Idaho potatoes and Hawaiian pineapples

 Sometimes I’m honestly amazed by my peers. Really I am, it’s like we’ve been given a license to be stupid. I mean that sometimes I overhear conversations on the bus and my heart really hurts. That isn’t very nice—it’s also true. I just don’t understand what kind of world lets young men and women make it all the way to college without some very basic education. For instance how to boil water, what states are which (and also very basic what they may be known for), who the president is, what the bill of rights has to say, or how to apply for a job.

I think as a social studies major and geography minor it’s the second one that bothers me the most. Seriously—you don’t know where Hawaii is? Or what they’re known for? Check yourself. Right now, feel ashamed. Honestly. Go to the cafeteria or into your moms pantry and pull out a dole fruit cup. That pineapple is something Hawaii is known for. ALSO HAWAII is not part of the ‘continental’ U.S. okay; it’s in the Pacific Ocean. That’s the one that touches California, am I making any headway here?

I’m not gonna ask you to name the state capitals guys but …please--please know roughly where states are and one thing there known for. Please as a human being, I’m begging you. Also so you don’t die and you have a skill set learn to boil water. And no you don’t need to have ‘hot’ water from the tap to do this. No joke, I’ve had people complain/ be confused by this before. “But how can I boil water, if the tap only runs cold?” (insert here a picture of me slamming my palm into my face HARD).

Knowledge is a powerful thing.

KC