Andre J. Carter

Category: Thoughts

  • Healthcare Records

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    Recently one of the largest healthcare providers in the US, Anthem, was reported as being hacked, giving the hackers access to health records and personal information of an estimated 80 million people. We become accustomed to the problems stemming from stolen personal data in the financial world and have learned to deal with it via…

  • Invisible

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    “Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.” – Frank L. Gaines

  • Do It Right

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    “It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.” – Henry Longfellow

  • Another Slow Week

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    This has been an interesting week and much better for me than many on my Facebook timeline. I hope those that need strength can find it and brighter days are ahead. Good luck to all my friends taking teams to UCA High School Nationals this weekend. Also, congratulations to the New England Patriots on winning…

  • Why Thinking You’re Ugly is Bad For You by Meaghan Ramsey

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    Meaghan Ramsey presented Why Thinking You’re Ugly is Bad For You as a TED Talk. http://www.ted.com/talks/meaghan_ramsey_why_thinking_you_re_ugly_is_bad_for_you

  • Automated Annoyance

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    This weekend I logged in to pay for my dental insurance. I waited until close to the last day because I have a new provider that is supposed to start, but since I haven’t received the new ID card, I figured it was better to have 2 plans for a month over not having any…

  • Pain or Pleasure

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    “People are motivated by pain or pleasure. They are either moving away from pain or toward pleasure.”

  • USASF Education

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    Today I’m changing majors. My USASF major has been Rules, but I’m changing it to Education with a minor in Rules. My focus will be leading the creation of educational resources, starting with resources for coaches. It will be a long term community project, but I’m ready to jump in and give it a speed…

  • Purposes & Wishes

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    “Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” – Washington Irving

  • Turbulence

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    “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker

  • Chocolate Coffee Beans

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    It was a slow week and I ran out of chocolate covered coffee beans. This weekend is the SuperBowl and I’m going with defense winning a championship.

  • Straight Lines

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    “The mind thinks in straight lines, but the world doesn’t work in straight lines.”

  • Twitter for iOS

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    Last week I got a Twitter notification on my phone that I didn’t want. It told me 2 other accounts started following another account. I didn’t and still don’t care and was annoyed Twitter showed that notification knowing that I didn’t sign up to receive anything like that. When I went to check and potentially…

  • Fit or Sore

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    “You don’t go to the gym once and get fit, you get sore.”

  • Peaceful Jog

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    Most days I get up and go on a quick jog before really starting my day. I don’t think I move fast or far enough to call what I’m doing running so I’ll stick with calling it a jog. I started jogging for the health benefits years ago, but now do it more to clear…

  • Don’t Like Clickbait? Don’t Click by Sally Kohn

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    Sally Kohn presented Don’t Like Clickbait? Don’t Click as a TED Talk.

  • Know it All

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    “The dumbest people I know are those who Know It All.” – Malcolm Forbes

  • UCA College Nationals 2015

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    Last weekend I went to UCA College Nationals. Alabama had a great performance and won. Kentucky didn’t and finished 3rd. Kentucky’s dance team also finished 3rd which I believe is one of their highest finishes.

  • 400 Million

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    “Of 400 million sperm you were the gold medalist.”

  • Earphones

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    I need new earphones. I’ve gone through several sets in the past couple of years ranging from the 2 different ones that have come with iPhones, to Bose, to Klipsch, to Yurbuds, to Shure, with only the Shure making it over 15 months. I’m looking for something that is comfortable enough to leave in my…

  • Not What, How

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    “The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.” – Christopher Hitchens

  • New England & Seattle

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    Yesterday New England and Seattle advanced to the SuperBowl. Seattle had a memorable late game comeback to defeat the Packers in overtime while New England beat up Indy like a hazing incident gone wrong. The 2 teams will meet in Phoenix in just under 2 weeks and I’ll actually get to watch it this time.…

  • Live & Launch

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    “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” – Henry D. Thoreau

  • Changes

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    “Change will not come without changes.”

  • Quick Trip to Lexington

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    I took a quick trip to Lexington this weekend due to unfortunate circumstances. While I was there I saw Kentucky perform.