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The Right Stuff

Theme Song: “The Right Stuff” New Kids on the Block Projects: Revising a book chapter, updating blogs, sending out newsletter, editing Right now, I’m listening to “The Right Stuff.” I know it’s totally cheesy, but would you expect anything less from a reformed Blockhead? I put on my “NKOTB Playlist” on iTunes, because for some …

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Run For Food!

So, on Thanksgiving, I participated in the Run For Food fundraiser to help the local shelter – The Jesus Center. It was my second 5K, and overall, I’m pleased with my results. I came in under 40 minutes at 39.11.3. Not bad for someone who was coughing up a lung last week. Here are the …

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Things to be Thankful For

Theme Song: “The Middle” Jimmy Eat World Projects of the Day: Articles, articles, and more articles followed by a fundraiser I originally was going to do this post as something around Thanksgiving, but you know how things go…you get busy and those plans go by the wayside. It’s kind of funny, because the way things …

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Jumping In

Sometimes you’ve got to go with your heart – no matter what it is your head is telling you. This can be really difficult, especially if you’re anything like me. I’m a planner by nature. I like to know where I’m going and how I’m getting there. The concept of jumping into something is quite …

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On Feeling Like an Impostor

So many times, very intelligent and bright people in graduate school and academia are said to suffer from “impostor syndrome.” This is the feeling that no matter how successful one appears to the outside world, no matter how many accomplishments one has on his or her resume, that he or she is going to be “found …

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What’s in a Name?

Ah…names…are we our names? I’ve been going through what a philosopher of language might call an “identity crisis.” I’m trying to figure out what my name should be and whether I should undergo a name change. That might seem funny to many people, but here’s the problem: I started my business as one name, changed …

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On Being Outside the Box

The interesting thing about going your own way and finding your own path is that certain people feel the need to comment on it. It really doesn’t bother me anymore when people make comments about the fact that I’ve chosen to homeschool my son, and I’ve gotten used to some people being weirded out by …

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All the Country’s Debt

Okay, so…what happens when average Joe the Plumber – the sort of American Obama wanted to help – defaults on a loan? If the loan was for a house, then the bank takes the house. If the loan was on a car, then the bank takes the car. If it was a credit card or …