A mismosh of randomness Written on August 20, 2007, by Jen.
I have some time to endulge myself in free internet access, so I figured I’d write.
I cannot tell you how excited I was about the weather yesterday. I know, I know, I’m nuts, but I prefer 60 - 70 degrees and rain. I needed a hoodie last night. I was pumped.
I am obsessed with the thought of winter. I have decided that this year, my plan is to accessorize. Since all I ever wear is jeans and black shirts (honestly… I think I only own one colored shirt, and it’s dark gray), accessories will make the same shirt look awesomely different in every instance.
Here’s something to think about… I’m actually curious about what you all think about this. I was at Jack’s one night last week and four Army recruiters approached me and Libby. First of all, they pointed out that that they were the only people that weren’t white in the entire bar and asked me if I noticed them when they came in. I replied, “Yes, but not because you’re black, because you have Army uniforms on.”
The five of us got into a conversation about Pittsburgh. It seems that they were sent here from Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio to try to figure out why the numbers of people in enlist in all branches of the military are 1) very low in Pennsylvania and 2) lowest in the Pittsburgh area. So I was curious… what do you all think of that?
The same night, I met another guy from Ireland. I know, I know, they just flock to me. This one was a prick, though. He asked me if I though David Beckham moving to America would change our opinion of soccer. I said no. Libby said no. The other people we were with said no. Then he went on to ask me where my boyfriend was, and I replied that I was single. Then he said “Well, how can you have an opinion without a man telling you what to think?” OH NO YOU DIDN’T!!
He asked me something about Libby and I said “Well, I can’t speak for her…” and he replied “Yes, you can, don’t all American woman have the same thought? Hasn’t someone you know with a husband asked him to talk to you so you have an opinion?”
Seriously, I wanted to punch him.
So what do you all think? Will David Beckham moving here make anyone care about soccer? And why don’t we in the first place?
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Jen, I have a few guesses. First, there is a highly unpopular war going on in Iraq, and that is surely affecting recruiting around the country. Pennsylvania also has fewer military installations than Virginia and North Carolina. I think that the military gets more recruits from areas near military installations.
Moreover, I read recently that Florida, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania are the top three states with residents 60 years and above. So, Pennsylvania has an older population than Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina. Plus, I read that Pennsylvania has had the slowest population growth of any of the large states in the United States in the last seventy years.
Generally the military is still a heavily male occupation. Well, I read in the Congressional Quarterly Fact Finder that women are 51.6% of Pennsylvania population as of 2003. Pennsylvania ranked as the fifth highest state in order of percentage female. That might affect military recruiting, too.
Finally, Pennsylvania is more liberal politically than North Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio. It leans more Democratic than those states. I understand that the military is heavily Republican. Since the military is an all-volunteer force, my guess is that Republicans are more likely to join.