Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second. — Marc Riboud I posted a photo on Instagram for the first time in a long while, and the next day, multiple people informed me I did it wrong. (see photo to the right) Apparently, people thought that sharing my photo as I did implied…
Luck is believing you’re lucky. — Tennessee Williams Do you ever have that moment where you say something only to immediately think: “I should not have said that thing.” Yeah… So, some backstory. This Labor Day weekend was pretty awesome. One of my research papers received favorable reviews; I went to a housewarming party where I…
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once. — Albert Einstein This week, I had one of the more grueling experiences of my life: job interviews. Most of us have been there (except for my brother), where you’re sitting in a hotel room, three faculty members lounged on the bed, you…
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. — Plato We’re going to try something brand new today. Recently, I put a call out on Facebook for people’s everyday problems that could use a little advice. After writing down everyone’s responses, I chose one today…
It’s bad luck to be superstitious. – Anonymous Later today, I will be getting on a plane to check a big one off my “bucket list:” seeing the aurora borealis. Alongside my brother and dad, we’ll be meeting up in Iceland around noon tomorrow, and from then on, I’ll be gazing skyward until I see those…
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law. — Thomas Hobbes On Tuesday, I had to go to court. Not the courts, where I play basketball, have fun, and get some exercise. But the court where I sit and wait, hear Latin words I don’t know, and pay money for driving faster than…