Overrated / Underrrated

So today I came up with the idea of posting about once a week a couple of things in the same category that I find to be overrated/ underrated. It can be movies, books, cars, anything pretty much. Because the public needs to know when it comes to what the best of the best.
Today's topic is:
Birds


Overrated:

Flamingos
I find the flamingo to be a particularly overrated creature, if God didnt decided to make the flamingo pink we would be cursing them just like we curse the seagulls. I mean all they do is stand around, practically a sitting duck for predators, in their pinkness. And I dont think they can even fly great distances, just kinda flop along in the air for a few feet. What a waste.


Underrated:

Ducks
This is a creature we take for granted, I think. The duck is such a cool brid. A duck can swin quckly, fly great distances, and walk adequately on land. How cool is that? I don't know who came up with the term "sitting duck", but it seems to me they can escape from predators with ease. Ducks are awesome. There is nowhere the duck is out of place, adaptable to many environments. And theyre the best cause they gave us the movie The Mighty Ducks

Finally, an update

I really want to learn how to put pictures in here, i think that would be cool. Maybe sometime later, its hard enough keeping this updated.

So, lots of new and exciting stuff happening in my life these days. Today I went to Abilene and picked up my NEW TRUCK and did a few other things. Im so excited about my truck, its a brand new red silverado. It was fun to go back to Abilene for awhile, I havent been back since I came home for the summer. I saw the new dorm being built, and stopped by to see Jeffrey too. It looks like the new dorm still needs a whole lot of work, but we'll just see. They still have like 3 weeks to finish it. I snuck into Edwards, the dorm I'll be staying at this year. It is actually really big, witha study room, a walk in closet and our own bathroom.

Don't know if I've mentioned this, but right now I'm reading Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, just kinda for fun. I never read it in high school, and from what I hear its just one of the books people need to read, to kinda be cultured in American literature. Its about a 17 year old kid, who just really doesnt seem to have any direction in his life, he gets kicked out of his fourth private school as the book opens. Holden Caulfeld doesnt want to adapt to what is considered acceptable in soceity, and for this he is punished. All it seems he wants to do often is to just talk to someone, show them who he is. Btu because hes not a responsible student or a popular kid he never finds acceptance. Its a really sad, depressing book, but I'm glad I'm reading it.


I guess all we are looking for in life is someone who will listen to us, someone who wants to hear what we have to say.

Only about a week till its time to return to Abilene...