Archive for August, 2009

Posted on August 14, 2009 - by Nate

What Drives You?

I was sent a great quote from my ole’ man this morning in an email that I think is worth republishing here. I just love things that inspire greatness. 

Opportunity knocked upon the door and Wonder said, “who’s there?”  Courage went out to let him in for he had many things to share.  Caution then asked him to explain the things he had for us.  Interest intuited the nature of the business to discuss.  Logic debated where and when that this could and should be done.  Decision then decided who and Knowledge emerged as the one.  Hope and Ambition added bits as they conferred apart, and Faith just turned her smiling face and said, “when do we start?”

Life is pretty busy right now. My slow hammering through The Life of George Washington by Washington Irving has almost completely halted as I’ve jumped on full board to prepare for the LSAT. Some of my other projects have also been put on hold as I try to focus on learned the tricks of taking this silly exam.  

I often wonder what drives me. I have like 10 things going on at once, none of which ever will be completely accomplished to my liking. But, I guess that’s life. Living life to the fullest means there is always more to be done and fulfillment comes in chasing and living and doing those things whose ends are always frayed just a bit and need more attention. 

Learning to have happiness in spite of the frayed ends means you are a success, regardless of outside influence. I love it! 

Posted on August 14, 2009 - by Nate

And we’re the ones called “Infidel”

I just picked through an article I found in Google news regarding new laws in Afghanistan regarding the treatment of women. It makes me sick to my stomach. 

To quote the article: 

Brad Adams, the organisation’s Asia director, said: “The rights of Afghan women are being ripped up by powerful men who are using women as pawns in manoeuvres to gain power.

“These kinds of barbaric laws were supposed to have been relegated to the past with the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, yet Karzai has revived them and given them his official stamp of approval.”

and 

Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands’ sexual demands, despite international outrage over an earlier version of the legislation which President Hamid Karzai had promised to review.

I think it’s ludicrous to think we are the infidels…

Posted on August 7, 2009 - by Nate

Some JD/MBA Action?

Life has been quite busy lately. I’ve been prepping for the LSAT which I’ll take here in a few weeks. I’ve already completed the GMAT and am looking for matriculation into a JD/MBA program by this time next year. It’s been a long road to get to this point, and there is a great deal more to do. 

You can see this is not my first time going through the rigors of graduate level test preparation and application. This is old hat for me. In fact, this will mark the third of the few graduate type tests I have taken in the last couple of years. I hate them, but they’re a necessary evil hoop you must jump through to move forward. My first exam was the Dental Admissions Test, next I tackled the Graduate Masters Application Test. Now, I’m going through the ordeal again with the Law School Application Test. Any pointers from those few out there who follow my personal blog, I’m willing to take them. I’ve got a lot of work to do, including my work with digital signage stuff over the next while. 

For those of you reading, have a great weekend!