Money can make people feel a lot of things. But according to a recent study, the mere act of counting money makes experiences less painful. University students who participated in this psychology study were separated into two groups. One group counted cash, while the other counted sheets of plain paper. Afterwards, both groups were instructed [...]
Posted on August 9th, 2009 by Ryan
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Last week, Hayley went to visit her aunt in South Carolina. Once left to my own devices, I descended into a lifestyle of boyish immaturity. Beer, football, greasy foods, and video games dominated my free time.
Did you know that iGoogle offers throwback games like Frogger and PacMan for free? And did you [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Ryan
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When I teach Sunday school, I often encourage the children to pray. I would explain that praying is just talking to God. I tell kids that you can pray to God about anything.
Grown-ups seem to have taken this childhood message to heart, especially Rocky Twyman, a community organizer from Maryland. This community organizer [...]
Posted on August 1st, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Christian tradition, chasing happiness, relationships (and money), societal concerns | 3 Comments »
I return once again to this topic of my high school friend’s Caltrain-related death, because other high school friends have left me some very interesting comments. They pointed me to this San Francisco Examiner Article, which indicates that Ellen’s death may have been accidental.
The Caltrain spokesperson, as I noted on my first two posts, [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Ryan
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I was shocked and jarred this past Thursday with the death of my old high school friend, who “lay down on the Caltrain tracks before being struck and killed”. I composed an ad hoc post in memory of Ellen. My blog post, it turns out, is a small part of an online dialogue [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by Ryan
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Considering that the PhD is the highest academic research degree awarded in the United States, PhD students use decidedly simple words to mark the milestones of their doctorate journey. In fact, the words they use sound like they come straight out of nursery school.
Take my favorite PhD candidate for example. This past weekend, [...]
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Ryan
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Hayley and I just got back from three days in Las Vegas. It’s a funny town. For all of its glitz and glamour and overpriced stuff, you don’t have to look very far to see its ugly underbelly.
More specifically, I’m talking about the people who stand around the streets handing out business cards [...]
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Ryan
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It’s impressive how much we can gather just from listening to the tone of someone’s voice. We can tell whether someone’s happy or upset, interested or irritated. But this skill reaches a whole new level when you’ve been married to (or together with) someone for a while.
Take Hayley for instance. At 7:00 [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Ryan
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My buddy emailed this to me. I debated whether to post this, because Hayley’s going to give me the hairy eyeball. It’s funny. So I’ll take one (hairy eyeball) for the team.
I don’t think she’s coming back….
She told me we couldn’t afford beer anymore and that I would have to quit.
Then I [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2008 by Ryan
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“Well, I’d start by sleeping in,” Hayley replied.
I was dumbfounded. I probably shouldn’t have been. Hayley likes her comfy bed. She doesn’t like mornings or alarm clocks. She feels bad waking people up. One time when I was playing Oblivion, a role playing video game on the Xbox 360, she told me [...]
Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: chasing happiness, economic theory, relationships (and money) | 8 Comments »