<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>flashback humor</title><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/</link><description>the tale of a dude with multiple identities and exponential expectancies.

disclaimer: all characters and events depicted in this web log - EVEN THOSE BASED ON REAL PEOPLE - are entirely fictional.</description><copyright>Copyright 2009 rush3k.blog-city.com</copyright><generator>rush3k</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>flashback humor</title><url>http://files.blog-city.com/profiles/729/31729.jpg</url><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Battles</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/battles.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/battles.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=battles</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lord, give me the strength to fight not only my battles but the battles of my friends and family.]]></description></item><item><title>Re-aligning Priorities</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/realigning_priorities.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/realigning_priorities.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=realigning%5Fpriorities</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These are the most important things in my life and supercede everything else - family, friends, career and school.]]></description></item><item><title>Rude is Back</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/rude_is_back.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/rude_is_back.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rude%5Fis%5Fback</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks, a lot has happened. Some good, some bad ... and some that make me just think and think.Highlights - I am making important breakthroughs at work, but I have not cultivated that primal ability of tooting my own horn. Needless to]]></description></item><item><title>Hold Your Fire</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/hold_your_fire.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/hold_your_fire.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hold%5Fyour%5Ffire</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have a good friend called Pedro - one of my trusted lieutenants really. This one is dedicated to his dreams. Good luck mate, we&#39;ll probably not meet up at the educational fortress that is the USA, not that I&#39;ll not give it another shot, but]]></description></item><item><title>Alone Again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/alone_again.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/alone_again.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=alone%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well Jesus Christ, I&#39;m alone againSo what did you do those three days you were dead?Cause this problem&#39;s gonna last more than the weekend.]]></description></item><item><title>Does God Care?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/does_god_care.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/does_god_care.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=does%5Fgod%5Fcare</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In my version of christianity and catholicism, it is okay to ask the hard questions. Granted, we might not always know the answers, or be satisfied with these answers, but questioning our faith on a daily basis gives us reasons to urgently seek more]]></description></item><item><title>Uncle Emeka 1965-2009.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/uncle_emeka_19652009.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/uncle_emeka_19652009.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=uncle%5Femeka%5F19652009</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My uncle passed on. He lived with my family in distant northern Nigeria, so I grew up knowing him. Those afternoons when momma&#39;s cooking was late in being ready, I&#39;ll go over to his &quot;boys quarters&quot; apartment and he&#39;ll give me al]]></description></item><item><title>Pre-cursor to PhD</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/precursor_to_phd.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/precursor_to_phd.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=precursor%5Fto%5Fphd</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since my MS wasn&#39;t in the power field, and I have absolutely no plans of spending six more years in grad school, Prof. KBP advised I take some graduate level power courses. I&#39;ve been looking at a few Universities with good power courses and t]]></description></item><item><title>The Four Schools for Alternative/Renewable Energy-related PhD Research</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/the_four_schools_for_alternativerenewable_energyrelated_ph.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/the_four_schools_for_alternativerenewable_energyrelated_ph.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Ffour%5Fschools%5Ffor%5Falternativerenewable%5Fenergyrelated%5Fph</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m in the process of selecting the four schools I&#39;ll be applying to for my PhD. For a brief moment over the weekend I was overwhelmed by ETH Zurich because of their awesome MEST program. Even if the program turns out not to be as great as th]]></description></item><item><title>My Epiphany</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/my_epiphany.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/my_epiphany.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=my%5Fepiphany</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This last three or four months, life has been a literal fucking ball.But I had my epiphany, today, at work ... two hours after talking with one of the analog designers (a PhD) about more school ... and more school. Earlier in the week, I had advised]]></description></item><item><title>10 Things That Keep Me Up At Night</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/10_things_that_keep_me_up_at_night.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/10_things_that_keep_me_up_at_night.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=10%5Fthings%5Fthat%5Fkeep%5Fme%5Fup%5Fat%5Fnight</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[0. Soul-searching between analog electronics and energy management.1. Absolutely needing to get into a PhD program by Fall 2009, do-or-die.2. Lack luster execution plans I discuss with my team everyday.3. Learning to deal with my perfectionism issues]]></description></item><item><title>The Elendu Saga</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/the_elendu_saga.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/the_elendu_saga.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Felendu%5Fsaga</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is purely for posterity.I first read of Elendu&#39;s arrest here. Now he tells  of his ordeal at the hands of Nigerian SSS.Rude.]]