tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57967497534541780752011-07-08T05:31:11.033-07:00Polaris, also known as the North Star, is a bright star in the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Dipper). Used for millenia as a rough guide for people of many cultures, it seems fitting to christen this space with the same name for thoughts and musings on topics of personal interest.Borealishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09863045585958636304noreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796749753454178075.post-68220824446390384512010-07-29T07:53:00.000-07:002010-07-29T07:54:26.304-07:00

I think I may enjoy keeping this blog space for personal reasons....it might be nice to have a place that is more or less my own and wholly apart from the Foundation's website.Thoughts?

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Wow. Life has certainly been one heck of a ride lately:1. I left my previous position as a staff accountant with a Big 4 firm in Seattle2. I was in a nasty car crash that I somehow miraculously walked away from unscathed3. I am in the process of starting a nonprofit foundation4. I am currently working on getting a new job with a bank in the Yakima areaStay tuned for thoughts on all of the above,

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A friend of mine from a previous job posted this on her Facebook profile, and I find it so compelling I would like to re-post it here:I will not die an unlived life.I will not live in fearof falling or catching fire.I choose to inhabit my days,To allow my living to open me,to make me less afraid,more accessible,to loosen my heartuntil it becomes a wing,a torch, a promise.I choose to risk my

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I have decided to take a position with a bank in Eastern WA. Stay tuned for details...

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Well, finally after two long years I am heading back to Panama, to visit my Peace Corps community in Bocas del Toro and spend a little much needed time on the beach with a glass of delicious Balboa on the rocks.My replacement volunteer and friend, Ben, has agreed to let me crash at his place for the time I will be in Tiger Hill. Aside from that, I am bringing several books, colored pencils, games

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It seems I hear everyone talking about creating a "bucket list" these days. Although I doubt I will be completing mine with Morgan Freeman in tow, I have put a few ideas together that sound good to me. Please feel free to use the comment section below this post to add your own thoughts.This list is in no particular order...some items have time limits/constraints but most I feel could be done at

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My girlfriend rented out a cool little house on Emerald Lake in Bellingham, WA for the weekend. Nothing beats sitting in the living room next to a wood-burning stove, watching the water and enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee. Oh, broadband WiFi isn't too bad, either.

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Well it happened. I finally found a great town house in the Crown Hill area of Ballard. The place is really close to the Holman Road QFC for those of you familiar with the area. I am so excited to move in and set the place up to my liking.I feel very "adult" and at the same time this feels very right...like it is somewhat of a rite of passage from a young adult stage of my life to one of a

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I mentioned in a previous post that I have begun looking for a house (or rather, a townhouse) to purchase in Seattle. The search has been coming along alright, I have placed an offer on a place in North Greenwood but haven't heard back from the builder/bank so I am betting I probably will need to find a new place.If anyone has any cool info on places in or near Ballard for about $265k or less

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My, what a quick year we have had. It seems like only last week I was ringing in the New Year for 2009. This past year has been one of change for me, as I have begun my career with Deloitte & Touche (or as my roommate from Notre Dame calls it: “Deloitte and Touchy”) in Seattle, which has kept me quite busy.I recently bit the bullet and bought a new 2010 Toyota Prius, seeing as how the Pathfinder

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Tonight, I am baking a piece of delicious sockeye salmon for dinner. It's day 3 of 2009, and as far as I am concerned, things are going well. I put a little squirt of freshly sliced lemon and some dill on top of the fish, and placed it in the oven.Then I remembered that it's nice to know that a bomb or rocket is not likely to enter the kitchen while I am cooking dinner.Israeli troops entered the

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Well, despite the raging snowstorm/blizzard outside, Christmas finally came. I heard Santa had a horrific layover in LAX on account of snow in Seattle, ice storms at O'Hare, and a wicked pissah of a nor'eastah at JFK, but otherwise the celebrations continued much as they always do.Attempting to drive my 4x4 Pathfinder (codenamed "the Deathfinder" by a friend...) through the snow, ice, and

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Looking out my window I shot this of the backyard today...about 10 inches of powdery whiteness that looks like it belongs more on Mount Rainier or Snoqualmie Pass than it does near sea level.For those of you unfamiliar with the climate in the Pacific Northwest, snow accumulations that last for more than 2 hours and/or exceed the habitual "trace-2 inch" Jeff Renner forecast.Anyways, I spent

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Several days ago, I was out at Golden Gardens on a brisk, windy day in Seattle. Staring at the Olympic Mountains, swathed in a thin veil of white, I had a profound spiritual experience. I was simply drawn to something I could not, and cannot even now, fully explain. Here is an attempt to capture some of what I felt in that moment:I walked along the beach, the water in the sound being far too cold

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Check out this article from the New York Times this morning. I don't have time to post another entry just now, but I'll try to hobble something together later. Until then, kindly share your thoughts if you will.

