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Name: Will
Birthday: 12/20/1991
Gender: Male
Interests: Debate, speech, economics, public policy, capitalism, golf, baseball, Christ, church, reading, writing
Expertise: Economics
Occupation: Student
Industry: Government
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AIM:  willsimpson62
MSN: WillSimpson62@hotmail.com
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| Just random curiosity, does anyone read Xanga anymore? I don't, but hey, logic only counts for so much.
It's amazing to see how much an individual can change in a year. It's also amazing to see how much time you can waste in a year. At the time I wrote my last post, I would have sincerely prayed that today I would be far more prepared for college entrance exams. I'm not particularly. I would have hoped to have landed some significant internship or academic endeavor. I haven't.
I wonder how one's own standard for greatness lead to mediocrity. As long as I'm on an Eliot kick, I wonder "if you're not in over your head, how tall are you?" I've decided I'm really an idiot, at least. Most of my less productive endeavors would have been better spent on school and getting ready to take ACT, ACT, BST, etc.
Oh well.
I was fairly certain a week ago that I was going to apply to intern with TeenPact next year, but Dad and a few friends have pretty much convinced me I need to take a school year. Take chemistry and geometry at a community college this fall, physics and algebra II next spring (and take a couple of tests), work for McCain or the state GOP this fall, somewhere in Little Rock a little next spring, maybe Rep. Boozman's office through the summer, apply for college and take Trig in the fall, then apply to intern with TeenPact the next spring (2010).
Then I'll graduate in 2014, get married in 2015, graduate law school in 2016, be in a comfortable job y 2020, be involved in politics by 2026, write a book by 2030, have a decent salary by that time, have a decent retirement savings by 2036, clip my toenails in 2039, have a haircut at 10:00 AM, January 19, 2041, be involved in President Philip Williamson's reelection campaign that year, retire by 2046, get my golf handicap under 20, move somewhere comfortable, travel the country making Clintonesque speaking fees for speaking engagements and book signings, and die in 2075.
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| I got a job at the Governor's office as his spokesperson.
April fools. Mike Beebe is a liberal Democrat anyway.
The Houston Open was incredible. And quite large. Except, it didn't seem like it was. We dropped in double octas, but Marshall q'd in OI, and lots of cool people did incredibl well. You know who you are, and congratulations.
Edit: Oh my goodness, this is hilarious. President Bush:
He
addressed the firing of eight U.S. attorneys: “I have to admit we
really blew the way we let those attorneys go. You know you’ve botched
it when people sympathize with lawyers.” And he had a zinger ready for
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “Speaking of subpoenas, it’s good to see
Speaker Pelosi tonight. Some have wondered how the two of us would get
along. Some say she’s bossy, she’s opinionated, she’s not to be crossed,”
he said. “Hey, I get along with my mother.”
“President Clinton, of course, wrote a very successful presidential
memoir, with 10,000 pages or something. I’m thinking of something really
fun and creative for mine. You know, maybe a pop-up book.” As for how
this year has been different from last year, the President said: “A year
ago my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court
had just withdrawn and my Vice President had shot someone.” Allowing
a pause, he concluded, “Ah, those were the good old days.”
David Letterman: “Top Signs It’s Spring In New York City”:
Tourists are getting mugged for their decongestant; The subways smell
like urine and Starbucks iced coffee; Instead of convenience stores,
thieves are sticking up Jamba Juice; Rosie O’Donnell has started a feud
with her allergist; Katie Couric is doing the news in a tank top and
hot pants; Donald Trump’s hair has begun to bloom; Stranded JetBlue
passengers are on the tarmac in lawn chairs.
