Archive for February, 2002
Earlier today I arrived back from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It was the best vacation I have ever had. The eighteen-hour trip to and back went by quickly having brothers in the car. The skiing was amazing. 18″ of fresh powder fell while we were there — there is nothing like skiing […]
There are less than a handful of people in this world that have truly, genuinely, and sincerely cared for me. Today, one of those people died. My grandfather, Harry Kiefer or Pop, who just turned 87 years old on 2/18/2002 died at home at roughly 9:15 am. On Monday night, he slipped […]
This quote seemed appropriate after my last web log.We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, […]
Rose-Hulman is a superb academically. But there are a few major problems. Most recently, it does not allow its students to focus on the important things in life — specifically, events that concern friends and family. This quarter, two of my friends have had someone near to them die, but because of rigor and intensity […]
So, this past quarter has been a disappointment. Not because of any one thing, or even a bunch of things. It has been a disappointment, because I was not in the right frame of mind. I’ve been passive. I haven’t gone after what I’ve wanted. This is in all areas […]
It’s tenth week of the second quarter at Rose. Next week is finals week. This week is awful. Two tests, a Reals assignment, three take-home essay questions for a test, reading about models of capitalism, the stock market, and the winner’s curse, and an economic paper and presentation about my “free-rider” experiment. […]
My grandfather, Harry or Pop, is going to die soon. That’s ok. He has led a full and outstanding life. He played minor league baseball and was offered a contract in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers, although he declined. He ran a massive paper factory in New York City. […]
It’s been a busy recently concerning internships. Still waiting to hear back from UTA. Scheduled my Guidant interview for this coming Friday. re: Data Services called me this morning for more information and will be contacting me shortly. Lastly, I was pre-selected for an interview with Expedia.com today. Maybe I […]
My father once told me, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” This is a true statement, but what about the contrapositive, “Something ventured, something lost.”
