Vacationing at Sea

Blowing off dust

2009-03-08T22:58:00.002-05:00

Man, this thing is ugly. And old. We'll see if I return to it.Question I'm pondering today: Is the narrator in Pride and Prejudice objective or biased? Do we see Mr. Darcy changing his ways, see the change in how others perceive his ways, or a little bit of both?

I just like these questions

2008-03-12T17:06:00.001-05:00

Posted for my recall. Taken from The Simple Dollar, which is public domain. 1. What five things do you most truly love doing? Think of things that you both enjoy in the moment and also enjoy looking back on later. Do any of these cost money?2. What five things that you do regularly do you truly hate doing? You hate thinking about them and doing them in every way. Are these in any way worth the

Hah

2007-12-31T00:39:00.001-06:00

That worked well....

Money by the Book - An Introduction

2007-04-25T21:52:00.000-05:00

The path to understanding personal finance can be a daunting one. Stories about money fill the media: the indebtedness of the average person; the stock market's latest rise or fall; one financial planning firm or another gunning after your business with their advertising dollars. With so much information out there, it's hard to know where to begin. Sadly, many people just give up there.A

Diving in

2007-04-23T09:56:00.000-05:00

I've finally broken down and accepted the fact that personal finance is a hobby. Now I get to be one of those boring people who likes to talk about money. Whee!But there's so much to learn! And this can help you, too. I'll be reading and reviewing various personal finance books to see what's out there and to continue my own education. Have a book you've heard of but don't know whether it's

A question

2007-04-15T13:49:00.000-05:00

If a blog is updated on the Internet and nobody reads it, does it take up space?

I'm still alive!

2007-04-04T22:13:00.000-05:00

My, but it's been a while.Maybe I'll clear off the dust and show up more frequently.Maybe not... who knows?-JT

A new post

2006-09-03T11:03:00.000-05:00

I was asked to update my blog, and I couldn't think of all that much to say. So, I decided I'd do the requisite but still not present picture post.For those of you who don't know, I'm dating someone. Her name is Rachel. She looks like this:She goes to school here:and is studying to become a.She lives and works here:This summer, she got to visit new and interesting places likeandSo now you know

Driving!

2006-07-27T00:15:00.000-05:00

After 16 hours of driving, I'm back in Austin. Or close enough, anyway.For those who don't know, I'm staying here and working at AMD starting August 7. First order of business is find a place to live. Woohoo!

For those interested

2006-07-22T12:45:00.000-05:00

PDF of my thesis is here. Just a warning, it is 4.5 MB.

Fin

2006-07-07T04:51:00.000-05:00

I'm done.Kinko's will now become my new best friend. 120+ pages, anyone?I'll post it soon, on the off chance that anyone wants to read 66 pages of me talking about educating young minds.Sleep now. Up soon.-JT

Blingo

2006-06-27T11:41:00.000-05:00

New search engine that uses Google and gives away prizes. Seems legit, but don't know how long it will last. Use my link and join, and I win when you do!http://www.blingo.com/friends?ref=AJIb0zyUnLLWk18yml6Sbldwmgg-JT

I found my camera!

2006-06-11T22:26:00.000-05:00

It was underneath the couch. Sigh.

I got this in email

2006-06-09T23:47:00.000-05:00

[EDIT: This is a piece of spam mail I got from Oxford Press after I signed up for a conference in Chicago that's next week. I'm not a Professor. I didn't know that I have "national colleagues" who would drop my name. I found the whole thing quite hilarious. I'm not really brilliant, they just want me to buy their books for classes I don't teach.]Emphasis mine.Dear Prof. Longino:I notice you�

Thesis and more

2006-06-05T01:18:00.000-05:00

[Edit - replaced "<" and ">" with "[" and "]". Now hopefully you can see it.]I have some friends who are going through the whole "I'm going to become supported staff for such-and-such ministry." Of course, they often get the question "How is support going?"I've decided this question is pretty much just like asking a Master's student, "How is your thesis going?" And it gets the same answer....

It's that time again....

2006-04-15T08:38:00.000-05:00

And no, not *just* tax time.The magic number? 24.Plans? Well, I'm driving to Indiana for a wedding. And perhaps to see an old roommate. We'll see.-JT

Stayin pretty busy

2006-03-23T14:25:00.000-06:00

Boy.. In Dallas for a couple of days, then in Austin for the last week. Busy, busy JT!My interviews went well. I quite enjoyed them. Yay for free food! I'm still waiting for Raytheon, but National Instruments called and they're going to make me an offer! So at the least, I'll be gainfully employed. Mom is happy, cause it's in Austin, too. We'll see.Another crazy week ahead. I go back to

And now...

2006-03-16T12:19:00.000-06:00

I'm in Dallas. For another 7 hours. Whee!

Weirdness

2006-03-06T15:28:00.000-06:00

Lots of travelling in my future. Dallas. Austin. Back to Champaign. Yay for interviews!-JT

You've gotta be kidding me....

2006-02-26T21:42:00.000-06:00

From an informal early feedback form I got from one of my students:B. What are some things in this section that are barriers to your learning? If the TA is doing anything to hinder your learning, please describe it."His hair seems to change slightly week to week. it is an enigma that distracts me every now and then. Not a bid deal, though."Sigh.

Content... Mostly

2006-02-19T13:55:00.000-06:00

Replaced.

2006-02-16T11:44:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday, Drew!

2006-01-12T09:45:00.000-06:00

I have two roommates. One of my roommates is Drew. Today is Drew's birthday. You (whoever you are who are still reading this) should all jump over to www.temposs.blogspot.com and wish him a happy birthday!-JTOh, yeah. I'm back in Illinois.

Back in Austin

2005-12-21T22:43:00.000-06:00

Well, I'm back in Austin for about 3 weeks. Have some things I need to get done, but mostly goofing off, I suppose.Would love to say more, I guess, but not really sure what to add. Just wanted to put something.If you're in town, give me a call.

And... breathe.

2005-12-10T23:07:00.000-06:00

Whew. Just finished with the craziness that is the last week of the semester. I still have some things left to wrap up before the semester ends (two exams and a presentation), but I had two papers due yesterday that, having done them, makes the rest of the semester seem pretty light.It's cold here again. Like, really cold. It's spent the last few days in the single digits. I'm slowly coming