Oktoberfest?

As I'm sitting here trying to brain storm ideas of what to blog about, the only thing that keeps running through my head is Oktoberfest so, Oktoberfest it is.

This weekend is one of the biggest weekends in La crosse. Sadly some people probably look forward to Oktoberfest more than Christmas or other important events. I've been in the Lacrosse area my whole life, and went to a few parades he and there, but it was nothing big to me. I recently moved to Lacrosse this summer with a few friends and I have a feeling that it just might be a different story this year....

I view Oktoberfest as one BIG beer fest, where college students from all around the state come home for this time of the year. I'm not really sure the real meaning behind Oktoberfest, something to do with celebrating the German hertiage? People dancing around to german music, eating kraut and drinking beer?  One thing I do know is that there is a lot of intoxication involved.

Sadly there will probably be a few deaths due to the drunkeness, and a few DUI'S, and a few more arrests, people go crazy over this so called "holiday".

narrative

I have played basketball my whole life, and when I was in eighth grade Luther High held the annual LALSAC tournament. We had made it to the championship game, we were playing Nodine who had been our rival all year. It was close all game, and soon enough the fourth quarter rolled around, there was 15 seconds left. We just had stolen the ball and had to inbound it. I inbounded the ball and threw it to the other team! My heart was racing and I thought to my self, "Oh my gosh, what did I just do?!". The other team went in for a layup and missed. We then rebounded the ball and took it back to our side of the court, there was 5 seconds left and we needed a 3 point shot. Devin was the best three point shooter on the team, and as we passed it around for a few seconds we were desperate for a shot. Devin shot a three pointer, and made the winning shot. Everyone went crazy! We had just won the championship game, might I add that West Salem hadn't won since our mothers were in that same tournament! The team was very excited and we went out to celebrate that night.

Texting has become a way of communication in today’s society. Even kids at the young age of 7 have felt the need to have a cell phone. More than 50% of teenagers today said that they text someone when it would have been easier to call that person. I have personally seen many teens connected to their cell phones, I think a lot of older people wonder why they are so attached, but then again they never had that kind of technology when they were growing up. Technology is changing so rapidly and cell phones are a big part of society, we may have to accept the idea of cell phone use because of what they are capable of doing.

texting

Texting has become a way of communication in today’s society. Even kids at the young age of 7 have felt the need to have a cell phone. More than 50% of teenagers today said that they text someone when it would have been easier to call that person. Cell phones have become a necessity to a lot of people in our society. Many times you can walk down the street and see someone walking with their head staring at their phone, they will look up for a split second and put their head back down again. If for a few seconds they are watching what is going on around them, you can see them check their phone periodically to see if anyone has texted them back yet. Technology is changing so rapidly and cell phones are a big part of society, we may have to accept the idea of cell phone use because of what they are capable of doing.