Barrow Journal

Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it’s time to think about the holidays. Whether I like it or not, I have to pull out all the decorations and deck the halls because we have a four-year-old in residence. And four-year-olds are all about Christmas. I love Christmas too, although I wish somebody else would do the decorating, and more importantly, put it away after the season.

Before Halloween, my four-year-old reminded us that Christmas would soon be here. We had to keep reminding him about Thanksgiving. Now that he knows Thanksgiving is over, it might as well be Christmas today. [Full Story »] 

Growing up is tough. Some days you are just ready to be out on your own and face the world. Other days, you want to curl up and cry when the thought of the real world crosses your mind. It is truly a bittersweet experience for me.

My senior year has finally arrived.

I always dreamed of this moment. I have always been ready to get out of school and move forward with my life doing things I love. I’ve seen countless friends graduate for the past three years. During my junior year, it felt like senior year would never arrive. Now that it’s nearly half way over, I realize how much I’m going to miss it.

For most kids, school has dominated a majority of their lives until they are 18 (not counting college). As graduation approaches rather quickly, the real world starts looking more and more terrifying. Think about it, all we have ever known for the most part is school. The real world is completely different. While I look forward to stepping into it, I also want to hold myself back. [Full Story »] 

Columnist’s Note: This is not part of my actual column. This is just an explanation of why I haven’t been writing. To read the actual column for this week please skip to the next paragraph. Hello Winder! I’ve missed you! Finding time to write a column has been difficult. I’ve picked up more extra curricular activities at school on top of all the homework and studying. Luckily, Thanksgiving break is finally here. Time for me to get busy writing again. I’m trying to get in the habit of writing a column every week again. What I probably need to do is write out a schedule and plan when I can sit down and write. Sounds like a good plan to me. Now on to the business at hand.

Folks, we all know that it’s the holiday season. If you didn’t know, then maybe you should come out from under that rock of yours and take a look around. Holiday movies spam the television (I love those cheesy Hallmark movies- guilty pleasure!) and Christmas music is already storming the radio waves. Cities are decking the streets with lights, and Santa has already made his appearance in Auburn. Yes, ‘tis a joyous time of the year.

But something about it is just irking me this year. Halloween has come and gone in the blink of an eye. While that saddens me deeply, I think it saddens me even more that Thanksgiving Day has not even happened yet and Christmas is already on everyone’s mind. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas as much as the next guy. It’s the fact that Thanksgiving hasn’t even passed.
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If Tuesday’s election was a referendum on the presidency of Barack Obama, the message was pretty clear.

Voters are extremely dissatisfied with the current administration. [Full Story »]