Man?
WHO IS NOT JUST a man, but a manly man? And who today can even say the
words ”manly man” without smirking?
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The Manly Man is a swaggering man, carrying himself with pride and
self-assurance. He goes where he wants, wears what he wants and says
what he wants with no fear of condemnation. The Manly Man is not a
quitter. He fully completes one task at a time. Most manly men can do
up to 80 percent of their own mechanic work. Hot metal, burning oil
and caustic chemicals are the manly man’s world.
The Manly Man eats, he does not pick and sort his food. He knows how
to order and can pick his own. He likes spicy and robust foods and has
a fondness for meat. He is not a vegetarian. The Manly Man is not a
quitter. The only magic he might use is the microwave, because of the
possibility this method carries for “blowing things up”.
The Manly Man likes to be entertained. He likes manly music. He
doesn’t listen to that annoying TOP-40 waste of existance. His music
is a reflection of his way of life. It is honest, loud and individual.
In today’s era, The Manly Man feels no need to type in all upper case.
In fact, he doesn’t have a computer. He sees no sense in sitting idle,
waiting patiently for some square box to change a screen colors. The
Manly Man does have a TV, and he Duck Taped the Universal remote to
his forearm to avoid losing it. He doesn’t watch TV.
One might begin to wonder, “What happened to the Manly Man?” To this I
say, “He’s in all of us, we just need to let him free.”
Thoughts
Cognitive psychologists have long known that we are very poor judges
of what makes us happy: the pleasure from money, fame, possessions,
and power turns out to be quite transient (and so is the pain from
things which we think would permanently sadden us: the depression
caused by sudden, permanent blindness or paraplegia, for example, is
surprisingly short-lived).
Three things provide long-lasting satisfaction, as quantitatively
measured by academic psychologists: autonomy, meaningful contact with
others, and the development and exercise of competence. The message
for small investors is clear. Begin with the assumption that you value
your independence, family, friends, and intellectual and physical
development.
As a Co-Op, I feel that I am a small investor in a big game. General
Electric provides us with ample opportunities in a realm that exudes
independence. First thing here, we are just a bunch of kids that show
up to the same place with a common goal. We are sorted into Technology
and Supply-Chain, and we develop friends. After a while, it seems that
our friends are are family away from home. On the job, we are
consistantly intellectually stimulated and we begin to develop skills
and attributes that will help us through life. Investing in ourselves
is why we are here. We are working for a great company, and they
provide us this opportunity.
I am an Industrial Engineer from Purdue. While that might mean
something to some of you, it probably won’t mean much to the rest of
you. I also read economic news and financial news regularly. For those
of you that don’t, I figured I’d compile and list 3 concepts that
currently interest me.
1. Global Water
What is the cheapest limited resource that is running out the fastest?
Water. In China, there are billions of people whose daily challenge is
to find drinkable water. It is expected that their main river will not
support life by the end of the year. Factor in global warming and all
the other parts of the world that are short on water, and you clearly
see the need for salt-water refinement.
2. Global Economy
What is every financial webpage focused on? Terms like BRIC, come to
mind (Brazil, Russia, India, China), the countries with the most
explosive growth in GDP over the last decade. GDP is said to be the
best gauge to determine the strength of the economy. Asian Economies
historically have had high savings rates, and I only expect to see the
market continue to grow because there is a limited amount of stock,
and a huge supply of money. Especially when you factor in the company
initiatives for stock buybacks in the last year.
3. Dynamic Market Indicies
This is more of an awareness note, because I figure most of you don’t
know. There are such investments, like the Dow Jones Industrial
Average and the S&P 500, that do exactly 200% of those indicies. There
are also investments that re-allocate your portfolio based on
“alpha-seeking”, “intelliindexing”, or “zacks rank”. Althougth these
ideas are relatively new, they are taking off with a bang. I’ve even
seen a fund that allocates it’s money equally among top nations that
it ranks through a proven system that identifies countries with the
most likelyhood to grow.
Work Mahyem
Bradford86 (7:35:44 PM): guys dont have weakness
Bradford86 (7:35:45 PM): girls do.
Bradford86 (7:35:48 PM): so go ahead
Bradford86 (7:35:49 PM): give up
Bradford86 (7:35:54 PM): how does that make you feel better?
JLB111489 (7:36:09 PM): im not gonna but i want to
Bradford86 (7:36:41 PM): good deal.
Bradford86 (7:36:58 PM): giving up temporarily is harder work in the long run
Bradford86 (7:37:06 PM): people today are so short sided
JLB111489 (7:37:08 PM): i know
Bradford86 (7:37:14 PM): get it done, asap.
