Posted in economy, Government, Personal on Apr 22nd, 2009
These were too big to post in Twitter, so I’ll put them up here. These are questions I hope Dave Ramsey answers in the upcoming Town Hall for Hope event on April 23rd. In Financial Peace University, you state a good target interest rate for mutual funds is 12% to 18%. What is a rate […]
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Posted in Personal, Tech on Jan 20th, 2009
A quick note, I’ve ditched XP 64-bit edition and moved to Ubuntu 8.10. At times it feels like a great release, I enjoy the free software and the neat things that come along with it. Specifically: I love the compiz desktop effects, mainly the “expose” clone. I’ve also installed the Avant Window Navigator, which is […]
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Posted in On the Net, Personal on Dec 14th, 2008
If you’re getting a little tired of classic Christmas music, you might try The Christmas Lounge streaming internet radio station. I found it last year and I really enjoy the modernization of all the songs I grew up with. So far I’d have to say my absolute favorite song is Cathedral Brass – Joy to […]
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Posted in Blog, Personal on Dec 14th, 2008
Well, finals are over so I can return to blogging for a bit. I have some thoughts I’ve been saving up, so expect to see those soon. And also, the new WordPress (2.7) is very nice. 🙂
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Posted in On the Net, Personal on Oct 26th, 2008
Just thought I’d throw out a link to winkflash. Sarah and I got some photos made of the wedding and used them. We were pleased with the results. We first ordered a small batch with and without their “image enhancement” to compare and we both agreed that with image enhancement looked better. Also, I thought […]
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Posted in Personal, School, Tech on Sep 18th, 2008
About every semester I make the same mistake, and I usually waste 30 minutes to an hour to try and figure it out. When I do, I feel like an idiot. So I’m writing this in hopes that I’ll remember next time. Every semester I’ll have a program to turn in, and I’ll have to […]
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Posted in Personal on Aug 28th, 2008
Well, almost everything about getting hitched went on without a hitch. There was a small problem, I didn’t get the programs and directions to the reception to where they needed to be, so they didn’t get passed out. Oh well. Our bro-in-law came through by setting up online video streaming of the ceremony…awesome stuff! Too […]
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Posted in Personal on Aug 15th, 2008
I’m about to get married in an hour and a half. You can see streaming video on our wedding website here.
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Posted in Personal on Aug 6th, 2008
Some big and little things: Getting married next week, trying to finish up a few things. We’re doing a lot of stuff ourselves. Right now I’m working on designing the program. Finishing up my internship at ConocoPhillips. Friday is my last day, and I’ll be sad to leave. It’s been a great summer. Looking up […]
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While Oklahoma State University has received donation after donation after donation after donation after donation this summer, tuition is going up by 9.9%, which translates into about $300 per semester per student.
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