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It doesn’t have to be difficult

13 April 2012 0 Comments

I’m nearing the end of my second week of my first class at University of Phoenix, and it is a very trying experience — for me, anyway. I’m aware that I don’t stick with many things to the end, and that’s a flaw I’ve been trying to change. Well, that’s a lie; I haven’t tried [...]

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Education, Personal Growth, University of Phoenix

Unreasonable People

2 January 2012 0 Comments

We all do it from time-to-time, and some more often than others: allow our emotions to control how we react instead of using logic to properly deal with a situation. As a person who frequently turns to the Internet for information, I often stumble into forums and blog comments where one person says a little [...]

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The evolution of the geek

27 December 2011 Comments Off

It will forever be a huge source of amusement for geeks that they are now officially deemed cool. It’s true. There have been surveys and everything. ‘Experts’ have been saying so since the early 2000s, but I don’t think anyone truly believed it until technology began to get ultra cool. Who was behind it? Geeks [...]

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Define “plugged in”

14 October 2011 0 Comments

Did you see the movie Social Network (a.k.a. the Facebook movie)? It was about the founding of the most popular social networking site, and in it was a term used many times: “plugged in”. Well, I’m under no illusion that I am or can be among the elite when it comes to software programming, but [...]

Geek Stuff, Ramblings

Oh, Facebook games

12 September 2011 0 Comments

I haven’t played hard-core computer games in years. Long gone are the days of Medal of Honor, Unreal Tournament, and Half-Life. In fact, I think I was still running Windows XP then! Well, I may not be considered a “gamer” nowadays, but I am slightly addicted to another kind: Social Games.

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A break from the drought

13 August 2011 0 Comments

Woohoo! It rained today for the first time in months! My weather station measured 3.87″ of rain from around 0900 to about 1300 today. I’m not exactly sure when the last time it rained (and the few 5-minute sprinkles don’t count), but for a few months, at least, it’s been over 100° day after day. [...]

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Weather

Security Tips

18 July 2011 Comments Off

My dad forwarded me an email today that I thought was really good. Most of the ones he sends are very interesting, entertaining, or humorous, but this one in particular really got my attention. I thought it had a very good message, so I decided to reprint it. I don’t know who the original author [...]

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Attackers, Burglars, Security, Tips

Heroes and “A-hoes”

15 July 2011 0 Comments

Sorry about the title — I know it may seem a little vulgar (which was by-design, by the way). I’m no angel when it comes to language, but I try to hide my filth deep within paragraphs and keep the titles clean. As Jessica advises, “Act like you were writing this for your grandmother.” Well, [...]

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Kindness, People, Thought

Writers’ block (sort of)

14 July 2010 Comments Off

I haven’t written anything in many months, and I know that. After I returned from Qatar, things got busy with getting back into my groove. Also, the wedding was approaching, and so was the long-awaited honeymoon cruise. June marked the first moments of normalcy, which hadn’t been since early 2009 (just before I left the [...]

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Cliff, Cruise, Family, Jessica, Lubbock, Weddings

The lazy man’s update

24 February 2010 Comments Off

Damn, I’m behind and I know it. As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, I do have a few entries which are awaiting completion so they can be published, but I still haven’t had time to get to them. So, here’s a summary:

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