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Epictetus was once a slave, you know.

“Do you not show a supercilious look; but hold on to the things which seem to you best as one appointed by God to this station. And remember that if you abide in the same principles, these men who first ridiculed will afterward admire you: but if you shall have been overpowered by them, you [...]

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Thoughts from Mr. Karl Marx.

“If you love without evoking love in return—that is, if your loving as loving does not produce reciprocal love; if through a living expression of yourself as a loving person you do not make yourself a loved person, then your love is impotent—a misfortune.” — “The Power of Money in Bourgeois Society” “The machine accommodates [...]

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On celibacy vows.

I’m taking a vow of celibacy. I’ve got a five-month head start. Share this entry:

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It’s 76º and counting.

Days like this, walking around, make me very much aware of the fact that I really love this place called Wesleyan. Everything is still green, and the weather is still unseasonably warm, and people are laying out on the hill, some are playing catch, friends are conversing, and everyone seems to have an extra bounce [...]

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Summer is winding down.

Tonight, I shot a gun for the first time in my life, and hit the target right on the mark with my first shot. Good or bad? Haha. I also engaged in a four-hour, unfinished game of Risk with friends. And ate lots of Pringles. Share this entry:

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Big Dreams is under construction.

Thanks for checking out the home of Big Dreams, my swanky new weblog that, quite frankly, catches all the other blogs with their pants down. In the coming days and weeks, I’ll be working fervently to make Big Dreams fully operative and bug-free. It’s a tough and time-consuming process, but in the end it will [...]

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