I’m still alive – in fact, I’ve been feeling very alive these past few weeks, so excuse the lack of postings. A brief update: I have secured housing in New Orleans; I will be sharing a small house about a mile from campus with two other guys. The process was not easy but it seems [...]
I feel terrible about the flooding that is going on in the American Midwest. Sadly, however, it seems to fit, given the multitude of severe earth events that have been going on of late. As I was lying on the beach by the lake, watching the cloud cover blow away to reveal the sun, I [...]
Over the past few years I’ve made some dramatic choices in my life. I guess the most dramatic was joining the Peace Corps and venturing half way around the world for 2 1/2 years. Those times were tough but rewarding, and I don’t regret them at all. However, after I was finished with the Peace [...]
Do you ever find that a swift kick in the ass is sometimes absolutely necessary? Well that’s what I got this week at work. And you know what? I deserved it. I had set out some very interesting projects for the office and not followed through with what I had said I would do. I’m [...]
