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Written by RJ Lavallee
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
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I went to my 20th college reunion this weekend at Cornell University. OK. Yes, I could have just said "college" and left it at that, but you go to college and you have pride in the institution you attended, and from what I've found to be a stereotypically East Coast kind of ethos, flaunt what is called educational capital when you can. Educational Capital is a kind of social currency that you can use in cocktail conversation or in many interpersonal dynamics. Think of the haughty Harvard grad saying through a lock-jaw "I went to Hah-vahd." Then think of all of the variations of either pride or modesty in regards to the schooling you have...or don't have. Pride can also well from an accomplished life without an education. It all depends on your personality. |
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Wednesday, 04 June 2008 |
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The kids only have two weeks left in school -- really less than that. Friday next week is their last day. That's great for them -- they're all psyched up -- and I am too, since a new phase starts soon thereafter. We don't have the same summer camp scenario set up for them this year as we did last, but they are both swimming on the recreational swim team, which has practices every day. That'll help with my time. From 9 AM until 12:30 PM every day they'll be occupied with swim team so I can crank on the post-production for Virtually Real. |
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Friday, 16 May 2008 |
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I've got to say I've got it made. I've got a great life. Two great kids (at least today I think they're great), a wonderful life partner who is also my wife and best friend, and I pretty much get to do what I've always loved doing: observing, talking, getting to know people. Of course there is a lot of self-interest behind the motivation of what I love to do; it's not purely altruistic. As one of my closest friends ribs me, "everyone loves Arj." Yeah, I'm a sucker for affirmations that I'm OK, and that people like me. |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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I just came back from a trip to Ireland, which was totally paid for by my wife's company. You might think that I would now go on a rant about how we ugly Americans invaded this bucolic rural setting en masse, but I'm not. |
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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I've always been an observer of how people misconstrue the actions of others, and how we humans so easily allow our own biases to cloud how we see others. I, however, am supposed to be the disconnected observer, above all of the human pitfalls. This week, I took some time to look in the mirror and had to take a big swallow when I observed what I did. |
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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Have you ever been in a place not as familiar as that which you call home? I'm not talking about the physical space and geographic area that may be the current area in which you live; I'm talking about wherever you consider "home." |
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