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As of 11:12 am EST, fifteen of the trapped Chilean miners have been rescued from a collapsed shaft. After being underground for almost 69 days, the rescue started after weeks of plotting a safe and danger-free rescue effort. Florencio Alveros, the first miner to be rescued, was noted as "beaming" as he hugged everyone around after reaching the earth's surface for the first time in three months.

Victor Segovia, the last Chilean to be pulled from the hole, seemed uneasy about the rescue; yet ultimately had a feeling of relief. Segovia kept a daily journal while down in the mine to keep a record of activities and to ease the minds of his fellow men that they still have a sense of hope.

The recently passed health care reform bill has caused uproar in our nation. There are two major sides to the argument- those in favor of its passage and those opposed. One major pro, obviously, is that all Americans will be able to receive health coverage in some form, depending on the risk associated with the individual. However, these benefits will undoubtedly come at a price, and a high one to wealthy Americans. Moreover, the bill is extensive and detailed, making it difficult for some citizens to understand. Also, with the apathetic pandemic that has been spreading through our country, several Americans do not know, nor do they care to learn about the bill. However, the taxes will exempt no one.

In my quest to find the true 'human experience,' I have stumbled across a realization that not only discourages my pursuit but leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. As a college male, I live my life in hopes of meeting people, making connections, and developing lasting relationships to ultimately (hopefully) only better myself. As ABC's 'The Bachelor' finally comes to an end; I am anxiously anticipating the end of the mindless reviews and recaps I have found myself listening to for the past few weeks. It's as if every girl I have met in the past two months has coordinated her own life around the lives of the bachelor and his search for love. Honestly, I'm just really sick of hearing about Jake and his love life.

This country is very connected, but only in theory. It was brought to my attention last night that, out of around 300 million people, 110,000 are on Facebook. In addition to this, about twenty million are on Twitter and around sixty million are on MySpace.

And these numbers are growing!
It seems to me that it has become extremely simple for people to connect at a surface level. However, in life, there is always compensation.

By gaining connection to so many people at such a superficial level, are we losing deeper connections? Years ago, it was easier for people to keep deep relationships because if you knew somebody, it was probably because you lived right by them.

Whats up everyone! It's been awhile since my last blog, but believe me this blog will make up for the weeks I haven't done one. This story I ran across is crazy. We all have those relatives we don't like to claim as family members, they embarrass up by openly cursing or passing gas in a crowded elevator, but only a few people are lucky enough to have relatives that do something so stupid they deserve a metal or something. The story I found is about a 62 year old who was so happy about all the snow, he lost his sane mind. While throwing a "sledding" party outside his home he thought of a great idea. Rocket power sledding! Who knew that this old man was a genius scientist with spare rocket parts to power his sled.