"There is just no time to parade around sulking. I would rather laugh than cry."

Sonnet

Thu Sep 4, 2008 1:49 AM EDT

The world has gone to sleep yet here I lie; my eyes wide open. No rest in sight for now. As I stare at the walls I wonder why my mind, on nights like this, will not allow fatigue to take effect.

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poetry, sonnet

The Beijing Opening Ceremony...and why it made me Sick

Sat Aug 9, 2008 2:29 PM EDT

The Opening Ceremony of the Twenty Ninth Olympiad was not proof of China's political prowess, military might, intellectual superiority, or technological advancement (as it may or may not have been intended to be).

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olympics, beijing, nbc, commentators

Texas Vinemeet in Review....

Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:40 PM EDT

By RebelGirl (Clipped by Will Eifert)

There are really no words to describe the nervousness and anxiety felt when attending an event such as this, even with people you interact with every day. Your perception of what people look like, who they are and where they came from, are usually far from what you imagined.

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vinemeet, texas, austin

Contemplations on a Sleepless Night

Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:49 AM EDT

I lie sleepless as I watch the sky turn from the midnight blue shade of a finished day to the subtle lighter hues of the next day arriving. This is a place we all have been.

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contemplation, worry, humanity

"The Campus Crisis"

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 1:41 AM EDT (psychologytoday.com)

The severity of mental health problems on college campuses has been rising dramatically since 1988—one year into the Prozac era. But it has also been a time of other major shifts, in the culture at large and the character of colleges.

health, campus-life, stress, depression

The Helpless Cries

Sat May 3, 2008 2:02 AM EDT

"I want it back! Give it back to me!" These were the words of little Makayla as she begged and pleaded with increasing intensity for daddy to give back the goldfish cracker which she had given him, and which he had eaten.

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helplessness, sadness, acceptance

Catching Up: A Letter

Fri May 2, 2008 1:18 PM EDT

Dear Viners and Friends,

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Fracture: A Personal Case of Lost Trust in the "System"

Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:13 AM EDT

Rebecca, my youngest niece, has been a foster child living with my sister since her first days of infancy. The first time I saw the tiny child bundled in blankets remains vividly etched in my memory.

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family, adoption, children, trust, government-trust, the-system

Cognitive Dissonance

Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:29 AM EDT

Each day for the past eight months I've awoken to the squawking of an alarm clock. In the hurried motions of a typical school day, I've walked out each morning not appreciating the smell of fresh air, or allowing myself a moment to consider the dawning of the new day.

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college, education, burnout

My Old Kentucky Home: A Rant

Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:52 PM EDT

I am not one to be easily angered. In fact, I am a rather laid back kind of guy.

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kentucky, stereotypes

138

There but for the Grace of God...

Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:48 AM EDT

As a child, my dad used to take me over to see the Reds play at Riverfront Stadium (when it was still standing, of course).

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homelessness, grace, god, giving

"Oh, the Thinks you can Think"

Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:35 PM EDT

Friday was typical in some ways, unusual in others, and in the end, all I could ever need in a day. Typically I'm awake until four or five typing away at one of the seemingly endless number of papers that I have to write before I can finally escape the semester next week.

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thinking, children, wonder, awe

The Nature of the Beast

Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:43 PM EDT

Is the act of judging a man based upon the company he keeps really anything new? How many times in history have great men been attacked because they were associated with people who had done wrong? Lately much has been made of the use of Barack Obama's associations with contro …

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politics, presidential-race, judgment, ethics

Internet's assault on teen America continues

Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:27 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

It's time to embrace the revolutionary concept that teenagers are jerks. And that's fine. It's their birthright.

technology, facebook, myspace, youtube, teens, teen-violence

Foolish cuts to higher education

Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:01 AM EDT (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Yes, folks, that's the governor of Kentucky for you. Smart idea, how about we cut funding to education so that Kentuckians have to pay even more to go to school? Real smart, Gov. Brashear, real smart.

education, kentucky, schools, budget

Trapped: Reflections on a Different World

Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:51 PM EDT

Sometimes we separate ourselves from truth and reality. There is a myriad of negative emotions that mankind seems able to produce. Think about the times that you have despaired, the times that you have felt most helpless to fate.

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negative-emotions, despair, jealousy, trapped, reality

8 Things about William Otto Eifert

Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:25 PM EDT

2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to post it here...

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meta, 8-things

140

The Cram

Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:19 AM EDT

I wrote this little poem around four in the morning last semester while I was studying for a test. I found it while rustling through my drawer once more to find something inspirational.

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poetry, studying

"What would make you happy today?"

Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:31 PM EDT

After a very enthralling gripe the other day, a very wise friend of mine hit me with the question "Well what would make you happy today?" What seemed at first to be a simple question turned out, in my mind at least, to be very profound.

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happiness, joy, love, hope

A Simple Epiphany

Wed Apr 9, 2008 4:15 PM EDT

As is the case all too often, I was up at around 4:30 in the a.m. writing a paper for school that was due at 9:30 that morning.

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simplicity, happiness, joy

Airlines forgetting the customers

Seeded on Tue Apr 8, 2008 9:16 AM EDT (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Hah. I work on the ground crew at the airport for Comair. Guess I'm going to have to wave those little orange wands faster and throw twice as many bags.

travel, airlines

The Ultimate Stress Reliever: Levelling with a Two Year Old

Tue Apr 8, 2008 1:54 AM EDT

For months my sister had been chiding me for not visiting her house. All I had to offer for not stopping by was excuses. This first year of college had turned into hell very rapidly, and because I found myself swamped and behind on schoolwork.

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childhood, innocence, worry, doubt, fear, stress

Rock & Roll: Does it influence teens' behavior?

Seeded on Mon Apr 7, 2008 10:26 PM EDT (Stanford University)

On average, American youth listen to music and watch music videos four to five hours a day, which is more time than they spend with their friends outside of school or watching television.

music, adolescents, study-habits, college

Wright learned little from King

Seeded on Sun Apr 6, 2008 12:42 AM EDT (The Louisville Courier-Journal)

"What's even more remarkable to me is that a man of faith like Wright would come of age at a time when King was at the forefront of this nation's most important civil rights and social consciousness movement and take so little away from his teachings.

politics, martin-luther-king, jeremiah-wright, obama, racism

No misjoking: This 'misspeaking' was a lie

Seeded on Sat Apr 5, 2008 2:47 PM EDT (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Here's how I would use my "mis" mulligans: "Officer, I mis-saw the stop sign. I promise to stop twice at the next one." "Honey, I miswrote the tip on the Hooters credit card voucher. No one would tip 200 percent on purpose."

politics, hillary-clinton, democrats, misspoke, presidential-race

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Thought I might leave a little calling card here on this doorstep of Mr. William Otto Eifert that I am starting to learn more about as the days go on and then I kinda forgot, I never did leave a comment for. One very awesome guy that is way more mature and smarter then I ever was at 19 (or is it 20 now ?) I am always amazed at the stuff you bring up and talk about, sounds like even thou your teachers and your parents had to stand on a stepladder to reach your brain, they sure installed the right information up there ! Your a good guy Will, keep up the awesome job.

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Well well now we can't have you dangling out here on a limb by yourself like a willow tree!! I like your style...Keep up the good work! I'm always watching...Love ~AA, aka the bad one! *Whooomp*

— Andrea A