The Story Behind Old MacDonald pt. 4 “Farming”

Gareth got a job at FormulaCreators again but they didn’t like how he kept on leaving so he got a minimum wage. He needed a new job still. He finally got his extra piece for a pig for bacon to work, but he figured out that it still hurt the pig so he ended up ripping up his  paper that showed how to make the formula. He really loved animals and he wanted to get a job with animals in it.

One day he was hanging out at Dominic’s, a restaurant where the whole town hung out. Dominic, the owner and one out of 3 chefs knew everyone. Now Gareth was 56 and now everyone around called him Old MacDonald. One day he went home and cried because he was very depressed. No one was even very nice to him for whatever reason. He calmed himself down by saying,

“Who am I? I am an

Experienced

Inventor, an

Entrepreneur, that knows the world

Inside

Out” And so then whenever he was sad he would say

“EIEIO!”

After a while it became a saying for him. He wouldn’t even be sad, it would basically just mean Look on the bright side.

One day at Dominic’s, Farmer Carl walked in. He went to the middle of the diner and stood on the table. He said,

“I am hiring so whoever wants to work at my farm can come work for a while.”

Gareth knew he needed a job and he realized that there are animals on a farm. He immediately stood up on his chair (Standing on his chair wasn’t necessary, he just wanted to get Carl’s attention before someone else took the job.) and he accepted the job. he worked at Farmer Carl’s farm for 2 years and left to make his own farm. He had good knowledge of farming and created one. He went and did the same entrance at Dominic’s to remember how his life changed and he got seven other people to stand on their chairs, which he thought was awesome.

He put up a sign at his farm that said

“Old MacDonald’s Farm

EIEIO”

He thought the EIEIO was a nice touch because saying EIEIO got him through the rough years. Now he was a good farmer and lots of people respected him. He realized everyone liked him already but before he would say EIEIO he saw everything in a bad way. Then, one day, Justin Miller signed up to work at his farm. Justin used to be a singer so he made a jingle for Gareth’s farm. You all know how the jingle goes. And that is the story behind the legendary Old MacDonald.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm • Nursery Rhymes Song with Lyrics • Animated Cartoon for Kids - YouTube

Here is a link to Jayden’s blog and here is a link to Ernest’s blog.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

Ernest’s blog

I am going to honour Ernest’s blog.  He made  a post about his three favourite sports and I like a lot of the sports that he likes. He puts a lot of effort into all of his posts and he always has lots of facts that he found. He has really interesting posts and I like a lot of the same things as him.

here is his post about his favourite sports pt. 1.

https://ernestsaemsblog2020.edublogs.org/2021/05/14/my-top-3-favourite-sports/

 

NHL 2021 mock draft

Hello, today I am going to do an NHL 2021 mock draft. The lottery chances to win have been announced so I am going to predict who will win the draft lottery and who they will choose. A mock draft is like a fake draft that people use to predict what is going to happen. Here is my mock draft/draft predictions

Draft lottery predictions:

  1. Seattle Kraken
  2. Buffalo Sabres
  3. Detroit Red Wings
  4. Anaheim Ducks
  5. New Jersey Devils
  6. Columbus Blue Jackets
  7. San Jose Sharks
  8. Los Angeles Kings
  9. Ottawa Senators
  10. Vancouver Canucks
  11. Chicago Blackhawks
  12. Calgary Flames
  13. Philadelphia Flyers
  14. New York Rangers
  15. Dallas Stars

This is honestly just random orders and I might be kind of biased with how the Kraken are going at 1 but they have a possibility of getting the first pick.

