There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is to be expecting evil before it arrives! -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca With the final days of the 2016-2017 school …
The Secret to Mortality
Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative. – Maurice Chevalier Have you ever wanted to live forever? Okay, maybe not that long, but have you ever wanted to grow old? Of course you …
Battle Royale: Time vs. Money
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy you the boat that will take you there. – Ron Carlson Recently, I was offered a part-time job that would allow me to make some extra money; however, in …
The Return Trip Effect
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust The return to graduate school after winter break is always tougher than I expect. From …
Why Does Time Fly?
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity. – Albert Einstein And like that—[I just …
Morality by the Numbers
I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it. -- G. K. Chesterton I woke up at 6:43am this morning to a mouse nibbling on Ritz cracker crumbs …