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I was at Costco filling up the tank and noticed, like most of you (unless you live in Alaska), that fuel prices have fallen to prices that are getting within range of when I started to drive....and I won't date myself, but that was a while ago.I remember filling up for $20 and having change left over to buy a soda or chips inside the gas station while I was in high school (preferably Tim's

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Life up here in the Pacific Northwest is not without the dreaded "R" word, and no, no references here to MPAA ratings.Rain, of course, does fall....and from about now until April....May....June....July? or so it will fall with frequency. Of course, the rain around these parts isn't your typical rain. I find most places I've visited across the United States and indeed the world (save the U.K.)

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Well, I hate to say it, but I told you so (well, sort of). Today, the Dow Jones average fell below 8,000 for the first time since 2003, off of highs just months ago of above 14,000. According to news coming out of Wall Street, it appears that the slide may have much further to go down before markets can begin any semblance of a recovery. The Ford Motor Company of Detroit (and one of the Big 3

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A question I often ask of many of my friends. So, dear reader, where is your money these days? O.K., all mattress jokes aside. Seriously, what do you do with your money (aside from spend it at Starbucks)?Perhaps you invest it in some companies you like, or that a buddy told you were good stocks to hold. One particular style of investing that might be new to you is called socially responsible

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Today is Veteran's Day in the United States. This holiday, also known to other peoples around the world as Remembrance Day (notably in Europe), celebrates the commitment and sacrifice people that serve in armed forces around the world in addition to commemorating the end of armed movements in World War I (officially ended November 11, 1918).There is a compelling book that I recommend to folks who

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I was speaking with a good friend of mine this evening about socially responsible investing (also known as SRI). In essence, socially responsible investing can be a good way to park your bling somewhere and know (at least with a reasonable level of assurance) that you aren't contributing directly to various practices that are inconsistent with your value system. In practice, at least in my

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According to a recent tag on Endgadget, Verizon Wireless is set to acquire Alltel to create a monstrous CDMA network. You can read the full text here.Interestingly enough, earlier today I recall talking about this possibility with a friend of mine. I wonder who is next, I'm thinking Sprint/Virgin Mobile USA (to Verizon)and then potentially T Mobile (to ATT). Oh, I just love the smell of corporate

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Today we woke up and after celebrating a victory by President-elect Obama heard that the world financial crisis is deepening, that the wars in Iraq and especially in Afghanistan are not going well, and that Americans across the nation continue to lose their jobs as we plummet in what I consider to be the biggest global financial crisis since 1939 at a minimum. I predict that the bottom of the

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I selected this photo to be my new profile image today. I took this photo back in early 2005, when I was nearing the end of the Hadrian's Wall Path route. Regrettably some bad weather near Housesteads forced me to take an alternate route to Carlisle (i.e. avoid thunder heads on the Crawfield Crags), but I was able to finish the path from there. I snapped this image walking along the road that

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OK, so who is it going to be? I'd start a straw poll (or more accurately a click poll) on Nomadic Polaris, but let's be honest...I am definitely not cool enough to have sufficient readership to produce an even remotely accurate barometer of the nation's potential capacity to elect one candidate over the other at this point. Note the fact that I am hopeful that my writing will some day improve to

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The past few weeks have seen much turmoil in the financial sector of the world's most powerful economies, including the United States, the European Union, and other economic centers across the globe.We live in a truly global economy. "The world is flat," as Thomas Friedman states. Where we go from here is entirely up to us.I have been trying to help some of my friends and family understand what

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In high school I took a great English class from an awesome professor (I was in a nerd program for goody two-shoes types so I'll go ahead and justify this person with a title I feel more befitting of the caliber of teaching he was providing), who was a great mentor to me in those days.One day in class our prof had us read "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. Now before you all get to groaning,

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I figured I'd post a prayer that has been helpful to me in many ways throughout my life, and seems appropriate right now:The Serenity PrayerGod grant me the serenity to accept the thingsI cannot change,Courage to change the thingsI can,And the wisdom toKnow the difference.~Author Unknown*This prayer has no doubt become very popular throughout the Christian community, and I have seen it used in a

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I was sitting in a car discussing the finer points of life with one of my closest friends tonight when I remembered this special poem that another good friend of mine introduced me to. The poem is titled, "If", and was written by Rudyard Kipling. I consider it to be one of my proverbial guiding posts in life, and would like to share the full text of the work with you:If If you can

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Perhaps you've had the privilege of receiving a phone call at 3:00A while you were sound asleep. You glanced over at your mobile's caller ID screen, and see a former college roommate's number pop up. "Another drunk dial from so-and-so," you say, picking up the phone to humor your friend (and possibly curse him or her out for calling at such a late hour). Your friend of the collegiate scene

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Ever wonder what to do with all of those old computers, printers, TVs, and other electronics that seem to be filling up space in most people's closets, basements, and garages? I've been going through some serious quantities of old junk sitting about at my parents house and found myself wondering how to get rid of all of it in the most efficient way possible. Turns out there is even a trendy term

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In honor of the new Simpson's movie I heard about a site that permits anyone to create their own Simpson's character. See me in office / Simpson's form below:To create your very own character, simply point your browser over to MilkandCookies, or search for a plethora of similar sites via Google.

