http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/20/ravitch.teachers.blamed/index.html?iref=obnetwork
Ben Burnett <bburnett@atcorp.com>
R&D Software Engineer / Computer Scientist
ATC (Architecture Technology Corporation, http://www.atcorp.com/)
(952) 829-5864 x167
http://ben.burnett.ws/
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear
your computer history if you die
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty
sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the
person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at
work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything
productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I
don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks
me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that
I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not
to answer when they call.
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or
Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid High Crime Area" routing option.
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just
nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they
said?
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team
up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong,
brothers and sisters!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get
dirty, and you can wear them forever.
22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still
not know what time it is.
23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car
keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on
the Donkey -- but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button
from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every
time.
24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874
and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100
years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
Ben Burnett <bburnett@atcorp.com>
R&D Software Engineer / Computer Scientist
ATC (Architecture Technology Corporation, http://www.atcorp.com/)
(952) 829-5864 x167
http://ben.burnett.ws/
We are working to earn our Black Belts in Ti Kwan do, in addition to
the forms, and testing we also need to do a service project!!!
We are going to be doing a Food Drive for the CAP Agency in
Shakopee,MN (http://www.capagency.org/ food shelf info:
http://www.capagency.org/pages/foodshelf.htm)
We will be collecting items ourselves at home as well as eventually at
Ben's work, and at the ATA Ti Kwan do school in Prior Lake
(http://singewaldsata.com/)
Specific food items needed by CAP are:
--Canned fruit
--Peanut butter
--Baked beans
--Black beans
--Cereal
--Canned tuna
--Macaroni and cheese
--Rice
In addition... we'll also Monetary Donations
Form CAP: "Food Shelf donations of money are welcome. In fact,
monetary donations go farther than food donations, as the CAP Agency
is often able to purchase many food shelf items in bulk quantities."
If you are not local and would like to donate, we will accept monetary
donations personally through Paypal (contact me at
burnettb317@gmail.com to arrange.)
We will be posting pictures and updates through the next month on this
page. I will also be posting updates on facebook, our blogs and my
twitter stream (such as it is).
Testing is Mar 11th, 2011.
Wish us all luck and thank you for your help and donations....
Ben Burnett <bburnett@atcorp.com>
R&D Software Engineer / Computer Scientist
ATC (Architecture Technology Corporation, http://www.atcorp.com/)
(952) 829-5864 x167
http://ben.burnett.ws/
Ben Burnett
R&D Software Engineer: wired, wireless, ad hoc, mesh networking,
network monitoring and data visualization
ATC (Architecture Technology Corporation) http://www.atcorp.com/
bburnett@atcorp.com (952) 829-5864 x167
--------Views expressed are mine and not those of ATC--------
Personal:
ben@burnett.ws http://www.burnett.ws/
http://ben.burnett.ws/
Ben Burnett
R&D Software Engineer: wired, wireless, ad hoc, mesh networking,
network monitoring and data visualization
ATC (Architecture Technology Corporation) http://www.atcorp.com/
bburnett@atcorp.com (952) 829-5864 x167
--------Views expressed are mine and not those of ATC--------
Personal:
ben@burnett.ws http://www.burnett.ws/
http://ben.burnett.ws/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/benburnett
