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Opening Salvo
I was discussing with my mom a while ago about the mentality of the current workforce. Due to the economy, a lot of people have begun doing things they wouldn't normally do, or putting up with things they wouldn't normally put up with, because "I'm just glad I have a job ( Read more... ) -
Married!
We got married on the 2nd :) It was a nice event; the ceremony itself was short. I know the reception and dinner and all were 4 hours long, but it just felt really really short. That aside, lots of awesome ( Read more... ) -
Bike
I could bike to work 3 times a week if I had a bicycle. That would decrease my driving by 3/5ths. Over the past 12 months, I've spent an average of 60$/mo on gasoline ( Read more... ) -
Listening
A lot of people these days are complaining about government being too big or too out of control.
To counter that, a lot of people are saying that we have fewer government employees per capita now than ever before, and federal spending as a percentage of GDP is lower than ever before.
---Some people are unable to understand what other people are ( Read more... ) -
Semester 2, Week 5
Philosophy ( Read more... ) -
Attn: International Friends
I am looking for a book. When it was published, it was illegal to publish in the United States. Since then, the law restricting it has been over-turned (thank you, Shirin Ebadi ( Read more... ) -
semester 2, week 2
So my big question this week was whether or not Texas had some silly "must graduate within x years" rules.. It does not! So I can take my happy ass sweet time ( Read more... ) -
attn: pi
I was going through some old source code so I could regurgitate it into a new project and found this.
# pi's statement for the day: "In another two generations, anyone who
# can read a book will be considered a 'genius'."
I believe we're damned near there. -
Polite Driving, Various Perspectives
Perspective One:
As I got into my car this morning, I noted that there was a truck parked along the street right across from my driveway. Not really an issue, but it does reduce the roadway to a single lane so I'll have to be careful backing out. I get into my car, and as I am backing up past the trees that line my driveway, the intersection not ( Read more... ) -
Semester 2, Week 1
Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy ( Read more... )