Draft Pick predictions:

  1. Seattle Kraken select Owen Power

2. Buffalo Sabres select Dylan Guenther

3. Detroit Red Wings select Luke Hughes

4. Anaheim Ducks select Kent Johnson

5. New Jersey Devils select Simon Edvinsson

6. Colombus Blue Jackets select William Eklund

7. San Jose Sharks select Brandt Clarke

8. Los Angeles Kings select Matthew Beniers

9. Ottawa Senators select Carson Lambos

10. Vancouver Canucks select Chaz Lucuis

11. Chicago Blackhawks select Corson Ceulemans

12. Calgary Flames select Xavier Bourgault

13. Philadelphia Flyers select Fabian Lysell

14. New York Rangers select Nikita Chibrikov

15. Dallas Stars select Jesper Wallstedt

NHL.com Media Site - News - 2021 NHL Draft Lottery Set for Wednesday, June 2

This is not my main blog for the week but I was bored so I made another one. Here is a link to the top prospects from this year and here is Jaydens blog and Ernests blog.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

The Story Behind Old MacDonald Pt. 3, “The Harvard World”

Gareth arrived on the Harvard Campus.

“Woah…”

He was out of breath. It was more beautiful than he ever imagined. He entered and got his handout for his classes. He signed up for Chemistry 101, Being A Scientist, Chemicals and How They React, and the Chemistry Club.

In his first day of classes he got a test already and lots of homework. He had no time to go to chemistry club. After a month of this he decided that he quit the chemistry club for more free time. He went to Harvard Farms and gave them his latest formula for the extra piece of a pig baconator to get more bacon. It didn’t work. It ended up killing all the pigs and he barely didn’t get suspended. He was very busy at Harvard but he made it past one year.

After one year he was very stressed. He wanted to make it out of Harvard because he would get great jobs. He was now 52 years and he needed a good job to retire after he graduated. He also got a girlfriend who was 53. It was a long distance relationship though,  because he never met her. Finally, one day, he got set up to meet her at the Central Park in New York in the summer. He went to the park and saw Buster and Felicia, two people at the Harvard campus he was on. He asked them why they were there. They answered in his girlfriends voice. He had been pranked! He was mad. He sold his house and quit Harvard. But when he did that he couldn’t find a good house anymore.

He had to get a house somewhere! He finally found a house in Washington and it was close to the Capitals arena! Yay! But that year the Caps sucked so he didn’t cheer for them that much. He had a small house but still had his Porsche. One day he got robbed and didn’t have a lot of money left. He moved back to his old house and worked at the Gas Station again for another 3 years. He really needed a job.

Stay Tuned for the last part of this story

Why Is Harvard Getting $9 Million In Stimulus Money When It Has A $40  Billion Endowment?

Here is Jayden’s blog, be sure to check it out

Here is a link to Ernest’s blog, also check this one out

NHL first round

Hello. Today I am going to blog about my predictions for the first round of the playoffs. I have got opinions of my friends to get the most reasonable winners.

First is the North Division

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Votes for Montreal: 2

Votes for Toronto: 6

This is a series where the Leafs could choke but the Canadiens are going to have a fire under them to win. I voted Montreal because the Canadiens have a bunch of experience because they have a bunch of stanley cup winners on their team. (Toffoli, Edmundson, Allen, etc.) and the Leafs do also have experience but their best players that play the top 2 lines lose game 7 every year.

Winnipeg Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers

Votes for Edmonton: 5

Votes for Winnipeg: 3

This is a really tough series to determine. I voted Jets and that may just be biased me but it depends when the Jets get a hot streak. If they play normally or in a cold streak they are getting destroyed in a  4 game or 5 game series but if they get a hot streak I think they have a chance at the series in 7 games. Whoever gets 2 wins first is going to win in my opinion.

Next is the Central Division

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators

Votes for Nashville: 1

Votes for Carolina: 7

The Hurricanes in my opinion are the clear winners here. The Predators would need to step it up another level and if they are hungry enough I guess they could pull out a 7 game victory. Then again, the Blue Jackets swept the Lightning, but that rarely happens so I think Carolina is making the second round.

Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lighting

Votes for Florida: 1

Votes for Tampa Bay: 7

This is a tough series that all comes down to depth. Each team has a good top 6, top 4 and starter goalie, but the Tampa Bay Lightning have a full lineup. Their only problem is goalie, where they have Vasilevskiy and the Panthers have Driedger and Bobrovsky, but you usually only play your starter in the playoffs anyway so I think the Lightning will be able to tire out the Panthers and take it in 5 or 6.

