OR Blog #29: Today I read some poems by Robert Frost. One of the poems I read was called, "On A Tree Fallen Across The Road." I think what he is saying in this poem is if there is an obstacle blocking you from your goal, then it separates the ones that will choose to move the obstacle from the ones that will just give up. Here's a part of the poem:

"And yet she knows obstruction is in vain:

We will not be put off the final goal

We have it hidden in us to attain,

Not though we have to seize earth by the pole"

In the first line when he says "she" he means the tree. I really like Robert Frost's poems, each one is unique. That's what I read for this Sunday.

OR Blog #28: Today I read an article from CNN.com, entitled "Obama retakes oath of office after Roberts' Mistake." The article says that President Obama retook his oath of office today after the Chief Justice John Roberts messed up while delivering it at Tuesday's inauguration. This move was made because they didn't want to have any question towards Obama legally being the President. When I watched the inauguration in class on Tuesday I remember seeing the slip up. At first I thought it was President Obama slipping up, but then I realized that the Chief Justice said the words wrong. I'm glad they got that straightened out. That's what I read today.

OR Blog #27: Today, I read another article from CNN.com. The article is called "Consumers urged to use caution eating peanut butter." The story said that the Peanut Corp. of America has found that some of there products have salmonella in them. The article also stated that, "A salmonella outbreak has sickened almost 500 people and killed at least six." Even though they are saying all of this, they are also saying that brand-name peanut butters are not expected to be affected. The Food and Drug Administration is urging manufacturers to announce whether they use the infected products. About 3 weeks ago, my brother, my mom, and myself were sick and my mom was thinking it was the peanut butter and then we heard about what this article was saying and we're pretty sure it was the peanut butter. That's what I read today.

OR Blog #26: Today, I read an article from CNN.com called "Bitter cold to linger across U.S. through weekend." This article says that the low temperatures are breaking records nationwide. The article said, "Wind chills in Fargo, North Dakota, made it feel like 31 below." The forecast says that the coldest air of the season is coming in the next two days. The article also said that the cold weather will remain for Barack Obama's Inauguration Day in Washington. I personally don't like the cold weather. I's much rather be on a beach in Florida or Hawaii, enjoying the warmth. Can't wait for spring! That's what I read for this Wednesday.

OR Blog #25: Today I read an article from CNN.com entitled "George the giant lobster liberated from restaurant." This title really caught my attention. The article is about how a giant lobster was released from a New York seafood restaurant into the Atlantic Ocean. It was set free when the PETA organization got involved after they were alerted by two of the restaurants customers. The lobster was said to be 140 years old and weighed 20 pounds. It was being confined to a tank in the restaurant. The owner of the restaurant said, "I've been here for 12 years, and that's the biggest lobster I've ever seen." He also said, it "seemed like the right thing to do" when PETA suggested the lobster's release. I think the owner did the right thing by releasing George into the Ocean. That's what I read for this Sunday.

OR Blog #24: Today I read an article from CNN.com entitled "New 'Idol' judge looking forward to challenge". It's about how the TV show American idol is getting a new judge. The new judge's name is Kara DioGuardi and they say she has written Celine Dion's "Taking Chances," Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl," Hilary Duff's "Come Clean," Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man," and Pink's "Sober." They also say that she can sing too, so now when a contestant gets criticized and they say "well, you couldn't have done it better!" she will be able to step up and show them how it's done. Some people think that DioGuardi is there to replace Paula Abdul, but they deny that statement. I thought that she was there to replace Paula also before I read this article. That's what I read for this Wednesday's outside reading.

OR Blog #23: Today I read an article in DANCE magazine called "A Day in the Life of an SAB Student". SAB stands for the School of American Ballet. It follows a student named Jillian through her day at her school. Her school day starts at 7:30 am and goes to 4:00 pm. Throughout the day Jillian has to walk back and forth from SAB to Professional Children's School. At Professional Children's School she takes classes like our school, but she only takes chemistry, statistics, and history. Her history class is only half an hour long. I think it would be fun to go to a school where there is not much actual school stuff and more of something fun. I bet she doesn't get much homework, so when she gets off at 4:00 she probably has the rest of the day to hang out with friends or even spend some time in New York City. That's what I read for today.