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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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SXSW = Drivers Are Dumb
I’ll put a value judgment on people in town for SXSW. They appear to have no idea how to drive in a city that is unfamiliar to them. SXSW takes over part of downtown Austin for a week with music, movies and conference events at all times of the day and night, except a few…
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A Campus Ministry Offering Degrees?
You read the headline correct. The St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois has announced the opening of their St. John’s Institute of Catholic Thought‘s School of Theology. The Institute of Catholic Thought has appears to be offering for-credit undergraduate and graduate coursework that is listed as part of a University of…
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Prayers for Mossul
Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul of the Chaldeans in Iraq, who was kidnapped late last month, was found dead. No matter your opinion of the American war against Iraq, you have to wonder at the senselessness of his death. A man devoted to prayer and service, of God and of the People of God,…
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Free Music at SXSW
Today at 6:00 p.m, I’ll be heading to the shore of Lady Bird Lake to enjoy some free music from SXSW. Grupo Fantasma will be playing at the Auditorium Shores Stage, a free venue, as part of SXSW 2008. SXSW is quite expensive, but it is the cream of the crop for what it is.…
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Providence Governs Us
The greatest good is God: Boethius learned and now teaches us not to succumb to fatalism, which extinguishes hope. He teaches us that fate does [not] govern our lives — Providence does and Providence has a face. You can speak to Providence because Providence is God. Pope Benedict XVI spoke yesterday about the two ancient…
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Where’s My Phone?!?
Something I stumbled across today, Where’s My Cell Phone?, a website that will simply call your phone so you can find it through ringing. A very simple idea and it claims not to remember your number. I haven’t used the site myself, but it seems like something useful.