Next is the East Division

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders

Votes for Pittsburgh: 5

Votes for New York: 3

I voted for New York here because both teams are defensive minded and obviously the Penguins have Malkin, Crosby, and Guentzel, but the Islanders have Barzal, Palmeri, and Eberle, and they have the best shut-down defense in the league. They also have the better goaltending. I think the Islanders will win, but the Penguins do have a good team with experience.

Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins

Votes for Boston: 1

Votes for Washington: 7

This is going to be the closest series even though the votes don’t show it. The Capitals I think will win. The Mantha trade shows that they are going all in this year and risking their future because they believe they can win. Mantha was a great addition and now the Capitals have one of the best offense in the league. Ovechkin, Mantha, Backstrom, and Oshie, and Carlson on defense. They also have shut down D like Chara and Orlov. Their only problem is goalie, where the Bruins could take advantage. However, Vanecek and Samsonov have proved they can be good so they might pull out some extra wins and get this in 7. The Bruins have good defensively minded forwards with Marchand and Pastrnak to score. They could also pull out a victory but they don’t seem as hungry as the Capitals.

Next is the West division

Vegas Golden Knights  vs. Minnesota Wild

Votes for Vegas: 5

Votes for Minnesota: 3

I voted for Minnesota because Kirill Kaprizov lit a fire under them and they began the season in a spot out of the playoffs and worked their way to 3rd place. The Wild have the best of the Knights this season because they won their first game which gives them momentum and also the Wild went 5-3-0 against the Knights this year, which means that the Wild won 5 and lost 3 out of 8 games. One game was won in Overtime for the Wild so that shows the series will definitely be a close one, but I think the Wild can take it in 6 or 7 based off of previous performance. Every year there is one upset and I think this one will be it this year.

Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues

Votes for Colorado: 8

Votes for St. Louis: 0

This was the only series were each person voted for one side. It makes sense, though.  Colorado has better everything. Forwards, defense, and goalie. The Blues  will need a new Binnington just to make it past the first round. To me, the Avs have this series in 4 or 5 if the Blues are lucky.

2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Picture Odds vs. Current Standings

Here is a link to the NHL’s website.                                                                                            

Here is Jayden’s blog.                                         

Here is Ernest’s blog.                                         

 

 

The Story Behind Old MacDonald Pt.2 “Applying”

Harvard finally got back. On April 1st, they said

“Dear Mr. MacDonald,

We are very happy to accept you. We look forward to having you here. Just please be careful on campus, our students love to prank each other.

Sincerely, Harvard University”

Gareth was very sad. They were pranking him. Obviously they were. It was April 1st and they mentioned pranking in the letter. He had a breakdown. Only one of his experiments had ever worked, and that was the one that was in Grade three, where he created a volcano out of vinegar and baking soda. He quit his job at FormulaCreators and went back to the gas station. Now he was 50 years old and no real job and he couldn’t get into University. At the gas bar everyone called him Old MacDonald. He was very sad. He wasn’t good at anything.

He wanted to do something with animals because he loved them so much. He decided he would be a dog walker. (Ha, I tricked you! You probably thought he would be a farmer!) He wasn’t that bright, so he never thought about being a farmer. He walked dogs every day for $10 per dog. He was making good money because he walked 20 dogs a day for every day. That means he was making $1400 per week! Not bad! He was also getting in daily exercise so he had a good job. However, something didn’t feel right.

In October, he received a letter from Harvard.

“Dear Mr. MacDonald,

We are surprised to find out you are not on Campus! We were hoping you would come this year. However, because you failed to give us notice, we are not letting you come to Harvard until next year.

Sincerely Harvard University”

Now he was very  sad. He thought it was a prank but it wasn’t! He kept on being a dog walker until the next summer, when he was very bored. He didn’t want to be a dog walker for life! He quit and applied for Harvard again. They accepted him. He used his money from dog walking for Harvard and his extra money to buy a nice sports car and a above-average house. He somehow had enough money for all this, although the house was a steal at only 400,00 grand for the 3,000 square house on each three floors.

