March 2008
83 posts
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
– Henry Ford
“An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.”
– Henry Ford
“Every fighter’s got a plan until they get hit in the mouth.”
– Joe Louis
Deprecated [Definition] →
In computer software standards and documentation, the term deprecation is applied to software features that are superseded and should be avoided. Although deprecated features remain in the current version, their use may raise warning messages recommending alternate practices, and deprecation may indicate that the feature will be removed in the future. Features are deprecated—rather than being...
Icché c’è c’è [Defintion] →
Tuscan for “What you see is what we have”
“Contentment is natural wealth; luxury, artificial poverty.”
– Socrates
Unintended - Muse
This will always be my favorite Muse song and probably one of my favorite songs ever. I just got the new live album and was extra pumped that they played this track, preceded by “This next song’s a blast from the past.”
"Hobbies" that people enjoy that I honestly...
Play a musical instrument. Speak a foreign language. Cook. Painting.
Say Yes - Elliot Smith
Loved it since I heard it in Good Will Hunting.
Just watched a pretty good movie called Numb which featured it as well.
Chalk [Definition] →
The expected outcome, especially in a sporting event.
Saint Patrick's Battalion [Wikipedia] →
The Saint Patrick’s Battalion was a unit of several hundred Irish, Germans, Swiss, Scots and other Roman Catholics of European descent, who deserted the U.S. Army and fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American War.
“May you be a half an hour in Heaven before the devil knows you’re dead.”
– Irish Toast
“May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,...”
– Irish Toast
Alter Kocker [Definition] →
An alter kocker is a man who can no longer do something that he once could. He’s an old guy, over the hill, past his prime.
A Priori Truth [Definition] →
An a priori truth is one that can be arrived at without any observations of the world. A priori reasoning relies only on logical connections between ideas.
People Born on July 24th*
Me
Barry Bonds
Jennifer Lopez
Amelia Earhart
Alexandre Dumas
Anna Paquin
Mara Wilson
Karl Malone
Rick Fox
Bindi Irwin
Lynda Carter
Gus Van Sant
Summer Glau
*That I’d heard of
People Born In Berkeley*
Me
John Fogerty
Tom Fogerty
Ben Affleck
Phil Lesh
Billy Martin
Andy Samberg
Jason Sehorn
Nicole Richie
Rebecca Romijn
*That I’d heard of
Long As I Can See the Light - Creedence Clearwater...
John Fogerty taught himself to play sax just for this song.
Business School Update
Notre Dame - Accepted
Babson - Accepted
Indiana - Interviewed
Texas - Interviewed
Michigan
Berkeley
UCLA
USC
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
“The weekend has landed. All that exists now is clubs, drugs, pubs and parties....”
– Human Traffic
“Let me end my talk by abusing slightly my status as an official representative...”
– Ben Bernanke in a speech given on Milton Friedman’s 90th birthday
“Saying that Hillary has Executive Branch experience is like saying Yoko Ono was...”
– Jsn, on Daily Kos
Girl: Last night we went to a party in New Jersey. Guy: On purpose?
from Overheard in New York
“If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college.”
– Lewis Black
The rest of that bit is here.
Kamikaze-go [Wikipedia] →
Kamikaze-go was the name of Helen Keller’s Akita dog. She is credited with having introduced the Akita to the United States.
When I get an Akita I’m naming it this because, well, that’s a cool story and it’s a kick ass name.
“As a species, we’re fundamentally insane. Put two of us in a room, we pick...”
– Ollie (Toby Jones) in The Mist by Stephen King (novel) and/or Frank Darabont (screenplay)