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Humility proceeds honesty.

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Spending money that you don’t have creates stress. Count the cost.
Going to see Star Wars III at the midnight showing.
I just realized that there are not many movies that I’ve waited in a large line for. I can’t remember if I did it for Star Wars I. I did for Star Wars […]

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The HVAC guy that came by today said that consumer reports recently reported that single room filtration is a joke. The idea being that whole house filtration is the way to go. Why wouldn’t he bring that up?
Star Wars III comes out on 19 May 2005.
I want to devise (or use) a […]

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I must decide how much I really care about technology and my involvement in it. I find that I get really depressed when I am behind a computer for too long. It makes me feel isolated. It would probably be a good idea to detach myself more and more from certain possessions. […]

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I have been talking about implementing the Getting Things Done system. There is not much progress in this area and I’m slightly disappointed about that. The lack of progress is in part due to the fact that I’ve not finished the book or actually tried to implement the system yet. Go figure. […]

Jessie found a site that sells CDs for only $5.99 USD. It is yourmusic.com. Your music dot com is an operating unit of BMG Direct, Inc. It seems worth it. You basically subscribe to the service for a monthly fee of $5.99 USD and pick a single CD for them to send to you. They […]

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I have always liked pocket watches, but have not consistently used watches. I never understood the whole left vs. right wrist argument. This reminds me of Rolex watches for some reason. They’re supposed to be silent, right? Is that because watch sounds are distracting?
I recently read about the history of the Macintosh […]

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Been trying to handle the final business in my mother’s estate. I might want to write about the whole experience one day.

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Jessie and I have been hearing a lot about Dyson vacuum cleaners. Everyone we talk to really likes theirs. We definitely like the idea of a bagless system.

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Dr. Dan Williams is serious about deadlines.

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Inorganic chemistry covers a lot of what you get to in general chemistry and may cover in quantitative analysis, including: molecular orbitals, hybridization, orbital theory, transition metal/coordination chemistry, hard/soft acids/bases, and solubility rules.

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Don’t be afraid to spend money on things if it makes your life more efficient, but don’t spend money on everything that could be helpful. This is difficult. There needs to be a way to distinguish/determine.
I don’t want to get hung up in technology. If I can be inspired by new technology […]