Blogging Around

This first comment is my comment in regards to Melanie V's blog: 360 Degrees: Chocolate. She blogs about her love for chocolate; one of the similarities between us! However, her blog goes beyond the love for chocolate, and into how chocolate affects people and their lives.

"Melanie,
I really liked your blog about chocolate. Maybe that's just because I'm a chocolate-aholic myself, but I also thought you brought up some really interesting ideas. Chocolate does influence many different people (as well as groups of people) in all kind of different ways. I especially liked your question about what people would give each other on Valentine's Day. Chocolate is a classic gift on Valentine's Day (or really any holiday...think chocolate santas!) because so many people like it. What would people give on Valentine's Day if they couldn't give chocolate? Twizzlers? Some other kind of candy? I would be disappointed if chocolate was replaced with...let's say, Starburst. Chocolate just has that specific taste and satisfaction. Great idea for the blog!"

This next comment is in regards to a more serious blog than the chocolate blog. It is in response to Kyle A's blog regarding weapons in the world. He talks about how weapons affect our world. I had been thinking about weapons in the world just a few days ago, and found myself agreeing with much of his blog. He starts of relating this topic to the movie Iron Man which I thought was a good way to start off a serious topic.

"Kyle,
I thought that this blog about weapons was very interesting. I had just been thinking about this the other day! Nuclear weapons are CONSTANTLY in the news/media because they are affecting politics greatly. Presidential candidates are having to answer questions about nuclear weapons and how their relationships will be with countries who are in possession of them. On one hand, I'm scared that Iran and some of these countries with dictators have the power to blow up countries, and I'm glad we are working with them to reduce or eliminate their production. However, on the other hand, I wonder why we (the U.S.A.)think we have the power to decide who is allowed to have nuclear weapons and who isn't. We have nuclear weapons, so why wouldn't we expect for other countries to follow our example? I know the answer is that we are allowed to have nuclear weapons because we have a (somewhat) stable government, and these other countries do not. I just wonder how we are viewed by other countries when we tell them that WE are allowed the weapons, but THEY'RE not. I think that that probably makes them pretty mad. I, personally, am a little scared with all of this nuclear weapon production. Hopefully, the governments of countries will start to work out treaties. Until then, let's just hope Iran doesn't decide to bomb us off the map!"