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What was I thinking?

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Hurricane Sandy slams Maryland – Is this all you’ve got?

October 29, 2012September 5, 2024 Karl B. Hille

Growing up 100 yards from the Chesapeake Bay, but just high enough to thumb my nose at the storm surge

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Academic titles and writing – sucks

October 26, 2012October 25, 2012 Karl B. Hille

Academics make me sick: Why some people need to just shut up. This paper will discuss horrible things about academic

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Knowledge Omnivore: Taking learning more seriously than school

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 Karl B. Hille

The other day, Brendan told me most of his school assignments were too easy. Tonight, we watched a Smarter Every

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DC Sniper: Looking back at the terror

September 24, 2012September 23, 2012 Karl B. Hille

You call this a sniper? As the death toll mounted and tensions rose throughout DC and the suburbs, people took

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Student of Google+

August 22, 2012August 22, 2012 Karl B. Hille

There’s a charge that comes from the steep grade of the learning curve. Tackling something new, learning what works, what

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Why I haven’t signed up to take the GRE? Let me count the excuses

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 Karl B. Hille

GRE, What? I have an exam to take. Preferably soon. There was no problem signing up for motorcycle lessons –

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Internships: Let me tell you about interns

June 30, 2012June 30, 2012 Karl B. Hille

There’s something about a new crop of interns that puts butterflies in my stomach. A little voice tells me it

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Post-mortem: How my family reacted to frequent interruptions of college life

June 13, 2012June 13, 2012 Karl B. Hille

Ah, the sweet sound of buyer’s remorse. When the thrill and glow of cash flowing toward a new purchase fades

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Training to be the carnival barker in the playground of the rich?

May 24, 2012May 24, 2012 Karl B. Hille

The semester is over, the final project burn is wearing through and I’m taking a good hard look at where

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I’m not an ‘amazing’ student: You can fact-check that

May 1, 2012May 1, 2012 Karl B. Hille

When your grade is hanging by a 20-something thread. I get that I’m not the worlds’ most amazing student. I

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