The Trouble with Soda

With all the research that is done today, it feels like everything out there can be bad for your health. For all I know, the plastic in my laptop may cause cancer. With all this fear, it makes people wonder if anything is as unsafe as people say. I just read an article where the question was brought up: Is soda really that bad for you? As it turns out soda really is very bad for you if you drink too much. And in America, most people do.
The article said the most soda you should drink is about three cans in a week. It is very common for people to drink at least one a day. This is probably why America has one of the highest obesity rates in the world. Soda is full of high fructose corn syrup and empty liquid calories. Too much leads to being overweight, which can lead to diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and even cancer.
In a perfect world, we would not have to worry about these problems and there would be no need for all the warnings that are out there. There would even be healthy soda. However, soda really is bad if over-consumed. It is very smart to limit yourself. If you need to, stop drinking soda. I guarantee, it won't be bad for you.

The Scooby-Doo Mystery

There is one television show that never seems to end, no matter how long it is on. That show is Scooby-Doo. Ever since the first episode almost 50 years ago, we seem to just end one Scooby-Doo series so a new one will replace it next week. This all seems rather strange. How many episodes can you make about teenagers and a dog catching people disguised as monsters? Apparently you can make thousands of episodes. The biggest mystery still remains. Why is such a random mystery show, staring a dog and his owner, who seems to be a stoner, so successful?
I think there are multiple reasons Scooby-Doo is such a success. First of all, there is a talking dog. Who doesn't like dogs? And Scooby-Doo is more than an average talking dog. He is quite funny. He never fails to entertain with his antics and his desire to stay away from the mystery that needs to be solved. He may be a dog, but he is also very human. The second reason is a little deeper. We all like to be excited by the idea that there are things that can not be explained: the supernatural. This show always has that. But, more importantly, in the end, they always prove the monster is nothing but a harmless fraud. No matter how much we are fascinated by the supernatural, we feel better knowing that it can't hurt us.

Today, there is a lot going on in the world: probably too much for anyone to keep track of. Last night was the big presidential election and I can tell just by facebook statuses that Obama won. This really should not be a surprise to anyone and I doubt that it is. Still, I know a lot of people are disappointed. I voted, but I decided way back that whatever happens I would be happier than I am now. You may wonder why, but I bet most of you know exactly why. Years ago if you watched TV, you would expect a few political ads. Now they are everywhere. You can't go on Youtube without seeing an ad about Tammy Baldwin's liberal extremism or Mitt Romney's secret hidden money. I think at this point everyone is sick of this. No one believes political ads because they are always meant to deceive you. Even attack ads that are totally true created to get you to ignore the problems of the person making them. It is so bad, I sort of felt bad voting because I feel like it encourages politicians.
Don't take that the wrong way. Please vote. It really is important. But if I were in charge, I would make a law banning political ads. I think that would make everyone happy; probably happy enough to re-elect me.