September was an extremely trepidatious month, waiting around for the Bar results and all.  But I passed so it turned out fantastic, actually.

Tuesday, September 28, 1999

You know how in martial arts, you're always supposed to look in your opponent's eyes?  The question that always arises is how in the world are you supposed to see the blows coming?!  Well, it's really not as hard as you might think:  it's much like driving in that when you are maneuvering around obstacles or passing someone, you're not really looking at them, and yet you are aware of their presence.  It's the same way in martial arts--not looking but aware of their hands and feet.

Saturday, September 25, 1999

By the grace of God, I passed the Bar!

My theory of driver's side mirrors:  Driver's side mirrors are not for the purpose of viewing the left rear fender of one's car (as many seem to assume), but are instead to be used for seeing the "blind spot."  The mirror should be angled outward so one sees the area to the left of the rear fender and passenger door.  Although with this position one will not be able to see any of one's own car, one will be able to view cars in the previously un-seeable "blind spot."  Also, today is my youngest sister Sarah's birthday.  She just turned nineteen and is a freshman at Taylor University.

Sunday, September 19, 1999

Two college friends of mine just left after a wonderful week-long visit.  One of them wrote a bit about it on his home page.  Also, I'm trying new fonts, and I hope all of you can read this.

Wednesday, September 15, 1999

A friend of mine just sent me an article.  Now, I don't normally do this, but I found this to be quite fascinating so I'm going to link you to it so you can read about the potential destruction of the planet for yourself. <Click here for news of Earth's possible demise.>  (Also, bonus points for the title.)

Monday, September 13, 1999

Praise the Lord, I passed the MPRE.  According to the State of Missouri, I have ethics!  Admittedly, everyone eventually passes it, but this gives me some hope for the Bar.

Sunday, September 12, 1999

This may mark me as a nerd--fooey on you who say too late--but I just played Zelda on N64 with a friend from midnight to noon.  If you ask me, that's a night well spent.

Thursday, September 9, 1999

Here's another thought: getting dumped is much like a bee sting.  In junior high and high school, getting dumped is incredibly painful, but as you grow older, you think that you were young and that it's not really that bad--until you get dumped, only to discover that no, it really is that bad.

Monday, September 6, 1999

You remember how as a child bee stings really hurt, but as you grow older you think children are over-reacting?  Well, you know what--they're not!  (I was able to verify this multiple times with the help of an extremely vigorous bee that got trapped in my t-shirt on the camping trip.)

Friday, September 3, 1999

Gambling is bad for the economy because the money that people gamble away could be spent on products that last, which benefits more people through the manufacturing chain, or saved for their retirement, which also generates interest for those people and provides banks with more investment capital.  Also, I'm going camping for a few days.