Posts by jnyveen

What’s Going to Happen

Posted by on Jul 17, 2013 in Random, Science

We’re on the verge of curing major diseases and sending tourists into space. What else does the future hold? Move over, Nostradamus. Here are headlines from the future.

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The Nyveen Name

Posted by on Apr 28, 2013 in Random

In university, I took an interest in my family tree. Searching the web, I found names of ancestors and cousins that I never knew I had. As my tree grew, I began to wonder where the Nyveen family name came from. What did it mean? Who was the first to use it?

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Things I Hate

Posted by on Mar 7, 2013 in Complaints, Silly

Everyone’s got their pet peeves. Here are some of mine.

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Oh Deer

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013 in Stories

Last night, after spending a full day in Ashburn, Virginia catching up with old friends, I left my friend Corky’s house to head home in my new white Volkswagen GTI. My old friend Matt was in the passenger’s seat.

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How to Talk Like a Canadian

Posted by on Jan 18, 2013 in Silly

I’m a Canadian. Though I only lived there until age seven before moving to Texas, I was there long enough to pick up the speech mannerisms particular to Canadians. I know this, because my friends made fun of me when I started school in the US.

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