One of the harder parts of Google Earth is that it often does not reveal place names. There are many names of rivers, streams, ridges, hollows, peaks, mountains, roads, etc. on the USGS Topographic maps. Here are some helpful resources I like to use while Google Earthing around. I can find the place names in [...]
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Finding Landmarks While Google Earthing
April 8, 2011Jabbar: Entitlement Hurting the NBA
May 13, 2010Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thinks the NBA should raise the minimum age to 21 to encourage young players to spend some time in college or developmental leagues, to foster more mature players. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5184291
Instant Fame and Fortune
April 28, 2010Dr. Phil is on ESPN talking about the need for professional sports leagues to better prepare young players entering the league to cope with the pressures, temptations and potential for harm that come with the high profile, celebrity and money associated with becoming a pro athlete. In 2002, I was having lunch in Charlotte with [...]
An Outsider’s Brushes with the Best and Worst of Utah
March 25, 2010I just read this blog post with great interest. While the author doesn’t formally name them, I assume he is referring to two different religious entities. The first is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), whose missionaries he talks about. The second “entity,” for lack of a better word, is best [...]
Why I’m Not Going To “Be A Lawyer”
March 12, 2010Since I finished law school in January, and I’m getting ready to take a bar exam this July, many people want to know what kind of lawyer I want to be. When I decided to go to law school, I never wanted become a “lawyer.” My plan was to use the law degree in lieu [...]
WSJ OpEd – Presidential Candidates Must Be Nuts
March 12, 2010I love this editorial about a recent book about Presidential candidates. The book is “Game Change.”
Get Cut Without Getting Huge – Men’s Health – FOXNews.com
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I Graduate!
January 13, 2010YES! Got my final grades today. My graduation requirements have all been met. Yep, including the Student Loan exit counseling. I will pay $1200 per month for the next ten years. I’m screwed. Here’s my final transcript: http://wp.me/Pt2oy-8M
My Magnum Opus
January 13, 2010See it here: http://wp.me/PtYiw-3e My final graduate paper so I could get out of law school. I plan on fixing a few parts of it and then trying to get it published somewhere.
I pay money for this?
January 8, 2010RANT ON: I had to take a one credit class to graduate, so I signed up for “Situational Communicaiton & Problem Solving.” The class description was even more boring than the title of the class. I had to burn a whole week of vacation on the very first week of January, which totally sucks. Big [...]
