Posts Tagged ‘money’

Ponzi Scheme cartoon

// December 21st, 2008 // No Comments » // Politics

Check out an awesome political cartoon at http://www.caglepost.com/cartoon/Keefe/59003/Ponzi+Scheme.html. Then come back and comment, please!

How Long Could You Survive Without A Job?

// November 21st, 2008 // No Comments » // Life

If you lost your job tomorrow, how long would you survive solely on your savings account? Check out How Long Could You Survive Without A Job? for some tips.

Wisdom from an old man

// October 3rd, 2007 // No Comments » // Memorable Quotes

One of my favorite lines from the movie Secondhand Lions is spoken by Hub, the character played by Robert Duvall:

Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most[...] that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love… true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.

I just love that quote.

links for 2006-05-08

// May 8th, 2006 // No Comments » // Links

Purpose

// December 6th, 2005 // No Comments » // Life

The whole idea of a blog is kind of odd… I mean, who really cares what is going on with me, or what I think about the latest legislation? Does anyone care? Should anyone care? Probably not.

I first started my blog back when I left my old job and related lifestyle (more on that some other time) and wanted to provide a method for people to keep up on what is happening in my life. Unfortunately, it’s hard to take time to write blog posts when I can’t find time to do stuff that earns me money or stuff that is required for college. However, I want to do better. If I find something interesting on the web I want to tell the world about it. If I read an interesting verse in the Bible I want to blog it. If something exciting, or neat, or frustrating happens in my life I want to share it with others. As I get more photos of Riley (my cat) or my family I will post those, too.

I have been reprimanded for dropping off the face of the earth… The fact is, I miss my old life. The fact is, if I could undo what I did I just might do it. The fact is, my decision was not a mistake, as God has proven to me time and time again (I’ll share more about that later as well). The fact is, making any decision other than the one that I made would have been a mistake. So, where does that leave me? Still right here trying to piece together a life after the library; trying to retain friendships that were formed while I was at the library; trying to move ahead without leaving that all behind.

Have you ever felt too comfortable with your life? I knew that if I didn’t exit soon I could be stuck forever. Sometimes it seemed like I had grown up at the library. Like it was my second home. Now when I go back it feels odd… Like walking into a place that used to be familiar but is familiar no longer. The same friendly people are there, but it’s not the same. It never will be.

I know that most people won’t care about most of what I post on my blog, but perhaps each thing that I write will be meaningful to some person in some way. That is my prayer. Thanks for reading.

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