Category: Random
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back in the saddle
After a successful mission trip to the Gila River Indian Community, I’m back in Austin and about ready to restart life here. Posting should resume on a somewhat more regular basis.
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a twin in austin?
On page 14 in the March issue of Catholic Spirit, the newspaper for the Diocese of Austin, there is a photospread of various vocation office events held over the past couple of months. Despite rumors to the contrary, that is not a picture of me. I don’t own that shirt and my hairline isn’t as…
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found: one bike seat
A few months ago, the seat from my bicycle was stolen from in front of my apartment complex. Just the seat. Today, my roommate calls me to tell me he found my bicycle seat in the laundry room of our complex. It doesn’t answer any questions but at least I can ride my bike again.
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texas isn’t ranked?
I’m in my social stats class going over some very basic terms: nominal and ordinal variables. Ordinal variables are one that are ordered, or could be ranked. For example, when a poll asks “how happy are you?”, the answers are ordered: “Very happy”, “somewhat happy”, “neither”, “somewhat unhappy”, etc. The professor then shocked everyone in…
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idle moments
I have about ten minutes before heading out from work for a few hours. Tonight is Madrigal Dinner- a dinner and show presented by student at UT. I last attended a couple of years ago and from everything I’ve heard, it is usually very well done. After that, I’ll most likely go home and work…
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miss, are you 21?
Last night, Vanessa, Phil and I went to Fiddler’s Pub- a very Irish pub in central South Bend. Vanessa is the minor of the group with a month until her 21st birthday. We all go in after being carded and find a table. She drinks a Diet Coke while the guys purchase nice Irish beer.…