Posts Under "Friends":
January 16, 2009
For the more curious, some basic information: Debbie is a civil engineer, she's my age (some 11 days older actually), lives within 15 miles of myself, and shares many of my interests (music, art, the monuments, road trips). As I'll probably begin mentioning Debbie with increasing frequency (as we do things together), the introduction seems very appropriate.
Needless to say, I'm excited about the relationship, and I'm sure to be blogging about the exciting things that we see and do together over the coming months!
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April 21, 2008
A few weeks ago, someone who was important to me said some very hurtful things regarding my hopes and dreams. They told me that my political aspirations would essentially amount to nothing, and that I'd be better off doing something else. To hear that hurt a lot, especially from someone I counted as important in my life.
But last night I had a chat with my friend Candice. It was a great chat. She encouraged me to pursue my goals and dreams regardless of what this person said to me. She said if God made me to do something then somebody misinformed couldn't stop me from doing it. It was a pretty profound conversation.
Friends like Candice are important to helping us get up off the dirt. With an encouraging word they can set right what was knocked off track. Good friends are hard to find and I'm lucky to have lots of them.
To those of you who believe in me, thank you. It means more than you'll ever know.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."
- Elbert Hubbard
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February 2, 2008
I've had a mild flu for the last couple of days, and one of the side effects is a terrible headache. I was talking to my friend Thomas, and I asked him if his accounting wisdom provided any possible methods for releving headaches. His response?
Thomas: Sure! Now, you have some options: 1. Expense the headache (ride it out and get it over with) 2. Captialize the headache as an asset (put the headache on hold and amortize it over time) 3. Hire Arthur Andersen (Enron's CPA Firm) and ask them to make it look like you've never had a headache (this would involve lying to yourself)
Well said, Thomas. If accountants ever go out of style, comedy might suit you!
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November 15, 2007
Every teenager knows that if you have a tough topic to talk to your friend about, you can do it on IM (that's instant message, for you old folks) and avoid the embarassment that often comes with face-to-face confrontation. But now there's evidence to back it up.
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November 8, 2007
We built Facebook to make it easy to share information with your friends and people around you. We understand you may not want everyone in the world to have the information you share on Facebook; that is why we give you control of your information. Our default privacy settings limit the information displayed in your profile to your networks and other reasonable community limitations that we tell you about.
That's the opening paragraph of Facebook's Privacy Policy which promises, among other things, that users have the right to control their information, how they want, when they want.
Then why is Facebook selling out its users with "social" advertisements? Continue Reading...
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August 29, 2007
This weekend, Claire and I are going up to Harper's Ferry in West Virginia, and then over to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. It should be a fun experience!
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August 20, 2007
It's been a month since I moved from California to live in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. Lots has happened.
I've started my job, met new friends, seen some crazy weather, and had lots of fun. It's been an adventure.
I miss all of you back home a lot but I'm having a great time out here as well. Most days are really good, and I enjoy what I do for a living and the people I work with. Coming to DC was a great move and I really am having a great time.
Keep in touch...I miss you all and I love comments and e-mails!
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August 4, 2007
Well, good news...my clearance came through!
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July 31, 2007
My friend Brittany tagged me in a blog post, which if I follow the rules of her blog post mean that I am supposed to post 15 random and usually unknown things about me on my own blog. I usually don't repost things but in this case I'll make an exception (probably doesn't hurt that Brittany's reasoning for having me do this is because I am "...one of the smartest people..." she knows.
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