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Name: Philip
Country: United States
State: Ohio
Metro: Cincinnati
Birthday: 3/12/1985
Gender: Male
Interests: Science-y stuff (How odd...my major is CHEMISTRY)
Expertise: People have said I am very smart and fairly intelligent and some have said that I can help people with their problems. I can teach decently too
Occupation: Student
Message: message me
Member Since:
2/3/2005
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| I have come to a realization: I'm Jewish, except for religion.
Let us look at the evidence;
I live at home. This is actually very nice, I treat it as if I am living in a dorm with better food and much less noisy neighbors.
I have a diverse portfolio. Thanks to an economy that has tanked and websites like E*Trade and Scottrade investing has never been easier. Knowing enough of the basic investment principles: buy low sell high, don't put all of your eggs in one basket, don't touch the eggs in the basket, has meant that with a small investment you can still be diverse.
I have a well funded 401-K. Because of the first bit of evidence I can vest the maximum of my salary, 20%. This will also help out number two and with an economy that has tanked I am glad I am young. I can actually retire when that time comes around and will not have to play catch-up. The general trend of the market is up, just look beyond the short term and look for the long-term possibilities.
So, except for ham-and-cheese sandwiches I am a stereotype, but atypical. | | |
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I really like these license plates. On my way home I noticed someone who just was a bad driver; speeding, erratic driving, the usual, and they decide to pass me. Then I see these plates on her car. My thoughts then go to; "well, those plates explain a lot" and "if you drive like this sober, how badly do you drive when you're drunk?" and my favorite "those plates are due cause to be pulled over by a cop."
I'd like to see cops in the right place at the right time. | | |
| I have finished my stint as a juror. It was not bad, in fact, it was a somewhat enjoyable experience. Granted, I knew that I would be sitting around all day reading, so I did. I read, I read a lot.
On the first day we watched a short film about jury duty, the whole legal process, and how important a role I was playing in it. During the Q&A session there was a question from the back; "What if you got a felony?" I'm sorry what?! How the hell did he, yes it was a dude, get called into jury duty. From what I found out, not voting is not the way to keep yourself safe from jury duty; don't vote, don't own a car, don't have a valid license. HAHA, you're screwed! I got to leave at 1ish.
On the second day I was called into a jury and I served. The trial lasted 2 days. Afterwards we got to talk to the judge and found out about the, now convicted's, history. We were not surprised. When we met the lawyers, the public defender said that the defendant was an idiot.
On Thursday and Friday I went to work. That was week one, one more week to go.
On the second week I only went in on Tuesday. I played Euchre and got to leave at noon. That is it my entire jury duty, 4 days out of 10, just 40%. If you want to get out of it I have some tips and pointers; first, work for the Department of Homeland Security. Actually, any job inwhich you get to look at people's behaviours and determine what they are going to do based on gestures and/or body language is a good way to get kicked off of a jury. I think that this might also work if you have a Ph.D. in psychology, I really doubt that Dr. Phil would be serving on an juries soon. Second, don't take things seriously. On the questionaire that is mailed along with the summons just have fun with it. The person that was removed from the jury I was on said that he ran a buisness and listed the employees as his family members; wife and kids. Lastly; I have heard that on trials involving heavy forensic eveidence they don't want scientists.
There you have it; major in a science and psychology, act like a comedian, and work for homeland security. You too can avoid jury duty. Or you can be a good citizen, read and play cards, get paid $19 a day in Hamilton County, and learn a lot about the justice system without actually having to go through it. | | |
| I have 43 DVDs. Amongst this group includes some documentaries from the Discovery Channel, TV shows from FOX and Comedy Central, many comedies, and a few "Oscar worthy" movies. Many of the DVDs are cartoons. I decided to count them, counting sets as 1.
Of the 43 DVDs, 19 of them are cartoons. If I were to add up the actually hours of "Feature Presentation" I feel that the partition of cartoons will be much greater. With the addition of WallE last weekend and watching pretty much nothing but cartoons I can say that I like cartoons. Maybe too much.
I still need Ratatouille. The next Futurama movie come out later this month. I think that it is time to watch WallE.
. . . again. | | |
| The UN has designated this the international year of astronomy.
I am ready for this. | | |
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