Bradford86 (7:37:18 PM): and then party if u can
JLB111489 (7:37:19 PM): im working
Bradford86 (7:37:33 PM): u have internet at work?
JLB111489 (7:37:37 PM): i dont know if ill party in college
JLB111489 (7:37:40 PM): nope
Bradford86 (7:37:46 PM): why would u not party?
Bradford86 (7:37:49 PM): what are you, an idiot?
JLB111489 (7:38:01 PM): i am definately looking forward to spending hours in the library
Bradford86 (7:38:04 PM): fair enough. i didnt think i was going to either.
Bradford86 (7:38:07 PM): wait. say what?
JLB111489 (7:38:12 PM): yeah
Bradford86 (7:38:12 PM): are you serious
Bradford86 (7:38:14 PM): ??
Bradford86 (7:38:18 PM): that’s a quote.
JLB111489 (7:38:18 PM): i love libraries
JLB111489 (7:38:36 PM): yeah
JLB111489 (7:38:45 PM): lol
Bradford86 (7:40:17 PM): i dunno.
Summer School Sadness?
NAh, there’s still fun things to do on campus. Almost done siding Andy’s house. Got the test blues cause i’ve got some tests lined up this week, yum. Not much is new, but my hair is highlighted for the first time, started at Danny’s and then it continued at the beach. I’m still enjoying acting interested in girls and giving them wrong numbers; that never gets old. If I wasn’t an engineer, I definately could refuse to do any homework and still make passing grades, but where’s the achievement in something like that? Granted, I can’t paint, so art’s out of the question. My stock strategy is breaking even still, damnit. I’ve got to start making money.
IRA shenanigans, Mazen doing dishes in our dishwasher. Snoop dogg, sorry man, you have no taste. Apparently BGR crazy fun is ahead, but I’m perfectly fine right now. I’m what some people would consider ‘big timin’ by building some sort of future. To be honest, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, i’m sure there’s some sort of lazy fun times that i’m missing out on or something while i’m doing homework or working. Blah, enough rambling, this is all some big sherrade so that I don’t have to think. Fine, I’ll admit it. I suppose that I can get back to it. A guy will spend 2 dollars to get a 1 dollar item he wants. A girl will spend 1 dollar to get a 2 dollar item that she doesn’t want.
Maymester Madness
So, I’m finishing up my first Maymester at Purdue. Needless to say, I think that I am driving myself into depression; ironically taking Abnormal Psychology (PSY 350K). Thus far I have lived in an apartment by myself, eating frozen food directly from the microwave, programmed and devised schemes to profit from the stock market, begun siding Tom’s house, watched a few movies, had fun on the weekends, and that’s it.
Apartment life is a new concept for me. I can’t be the “lazy Glen” who is indifferent to everything that goes on around me, because people do not go out of there way anymore to bother me, as they used to. I think that I’m finding that you pretty much have to work at everything that you want or you presumably do not get it.
Not only that but they gave me four weeks, over 40 hours in lecture on top of 1000 pages to read about stuff that exponentially appeals less to me as I learn more about it. This will be my last Psychology course. Hopefully, I have something significant showing for these four weeks of my life, but I highly doubt it unless something magical happens.
Roomate comes soon. More fun ahead because Math and Physics, although they can be boring at times, at least are Proven, UNLIKE Psychology.
Music Matters
Songs That I have attributed to significant people in my life
Hoosier Main Theme -Dad
Field of Dreams Theme -Dad
Whomp that Trick -Kurt Kulwicki
Bear’s Gone Fishin’ -David Mackielski
Biggest Balls of them All -Patrick Davenport
Cocaine -Patrick Davenport
Sugar We’re Going Down -Lenka Kollar
Down in a Hole -PBros
One Jump Ahead -Ryan Smith
Summertime -C.J. Leiter
Flap your wings -Beth Blaase
Screwed Up -Couz Bill
Gotta Stay Fly -Danny Marti
Truck down a hill -Matt Ridenour
Not to say that you’re not significant, we just don’t have a song. I don’t even know C.J. that well… Some songs are good, some are bad; that’s life.
Update:
I’ve got a co-op at GE
I’m still a pledge at Sigma Nu
I’m in SS
I’ve got a 3.88, B in Chemistry 116. Thanks Mr. TA. He was cool, just not a good teacher. And I did not have the spare time like I had first semester to teach everything to myself.
I’m doing another investment thing. D. H., O. L. Prod.
