Give someone hope.
Tag: #bekind
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Who was your most influential teacher? Why?
I love this question, and as usual, i have more than one answer!
Academically speaking? My physics professor in college – Dr. C. He inspired me to learn about string theory and particle physics, which has since turned into a lifelong thing.
Professionally speaking? My mentor, who I’ve written about before. I have learned so many things from him and because of him and have grown immensely as a result.
Personally speaking? My father. I won’t even start about how that man influenced my outlook, my work ethic, my behavior towards others, and my curiosity about the world. I’d be writing for days.
Generally speaking? Life – and living it. the good, the bad, the unremarkable – it all has the potential to teach us something. And I am starting to realize that may be the goal here. To learn as much as possible in the incredibly short time that we are here.
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I have been asked any number of times if there is something i collect. My answers are usually, “not really” or “travel cups”. i don’t know that i have ever answered truthfully. But only because i didn’t realize it myself….
Granted, the goal is to fill them, but the fact remains:
I collect notebooks.
I have big ones, medium ones, small ones. Hard cover, soft cover, sans cover. i have a hand bound leather notebook (journal).
I have had favorite notebooks, i have had notebooks that i wanted to love, but couldn’t stand using….
This collection will never go for millions at a “notebook collector’s auction”, but it, and the pieces of me that decorate the pages, are priceless.
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What is one word that describes you?
Kind.
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Why do we stop taking naps as we get older? It solves everything for little kids….
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What was the best compliment you’ve received?
Someone told me once that i was “intriguing and enigmatic”, and I always smile when i remember that.
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Roses and carnations are what waves blooming would look like.
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What is the purpose of silent letters aside from confusion and misdirection? Honestly?
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I don’t have the patience for people’s impatience today.
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What activities do you lose yourself in?
Wow, i like this question and not just for the lyrics it brings to mind!
Listening to music (duh!)
Creating, editing or analyzing spreadsheets
Writing sql
Writing
Drawing
Research, especially if i like the topic
Listening to or watching anything with a pattern to it, such as MRI machines, a newton’s cradle, a metronome, waves in the ocean…
Watching/listening to something with absolutely no discernable pattern, such as a fire.
A Peculiar Cerebral Tangle 