[Akula1992]

Cthulhu?

[Akula1992]

I boxed in college so, yeah, I got hit a lot, got a broken nose, etc.. I was from the Homer Simpson school of boxing apparently. I could really take a punch so I just let the other guy keep hitting me until he was exhausted and then I would nail him. 🙂 Not really but that is how it felt sometimes.

When someone would get a really good hit on my head it registered in my brain as a smell. It was a passing thing lasting a half second or so. I figured it was my brain’s reaction to impact – kinda like it scrambled the electrical signals for just a second and those scrambled signals were interpreted as a smell. Some guys said it registered like a flash of light. Who knows.

Two times when it could have happened: Once was in downtown San Diego when a mugger tried to relieve me of my wallet. I squared up with him and pushed my future wife behind me to get her out of the way. He threw one sloppy punch, which I batted away. He then thought better of the whole thing and ran off. I never threw a counterpunch because hitting someone in the melon with a bare fist is a good way to break your own hand.

The other time was in Philly when two muggers tried to steal my girlfriend’s camera. I squared up with the guys and put up my fists. That was all it took. They bolted off down the street sans camera. BTW, I got real lucky on that one. One of the guys was holding a knife at about gut level that I didn’t notice until I was already committed.

[Akula1992]

I boxed in college so, yeah, I got hit a lot, got a broken nose, etc.. I was from the Homer Simpson school of boxing apparently. I could really take a punch so I just let the other guy keep hitting me until he was exhausted and then I would nail him. 🙂 Not really but that is how it felt sometimes.

When someone would get a really good hit on my head it registered in my brain as a smell. It was a passing thing lasting a half second or so. I figured it was my brain’s reaction to impact – kinda like it scrambled the electrical signals for just a second and those scrambled signals were interpreted as a smell. Some guys said it registered like a flash of light. Who knows.

Two times when it could have happened: Once was in downtown San Diego when a mugger tried to relieve me of my wallet. I squared up with him and pushed my future wife behind me to get her out of the way. He threw one sloppy punch, which I batted away. He then thought better of the whole thing and ran off. I never threw a counterpunch because hitting someone in the melon with a bare fist is a good way to break your own hand.

The other time was in Philly when two muggers tried to steal my girlfriend’s camera. I squared up with the guys and put up my fists. That was all it took. They bolted off down the street sans camera. BTW, I got real lucky on that one. One of the guys was holding a knife at about gut level that I didn’t notice until I was already committed.

[Akula1992]

I boxed in college so, yeah, I got hit a lot, got a broken nose, etc.. I was from the Homer Simpson school of boxing apparently. I could really take a punch so I just let the other guy keep hitting me until he was exhausted and then I would nail him. 🙂 Not really but that is how it felt sometimes.

When someone would get a really good hit on my head it registered in my brain as a smell. It was a passing thing lasting a half second or so. I figured it was my brain’s reaction to impact – kinda like it scrambled the electrical signals for just a second and those scrambled signals were interpreted as a smell. Some guys said it registered like a flash of light. Who knows.

Two times when it could have happened: Once was in downtown San Diego when a mugger tried to relieve me of my wallet. I squared up with him and pushed my future wife behind me to get her out of the way. He threw one sloppy punch, which I batted away. He then thought better of the whole thing and ran off. I never threw a counterpunch because hitting someone in the melon with a bare fist is a good way to break your own hand.

The other time was in Philly when two muggers tried to steal my girlfriend’s camera. I squared up with the guys and put up my fists. That was all it took. They bolted off down the street sans camera. BTW, I got real lucky on that one. One of the guys was holding a knife at about gut level that I didn’t notice until I was already committed.

[Akula1992]

I boxed in college so, yeah, I got hit a lot, got a broken nose, etc.. I was from the Homer Simpson school of boxing apparently. I could really take a punch so I just let the other guy keep hitting me until he was exhausted and then I would nail him. 🙂 Not really but that is how it felt sometimes.

When someone would get a really good hit on my head it registered in my brain as a smell. It was a passing thing lasting a half second or so. I figured it was my brain’s reaction to impact – kinda like it scrambled the electrical signals for just a second and those scrambled signals were interpreted as a smell. Some guys said it registered like a flash of light. Who knows.

Two times when it could have happened: Once was in downtown San Diego when a mugger tried to relieve me of my wallet. I squared up with him and pushed my future wife behind me to get her out of the way. He threw one sloppy punch, which I batted away. He then thought better of the whole thing and ran off. I never threw a counterpunch because hitting someone in the melon with a bare fist is a good way to break your own hand.

The other time was in Philly when two muggers tried to steal my girlfriend’s camera. I squared up with the guys and put up my fists. That was all it took. They bolted off down the street sans camera. BTW, I got real lucky on that one. One of the guys was holding a knife at about gut level that I didn’t notice until I was already committed.

[Akula1992]

I boxed in college so, yeah, I got hit a lot, got a broken nose, etc.. I was from the Homer Simpson school of boxing apparently. I could really take a punch so I just let the other guy keep hitting me until he was exhausted and then I would nail him. 🙂 Not really but that is how it felt sometimes.

When someone would get a really good hit on my head it registered in my brain as a smell. It was a passing thing lasting a half second or so. I figured it was my brain’s reaction to impact – kinda like it scrambled the electrical signals for just a second and those scrambled signals were interpreted as a smell. Some guys said it registered like a flash of light. Who knows.

