It’s that time of year when most people around the world make pledges to themselves (and sometimes others) to improve something (or everything) about their life in the new year. I’ve never gotten on the resolution bandwagon in the past, but I think this year will be different because I’ve let certain parts of my life fall apart and they [...]

My lack of posts over the last week is the result of being sick with the flu. It turns out that the flu bug going around right now is pretty nasty and lasts at least a week. I’m starting to feel better and will hopefully be back to my normal self soon.

Today I am heading to Midland, Michigan to visit the campus of Northwood University. Northwood is a private business school that I am considering to attend in the Fall of 2008. Northwood is appealing to me because of its very business oriented curriculum and small campus of around 2,000 students. All the curriculum is business based, so there are no [...]

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Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday in September. The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the “working man”. It is still celebrated mainly as a day of rest and marks the symbolic end of summer for many. Labor [...]

While I don’t normally get into political discussions for obvious reasons, the news coming out today regarding the US Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez, is long overdue. AG Alberto Gonzalez has submitted his resignation and President Bush has accepted it “with regret” after a Sunday meeting at his Crawford, Texas ranch. The events that unfolded within our justice department over the [...]

I spent most of today shopping for apartments. What I found was a lot of very small apartments, for what I consider a rather high price. Now, I know that living in West Michigan, I have no business complaining about high rents when there are people paying 5 times as much in other markets. Here’s what I found: Beginning Rents: [...]

I just got back from a business trip in Nashville Tennessee, hence the sparse number of posts in that time. Once I get settled back in I’ll have a bunch more content to add and new things to come!