When I was in 2nd grade my family picked up and moved to Seoul, Korea for the school year.  Thinking back, I don’t have that many memories of it, but over the years, I’ve come to really appreciate the time I spent there and the school I attended back then.  I really wish that I [...]

I’m not  a huge New Year’s Resolution person, but this year there are two main things that I’d like to do in the upcoming year.
First is to read more.  I want to read at least 25 new to me books.  I received 4 books for Christmas to get me started, in addition to 3 or [...]

For the second year in a row I headed to Las Vegas, NV with Megan & her mother.  We stayed at the Luxor, located at the south end of the strip.  Thanks to a great deal via Twitter we were able to reserve a Spa Suite for less than a regular room for the same [...]

Father, Daughter Reunited After 30 Years
A father & daugther were reunited thanks to Google.  The girl googled herself and found the website her father set up 10 years ago in an attempt to find her, after many years and a lot of money spent without any luck.
A few years ago my aunt on my father’s [...]

Welcome to words, my newest endeavor.
I’m an avid tumblr, but I’ve found Wordpress is better suited to longer posts.
Feel free to leave comments, though I do reserve the right to delete comments that don’t add anything to a conversation.

Our instinct was to work towards the good grade, now it’s the paycheck. But…
Nothing extraordinary is ever achieved through ordinary means. When your mentality has you working toward the next paycheck or the year-end bonus, you are less likely to invest effort in long-term goals. The great achievements that lie years ahead are often compromised [...]

The New York Times is currently running a feature about David Rohde, a Times journalist held captive for seven months by the Taliban. I started reading the 5 part story before class today and I couldn’t stop. It’s a really fascinating and insightful story about a part of the world that is so [...]