August 2006

A bad ending to the week.

August 27, 2006

Thursday afternoon, my brother and I went to a particular apartment complex to have a look at a particular apartment. We filled out some applications, picked out the floorplan we wanted, then spoke with the manager about which units would be coming open in the next few weeks. The whole visit was futile. After speaking with her [...]

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Cardinal rule.

August 20, 2006

My God, that’s a clever title. The Arizona Cardinals recently opened their new Cardinals Stadium, complete with retractable dome and air conditioning. This, combined with their relatively new uniforms and new logo, will ensure that hometown fans will be able to watch their team suck in comfort and with style. You can dress them up [...]

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First week back.

August 13, 2006

Week One at Paxon went pretty smoothly. My attempt at being organized has held up so far; my desk looks organized and the various items on it seem to have been deliberately placed there rather than left there in a mad rush. After Monday, the routines, classes, and announcements all seemed very business-like, as though we were [...]

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On the importance of knowing history.

August 6, 2006

Yesterday my dad mentioned that the family doctor’s wife is from Granada, in southern Spain. He asked, “Isn’t that where the Moors were?” Fortunately, in preparation for my classes, I had been revising and adding to my old U.S. history notes. One of the little historical tidbits in Chapter One of the textbook was that Granadawas the last bastion of [...]

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