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Author: KZ

Business as Usual

Posted on June 28, 2003February 25, 2022 by KZ

I love it when business people treat me like I’m one of them. Some guy I met at a party last night nearly creamed himself when I told him that I graduated with an accounting degree. Because you see, he and I understand how the economy works, and how the inner mechanics of a company…

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Fast Food Humor

Posted on June 25, 2003February 24, 2022 by KZ

Carlos: FUCKING DAVE THOMAS DIED? Francisco: Yeah dude, like a year ago. Carlos: Man, that sucks. And I loved those frosty chocolate frosty things. What were those called? Nichole: Frosties? Kevin: Yeah, and you know what else? The Hamburglar has colon cancer. Carlos: I hate you.

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Full Circle (Yet Again)

Posted on June 21, 2003February 24, 2022 by KZ

With so many things in life that are perpetually changing, it’s surprising when you rediscover something that never seems to change, no matter how many times you accidentally stumble upon it and toss it aside. Robert Frost laments that “nothing gold can stay,” and I’ve always been inclined to believe him. I still believe the…

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Still, They’re Nifty Shirts

Posted on June 14, 2003February 24, 2022 by KZ

Kevin: wow blogger shirts are only $9 Kevin: should i be lame and get one? Tara: i dunno that’s awfully pathetic Kevin: lol thanks, i can always count on you to fill in for my absent sense of good judgment Tara: =O)

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In Search of Normality

Posted on May 20, 2003February 24, 2022 by KZ

Lately I haven’t had much to say. Most of what comes to mind is hardly worth committing even to the virtual page, and the thoughts that are actually worth sharing are probably better left unsaid for the moment. You could link this mental drought to a handful of things. Sometimes I wonder if I’m simply…

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Random Complaints (The “Things That Suck” List)

Posted on May 12, 2003February 23, 2022 by KZ

Oversleeping on a weekday and then subsequently hauling ass in order to attend a class that bores the hell out of you. 50 Cent. Seriously, he’s the most overrated thing since sliced bread. “I love you like a fat kid love cake.” Wow man, profound. I guess I can throw out all of my 2Pac…

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Irony Behind Iron Bars

Posted on April 30, 2003February 23, 2022 by KZ

So I’m driving in a residential neighborhood. In a window on a particular house, I notice a sign that reads, “United We Stand.” It’s a trite sentiment, but it’s true. I almost couldn’t read the sign as I drove by, though, since there were protective anti-theft bars mounted over the window. And who says there’s…

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Lost in a Desert, But Still Rocking Out

Posted on April 21, 2003February 23, 2022 by KZ

You know what’s great about that movie The Ten Commandments? When the Israelites are fleeing from the Egyptians through the split waters of the Red Sea, the Jews are depicted as a bunch of old guys with bent backs and old mothers with small children. But later on, when they’re all partying and praising the…

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Nitpicking

Posted on April 17, 2003February 23, 2022 by KZ

I’m no cartographer, nor am I a computer programmer, but I do know a thing or two about local geography when it comes to city streets. I just referred to Mapquest for driving instructions to my brother’s work, which seem straightforward enough. So long as I drive my hydrogen-powered, emission-free flying car, I should have…

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Redefining What it Means to Be an American

Posted on April 15, 2003February 23, 2022 by KZ

I’m an American. I’m also Chinese. But don’t think for a second that I’m a second-class citizen. And for that matter, nobody should feel that way about themselves, either. The other day, while in conversation with my mother, I learned that one of her Asian friends “married an American man.” In other words, some oriental…

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I nudged myself closer into the ledge and closed my eyes and thought "Oh what a life this is, why do we have to be born in the first place, and only so we can have our poor gentle flesh laid out to such impossible horrors as huge mountains and rock and empty space," and with horror I remembered the famous Zen saying, "When you get to the top of a mountain, keep climbing." The saying made my hair stand on end; it had been such cute poetry sitting on Alvah's straw mats. Now it was enough to make my heart pound and my heart bleed for being born at all.~Jack KerouacSource: The Dharma Bums
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