March 2012
6 posts
More on the Healthcare Proceedings in the supreme...
This is Dense. You were warned. Please keep in mind that you are welcome to respond/comment on my views and interpretations but this is by no means a formal argument for either side. I am simply summarizing what I believe to be key issues and giving my opinions/thoughts on those issues.
If you want to try to sift through the proceedings yourself you can find the audio and transcripts...
Healthcare law and stuffz..
So as many of you are aware, the Healthcare Law signed by Obama in 2010 is under scrutiny by the Supreme Court. The presentation of arguments by the opposing sides began on Monday. Reading into what exactly is at stake here, I’ve decided to restate the four issues that are being decided on by the Supreme Court. This is what I’ve gathered from reading news articles and my own...
Hard decisionnss
So I just visited Temple University SOM yesterday for their second look program. I really really wish Univ. of Maryland had a formal second look program setup for its accepted students. I realize that the second look is a way for the school to sell themselves to you and try and convince you that it’s the right school and I have to say that Temple did an incredible job of just that.
Now,...
Watch
What does a Harvard student possibly have to be unhappy about? Embedded within that question is the key to the science of happiness. What that question assumes is that our external world is predictive of our happiness levels, when in reality if I know everything about your external, I can only predict 10% of your longterm happiness. 90% of your longterm happiness is not predicted by the...
A turning point.
As I walked through the journey known as life, I tripped and fell, rolling and rolling down a dark path. I awoke, disoriented. I was lost. Where was I? What should I do now? I wandered through my dim surroundings. Hours passed. I came upon a fork. To the left: The path I had been on ...
Restarting --
So I think I might actually start posting more now on my tumblr. I can’t submit posts during the day at work, but I’ll write posts during the day probably to post at night. I feel like it will make me a better person by posting my thoughts and reactions to the world around me. It’ll make me think more critically and really analyze the world around me (hopefully anyway :P). In...