You're not going to get accepted into a top university on merit alone

Stay Tuned for the Harvard Part of this story.

Here is a link to Harvard’s Website                                                                      

Here is two links to awesome blogs.

https://jaydensaemsblog2020.edublogs.org/

https://ernestsaemsblog2020.edublogs.org/

 

The Story Behind Old MacDonald Pt. 1 “EIEIO”

Gareth MacDonald was a guy who worked at the gas station. He used to be a scientist but he quit when his 10th experiment in a row blew up in his face. He was working on a formula to make pigs grow an extra piece on their body so they could stay alive while part of them was turned into bacon. He cared for animals deeply, but he cared for bacon more. He tried it on the pig but it actually grew and extra leg that the pig used to kick Gareth into next week. He wasn’t making very good pay at FormulaCreators anyway, so he quit.

He never went to high school but he had a brilliant mind on how to mix chemicals, so he tried to get another job in that field. Unfortunately, since he didn’t have a diploma, he didn’t get a job. He started at a local high school and aced all the chemistry classes. Because he was already 47, he had picked up a lot of things he needed in high school so he finished school in 2 years. He needed money to apply for Harvard, his dream University that he had a chance getting into, so he went became a used car dealer. He was not very good at convincing people because he always wanted people to get the best for them, so he would rarely sell cars. Often his conversations would go like this:

“Golly, I would really like this car!!” The buyer would say.

“Yes, it looks very nice. But it is breaking down. It’s break pads don’t work, and it costs a lot to fill up with fuel. You might as well buy a new Corvette.”

He was fired after the 5th week.

He started working at the gas station until he found a high paying job. By this time he was 49, and he was living in an old apartment with a 1992 car that should’ve been crushed 15 years ago. After 4 months of that job, he quit and went to work at FormulaCreators again when they offered him top dollar to come back and work as manager. When he went back, he got a lot of money. He applied to Harvard  very early to show he was very interested. His field was being a scientist. Will Harvard ever get back? Stay tuned to read “The Story Behind Old MacDonald Pt. 2”

Bacon - Wikipedia

Here is a link to the Old MacDonald had a farm lyrics.                                    

Here is a link to Ernest’s blog               

and here is a link to Jayden’s blog                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

If I Was Stranded

If I was stranded on an abandoned island I would be kind of scared but it would be pretty cool as well. All my days of watching survivor would come in handy. I would first look around for a stream somewhere to get some water. I would try and find a stone that has a hole in it so I could have a bowl to scoop water out of. Maybe I would go into the ocean and get Oyster shells as bowls. Once I would find a source of water I would start exploring the Island.

I would search the island for food and shelter. My shelter would be close to the stream and close to the beach so I could get water and go swimming or fishing. I would look around for some sticks my height and some fruit. If I found some fruit I would have a good source of food and if I found some sticks I would sharpen the end with a rock so I could go fishing and also hunt animals. I would also have to find some rocks and cut a hole in a bamboo strip. Then I would start rubbing the bamboo strip on a stick and it would start a fire. Or I would try and find some broken glass that was littered and traveled to that island and use the glass to concentrate the suns light to make a fire.

I would build a shelter by kicking down some weak trees and setting them up on trees. Then I would take some bamboo and get some sharp rocks. I would cut the bamboo in half and get some more half bamboos so that I could set that up on top of the frame of my shelter. That would make my  base very smooth. Then I would take some palm branches and braid them together like in survivor and set those down as my pillow. Then I would take some more wood and place it a couple feet above the first floor and use that as another base where I put more bamboo and palm branches on top of it. That way the rain couldn’t drip on me and if there was any snakes they wouldn’t come bite me. I would practice lighting fires very fast so that if a ship or helicopter went over it would act as a flare to get me off the island.

That is how I would survive if I was stranded.

This post was inspired by Ty’s post so here is a link to his post                                                  .

Forget the Moat and Make Your Startup a Tropical Island