guilty

i appeared in court today and pleaded guilty to running a red light at the intersection of hillsdale and saratoga in san mateo. it appears that i did not stop before proceeding to make a right turn. by admitting to my fault, i got a $100 reduction off of my $378.50 violation ticket. it's ok if you did something wrong, as long as you own up to it and vow to not to do it again. lesson learned.

pity

our way of life is created through personal choices so self-pity is unacceptable.

respect

what is respect? have you been following the political debates? obama says that he respects mccain even though they have different outlooks on life (or the economy) and they disagree on many subjects. to me, respect means understanding that everyone is different and that no one person is superior or inferior. it also means, if you have nothing nice to say, then don't.