Nickel and Dimed, Page 68, Second Paragraph;
"I can't help letting my mind wander to the implications of Alzheimer's disease for the theory of an immortal soul. Who wants an afterlife if the immediate pre-afterlife is spent clutching the arms of a wheelchair, head bent back at a forty-five-degree angle, eyes and mouth wide open and equally mute, like so many of my charged at the Woodcrest? Is the "soul" that lives forever the one we possess at the moment of the death, in which case heaven must look something like the Woodcrest with plenty of CNAs and dietary aides to take care of this who died in a state of mental decomposition? Or is it our personally best soul-say, the one that indwells in us at the height of our cognitive powers and moral aspirations? In which case, it can't possibly matter whether demented diabetics eat cupcakes or not, because from a purely soteriological standpoint, they're already dead"

It really isn't fair that the Cheerleaders who have a longer season than the Volleyball players have to cheer outside.It's either too hot or too cold outside for the Cheerleaders to even get what they want done, or the wholes in the ground distracts us from stunting, or we're put last so we have to relocate, so why can't we just practice in the little gym? Are we really the "outsiders" compared to all the other sports groups in McMahon, in that case why are we the only ones winning trophies or actually doing good enough to bring news home that Madaferri would actually be proud of? I understand that maybe the credibility of our team isn't that good, but things have changed and we would now like some respect and to feel wanted. So I suggest, the Volleyball players should practice in one gym like every other team, some respect should be showed and let's put us at the ranking we deserve.