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Point of Information


Today is not St. Patrick’s Day. When March 17th falls during Holy Week, the Catholic church will move St. Patrick’s day. This year St. Patrick’s day was moved to March 15.
Yes, it’s a personality flaw that I feel the need to point out things like this. No, I don’t believe anyone actually cares [...]

Emory, Ice Storms, and Cosmic Coincidences


It seems that there may be a little bit of magic in the intersection of Emory University, January 22nd, and Ice Storms.
Eight years ago today, a major winter storm hit Georgia, leaving much of Atlanta and North Georgia without power and covered in ice for several days. It also happens that on the same day, [...]

Hero


Robin Hood is my hero. He stole from the government and gave the money back to the over-taxed citizens.

Connecting


I just love it when I can connect with something on so many levels. Note the title, “Sometimes the best fun looks like boredom.”
*Click the image for the full xkcd experience.

Middle of the Road


You really can’t get much more middle of the road than this. Though, I question the reliability and validity of a measure that proports to gauge five factors in 25 questions. I also think there are a couple of factors that are way off.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion:
You have medium extroversion.
You’re not the life of [...]