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Man, I remember back in the day when shitty LJ redesigns actually affected my life, actually bothered me enough to matter.
Good times.
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Recently I've been worrying about:
1. The government's unwillingness to actually do what economists tell them they need to do to fix our broken country and to take care of people who need help ( Read more... ) -
lyrics meme
Because I really can never get enough of it. Not that many of you read this journal anyway, but dammit, I don't care ( Read more... ) -
teaching
So with the promotion I got gradually over the past 6 months or so, one of my responsibilities, as of a month ago, is teaching a technical class to other folks in my department and 2 related departments. The proprietary system we all program in is really esoteric, with a bunch of strange and confusing aspects that have built up over the years. ( Read more... ) -
actualizing TV
I feel like I've finally actualized being the TV addict that part of me has always wanted to be. Here's what I'm watching these days:
Current Dramas
NCIS
Sherlock (dammit it still counts as current even though there's almost a 2-year gap between seasons)
Glee
L&O: SVU (I can't quit you)
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Explanation of my yeshiva summer to my company
[I spent this summer in Yeshivat Hadar in New York while on sabbatical from work. As part of the sabbatical process, after I returned, I was to explain my sabbatical at an all-staff meeting. I gave that explanation today. Here's what I said.]
Hi. I'm
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My Sunday
-- The Eagles lost, looked awful in the process, and their season is likely lost.
+ The lost brought the best Eagles blogger ever out of retirement ( Read more... ) -
Troy Davis
Troy Davis was executed tonight. Many people believe he was innocent. I didn't really want to post about it at all, but I don't see anyone saying what I want to say, and it's kind of gnawing at me, so I don't think I have any other choice ( Read more... ) -
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I just found out that my grandfather is going to be honored at Arlington National Cemetery in November. Awesome.
(It's not exactly a funeral, given that he passed away over five years ago and was cremated. But my dad is still taking advantage of the right for veterans to be memorialized there.)
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Yeshivat Hadar Final Week, Day 3
The schedule today was totally clear: A Tuesday morning schedule, followed by a Wednesday afternoon schedule and a Thursday evening schedule. Of course ( Read more... )