December 2008
11 posts
“girls have cleaner minds than guys because they change them more often.”
– some guy Nate went to high school with (via TheTumbler)
Some News For the Day
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/12/16/levs.santas.salary.cnn
Santa’s job is recession-proof. Even in the midst of the worst economic times in recent memory, Santa Claus will still get his presents around the world in one night. He also will get compensated handsomely for his mall-work according to this news story. This makes sense, because people love to spend money and Santa...
“there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold...”
– my buddy johnny (via TheTumbler)
Weddings and Stress
Well my brother got married yesterday. What a circus! People get so stressed out preparing for weddings and the bigger the wedding, the more stressed out people get. This wedding was gigantic. For instance, we had 77 at the rehearsal dinner alone.
The funny thing about stress is that it is completely unnecessary. People were freaking out for hours before this thing, but once the wedding started...
Thoughts on Finals. Or: Going For the Most...
Well, as it turns out, graduate school does have finals. This came as a shock to me, because I was under the impression that I took my last final in May of this year.
This situation has made me think long and hard about my game plan going into finals. There are some classes where you are facing a fourth-and-goal with two seconds left and if you get in the end-zone you win. This is not one of...
Re: What Does It Take To Be A Man?
This post is simply a clarification of my last major post: http://searchingbutnotlost.tumblr.com/post/62555215/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-man. A lot of people have misunderstood what I was trying to say, so I will try to clarify. The best and most simple way to look at my argument is through a little bit of logic. Here goes:
I. To be a man, one must first be or act like an adult.
II. Person X is...
“I’ve got a soul, but I’m not a soldier.”
– The Killers
http://www.duregger.net/fundamentals/ →
a great post by a great man
What Does It Take To Be A Man?
This is a question that has puzzled me for some time now. In fact, I remember sitting in a philosophy class at Auburn and asking my professor that same question. I will never forget his answer, because it has shaped the way I think about manhood ever since. Dr. Watkins, my professor, looked at me and simply said, “I don’t really know exactly what all it takes to make a man, but I can...
