All in Random Stuff
Link: CNN.com - Marine sacrifices finger to save wedding ring - Dec 12, 2004.
I can't believe this story... this guy chooses losing a finger so they can save his wedding ring, and then the doctors go and LOSE THE RING!!
If I were him, I'd make sure I gave the doctor the finger after that.
I support the interesting. I also support the thoughtful, and those who challenge others as much as they challenge themselves. I couldn't really care less what color, shape, gender, sexual persuasion, etc., etc., etc. that they come in. Therefore, I'm tracking back and linking to this post. I could have just left a comment, but I feel like if you're really going to be supportive of someone, you'll publicly identify with someone. So, this post is my really boring straight guy attempt at support for this really fascinating woman.
Link: woot_detail.
You know... when I was young, we had to pedal our own Big Wheels! No motor! I had to pedal six miles uphill down my street and then six miles uphill back... and we didn't have wheels either... just two frisbees and a brick.
Posted on the Fordham Alumni website:
"Dear Alumni,
Due to a clerical error Annemarie Germano DiCola, FCO '80 was mistakenly listed as deceased in the Fall issue of Fordham Magazine. Please know that Annemarie is alive and well, living in New York. If you would like to contact Annemarie we would be happy to forward any correspondence to her through our office. Please accept our sincere apologies for any upset or confusion this incorrect information may have caused."
Link: CNN.com - Record 'Jeopardy' run ends - Dec 1, 2004.
Well, its about time. Now I can go back to watching Jeopardy without having to watch this goofball anymore. I'm sure Trebeck is relieved, as well.
Ken Jennings, your 15 minutes of fame is up.
I'll tell you one thing. If it was me who beat him, I definately would have been obnoxious. I would have probably jumped up on the podium and screamed, "In your face, Kenny boy. Wooooooooooooooooo." Then, I would have sung a little "Sha na-na na...."
Link: Worst drivers: Teens, doctors, lawyers - Nov. 18, 2004.
This is really interesting, because if you combine the data from speeding tickets and accidents, the result is that politicians are the best drivers. They are one of the least likely professions to get in an accident, but one of the most likely to get a speeding ticket. Therefore, they're driving really fast, but avoiding crashes.
They're building a 24 story hi-rise right down the street from me on 83rd and York. They leveled 4 or 5 walkups that were abandoned when I first moved in 2001 and now they're finally starting construction. I think these big cranes are wild. These are the ones that climb alongside the building as it goes up. It just looks so out of place at the end of this block before the building is visable. Check out the big hole in the ground for the foundation, though. 
I'm in the newspaper! (I'm not sure if that link will always work, but the article is written by Patricia Kitchen and its in today's Newsday.)
The article is about young people and their careers. Here's my part:
"New York, especially, can be a breeding ground for a who's-in-the-lead mentality, says Charlie O'Donnell, 24, an analyst in a New York City private equity group. A graduate of Fordham University, he's set up a young alumni mentoring program there for students and finds that some are "very focused on getting a job as opposed to getting the best job for them," which would call for slowing down and doing some self-assessment.
Young people also can "pay too much attention to what they perceive as the pace around them. Others get jobs and move up and it's easy to feel like you're falling behind."
While he's no advocate of staying stuck in a going-nowhere situation, he does say there's value to finding some kind of fulfillment in the job you're in for as long as you're there. He addresses such career issues on his Web site www.findmypath.com."
Ok, how cool is that?! The story behind it is funny. I e-mailed her months and months ago when I was trying to generate interest in my book, and she literally just called me last Monday for this article. She even featured the Find My Path site! haha... wooooo I'm going to get to work on advertising the site more now that its been featured in a major newspaper. wooooooo
