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Roads taken...and not taken
I have been in an intense internal debate about how much of my life to post online. Some of you may be aware that I deleted my myspace profile about two weeks ago. I doubt I will delete this...livejournal is something I feel like I must have, even if I only rarely post in it anymore. The debate is not wether or not I should have a livejournal, but ( Read more... ) -
Home movies
I recently opened a box I had been storing in my closet, to find old home movies of my childhood. They were from baseball games I played in from 1989, when I was playing Little League. Watching this tape brought back a flood of memories from what I regard as the happiest moments of my childhood. There was something magical about that year, about ( Read more... ) -
Political Rant
In a news story posted on yahoo, entitled Bush challenges Iraq strategy skeptics [link] President Bush scolded critics of his plan to increase American troop strength in Iraq by sending an additional 21,500 troops to bolster security. A further indication of the fact that he is reneging on his promise of more bipartisanship in Washington, Bush ( Read more... ) -
Reading for the year
Lately I have been reading secondary sources for my thesis. Last month, my supervisor told me I should take a month of from writing to review secondary sources concerning my topic. He said that I am the complete opposite of the typical graduate student writing a Master's thesis; I am solid in my presentation and interpretation of primary source ( Read more... ) -
Annus Mirablis
Yes, it is a bit late to post a review of 2006 here. My apologies. I have no excuses. I do, however, feel that perhaps I should give some sort of update on my life for the many people here who have not been kept abreast of developments. So here is a belated overview of the past year, my annus mirablisThe Master's Degree program is nearing its ( Read more... ) -
Pearl Harbor Day
To the Congress of the United States ( Read more... ) -
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If any of you on my f-list have flickr accounts, I think you should add me as a contact (if you haven't done so already). You can get to my flickr account by clicking here.
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Updates...
So...I should let you all know that right now I am not in California...I am in Illinois. Sorry to not let you guys know...and there are a few of you I know must be pissed at me right now for not letting you know. I have my reasons.
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Back in the United States
After leapfrogging around half the world (or so it feels) I am now back in the United States after a month abroad. The whole Sofia-Frankfurt-Detroit-Pittsburgh flight routine went without any serious problems or annoyances...in fact the airports seemed quite calm...except for Frankfurt, especially when the German police suddenly cordoned off a ( Read more... ) -
Wonderful
I was alerted this afternoon that officials in Britain had foiled a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic flights from Britain to the United States. only HOURS before I am supposed to get on a transatlantic flight to go back to the United States. Wonderful ( Read more... )