The Random Musings of a Marriage and Family Major Student

Written by my sister Tanisha Jensen: The chihuahua, though aggressive and small in stature, has somehow won the hearts of people everywhere. But why? Well, there’s a story behind that. It all began a long time ago in a small village in Mexico. Back then, but not unlike today, nobody liked rats… Because of this hatred, the rats took to hiding their whole community under the hut where the villagers kept the animals. There they hid, with only the oldest and wisest of their pack daring to emerge in “the hunt” once darkness fell to scavenge for a meager portion of scraps to sneak back to their cowering families. And thus they lived, in darkness and filth, loved by none but their own. And they were content with their existence. Well, all except for one rat named Chi. Now, Chi was the oddball of the pack. While the other rats would eagerly feast on the rubbish brought in by the hunters, Chi instead crafted himself a dish out of a nutshell he found in the hut so as to not dirty hi...

Hello everyone, my name is Kira Jensen and I admit to having a crippling fear of…..toilets. More specifically, automatic toilets. Just toilets might be a stretch, but most people should at least identify with my caution towards automatic ones. They’re unpredictable! One moment you are sitting peacefully doing your business, the next a whirling typhoon complete with spray is unleashed beneath your nether regions. If you wanted that kind of experience you would have chosen a bidet. The original idea behind automatic toilets was for them to be hands-free to help with sanitation and easier use. No one wants to touch that nasty little lever that was also touched by everyone else, ever, with their nasty unwashed hands after doing what we all do in those stalls. But, like spending thousands of dollars to develop a pen that writes in space instead of just using a pencil, we just had to create a demon toilet with a mind of its own instead of just using our foot to flush. But then.. But then! T...