></description><category>elendu</category><category>nigeria</category><category>sss</category><category>state security service</category></item><item><title>Jamming into October</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/jamming_into_october.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/jamming_into_october.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=jamming%5Finto%5Foctober</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So these are songs/albums I&#39;ve been listening to since say August ... &nbsp;1.&nbsp;Dropout Year - A Coming of Age Story (Acoustic)&nbsp;This one is for T-peps, and the by the way the EP has the acoustic version which is far better. See link to M]]></description></item><item><title>Funny</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/funny.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/funny.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=funny</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She&#39;s so much like the bad parts of my personality it&#39;s funny.]]></description></item><item><title>McCain, Obama roast each other at charity dinner</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/mccain_obama_roast_each_other_at_charity_dinner.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/mccain_obama_roast_each_other_at_charity_dinner.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mccain%5Fobama%5Froast%5Feach%5Fother%5Fat%5Fcharity%5Fdinner</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[... McCain also said Obama &quot;is ready for any contingency, even the possibility of a sudden and dramatic market rebound. I&#39;m told that at the first sign of a recovery, he will suspend his campaign and fly immediately to Washington to address]]></description></item><item><title>Epiphany</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/epiphany.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/epiphany.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=epiphany</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I think at the end they all finally get it, only at the very end. Lucky them.Lucky them because even in the end I still don&#39;t understand the thought-pattern, my thought-pattern. Perhaps had they heeded those little red sticky notes of innuendos a]]></description></item><item><title>Angst</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/angst.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/angst.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=angst</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am angry at many things.]]></description></item><item><title>New York New York</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/new_york_new_york.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/new_york_new_york.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fyork%5Fnew%5Fyork</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I visited NYC a few weeks ago. Suddenly being from Tejas didnt feel that great anymore. I mean, New Yorkers had style, NYC was fun in every imaginable way and I enjoyed every bit of the short weekend spent there. I will go back again.]]></description></item><item><title>Safety Suit, Red and Seether</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/safety_suit_red_and_seether.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/safety_suit_red_and_seether.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=safety%5Fsuit%5Fred%5Fand%5Fseether</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two nights ago I went to see the Seether concert at the Palladium ballroom in downtown Dallas. Safety Suit  then Red  opened for Seether , I think Safety Suit did a remarkable job, they rocked out good and I bought their CD. But Seether just killed i]]></description><category>safety suit</category><category>red</category><category>seether</category></item><item><title>This Cake is Mine</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/this_cake_is_mine.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/this_cake_is_mine.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=this%5Fcake%5Fis%5Fmine</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You know how it is with first loves, you can never quite forget them or get them out of your head. So this is about my first love - analog and mixed-signal electronics. For a few weeks I thought getting out of it is what&#39;ll make me happy, vesting]]></description></item><item><title>The Common-man Mentality</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/the_commonman_mentality.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/the_commonman_mentality.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fcommonman%5Fmentality</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had a conversation with a Nigerian that veered towards the instability in many sectors in Nigeria. He, like with many other Nigerians and especially the bloggers, had the raw audacity to in one sentence ridicule and correct the method of]]></description></item><item><title>Jamming into July</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/jamming_into_july.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/jamming_into_july.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=jamming%5Finto%5Fjuly</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Listen up.This is coming two weeks late, but better late than never.Here are my top picks for July1. Disturbed - Criminal Reminds me of the pre-Digerati era 8/9 years ago. Certain actions afterwards will result in an unfortunate series of events.Favo]]></description><category>top picks</category><category>music</category></item><item><title>Log Date: Monday, June 30, 2008.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/log_date_monday_june_30_2008.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/log_date_monday_june_30_2008.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=log%5Fdate%5Fmonday%5Fjune%5F30%5F2008</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nothing makes sense anymore.]]></description></item><item><title>Testing Times</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/testing_times.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/testing_times.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=testing%5Ftimes</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&#39;Tis oft misfortunes come together, or after one mischief another - Dougal GrahamI heard this uttered by a close friend and confidant at a time he was in really circumstances. Lots of truthfulness in it. Also makes me realize whatever tough luck]]></description></item><item><title>O boy!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://rush3k.blog-city.com/o_boy.htm</guid><link>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/o_boy.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://rush3k.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=o%5Fboy</comments><dc:creator>rush3k</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Took a knock in last Saturday&#39;s soccer game, my shin is swollen twice its size. Hope nothing&#39;s broken. From now on, I&#39;ll always use shin-guards.]]></description></item></channel></rss>