Inside the mind of Seth Holloway
I am a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin with a broad skill set and an endless stream of thoughts.
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Cheer loudly when people accomplish big things
Posted on December 16th, 2009 1 commentMy sister received her PhD last Spring. She completed the highest level of schooling in a difficult field at one of the top 10 best institutions in the world. Wow! That’s awesome by anyone’s metrics! Yet, at the terminal degree graduation ceremony (that packed a college basketball arena) attendees were completely civilized (quiet). As Allison strode across the stage I let out a loud whoop! of approval and felt eyes on me for my social outburst.
Months later, this still bothers me. Why don’t we (civilized Americans) cheer loudly when people accomplish big things? I’m not sure any amount of noise could truly capture the the effort Allison put in and pride that we all felt, but that shouldn’t stop us from whooping and hollaring with merriment.
The next time someone you love accomplishes something big, celebrate loud and proud!
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted on May 10th, 2009 No commentsHappy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers in the world! You achieved your biological imperative and kept humanity as a whole alive. Thanks for that!
A special thanks to my amazing mother who deserves sainthood for dealing with three, ahem, precocious kids. And to my mother-in-law who was in a similar situation, except my mother-in-law had three perfect children–especially her daughter
I hope everyone has a great day and properly appreciates the one who gave them life!
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