Senator Chambers

Senator Ernie Chambers took out a lawsuit against God. He claims God has made terroristic threats, caused mass murders, and laughed about all the mayhem he’s committed. Chambers claims the reason for the lawsuit is to show that anyone can take out a lawsuit on anyone else no matter how ridiculous the claim. I think he made his point.

Chambers has done some crazy things but I think this tops it all. How is God supposed to pay whatever the court may reward him? How is God supposed to hire a lawyer? How is anyone supposed to subpoena God? I think Chambers could have picked an easier target to make his point.

He is right about ridiculous lawsuits though. Like the girl who sued McDonalds for becoming obese. Lately people have been suing over any and every wrong doing. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions. No, it couldn’t be my fault for eating at McDonalds three meals a day every day, it must be Micky D’s fault for putting too much sugar in their food.

I think lately in our society people are too quick to blame others. None of us wants anything to be our fault. Gone are the days where the “buck stops here”. However outrageous Chambers’ lawsuit is it has made us stop and think. Yes, suing God is pretty ridiculous, but then again so is suing a lawyer for using the word rape in a trial. If not at God, where will it end?

B Dubb's

As soon as I step through the door I’m hit with the amazing aroma of honey mustard, parmesan, garlic, teriyaki, chicken, and spiced potato wedges. Mmm, tonight’s going to be a good night. TV’s of every shape and size line the walls broadcasting every sport imaginable. People are sitting at their tables and the low rabble of their voices drowns out the sounds of the various pop songs playing over the speakers.

We walk right by the hostess, some of our friends are already here. We zig-zag through tables, booths, and waitresses picking up bits of conversations here and there. Finally, towards the back we see our group. A hand goes up signaling our seats. Everyone else has already ordered, we’re a little late. I slide into the cushy booth right next to my friend.

We signal the waitress, there’s no need to look at a menu; you’d have to be stupid not to order 40 cent wings on wing night. We put in our orders and now we wait. Since we’re a large group I know I won’t be eating in the very near future so I settle in and start people watching. A stocky man resembling George Castanza from Seinfeld walks by carrying a plump baby dressed in pink. I notice a couple on what appears to be their first date. Both fidget a bit in their seat and dart their eyes around the room. Both smile a lot and I can scarcely hear nervous laughter. All I could think of was how incredibly difficult it is to look attractive while eating chicken wings.

Finally, our wings arrive. I pick up one slimy little wing with the utmost care (in the beginning I always try to keep my fingers clean but in the end it doesn’t matter). I jut my teeth out as far as they’ll go trying not to get any sauce on my face. I peel off a crunchy layer of skin. The taste of parmesan garlic explodes into my mouth. One of the best combinations I’ve ever had. I love wing night at Buffalo Wild Wings.

Walmart

Walmart is the source for quite a bit of controversy for a lot of people. There are two types of people, those who love Walmart and those who hate it. There isn’t much of an in between. Those who love it adore their “always low prices” and the convenience of having a supermarket, pharmacy, and department store all under one roof. The frequent buy one get one deals and toys on every shelf appeal to busy, stressed out moms who desperately need to get their errands done before Jr. gets cranky. They are open around the clock just in case little Sally gets a sore throat around 1 AM or you get a hankering for Reese’s Peanut Buttercup Ice Cream at 11 PM.

Then there are those who hate Walmart. When a Super Walmart goes up, small businesses go down taking there service with a smile with them. The little guy can’t compete with Walmart’s prices and eventually has to close up shop and become a greeter for the very company that ran them out of business. By rolling back prices they roll over the competition slowly building their monopoly on the backs of Mom and Pop shops across America.

I say, there are both up and downsides to this tyrannical monster. I would love to protest Walmart, speak out about what they’re doing to family owned grocery stores, pharmacies, and clothing boutiques. I am; however, a college student. I appreciate the low prices and around the clock service. I realize I’m feeding the beast and I fear someday the beast will eliminate the rest of the competition and drive up prices higher than we’ve seen them before. In the meantime; however, I’m going to get my shampoo, Cheetos, Mountain Dew, Tylenol, and flip-flops all at the same store because it’s so gosh darn convenient.