2011 ended as it began, attending GYC. And GYC is why some of these posts, though written ahead of time, were not shared until after the New Year. Finally, we’ve reached the end. Honestly, I haven’t been that aware of the passing of the New Year over the last several […]
Five things I am thankful for in 2011: 5. Passions I received a Kindle for graduation from my aunt and uncle. Though now I am faced with the conundrum, the Reader’s Dilemma, of whether to go with e-book or hardcopy, I am so thankful for that gift. On a primary […]
Be careful what you wish for. It’s an old adage often stated because you might get just that thing you wished for. I would offer as a warning an axiom of that statement: be careful what you pray for, you may get it. Some occurrences near the end of 2010 […]
I like statistics. Numbers, percentages, graphs, random factoids–they tickle my brain. So I guess I could report some statistics on my travel experiences from the last year. If had design skills, maybe I’d make an infographic. I love infographics too. I have put about 15,000 miles on my car in […]
I said in my last post that this year was marked by highs and lows. Now that I blew through those lows in one post (sorry if it was a bit much), the rest of the posts will be on highs. But this post is to mark the highest of […]
Perhaps the way to keep others engaged in what I am writing is not to start on a tragic note. Yet, in many ways, my year was defined by highs and lows. I will talk about the highs as well, I just figured may as well rip the band aid […]
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