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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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Flashing Yellow Coming To You?
The way we turn left in Texas, or at least how we know when to turn, may be changing in Texas if the Federal Highway Administration get their wishes. In signal-controlled intersection with dedicated left-turn lights, we’re used to the following, or some similar variation: RED “ball”: Stop. YELLOW “ball”: Light is changing to red.…
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Almost Zero Hour
We’re due February 16th. That’s not very long from now. There’s plenty to do, but at the same time, we’ve been through it before so it’ll be fine. In all of the final preparations for the new one, I hadn’t stopped to reflect on Olivia in a few months. I still have this mindset of…
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Not really a cool time
I just wanted to make a quick note that it is currently 11:11:11 a.m. on 1/11/11. I just read some folks getting excited by it all. No. I’m waiting until November for a random, pointless post about a moment in time that doesn’t make any difference in the world. Umm… ignore this post though… this…
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Cedar Is Not My Friend
It was my fifth or so January in Austin. I had heard rumors, stories and tales regarding the black magic practiced by the cedar of Central Texas. I had never seen nor experienced it. Then it hit. My eyes. My nose. My head. My eyes were itchy. Either I couldn’t breathe out of my nose…
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for December
For the month of December, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: The Experience of Personal Suffering as a Help to Others who SufferGeneral: That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are…
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Playing with WordPress
For the past couple of hours, I’ve been trying to tweak a couple of things on this blog that have been bugging me since moving from Movable Type to WordPress. The RSS feed (what provides my postings to Google Reader, etc) has been screwy and, I think, still does not show the entire entry even…