Tuesday
Jul272010

Walk

Sitting here, looking down at the Las Vegas Strip, I've noticed a curious thing. The people who are walking - to the souvenir store, down the block to the next hotel, wherever - look happier. Seriously, it's 105F outside, how are they so happy?

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Saturday
Jul242010

Growing up slowly

I read an article on CNN the other day that could very well have been written by me, save for the marriage, divorce, and siblings. No, the root of the article addressed an issue that many in my generation fight on a daily basis. We've grown up being compared to our friends, classmates, family members...anyone our parents may have considered as belonging to our peer group.

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Wednesday
Jul212010

Smarter, Better, Faster, Stronger

I was on Twitter the other day, lazily skimming through baseball game results and NY Times headlines when something caught my eye. An acquaintance wrote: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." While that makes a lot of sense, there was something wrong with the picture...

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Sunday
May022010

He ain't heavy, he's my...oh, wait. He is kinda heavy.

A lot of us take for granted our ability to bend down and tie our shoes. It's easy for us to fit in the backseat of most cars when necessary. We can find clothes in our size at most stores. But there are literally an estimated 42 million children worldwide who don't have that luxury.

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Saturday
May012010

AME approved for the Pepsi Refresh Everything Grant Challenge!

Thursday
Apr292010

Crushed

I was surfing the interwebs earlier and came across something that turned my stomach.

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