My computer science professor said something interesting yesterday. “To be a good java programmer you really need to drink the kool-aid.” The statement in and of itself was not all that interesting but the phrasing was. As I looked around at the other guys, at least the ones who were awake, I mostly saw puzzled expressions, like “what the hell ( Read more... )

Every time I think of you
I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue
It's no problem of mine but it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behindNo doubt, it’s not what New Order was singing about but I’m involved in a bizarre love triangle. The three sides are God, the World and me. Traditionally during Lent, we’re supposed to give ( Read more... )

Additional character sketches and story timeline

Shekhar SarinAge: 36 ( Read more... )

I’ve decided to do my English Comp paper as a short story about globalization and the American music industry. The framework of the story will be how a whirlwind of events cause Margret (Maggie) Delacroix, a project manager for internet giant Yahoo!, to question how she, her company, and even her country affect the lives of others around the world ( Read more... )

He that is down need fear no fall.
He that is low no pride.
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide.Today is the first day of Lent, a forty-day period in the Christian calendar for us to reflect on our lives as we prepare to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Oddly, at this time I’m on the outs with my own church ( Read more... )

Ten years ago as we prepared to enter the state of holy matrimony, I joked with my wife to be that since we were getting married on Leap Day we would only have to celebrate our anniversary every four years. I was promptly set straight with the facts that we were getting married on 1) the last day of February and 2) the day after February 28. This ( Read more... )

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I learned an important lesson about paying attention to your professors last night. My freshman engineering teacher, Dr. Byrd, would always tell us to get a good night’s sleep the night before an exam. Yesterday it would have been nice to have gotten any sleep before I took my calculus test. I was up all night Tuesday morning finishing my computer ( Read more... )

I’ve decided that my English 102 paper will be on globalization (or globalisation for the Brits out there) which is way too big a topic. I’m going to be more specific in asking if the US media are really cultural imperialist but even that’s too broad. (Also thanks be to The Megan for her suggestions.) Now just some thoughts to get the party started ( Read more... )

In regards to my posting about radio station censorship, apparently not all references to violence are forbidden because I heard “Kung Fu Fighting” last night ( Read more... )