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Papers, Papers, and ePapers

Posted August 23rd @ 10:38 am by Jeff Riles

I now in my upper level courses have to write at least 2 papers a week. IT SUCKS! But I love what I’m studying.
This does ironically bring up this issue of being environmentally friendly - ok, not really, I just want my classes to be more web based! And thank God, one of the classes […]

Going the extra mile.

Posted August 21st @ 6:22 pm by Zach Gilliam

People rarely get fired for good enough, which is a shame. - Seth Godin
I started school back up this week and I am going to have to constantly remind myself of that principle this semester. In most areas of my life, completing things with a high level of excellence is natural for me. However, […]

School Schedule for the Semester

Posted August 20th @ 5:20 pm by Zach Gilliam

Start school up on Tuesday, so here is my schedule in case you are curious.

Business Communication (9am T/Th) - OU
Statistics (1:30pm T/Th) - OU
Business Calculus II (3pm T/Th) - OU
Micro Economics (Online) - OU
PC Productivity Tools (Online) - OU [don’t get me started on this one!]
Accounting I (Online) - OCCC
Macro Economics (Saturdays in […]

Golf soldout to TV

Posted August 13th @ 12:18 am by Zach Gilliam

I won tickets to the PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa from Homeland and KYIS fm on Thursday. It was great, the promo ended at 7pm - I rolled in at 6:55pm and they called and told me I won at 7:05pm.

The Championship was amazing. Unfortunately, you can’t have cameras or […]

Your mind is your greatest limitation

Posted August 9th @ 10:58 am by Jeff Riles

“Your mind is your greatest limitation.” Craig Groeschel 
Yes, You can.

Introducing the Latest and the Greatest: Whiteboards and Notepads

Posted August 6th @ 6:56 pm by Jeff Riles

All this hype about distributed development that my friend Terry Storch wrote about … yeah, that’s all nice and stuff…
but let me introduce you to the latest and the greatest version 9.3: Whiteboards and Notepads!
Today was filled with white boards:

And notepads:

Of course, I use backpackit.com as well

There is no excuse for poor people in America

Posted July 31st @ 11:42 am by Jeff Riles

Why I am still a John Edwards supporter! Granted there are lots of important issues in this election, but when will begin to focus on people?
When will we focus on the real hurt, and the real pain in America?

(edit) Check out this blog from the NYTimes - that my friend Najah showed me.

Life Transition #3 - Mi Familia

Posted July 26th @ 8:53 am by Jeff Riles

Do you remember when you graduated High School and you got to get away from your parents? It was absolutely amazing!
Why were we so anxious to get away from them? Well for starters, they always annoyed me with these responsibility speeches, constantly complained about he way you were doing things, and always compared you to […]

Life Transition #2 - The Future

Posted July 25th @ 9:22 am by Jeff Riles

Do you remember those career days back in elementary school?
Do you remember taking those absolutely retarded aptitude tests in High School?
How do you really measure what you are passionate about?
Currently I study political science at Oklahoma City University. And trust me, I love it. The next major step for someone who studies these things is […]

Life Transition #1 - Best Friend

Posted July 24th @ 9:17 am by Jeff Riles

My dad always called these weird times, or growing times in my life: “Life Transitions.”
This week, I’ll dedicate some of my posts to some major areas I think are changing in my life. Some may seem minute and obscure, and others might seem incredibly huge.
I feel like I’m going through a major one right now.
The […]

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