March, 2009

  1. On Reaching the Mean and the Effect of Self-awareness

    Editors note: Here’s a short essay that I wrote for my Introduction to Ethics course. It’s not profound or anything, but I think it’s worth sharing. After discussing “The Particular Virtues of Character,” in Book II, Chapter 7, Aristotle wonders, “How Can We Reach the Mean?” In Book II, Chapter 9 of Nicoachean Ethics, Aristotle…

  2. Electrical Engineering Presentation

    Last semester, I was asked to do a presentation for Webelo Scout Badge Day on electrical engineering (go figure). Anyway, I was asked to do it again this semester because apparently I’m one of three electrical engineers on campus who they figure i…

  3. Updated Itinerary

    Progess is being made! I’m calling this Itinerary v0.2. It appears that the only country that will need a visa is Russia. Thus, I’m going to going to start my travels there since it will have to be the most planned part of this trip. I talked with…

  4. Thoughts on the P-I’s Closing

    After the Rocky Mountain News closed shop a couple weeks ago, I knew it was only a matter of time before the PI followed. However, I didn’t expect the P-I to remain with an online-only staff.

    But you know what, I’m excited to see what they do. …

  5. Stay Up To Date on Comments

    As I work on planning my upcoming trip abroad, there’s been some great discussion and feedback in the comments. Those of you who are super-savy WordPress users might know about the sort-of-secret Comment RSS feed that you can subscribe to, however…

  6. Failing with Grace

    The other morning, I was thinking about one my goals for this year: Failing with Grace. I don’t think that’s quite right; I think it should be: Failing into Grace.

  7. Possible Itinerary

    After months of plotting, I think I have a possible itinerary. I’m going to call it Itinerary v0.1. It’s basically a version of The Lonely Planet’s Behind The Old Iron Curtain in reverse.

    Seattle, Washington
    Paris, France
    Berlin, Germany

  8. WordCamp Denver

    Last weekend I attended WordCamp Denver, the "conference created for enthusiasts, users, developers, designers, and fans of WordPress". It was basically a time to geek out with fellow programmers, developers, and bloggers.

    For me, the highlight…