Earlier this week I caught this PBS Nova episode: "Engineering Ground Zero." For those not familiar, Nova is the science documentary show on our Public Broadcasting. Of course being an engineer, the title got my attention, and while the show did not provide the technical answers to the questions that came to my mind (I really wanted to know the structural loads in the frame of the Liberty Tower, those joint designs where the beams change direction, and the steel strength properties), ...
I start school tomorrow Yup, third semester in ChE. My classes are in the noon and after noon. I put it that way so that i could re-read the lessons and stuff or go over a paper before a class in the morning, I'm an early-type person; my brain functions the best in early hours. Any tips before i start?
[COLOR="Cyan"]Shraddhâ, faith[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"] The next qualification required is Shraddhâ, faith. One must have tremendous faith in religion and God. Until one has it, one cannot aspire to be a Jnâni. A great sage once told me that not one in twenty millions in this world believed in God. I asked him why, and he told me, "Suppose there is a thief in this room, and he gets to know that there is a mass of gold in the next room, and only a very thin partition ...
in a long time.. and I don't suppose I will now. But all the same.. I have no respect for people who do things like taking drugs and then act crazy - and I find it so strange.. like someone who will take Xanax, and then drink, and then act like a total lunatic and arsehole - like completely - because I can see the connection between when they are sober and when they are **-ed up and acting crazy; I don't cut them any slack, at all, whatsoever. I hold them completely ...
I don’t know how much I can say without breaking down. The emotions of that day are overwhelming. Other than a family member passing, I don’t think I’ve experienced emotions as turbulent as those of that day and the weeks after. Below is a poem I wrote a few years ago remembering back. I haven’t looked at it for a while now. It might be the best poem I ever wrote. I posted it here on Lit Net once. I'll re-post it in commemoration. If I can gather myself to write about that day as I experienced ...
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