Wikipedia is Amazing!

Hi. I have not blogged in a while.

Well today was like any other day. I went to class at 8 and it went until 9:30. Then I was done for the day. I spent time I probably should have been doing homework, looking random things up on Wikipedia. Like Dolphins, Sleep, and the U.S. Marine Navy Mammal Program, which uses dolphins for military purposes.

I hung out with my good friends Severi and Sarah today and actually saw them before 10 o'clock PM, unlike last night. I am in the library at the moment with Severi. I am supposed to be doing homework but i felt like blogging so thats what I'm doing. Well I better get off and start reading I'm starting to get tired. :).

Where were you on 9/11?

On September 11, 2001, i was in the 7th grade at Minnehaha Academy. School had obviously just began and we were just beginning to get the hang of things. We were in our first class of the day that Tuesday, which was Science (basically a Biology class). We had just started when a teacher came in and said the World Trade Center got hit by a plane. At this time i had no idea what the world trade center was, but i had never heard of a plane hitting a building in my life so i was amazed. The teacher said it was on TV and invited students to come watch it. I think i was so shocked that i didn't want to leave my seat, maybe i was confused, most likely both of those.

By the 2nd hour, everyone had heard about the planes hitting the WTC, of course at this time nobody thought it was an actual attack. Kids had been spreading rumors that our school was next and also that the mall of america was going to be attacked next. Of course everyone was scared, but they said over the loudspeaker that we should not be afraid, the attacks were over. This helped a bit, but no learning went on that day.

Later when i got home, it was explained to me in full by my parents. They told me what the WTC was and all the information they had gotten from the 24 hour continous news reports that day. It took a while for me to actually get it because i was 12 at the time, i had no idea what this meant or why this happened. It took about a month(?) i think, but it could have been longer until i finally grasped the concept that America had been attacked by terrorists flying planes into the two WTC buildings.

The attacks on the WTC, the attempted attack on the white house, and the attack on the white house, are really our Watergate, our World War, our Vietnam War, we will be asked to tell about the attacks and where we were for our whole lives. And i think that kids that were 12 in 2001, will be the last of a generation that will actually be able to recall where they were and what happened on that day. Which i am pretty proud of.

-Sam

Pictures from Decorah.

My Desk and My Bed!!
Campus
Beautiful View of the Upper Iowa River
"Downtown" Decorah
And last but not least, the famous Whippy Dip!

My Favorite Disney Movies

I know its random but i really want to see these because i havent seen them since i was about six!

Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Hunchback of Notre Dame (not sure how much i like this one)
Pocanhantas (sp?)
Finding Nemo
Dumbo
think thats bout it...

Day 15 at luther college.

Brandt, 2nd floor study lounge

This is the 15th day i have been in college at Luther. Today it has been raining since I woke up, and it still is raining although quite a bit less now. Today i woke to the sound of a fire alarm, and i had to rush to get dressed and then rush outside. After the R.A's said it was safe to go back inside, I plopped on the couch and began watching TV and checking facebook, and IMing. I watched the top ten best plays of Sunday on Sportscenter and then flipped to Discovery channel. An interesting show called How things are made was on. In this episode they were showing how toothpicks, guitars, helicopters, and beer were made. It was very interesting, but i had to leave halfway through the show because i had not showered yet and had Paideia at 12:15. It was near 11:15 when i stepped in the shower. When i returned to my dorm room, it was empty and the clock said it was 11:26. I had about 30 min before i had to head out towards Valders. I dressed in fairly warm clothes because it is pretty chilly outside. Some people might not think this is so great, but i just can't wait until fall comes around and the temperatures and the leaves drop. So it took me about 5 minutes to dress and then i sat on the couch watching TV until noon. Then I casually walked to Valders and went to room 106. There were already students inside the classroom when i arrived, which i was kind of suprised at. I like our professor a lot. His name is Oeyvind Gulliks, and he is from Norway and this year is a guest professor at Luther. We talked about ch 13-16 in the odyssey, and lots of students presented good points about the things that were going on in the book. Class ended early because the prof. said he couldnt stand his cold any longer and we were pretty much finished anyways. Well now im sitting in the lounge on the 2nd floor of Brandt. I should be reading but i am blogging instead, because i feel like writing. I like Brandt a lot and i am so glad that i chose it over Olsen or Ylvi because i have a nice room and it is just a overall nice building. It is also very central to Campus which is nice because none of my classes are very far away luckily. The farthest class for me is global politics in Loyalty Hall. This class has been tough to get to because it starts at 8 am. I have been tardy twice because i slept through my alarm. Hopefully i will solve this problem tomorrow and make it on time for once. I think i am beginning to get sick because i feel congested and i kind of feel like i might have a fever, maybe ill stop by health services and have some one check me out. I sure hope i dont get sick because that would be very boring and involve me sitting in my dorm all day until I feel better. Well I'll write more when i get the chance. bye for now.

Vikes easily win against falcons, Peterson makes big impact on his debut

Minnesota's defense overwhelmed Harrington with six sacks and two interception returns for touchdowns, and rookie running back Adrian Peterson finished off the Falcons in a 24-3 victory by the Vikings on Sunday.

I think the Vikings got lucky this week. The two interceptions thrown by Harrington were used to our advantage and were both returned for touchdowns. I don't think we will be all that lucky when we play Detroit, Kansas, or even Green Bay. We need to work on offense becuase our defense is pretty good, we just have trouble getting downfield and scoring.

Tavaris Jackson had a decent game, 13/23, 56%, and threw for 163 yards and 1 touchdown.

It was a good game to watch because we have not been that successful for a while. In the first quarter, watching Kevin Williams a defensive tackle ran an interception back for a touchdown! it was amazing!