May 20th, 2007
I’ve been talking to my mom about possibly taking a trip to Europe, the only condition is that I cannot go alone, which is understandable. That’s where you come in faithful reader. If you have $1.3k and want to go to England or France(where I am now more able to converse with the natives) please leave a comment or email me. The main cost will be airfare, the hotel rate can be fixed/swayed.
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May 6th, 2007
Ron Paul & Mike Gravel = Curling(Winter Sport)
Fun to watch in that it’s a change from the normal. But after about 3 hours, you realize why this stuff is relegated to the sidelines.
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May 3rd, 2007
Mom- "I don’t love you anymore, I’ve loved you for 15 years already"
Me-"I’m 19 years old"
Mom-"oops."
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April 26th, 2007
Dr. Kirk is a fairly good professor, but his class often reminds one of the days in high school where your had to solve Ancient Egyptian Algebra (MTH 1342 in Baylor).
So I went searching about and asking some folks around the webosphere and I stumbled upon this. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-07Spring-2004/CourseHome/index.htm
Cory Doctorow should be dancing joyously, and so should you.
Fun Fact: After looking at the HW and Practice Tests, Baylor is teaching a more rigorous course than MIT, I have yet to pass judgment on whether this is good or bad.
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April 17th, 2007
I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising but Fox did a spiteful obit for Vonnegut that is distasteful at best.
read more | digg story
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April 10th, 2007
Why exactly do people have such a strong distaste for Hilary Clinton?
I really have no opinion yet on who I’d like to be president, but why should I have a complete rage-fit when I hear the word Clinton.
Is it that if people make "No Obama in the White House" groups on facebook, they’ll be considered racist?
Or maybe that no one will make fun of John Edwards in the hopes that it’ll embolden his wife’s cancer?
And no one makes fun of Bill Richardson, because who cares about Bill Richardson?
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March 21st, 2007
Talks on Baylor’s campus about the organization of a LGBTBBQSL club have been
bubbling about around the Student Union and in other clubs.(Baylor Democrats)
I’ve been thinking about some names that a GSA could use, and a few for other groups that Baylor wouldn’t allow.
Baylor University - God, Angels and You Club (Thanks Larry)
Baylor University Mathematicians and Mechanical Engineers Rescue Society
Baylor University- For America and God Society(Thanks Overheard individual at the SUB)
Baylor University - Jesus Enthusiasts of the World
Baylor University - Help Everyone Believe in the Real Ecclesiastical Way
Baylor University - Movement for Understanding the Science of Land Irrigation and Management
Baylor University Marxist Society
Baylor University - Students Organized for Controlling Immigration Across Landborders, In particular Southern Territories Such as mexico.
I kinda pushed it with the last one.
Update
Baylor University- Good And Young Students With Incredibly Nice Knickers (Thanks, Seth)
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March 8th, 2007
Check-in
- Check only what is allowed. Example: Do not try to bring two liters of Mexican Dairy Products into the US. (GDL 12/2006)
- If you are older than 16 years of age, are flying by yourself, and have no serious disability
(stuttering) you do not need to be aided in checking in. (IAH 04/2006, IAH 11/2006)
- If there are people waiting in queue to check-in, do not spend time talking to the C.S.R. about how adorable your child is.(IAH 12/2006)
- For the gate attendants: If a flight is departing to a nation that speaks a language other than English, use that knowledge to your advantage when selecting workers for the flight.(Most Continental Flights to MEX and GDL)
- There is a difference between being "Flight-Safe" and being a racist. Not everyone with dark skin, facial hair and/or the ability to speak more than just English is a terrorist.(All flights since 09/2001)
In-flight
- Your boarding pass has your seat number, playing dumb to get a window seat doesn’t work if you’re of sound mind and body.(MCO 07/1996, ORD 04/2000, LGA 04/2006)
- Window seats are overrated. Clouds get boring after 90 mins.
- Give your child Benadryl.(All International Flights I’ve ever been on.)
- If a flight is longer than 3 hours, please observe pointer #3.(CDG 12/2004,LGW 01/2005, LAX 08/2004)
- If your child is being unruly (kicking the seat before the child for the whole flight, reaching though the crack between the seat to poke you), correct this behavior. Just because you’re over international waters doesn’t mean you get to take a break from parenting.(GDL 12/2006)
- If your aislemate is reading, or on a laptop, please respect the person’s privacy.(IAH 07/2005 - GDL 12/2006)
- If you have a condition requiring frequent restroom access, inform your aislemate(s). A little embarrassment is better than constantly being a nuisance to one or more people. (LGA 04/2006)
- Take all precautions to ensure that your flight-sleep will not affect (Leaning/Drooling) your aislemate(s).(GDL 07/2005)
- When adjusting your seat angle, do so slowly or give caution, your seat can destroy a laptop screen.(LGA 04/2006)
- Turbulence is normal and should be expected. Your lift-off prayer is still valid.
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March 3rd, 2007
Galveston — Rob Brasier died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. Rob was born September 29, 1987 in Boston, Massachusetts, moving to Galveston in 1991. He graduated with highest honors from Ball High School in 2006. He was a National Merit Scholar and was a scholarship baseball player at the University of Washington. He read widely, learned C++ in middle school and programmed with wild abandon ever since. He loved cats, penguins and friends, but baseball was his true focus in life. He played ball from the age of 4, T-ball, Little League, Pony-Colt, High School, American Legion and many select teams. He was thrilled with the great conditioning he received from the University of Washington, where his fastball was clocked at 94 mph this spring. |
The family will receive friends at J. Levy & Termini Funeral Home on Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. |
Funeral services will be private. |
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