Credit?

So.. im stuck in this position.. and it sucks. Growing up I was never prompted about credit. I didn't know anything about credit cards.. or building a credit. When I was 21 years old I had come down with Thyrodic Periodic Paralysis. I was in the hospital for almost a month.. I was sick for about a year very sick. All the bills that piled up was overwhelming the hospital bill was clear up around a hundred thousand dollars. I remember about two weeks in the lady from the hospital came to me and said that the hospital would pay for all the hospital stay bills .. I was relieved because I was worried how could I possibly pay for it. Long story short I had a bunch of bills that I had paid off but I just didn't have enough to pay it all. Here I am about 4 years later.

I work full time at a local bank and I've been there about two years. I have a car that's about 11 years old or so and its starting to give me crap. And despite me making a decent salary per year I am turned down time and time again. The amount of debt that I do have is small but because I dont have any credit cards or anything like that they turn me away. It blows my mind.. How when im working and I have no debt can they turn me away?!

I dont understand why the system is soo flaw'd. If I was to have a bunch of cards max'd out and all paid on time i'd be great.. I could get a brand new benz if I wanted to. But me.. the guy that works at the bank and makes a modest salary I cant get shit!

In this society it's almost like if you do the wrong thing.. you get rewarded. I pay tax's I work full time and I have my own private insurance policy.

If you dont work you dont have to pay taxes you dont have to work full time.. you get a place to stay and now because of our great representatives you get insurance too.

Tell me.. what is the possible benefit of working full time and doing thing's honestly? What is the point if everything you work for... everything you strive to achieve is just handed to other people with no ties.

So here I am a 25 year old man that works full time and pays my taxes.. and I cant even get my self a simple car. I am going to have to bargain and negotiate to get a decent deal.. at which I would still be paying a huge interest rate.

By the way did I tell you I got approved for a FHA housing loan to buy a house.. yea...

I can buy a house.. just not a car.

No toys!?

Today at work I caught on tv a story that made my eyes bleed. Apparently in California a local politician had a great idea... lets make it against the law to put toys along with food. What?? Really?? Okay.. lets look at this slowly so your eyes dont start gushing. The theory is that kids are only drawn to fast food because theres a shinny new toy that comes with it. Umm.. without much thought I see two errors with this theory.

1. Kids are usually so excited to have a new toy that when they end up getting a happy meal they ignore the food and the adventure with the toy starts immediately.

2. Wouldn't the politician see the increased consumption of fast food as a good thing for the local work force.. and notice that more people are eating from the dollar menu because they are having money issues like the rest of the country.

Now in the past I've heard some retarded theories.. but this issue is rooted from a bigger pot of crap that's boiling over... THE WAR ON OBESITY.

War... on ... Fatty's?? Are you kidding??

I dont agree on waging wars on anything. Dont get my wrong im definitely not a hippy liberal douche I just see a overwhelming problem that repeats itself.

War on Drugs, War on immigration? Note that both of these wars are being lost.

Drugs.. while in my eyes I still wonder why pot is such an evil thing.. drugs arnt a positive. Immigration.. that makes me mad too because theres all these babies and gang bangers flooding the street.. and when I drive up to McDonalds drive up and I order my food.. and the person answers me in Spanish it makes me want to commit a hate crime on the Chat box!!

Going back to my point.. War on Obesity?? What the hell have fatty's done to cause a war to be waged on them? Taking away kids toys.. taking away soda from schools? These are steps that people decided were a good idea? Fatty's have caused no problems! Was Hitler fat? NO, Was Osama fat... NO! Fatty's stay to them selves. Usually we just laugh and make people laugh.. but over all you dont hear about fat people storming the streets running around and breaking cheap lawn chairs and leaping into pools doing cannon balls soaking innocent victims. I understand the health concern behind the whole "war" But logically.. instead of punishing the kids for being chunky.. why wouldn't you provide more opportunities for exercise? Create recreational centers for kids. Instead of taking the toys out of happy meals get corporate sponsors together to sponsor local sports leagues for kids. Sports are essential to childhood development. I played a whole bunch of sports. You learn teamwork, confidence, perseverance and courage.. thats just a few qualities that come from sports. I noticed the big commercial from Pepsi, Coke and Dr. Pepper stating proudly the fact that they removed soda from schools. I'd much rather hear the achievement of local sports teams, recreation centers developed for children. Removing soda.. not top on my scope of improvements.

