On an Island

A friend of mine recently asked for some suggestions of good music to add to his library. I gave him some of my current favorites, which are far from classics. But I got to thinking about my own music… My iTunes library has over 8,500 songs containing music from about 1934 to March 2007. If … Read more

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AHAHA WHO’S LAUGHING NOW?!!

April 23 (Bloomberg) — Whether it’s $50 to fill up your Prius or $130 for the Ford Expedition, $4-a-gallon gasoline is coming to a pump near you. That’s right. $4 a gallon. My Trek 4500’s fuel efficiency is about 20 miles to the Chipotle burrito. Best part about it is, if cost of living goes … Read more

I had One of Those Moments in the shower this morning

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If … Read more

Can we please be done?

I hate the last weeks of school. Why must the weeks where you care the least about your classes be the same weeks where you do the most work for them? I’m ready for summer already. I’m ready to take just two classes, actually get stuff done at work, and to move out of the … Read more