Two times when it could have happened: Once was in downtown San Diego when a mugger tried to relieve me of my wallet. I squared up with him and pushed my future wife behind me to get her out of the way. He threw one sloppy punch, which I batted away. He then thought better of the whole thing and ran off. I never threw a counterpunch because hitting someone in the melon with a bare fist is a good way to break your own hand.

The other time was in Philly when two muggers tried to steal my girlfriend’s camera. I squared up with the guys and put up my fists. That was all it took. They bolted off down the street sans camera. BTW, I got real lucky on that one. One of the guys was holding a knife at about gut level that I didn’t notice until I was already committed.

[Akula1992]

Interesting test and not very easy.

I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.

In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”

Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.

Still, kind of a fun test to take.

[Akula1992]

Interesting test and not very easy.

I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.

In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”

Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.

Still, kind of a fun test to take.

[Akula1992]

Interesting test and not very easy.

I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.

In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”

Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.

Still, kind of a fun test to take.

[Akula1992]

Interesting test and not very easy.

I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.

In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”

Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.

Still, kind of a fun test to take.

[Akula1992]

Interesting test and not very easy.

I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.

In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”

Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.

Still, kind of a fun test to take.

[Akula1992]

There was a story I used to tell folks about my experience with real estate in different areas that I lived:

In 2000 I bought a 3br/2.5ba in Jacksonville FL. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. It was 12 years old but everything had been replaced down to the carpet and the toilets. Fenced back yard that overlooked the 3rd green/4th tee of a golf course. Price: 84,502

In 2002 I bought a 3br/2.5 ba in Virginia Beach, VA. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. Backyard was a cement slab with about a 2 foot border of sod. Only view was that of all my neighbors’ back yards. Price 274,200

In 2005 I moved to CA and rented a 2br/1ba. 1 car garage. No back yard in Coronado. Zillo estimate(Ya, ya, I know) was 1.24M. I think they sold it just shy of 900K about a year ago.

Say what you might about bugs and such but FL does have a few monetary advantages if your pay doesn’t change with location.

Next, they want me to move to DC. Oh, frickin’ joy. (I’ve got some secret plans to move to Borrego Springs, change my phone number and disappear. 😉

[Akula1992]

There was a story I used to tell folks about my experience with real estate in different areas that I lived:

In 2000 I bought a 3br/2.5ba in Jacksonville FL. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. It was 12 years old but everything had been replaced down to the carpet and the toilets. Fenced back yard that overlooked the 3rd green/4th tee of a golf course. Price: 84,502

In 2002 I bought a 3br/2.5 ba in Virginia Beach, VA. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. Backyard was a cement slab with about a 2 foot border of sod. Only view was that of all my neighbors’ back yards. Price 274,200

In 2005 I moved to CA and rented a 2br/1ba. 1 car garage. No back yard in Coronado. Zillo estimate(Ya, ya, I know) was 1.24M. I think they sold it just shy of 900K about a year ago.

Say what you might about bugs and such but FL does have a few monetary advantages if your pay doesn’t change with location.

Next, they want me to move to DC. Oh, frickin’ joy. (I’ve got some secret plans to move to Borrego Springs, change my phone number and disappear. 😉

[Akula1992]

There was a story I used to tell folks about my experience with real estate in different areas that I lived:

In 2000 I bought a 3br/2.5ba in Jacksonville FL. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. It was 12 years old but everything had been replaced down to the carpet and the toilets. Fenced back yard that overlooked the 3rd green/4th tee of a golf course. Price: 84,502

In 2002 I bought a 3br/2.5 ba in Virginia Beach, VA. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. Backyard was a cement slab with about a 2 foot border of sod. Only view was that of all my neighbors’ back yards. Price 274,200

In 2005 I moved to CA and rented a 2br/1ba. 1 car garage. No back yard in Coronado. Zillo estimate(Ya, ya, I know) was 1.24M. I think they sold it just shy of 900K about a year ago.

Say what you might about bugs and such but FL does have a few monetary advantages if your pay doesn’t change with location.

Next, they want me to move to DC. Oh, frickin’ joy. (I’ve got some secret plans to move to Borrego Springs, change my phone number and disappear. 😉

[Akula1992]

There was a story I used to tell folks about my experience with real estate in different areas that I lived:

In 2000 I bought a 3br/2.5ba in Jacksonville FL. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. It was 12 years old but everything had been replaced down to the carpet and the toilets. Fenced back yard that overlooked the 3rd green/4th tee of a golf course. Price: 84,502

In 2002 I bought a 3br/2.5 ba in Virginia Beach, VA. 1 car garage on a cul de sac. Backyard was a cement slab with about a 2 foot border of sod. Only view was that of all my neighbors’ back yards. Price 274,200

In 2005 I moved to CA and rented a 2br/1ba. 1 car garage. No back yard in Coronado. Zillo estimate(Ya, ya, I know) was 1.24M. I think they sold it just shy of 900K about a year ago.

Say what you might about bugs and such but FL does have a few monetary advantages if your pay doesn’t change with location.

Next, they want me to move to DC. Oh, frickin’ joy. (I’ve got some secret plans to move to Borrego Springs, change my phone number and disappear. 😉

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