Rants and musings, without care for substance.
Posted in life in general, oddities, youth on May 26th, 2008
I experienced a brief moment of aging the other day. A clear indicator that you aren’t as young (and maybe foolish) as you once were. One of those moments where you realize that your priorities in life have changed.
You know you’re getting older when you see a magazine stuffed in between the couch cushions at [...]
Posted in culture, healthcare, idiots, parenting, youth on Mar 20th, 2008
There are a lot of kids in my community that are spoiled rotten these days by their parents.
As I was running out to do some errands the other day I saw no less than nine cars parked on the side of the road, whose occupants were all waiting for their kids to be dropped off [...]
We loaded in for the Battle of the Bands on Thursday night but I neglected to bring my camera. I remembered it last night and took a few pictures which I was able to post after fighting with the computer for what seemed like an hour. Many of them are more tech-like, but there are [...]
A group of students from Severna Park High School are convening on Facebook (in an AACC group, oddly enough) with the purpose of “[making] some crucial changes in the directing staff” of this year’s Rock N’ Roll Revival XVIIII. Led by the kid who played the hydraullicly-enabled Billie Jean last year, the group claims that [...]
It astounds me how many young people don’t have a clue when it comes to money and taxes. Fewer still know how both relate to being a homeowner. It feels like some people go out of their way to know as little about finance as humanly possible. I don’t know if its a generational thing [...]
Posted in culture, healthcare, life in general, youth on Sep 29th, 2007
I’m a morning person. There’s little better than waking up at 7:30 to a soft and crisp breeze passing through one side of the house to the other. Its air conditioning, by Nature. I can hear birds chirping happily outside the window. This is my favorite time of year, where the price of comfort indoors [...]
Posted in college, culture, web sites, youth on Aug 1st, 2007
There is an interesting article on Gene Expression about Intercourse and Intelligence (featured on Slashdot today). Many of the comments were from an NIH paper entitled Smart Teens Don’t Have Sex (or Kiss Much Either). You can read the documents yourself but here’s a few things that stood out to me.
“By the age of 19, [...]
Posted in life in general, oddities, youth on Jul 4th, 2007
I was at a party today where I was told that I looked like Justin Timberlake. I think the girl needs to get her head checked out, although it isn’t the first time this has happened. When it happened before it was when I had shorter hair (like I do now).
The girl today asked if [...]
Posted in advertising, healthcare, oddities, youth on Jun 3rd, 2007
Why it is that many of the popular prescription antidepressants may increase the risk of suicide? I’m not a doctor, but if depression is a catalyst for suicidal tendencies then shouldn’t antidepressants reduce the risk of suicide? You’d think, but now the FDA is mandating suicide warnings be placed on the labels and in the [...]
Posted in advertising, college, culture, film, healthcare, television, the system, youth on Mar 30th, 2007
Catholicism forbids pre-marital sex — despite the fact that many practicing Catholics engage in the practice anyways — much to the chagrin of other sects of Christians. That may be cheap shot at Catholics, but it is apparent that our generation is vastly different than previous ones. We aren’t saving ourselves for marriage. We don’t [...]
Posted in Tech, life in general, youth on Mar 27th, 2007
I spend a good amount of time with the Severna Park High School Stage Crew. I’m frequently asked by coworkers and my college buddies why I would waste my time doing high school shows. Simple. I don’t think it’s a waste. A bit longer explanation would be that we don’t do high school shows. Sure, [...]
Posted in culture, oddities, office, youth on Dec 17th, 2006
At my company’s holiday party last night, the husband of a coworker asked his wife why she was hugging her coworkers that evening. He asked whether she hugged them at work or whether it was just because everyone was dressed to kill. I had just shaken his hand in greeting a mere five minutes prior [...]
Seriously, I’m not… I swear. I wrote this article three years ago. It was published September 12, 2003 in Reporter Magazine. I still think it is relevant, especially for you kids fresh out of high school starting this year.
Today’s kids are known as “the connected generation,” according to a recent Information Week article about how the Internet can be a dark and lonely place for children.
Posted in youth on Feb 14th, 2006
It’s 10:30 at night and I’m having a senior moment, deciding whether or not to go to bed now.
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