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It appears that all chocolate bars are not created equal. But then again, having studied in London, this comes as no surprise to me. After reading an excellent article from the New York Times that captures this bold claim, I feel obliged to share it with you. You see, across the pond, Brits enjoy the finer things in life, such as fascinating artworks (albeit ones stripped from former colonial

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My apologies to any loyal readers for my lack of posts of late. I have been traveling in British Columbia and studying (well, sort of) for exams.I have to say, I am fed up with my bank. I was so disgusted with the level of customer service that I received from them yesterday, that I closed my checking, savings, and credit card accounts which I have had with them for nearly a decade.You might be

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A very popular New York Times article from last year called "Advice Graduates Don't Want to Hear" has returned in the form of a follow-up article from the same author. Although it seems everything is coming out in sequels this summer (let's not even delve into the 3 syndrome - if you don't know what I am talking about just look at your local movie showtimes), this is one article worth your time

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Today I completed my final class in my masters degree program. After 18 years of formal education, I can say that it has been quite a trip to get to this point. Coloring inside the lines in kindergarten was quite a challenge, as was moving up the ranks to sixth grade, learning everything from how to tie my shoes to how to multiply, divide, read "chapter books" and balance a checkbook. I then

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My friend and I headed over to the Olympic Peninsula early this morning to beat the Memorial Day weekend crowd. We drove above the Sequim foothills to reach the trailhead for Tubal Cain Mine, Trail #840.The route began in lush temperate rainforest, where near the car a shelter may be reserved for camping near a picturesque creek. The trail was well maintained and ascends gently through hordes of

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In a victory for labor groups and congressional Democrats today a bill to increase the Federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 was nearing passage, according to an article from the New York Times. The article notes that at least 4% of American workers earn less than the proposed new minimum wage level of $7.25, and that this bill will increase their spending power while still offering robust tax

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This past winter, during my internship, I was walking to the bus stop after work one evening when a tourist bus blew by me on 1st Avenue. A tour guide was barking over an intercom to his passengers, "Up there folks are the famous 'Stairs to Nowhere'..." The steps to which he was referring are the stairs that assist people as they walk from 1st Avenue to 2nd Avenue, as the sidewalk is fairly steep

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One of my house mates has challenged the rest of our house to try and follow the Food Lifeline Food Stamp Challenge for a week. According to statistics provided by the organization, Washington State ranks in the top 30 states for hunger and food insecurity, signifying the large steps that still must be taken to help our fellow Washingtonians have nutritious food to eat each day, especially

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According to an article published today by the BBC Zimbabwe's inflation rates have jumped from a previous high of 2,200% in April to 3,731.9% this month, and that is no laughing matter. Sources indicate that the continued import of maize, along with other necessities no longer produced by Zimbabwe's unstable economy, will likely push inflation even higher in the coming months. Such woes are not

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It appears that as a result of inconsistent recordkeeping, poor accounting practices, or just plain theft that several billion dollars worth of oil is missing from Iraq's coffers, according to a recent article in the New York Times.Between $5 and $15 billion dollars worth of oil, calculated at an average barrel price of just $50, appears to have gone missing. Using a more realistic market price

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Some of my classmates probably noted that I skipped out on tax class yesterday. I didn't have the traditional "doctor's appointment" excuse or anything else along that vein. No, instead I went on a trip to recover a GPS data station on Blue Mountain south of Port Angeles, WA.An old friend, a PhD student at the University of Arizona contacted me early yesterday morning to see if I'd be interested

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It seems that Panamanian citizens are the latest group affected by Chinese diethylene glycol that was shipped to Panama last year marketed as glycerin, a common sweetener additive in a host of personal products.Panamanian government pharmacists added what they believed to be glycerin to cough syrup, leading to the suspected deaths of 375 Panamanians, 100 of which have been confirmed thus far,

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One of my peers in my graduate program, has started a foundation with two other folks called 1in2. The organization is "committed to promoting healthier lifestyles, spreading awareness about early detection of cancer, and raising money for cancer care programs."I found one of the first events sponsored by the group, called "3 Mountains, 3 Days, 1 cure" of particular interest given my love of the

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Cruising around on NYTimes.com, I came across an article discussing the benefits and drawbacks of using laptops in public schools on a one laptop per student ratio. The article indicated that there had been little to no academic improvement over the seven year pilot program at Liverpool High School in New York, and seemed to draw similar conclusions on several other programs around the

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In my never ending quest to avoid studying for my exams (take today for example: I tried disabling my Wifi card...obviously that measure was short lived), I have stumbled upon yet another interesting article in the New York Times. Entitled "Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard," this article pontificates on the differences between the author's pre-college credentials and the hyper-talented

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A New York Times article entitled "Recruiting Plankton to Fight Global Warming," available here, discusses a Silicon Valley scheme to reduce carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere by stimulating plankton growth through iron deposits via ships. Such vessels would essentially create vast "plankton farms" in remote sections of the world's oceans in the hopes that a large enough plankton bloom

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