Sitting in my dorm room. This week has flown by and things are going well so far. This morning, I read that a tsunami caused by an earthquake has struck Japan. Hundreds are already dead, which is terrible. I'll be interested to see how the international community will respond. Hopefully, we can get all kinds of help and assistance to those poor people. On CNN, there was footage of cars being swept away by water. It's not uncommon for Japan to experience tremors and earthquakes. When my mom visited, she said her hotel room would shake in the middle of the night. The Japanese are taught from birth how to deal with earthquakes, but coping with a
I had my scholarship interview with Koch Industries today and it went well. I simply try to answer their questions to the best of my ability, then move on. I think they were trying to get a sense of what kind of person I am and if I would potentially be interested in working for them. If they are interested in giving me the scholarship, I'll found out soon enough, but until then, I am not going to worry about it. As you might now, Koch is the second largest privately held company in the world. I read in an article that if Koch was publicly traded, it would be the sixteenth largest Fortune 500 company.
The season of Lent is here. That means Christians must prepare for the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Back in grade school, we were asked to "give up" a vice or give more generously to charity. This Lent, I'm taking a slightly different approach. I spent quite a bit of time making myself a better person. I work very hard in school, try to engage the process of leadership, and be an honest, genuine human being. This Lent, I am going to actively seek opportunities to make others better.
The next few weeks are the most exciting in the world of college basketball. The Jayhawks play later today against Colorado in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. The NCAA tournament starts next Tuesday. As you probably know, the field of teams has been expanded to include 68 teams this year, an increase of 3 from last season. A lot of people I know perceive sports as an unproductive way to spend their time. I can understand this argument, but when you grew up around sports all the time, it's difficult to let them go. I watch every Jayhawk basketball game I can and it's fun to cheer for your favorite teams.
I saw an advertisement recently that caught my eye. If you go to endofamerica4.com, you can learn about a guy named Porter Stansberry who thinks a drastic, unparalleled crisis will occur very soon. He has a video where he explains his theory, but this sounds like a ton of bologna. He tries to pad his credibility in the beginning by stating that his firm predicted Wall Street's collapse and warned investors to avoid Fannie and Freddie, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers. Of course, there is a catch. If you pay $50, you can have access to this secret investment information. None of this language surprised me, as there are many scammers out there. What surprised me was that this advertisement was aired on ESPN, which is a national network. I hope to get more information on this thing in the future.
Thanks for reading this,
Joe
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