To wrap this one up.. Leave the fatty's alone. If your kid is fat get them involved in sports or get up off your ass and go out and play some Frisbee with Timmy. Take little Kimmy down to the beach and fly a kite. The strongest part of a tree is its roots.. and childhood is the root of life. Begin with a strong foundation and your kids will grow into a admirable adult. Taking away their toys and punishing them for wanting to be a child.. wanting to have that fun little treat thats not what we want to do. Punish the parents of the children that arnt willing to try new things and venture outdoors!

Super Small'd

What is with making everything small?! Seriously..all you hear on the T.V. is how obesity is a problem in america.. and how we're all overweight. So... then we decide to make plane seats smaller to save space. We decide that we need to get rid of super size and cut back the sodium in mac and cheese... REALLY?!

First of all.. if I want a gallon of soda to wash down my mcnuggets its my right!! And my option that I feel I should have the right to choose. Now what people don't stop and think is that in creating a stir we now pay the price that we had for super sized for the large!!??
Umm.. and who the hell decided that we need to make booths smaller?! Okay I understand that some people are smaller.. I know its funny because when me and my girlfriend go out to eat she's way back from the table and me im squishing in like a bag of marshmallows into a napkin ring!

The whole reason I picked the theme of this blog was because it's how I feel. I love the show little people big world.. I see it and honestly never realized how much they have to overcome. But being a big person I feel that they need to have a show Big people Little world!! And in this blog aside from my rant I am going to try to show you a glimpse of life as a biggins!!

Introducing ME!!

Let me start off by saying hello! And welcome to my blog. Let me start off with a simple disclaimer I suck at grammar!! I never was paid much attention to periods and such so simply put don't judge!

My name is Michael im 24 years old and I've spent my whole life so far in Connecticut. I grew up in Darien which is a small WASP town about 45 minutes from New York. Its a small wealthy little town.. though its changed drastically over the past ten years. Its a shore community where everyone used to know each other and of course know everyone's business. When I was eleven years old my dad decided to stop working for our landlord at his plumbing company and go off and start his own business. Threw a painful trek of eviction and fights we ended up buying a house in Norwalk about 15 minutes from where I grew up.. so not a huge move just one town over. Though I realized when I went to school it was a huge culture shock. From a small WASP town to a multicultural city.

Growing up in Norwalk was amazing.. I immediately made a whole bunch of friends though I admit I was very cautious. My first friend was a boy named Corey.. It was wood class I was sitting there first day of school in my little Ralph Loren polo sweater with my turtle neck and khakis..I remember thinking to myself as I looked around.. What's FUBU and who is this Tommy Hilfiger. I had never seen these brands before.. they certainly were not in the Darien Sports Shop. It was then that I met Corey. He sat down next to me pulling up a bench and said "Hey Cracker". I was soo confused! It was from that moment on that I started to build strong friendships and my identity. I played all the sports growing up from hockey games to football and skiing.

I realized by the time I got to high school that I really was drastically different from everyone else. I was taller, bigger, louder.. and so many personalities mushed into rooms of thirty kids it was great! I remember thinking to myself as I got to know more and more people how cool this was.. I had the chance to invent myself into anything I wanted. My freshmen year I spent a good deal of my time with the jocks. Sophomore year I strayed over to the artsy people and had a blast getting to know them. Through the four years of high school I literally floated around getting to know all these different people and by the time I got to my senior year I knew everyone.. and was able to maintain countless friendships. I graduated from Brien McMahon School in 2003. I was elected big brother of my class and I have a whole bunch of great memories from high school, I LOVED it! Though here I am 7 years after graduation and I cant help but think my mom was right. She said to me senior year when I stepped down from the podium my diploma in hand her usual negative self.. she said to me "Look around and hold onto your memories.. because these people will not be your friends in life.. they will just be part of the pages of your life.. memories." She was right.. I dont talk to hardly anyone that I graduated with and most of them I dont even honestly care to get to know. High school was a big game.. it was work.. and life choices that helped define who I am now. I am 6ft tall and about 300lbs im a big kid now! I have always been the fat funny kid. Stop.. wait.. go back a few words.. FAT.. now you may think that word bears some kind of negative meaning but let me explain briefly.. I love being larger then life.. and despite what you may hear "The war on obesity" I dont hold that same view.

I hope this brief bio gives you a glimpse into the Jiggle that is me. That voice of what not to say.. that little ooo you shouldent say that wont be found in this blog.. I will push the envelope of the norm. I will be crude at times and funny.. I will rant and I will yell.. but through this blog I hope that I can share my opinion with ya'll and perhaps offer a chance for a different point of view.