How the actions of this poor widow challenges a slightly irreverant, Linux-using, business school educated Christian. And his money.
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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While Americans were debating same-sex marriages, a social issue of let’s face it — relatively minor consequence, a global debate involving a 100,000 lives was pushed quietly into the background. I’m referring to the Myanmar cyclone victims and their military government’s obstinate refusal to accept international aid. Even weeks after the cyclone passed, [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: charitable, societal concerns | 1 Comment »
Well, it’s not really Rock Band. But it is free. And legal. There’s a free GNU-GPL version of Rock Band called “Unsigned“.
Unsigned Logo
The video game Unsigned is similar to Rock Band, except it was built for Microsoft Windows. “Unsigned is meant to be played by picking up the keyboard like a guitar, [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Ryan
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A few weeks ago, my pastor, Bruce Reyes-Chow, wrote an engaging and contentious blog post “Can We Agree to Disagree About Homosexuality?” His blog post didn’t arrive at a solid conclusion. A careful reader, however, could see his carefully inlaid argument:
The church, specifically the Presbyterian Church, has taken a “straddle the fence” stance on [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Christian tradition, church, societal concerns | 7 Comments »
I fell off my bicycle this morning. I took too shallow of an angle over the railroad tracks, and my front tire caught. Typically I would ride perpendicular over railroad tracks, but I was frightened by the cars. Before I realized my mistake, I was sprawled across the ground. Splat.
I’m okay. [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Ryan
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After days of bicycle hullabaloo, I got my bike working. It’s just in time, too. Today is the Annual Bike to Work Day. For the record, I didn’t bike all the way to work. I took Caltrain most of the way, and then I biked three miles from the station to [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: brazen, diary worthy, societal concerns | 2 Comments »
I got my first bicycle at the age of nine. I still remember it clearly. It was a beautiful royal blue Huffy, a Christmas gift from my parents. I was really excited to get a bike. My mom must’ve been really excited too, since I remember a huge smile across her [...]
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: diary worthy, societal concerns | 7 Comments »
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
Filed under: brazen, diary worthy, relationships (and money), societal concerns | 1 Comment »
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Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: brazen, diary worthy | 8 Comments »
I stayed home sick yesterday. I slept. I brewed herbal tea. I used up an entire box of Kleenex (NYSE: KMB). I self-medicated with Tylenol (NYSE: JNJ) and NyQuil (NYSE: PCG). I wrapped myself up in a blanket, sipped homemade chicken soup, and watched… daytime television? Nope. Even [...]
Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: diary worthy, economic theory, societal concerns | 2 Comments »