I’m back into weights, took some time off cause of pledgeship (I say this after only 1 day into my new routine). But, I am no lazy person. There is much I would like to do and so little time to do it. Life is still free and easy. Sleeping 5-9pm and 3-8am. I feel like Ryan Smith. GAH!
The incident with Curt Mcgann -Cage Fight and Afterwords***
Beginning to realize that it all comes back to family. That’s where it’s at.
Days go by
Well, today I began my journey of pledgeship at Sigma Nu. Yesterday my BGR bracelet fell off. Tonight spring break plans look like Daytona Beach, taking the pontiac. I’ve been hanging out a lot. Kurt and I were VIP at DU this weekend cause we know how to work the system. BSCEM vs. IE Disney? nobody knows; not even me. What else? The food is too good. I ate with Dennis at Ford. I am finally releaved of woman problems, as well as homework problems.
The beauty of my life is that as of noon today, i had no idea what will be of me in the next years, but now i’m probably going to be a Nu. I just have to get past Ni’s general disappointing disposition towards me, I don’t get it, but at least he’s a good guy. Even if he dislikes me now, things change for the better all the time.
Well, still no idea what i’m doing 10 years from now, probably married? gosh.. that’s a terrible thought, but at 28, it’s probably going to be likely. Dad says i’ll get a divorce, and he’s probably right. But, if a girl can stick with me for 3 months, she will figure me out enough to know where i’m comming from.
I leave now to go study for the test tomorrow. My outlook on life remains focused on my future. A selfish bastardly outlook if you ask me, haha; hopefully I’ll become more compassionate.
Back in Black
I’m back. Not much news. Just might get a job at Disney World or some crazy construction company out in LA… Nothing big, nothing surprising, rushing Sig-Eps or Sig Nu, Who knows.. not even me or Ryan smith. Girls are girls, still the same in that department. At this point, they are more interested in me than I am in them, and that’s certaintly a good thing. I’ve come up with a few tactics that are great.
I like doing well in school. Right now, psych looks like it might be my killer. All my other classes are cakey, just insert into mouth and swallow the goodness of that chocolate cake.
Rich sure gives good advice. He and I have a lot in common although neither of us are willing to admit it. Heck, we even look the same in certain pictures. I’m trying to advance my ping-pong skills, but that’s nothing compaired to him. He’s got game.
What’s new you ask? Gah! I don’t know. I got my bike fixed finally. You can see me fly by you and then do a power slide, pop up the front end doing a wheelie and land perfectly in the bike rack, boomerang my bike lock through the frame and the rack and lock it up, and go to class in style.
Kurt is really the most coolest roomate that I think I could have ever been roomed with randomly. We mesh, even if he snores.
I dig being here in the clear with cool people from ear to ear.
To all those who support me, thanks. I honestly see how those famous actors say that they couldn’t have done it without certain people. But, it’s the entirety of life experiences compounded with natural born talents and home-life enviroment that build up a future, along with a lot of luck and ‘good choices.’ So, thanks.
Leaving Home
I leave home again tomorrow. I am pretty distraught about it. After being home again where I am welcome and even loved, I get to go back to Purdue. Sure, it’s great; but there’s no comparison to the comradery that I experience at home with my family. Although my mom is a little annoying sometimes, I still love her. In fact, it brings tears to my eyes. I find myself crying. I love Maddie, Julie, Dad and Mom all equally, even the dog, I suppose. I even got to take the dog out for a run in January. Allison calls and i feel better. Amazing how that works. I feel God’s presence in that one.
I miss life
Does that even make sense? Is it possible to miss life? 
Alright, That’s another Glen Bradford. I swear, they are becomming so numerous these days. Search google’s pictures for Glen Bradford and .. wow. I am am one of many.
I accidently slept through … well maybe a little bit purposely … a movie night at Allison W’s house yesterday. I slept 16 hours straight, new record. And Ryan, no, it was not the greatest thing ever. Wasting 16 hours straight is never a good use of time. But hey, Ball Stating and Ryan Smithing and Danny, both of ‘em, and Jim Barrett and EHUM crew and Jacob Carnick, David nice labtop, happy birthday kyle, fun break. It’s hard to say that I did nothing this break, because although it felt like i was doing nothing ALL the time, in reality, I probably only did nothing about 20% of the time I was awake, and I actually studied. It will be interesting to see how much of it I remember. Blah. Who cares.
Well, the neighborhood crew all got myspaces, the first step in wasting god’s gift of life. From ages 8-17, they are all about blogging and myspacing it up. Gosh, will society ever learn? I sure hope not! Billy Bob Bradford, Bradskey, u the champ man.