Apart from hobbies, I have interests

Hobbies cost money, interests are free. I try to have as many interests as possible, they're free, and they expand my mind and my horizons.

Philosophy

Posted by Jane Doe on September 25, 2006

I love philosophy. The ability to debate over a topic with contrasting viewpoints and not falling into an argument is a very delicate art. Most people can't do it. You have to be able to fully understand both sides, have an opinion, and express it in such a way that you don't sink down to the level of bickering and being close-minded. Both of my parents were reporters, and they definitely taught me a few things about asking touchy questions without having the answer blow up in your face. The first trick is to not ask a question that you don't want to know the true answer. Does this make me look fat? Most people will say no, but on occasion, someone will pipe up and say the truth that everyone knows, which is yes, and the asker is rarely prepared. The fall out from a question like that is often amazing.

Cybernetics

Posted by Jane Doe on September 25, 2006

Now you might look at that and think that there is no way that cybernetics is free. Well it is for me, my interest in cybernetics stems from my technology background and my interest in prosthetics. I hope to really be able to tie it into my anticipated career of physical therapy. So I read a lot of articles on advanced prosthetics that currently is lying on the border of prosthetics and cybernetics. By the time I enter the field as a clinician, I hope that it is a more viable option for amputees. I'm not sure where my interest in prosthetics came from, but from the first patient that I've worked with that had a prosthesis I've been interested and find myself continually interested. So I read up on the topic to keep myself ahead of my future classmates in hopes that I can stand out in that field and do an internship at possibly Walter Reed.

I like to Code

Posted by Jane Doe on September 25, 2006

This site was hand made, it's not some WordPress template or some other system that I just throw content in to, I made it by hand, lovingly enen. Once upon a time, it was something that I wanted to do for a living, but these days, it's just a hobby that I have as a form of mental exercise. To write code, you have to think in a manner that you don't normally use in your day to day life. So, the byproduct of this little exercise is this website, and maybe one day I'll post up a program or something that I write.