My First Memory

My First Memory
What is it that causes us to remember some things and completely forget others? This is a question that remains unanswered. Most people have no recollection of anything that happened before the ages of three to four years old. The average age for a child’s first memory is three and a half years old. Even at this age the memories are usually vague and have no detail.
There are two memories that I can still remember to this day. These memories may not be completely precise, but I seem to remember them pretty well. My first memory is probably my fourth Christmas. I remember going to the den in my house with my mom and dad to open presents. My dad recorded me opening my presents. I was particuarly excited because when I saw my presents I realized I had gotten a four wheeler. I remember being excited because both of my cousins already had four wheelers. In addition to this I remember getting lots of toy trucks that made all kinds of sounds. The next day I remember riding my new four wheeler all around the front yard until my mom made me come in because it was too cold. This was one of the last Christmas’s that I spent with my mom and dad while they were together. Not long after this my parents split up. This is the earliest memory that I can remember any sort of details about.
My next memory occurred not long after this when my mom and dad took me to the Smokey Mountains. I remember riding through the mountains in my grandpa’s van that my parents had borrowed. The van was white and red. I can remember pulling over to the side of the road to watch a bear and her cubs. I can also remember riding a train through the mountains. This was fun for me because as a child I really liked trains and this was my first train ride. On the trip I can remember feeding ducks crackers as we stood in a parking lot. This was my first big trip and it remains in my memory to this day. Again this is one of the last memories I have of my parents being together.
I don’t know why these memories stand out to me, but they are some of the few memories that I have of my early childhood. It is weird to me that I can remember these things, but can forget things that happened the day before. These are memories that I will probably carry with me for the rest of my life.

Likes and Dislikes

List A

1. Religion
2. Friends
3. family
4. education
5. the lake
6. cancelled classes
7. weekends
8. days off
9. going riding
10. four wheelers
11. trucks

List B
1. murder
2.theft
3. lying
4. homework
5.terrorism
6. cold weather
7. working
8. gas prices
9. math

There is definetely a connection between between number eleven on list A and number eight on list B. My number eleven is trucks and my number eight is gas prices. The reason I dislike gas prices so much is because it costs a fortune to put gas in my truck. It is really expensive to drive my truck to school and work everyday.
Education and the lake are different in many ways. Education can be stressful and the lake is a place to relax. When you are trying to learn something or study something you feel like you have a lot of weight on your shoulders, but when you are at the lake you have no worries. At the lake you are just having fun with your buddies and when you are learning it is a time to be serious.
Terrorism and working are alike in a sense. Terrorists are out to destroy what Americans have worked hard for. Terrorists devote their lives to killing others and in most cases killing themselves. These terrorists have no sense of real work. They pride themselves in destroying what others have worked for. The "work" that terrorists do in their lifetime amounts to nothing.

Colbert as a Candidate

I think that if Colbert wants to run, then he should have every right to. If people want to vote for him they can, and if they don't they won't. I think it's comical that people are actually getting mad about it. To me the only reason it angers them is because he is taking votes away from other candidates. I think that by getting mad it is just encouragaging him to do what he is doing; which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
If Doritos wants to sponsor him then let them sponsor him. As long as they aren't advertising the fact that they are sponsoring him then why does it matter? I think if everyone just left it alone the whole thing would die down.
I just think it is funny that Colbert is actually going through with the whole thing and making fun of the political issues. I can see though that this might anger a lot of people. But they can't get that mad because everyone knows he's not going to win so it really isn't causing any harm.