Jay Leno: I love when they say this [attorney firing
business] is a constitutional crisis. Oh, please. We haven’t used
the Constitution in years. ... It is officially spring. Al Gore
blamed the end of winter on global warming. ... Al Gore returned to
Congress. Everyone said Al Gore was treated like a rock star. I think
the rock star was Meat Loaf. ... Al Gore testified that if we act now,
we can still save the planet. Well, the whole planet except Florida. He’s
still a little upset. ... Hillary and Bill Clinton appeared together at
a fundraiser in New York last weekend. They’re appearing together again
this weekend. Bill wants to be there to support her campaign. She wants
Bill there because it’s Spring Break. ... Former presidential candidate
Tom Vilsack says he’s now officially endorsing Hillary Clinton. Well,
that should put her over the top! Unless, of course, Walter Mondale comes
out for Dennis Kucinich—then it’s wide open again. ... According to a
new poll, 29 percent of U.S. households do not have Internet access and
have little hope of getting it. You know what the technical name is for
people with no hope of Internet access? AOL customers. ... There was a
big scare at the John Edwards campaign headquarters. It was evacuated
after a staff member opened an envelope containing white powder. Turns
out it was just some of John Edwards’ age-defying make-up base. ... I
guess in Al Gore’s office they found some white powder too. But that
was just from his powdered doughnuts.
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| There are some things in life you wish you'd have realized earlier and developed more, appreciated more, and cherished more. Some are deep theological concepts, others are simply observations of altruism.
I had my first ever ribeye steak tonight. I've had lots of sirloins and t-bones. They're all right. But, my goodness... I found the best evidence for a Deity I've ever seen in my life.
Cheers.
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| Our home school basketball team likely won't have enough players for a team next year. This presents a substantial problem, thus we brainstormed. And, being the geeks we are, the best idea we came up with was to start a golf team. We're pathetic.
Cheers to all my fellow 35 handicappers.
We leave Saturday for New Mexico. We'll spend half a week at Farmington, NM for a pre-regional tournament, then for the second half we jump the border into Durango to go skiing. I've never been skiing before--well, I was a ski school dropout at six and sort of went down a green or two--and Marshall's never been, but it'll be great.
More posts up at the policy blog and more policy analysis at the now-launched Rebirth of Freedom Foundation.
David Letterman: “Top Messages Left on Fidel Castro’s
Answering Machine”: “Yo, it’s Raul. Where’s the key to the humidor?”;
“Which fatigues do you want to be buried in, the olive green ones, or
the slightly darker olive green ones?”; “It’s Kim Jong Il—when you’re
gone, can I have your Playstation?”; “Mel Gibson here. I think we both
know who’s responsible for this.”; “Does this mean you’re dropping out
of ‘Dancing With The Stars’?”; “It’s Saddam Hussein—See you soon!”;
“Wow, congratulations on having Cuba’s only answering machine!”
Jay Leno: Congress began hearings [last week] on the
government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. They’re just investigating
Hurricane Katrina now? You know, that’s pretty sad when the government’s
investigation to the government’s slow response to Katrina is slower than
the government’s response to Katrina. ... Hillary Clinton is hard out on
the campaign trail. Hillary is expected to attract the woman vote and,
of course, Bill will attract “the other woman” vote. So between the two
of them they should have the female vote locked up. ... Is anybody really
that surprised that Hillary Clinton is running for president? I’m not
surprised. I mean, if you were married to Bill Clinton, wouldn’t you want
to be able to tap his phone, read his mail, and torture him? ... Sen. Joe
Biden, on the day of announcing his candidacy for president of the United
States, called Barack Obama “the first mainstream African-American
who is articulate, bright and clean.” I think we’ve seen the shortest
presidential campaign in history. ... Biden is making the Democrats long
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By Christina Applegate, Fred Armisen, Steve Carell, Darcy Donavan, Will Ferrell, Kathryn Hahn, David Koechner, Jerry Minor, Holmes Osborne, Chris Parnell, Ian Roberts (II), Scot Robinson, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Paul F. Tompkins, Danny Trejo, Charles Walker, Renee Weldon, Fred Willard
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Ghirardelli chocolate pretty much rocks.
I thought I should make that public.
(And more policy posts up, they're going to start coming about once to twice a day).
Edit: A Question= The FlatTax or the FairTax? I've long been a FairTax supporter, preferring the moral implications of consumption tax without income or payroll tax.
I'm a huge Steve Forbes fan, however, and lately I've been intrigued by the economic successes of Estonia, and some of Forbes' arguments.
It would make Congressional Session (wow that's a freaking geeky thing to say) to see either of them implemented, and it won't happen. Both are certainly preferable to the heavy progressive income tax. But I'm quite fascinated to know which would make a better system.
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