the packet open, causing ketchup to fly everywhere, all over his brand new car.  The leather seats were ruined and some of the ketchup got into his speakers.  His saucy taste got the best of him.

 If  I could do anything I wanted for an entire day of my life; I would get on a plane to Miami.  When I got there I would go to the ocean and hit up the beach.  then I would go meet up with my friend Dwyane Wade and we would hit up downtown.  After that we would go to the arena because Dwayne had a game that night and he had to get ready.  I would have floor seats for the game, right next to the Miami Heat's bench.  After the game I would go to a concert, probably Kid Cudi or Tech N9ne.  After the concert I would hang out with Kid Cudi and Dwyane.  We would probably go to a few clubs or maybe go back to Dwyane's crib.  That would be the schedule of my dream day.

In twenty years from now..

 In twenty years from now i see myself being a succesful, wealthy man with a gorgeous wife and three great kids.  Haha just playing thats a fairytale and a half!  In twenty years I'll probably be one of those guys you see in the movies that moves around to all of his friends houses mooching from them and their families.  Im not saying this is what i want to be but for some reason i see myself doing this.  I'd rather be a moocher than be lonely!  I have had some visions of me being a lawyer in a bigger city wearing a suit to work and coming home to a wife and kids.  Who knows what/where I'll be in twenty years, I guess thats the excitment in life.

Afraid

I cant believe I was afraid of stupid Hollywood horror movies.  Whenever a friend was having a party and there was movies involved I was praying that they weren't scary ones.  It was just something about how realistic some of these movies were.  Even with a blanket over my face the entire time I still ended scared out of my mind.  After I would watch one of those horror movies I would have the hardest time falling asleep, thinking a man with an axe or a pack of wolves was in my room waiting for me to move and give away my position.  It all started with with watching a Harry Potter movie at a friends, I know those aren't the scariest of movies but it had me up all night sacred as ever.  Thankfully this fear has moved along after realizing how fake the movies were or how stupid they were.  I now consider a horror movie a comedy.

Here I am stuck in my crib with nothing to do.  If only my parents could be in my size 2 shoes.  My names Clyde, Clyde Autman Tippler the third, but my friends call me Betty.  I'm a good lookin' baby with brown hair and green eyes.  Let me tell you this, I love the stock market.  You may of seen me on a few of those e-trade commercials, yep thats right I'm that guy.  Theres nothing I like more then trading some stocks.
My parents are Gary and Mary, their both stay at home parents, so I have no chance of ever escaping this crib.  At least tonight we're having pancakes for dinner.  Pancakes are absolutley  my favorite food in the world.  I always stash some in my crib because us babys are always hungry.  Well I got to go the parents are coming.  Untill next time.
                                                 Clyde