Yearly Archives: 2009

In the new year

I have been doing some thinking over the past couple of days about the new year.  I can’t believe it is already upon us.  I thought I would compile a list of what I hope to accomplish this year. Figure out my major: Yeah, I am a college sophomore and need to declare my major ...

Is the internet public or private?

The internet is an increasingly important communications tool. I stumbled across a story on TechCrunch suggesting that our lives are by default public in the new age of the internet. The story really got me thinking. In the past three or four years, social media has grown; and not just a little bit, but rather ...

Squirly for food

Now that I am home for Christmas vacation, I have had some time to observe the “bird” feeder that my dad began to fill this fall. Everyone enjoyed viewing the birds that dropped bye when we filled the feeder last fall, especially the cardinals. We thought our squirrel problems were over when my Aunt Ramona ...

Merry Christmas!

I had a nice Christmas with my family. We saw my grandparents, opened presents, went to church, and shoveled snow. We received about a foot of snow between Dec. 23 and Dec. 26. It was really beautiful, but it did keep us busy! I feel relaxed and refreshed after being off from school for a ...

Fall turns into winter

It has been a busy fall. I had to switch my class schedule around (more than once), which added a bit of stress. I have also been working on the newspaper, which has been fun. I have posted links to my stories here, and hope you may have had a chance to read them. Being ...