Author: Ken

Rebuilding the GDI Movement

Christian Duque offers some very good advice on how the GDI/Independent movement on the University of Florida campus might be able to rebuild itself after several disappointments. In particular, picking a first-year honors student...

Spammers Need Not Apply

I’ve been inundated lately with spammers hitting my comments section (especially on a select few posts) and trying to register as users. One trick I’ve applied now to cut that out is making registration...

When Not To Vote

I hate voter apathy in general – the idea that the government or politics is inconsequential is incomprehensible to me. Even on a college level, my alma mater’s Student Government manages over $12 million...

Ken, not Atlas, Shrugged

My sister thinks it is notable that I had a “lukewarm” reaction to the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Usually, she explains, most readers either love her work and have a political epiphany,...

Health or Taxes?

A family of four who own their home, put their kids through top private schools via scholarships, and earn a middle-class income. Would you have guessed this would fit the perfect profile of a...

The Value of Accurate Information

Recently, I began using the website provided by my student loan consolidator to track my progress on paying off the $51,000 I began owing in 2005. I’m down to about $47,000 now – which...

Family

My sister is in Utah, on her way to D.C. by way of Jacksonville. She’s coming to visit me (and see if she can pass a multiple choice test involving pensions). So, I’ve been...

Return of the CatBlog

I’ve had these pictures from my digital camera for more than a month, so it’s high-time I converted them to smaller files and post them on the Web, eh? Today’s picture is an introduction...