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Social Rejection and Romantic Rejection

POSTED BY Joel on Jul 31 under Reflection

Social rejection is a situation which arises many times in life and various people react to it in different ways. Social and romantic rejection occurs when a person or a group of people deliberately exclude another person or group.
There are people who avoid rejection at all costs and thus never take any risks or [...]

July 21st Interesting Articles

POSTED BY Joel on Jul 21 under Reflection

Loud music playing in bars causes patrons to drink more.  Bar flies increase their average drink consumption from 2.6 drinks to 3.4 drinks and drink faster (14.51 minutes to 11.45 minutes).  No wonder clubs are deafening.
Facebook has redesigned it’s web pages to get rid of spam and create a better user experience.  Thank god, I [...]

The Sorry String Of Love

POSTED BY Joel on Jun 29 under Reflection

Through my life, I have noticed that many times the person an individual loves most does not love them back the same way.  Instead that person loves someone else most, who in turn does not love them back.
People still fall in love with each other; if you spend enough time with many people you will [...]

Marriage

POSTED BY Joel on Jun 22 under Reflection

Marriage is a strange beast.  Marriage involves dedicating yourself to a single person for the rest of your life.  To make such a commitment, you must agree to give up many of your old priorities and take on new ones that may or may not be what you would like.
By getting married, you must give [...]

Too Many Expenses

POSTED BY Joel on Jun 10 under Reflection

I have spent far too much money in the last month on going out to restaurants, bars and clubs. I also spent money on various other ridiculous crap. Here is my analysis of the $1200 of stuff I have spent my money on lately. I need to be a lot wiser with [...]

Picture of Motocycle Crash

POSTED BY Joel on May 27 under Reflection

“Uh Oh”

Ouch.
The guy on this motorcycle is probably wishing that he had worn that protective gear instead of his cool bandana and t-shirt to impress his friends.  Now he is probably a drooling vegetable with road rash all over his body.
Sucks.

Sigma Chi Derby Days

POSTED BY Joel on May 17 under Reflection

Faryar sent me the following funny video from an event called “Derby Days” our old fraternity, Sigma Chi, hosted annually. Basically, this video was shot of some Chi Omegas during a dance competition between all of the different sororities (one of several events held during Derby Days).

After I watched this Sigma Chi [...]

Devil’s Swimming Pool - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

POSTED BY Joel on Apr 8 under Reflection

The Devil’s Swimming Pool is located in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and has become a hot destination for global adventurers. During the months of September and December, eager travelers can venture out to the very edge of the 128 meteer tall waterfall and swim around. Takes a big pair to go play here. Scroll [...]

What is Human?

POSTED BY Joel on Mar 24 under Reflection

What is human? What does it mean when we say people, mankind, or human being?
Differing answers to this question has been the source of endless conflict and strife over the years.  The actions that have resulted from this have been anything but theoretical; abortion clinic bombings, abortion (if fetuses are human, than the United States [...]

Remembering Fred Stephens

POSTED BY Joel on Feb 15 under Fred Stephens, Reflection

Fred’s family has established the Frederick Stephens III Memorial Scholarship Fund so that those who wish to contribute to the memory of Fred may do so.
At the request of Fred Stephen’s family, I have removed all photos for the time being. Any photos of Fred should be mailed to Marques Johnson at marqueslj@hotmail.com. [...]

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