I read somewhere that you don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. Instead, you beat it by living well. That makes sense, of course, and living life to the fullest is important to me, even though I find I am terrible at it. But while it is both inspiring and good advice, I can’t help [...]

This is a reaction to Bad-Astronomers’ post on faith and science.
I do not intend to prove you wrong. But there are other points of view – not particularly antagonistic to science – that are rarely heard.
I don’t think we have to split faith and science dualistically. When splitting like this takes place, the result [...]

My mentor, Kyle Lake, was killed in an accident on a Sunday morning, two weeks after I was diagnosed with Leukemia. The following is the message he would have given, encouraging us to live life to the fullest.
Live. And Live Well.
BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be [...]

Happiness in life doesn’t come from attaining something. Striving, seeking, hard work, and extreme dedication will only earn you more of the same.
Happiness itself is really just a myth. A friend’s 10-year-old son died in a helicopter accident a few weeks ago. I will fight leukemia for the rest of my life. People [...]

    But I’m still not going to watch the show. At Huffingtonpost there is an article talking about how Miss America Lauren Nelson, 20, of Lawton, Okla., helped “America’s Most Wanted” to lure predators on the Internet. I think Dateline’s version is pretty cool, and it’s always nice to see that Miss America has some [...]

The following is as the title says. I am mirroring it because I found it inspiring at a time when I really needed some inspiration. It is entirely the work of Conan.
I’d like to thank the Class Marshals for inviting me here today. The last time I was invited to Harvard it cost me $110,000, [...]