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ken's presentation

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2016.09.12

Ken gave a presentation to his class on the subject of himself. It was a show and tell, so he brought a bag of props as he told the class: he likes fishing, and has caught 500 fish(!); he likes baseball, and his favorite player made it to the finals at the Rogers cup here in Toronto this year; he likes art, and had his entry in the yearbook cover contest from last year to show for it; and he likes his "stuffies", which is apparently a modern word for doll.

rand()m quote

One day you will take a fork in the road, and you're going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. If you go one way, you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and get good assignments. Or you can go the other way and you can do something [...] for yourself. If you decide to do something, you may not get promoted and get good assignments and you certainly will not be a favorite of your superiors. But you won't have to compromise yourself. To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That's when you have to make a decision. To be or to do.

—John Boyd, US Air Force