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What are you looking at?, originally uploaded by lorda. I’m going to actually try to stay off the computer today. I have had a headache basically all week. It’s completely annoying. And yes, I’m going to have it looked at. I know Friday cat blogging is old skool, but it’s a nice way to end…
A couple of months ago, I pretty much quit looking at my to-do list. I quit putting new things on it and I just kind of went with the flow. Although I still think the GTD system that I used has some really good points, I think there are a lot of aspects to the…
Line of Voters 6:55 am Originally uploaded by lorda. This was the line at 6:55 a.m. yesterday morning. It was like this until 9:00 a.m. People brought books and newspapers, prepared to wait it out. We had a steady stream with at least 10 people in line until after noon. By 2:00, we realized about…
Everything could change. If Obama wins, my biggest hope is that Obama can truly bring the country together. I really do think that I have a lot in common with my Republican neighbors. It’s really a rare few that I disagree with completely. I want for the disagreements I may have to be minor, inconsequential.…
Random selection of links I found interesting today: First, a Washington Post article about how gaming “turns kids violent.” The interesting thing is that by the end, the sensational title had lost some of its bite. Turns out, playing violent video games is but one factor that can make kids more aggressive. Ironically, in the…
Party with the Fear Brigade Originally uploaded by lorda. Last night, we had a little virtual party. Our first location was crashed by a creepy dude, who placed a big giant penis in our way. So we teleported to the Bryn Mawr space on the NMC campus. We sat out on the green, got everyone…
From Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things: . . . [L]earning is a process by which we come to know something that we didn’t know before. But what may not be as obvious is the fact that when we learn something new, that learning also changes the way we know everything else that…
Thanks everyone for your supportive comments on my announcement. Yesterday was my last day of work and it wasn’t as odd as I thought it would be. The last two days, actually, were filled with people coming by to chat, to say goodbye, even though I’ll see some of them next week at my official…
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