Pieces of Minds (STUDENT OF LIFE)

What's good people?! :)

I'd like to welcome those of your reading this and those who may have back tracked here to day one to get the gest of what this blog is about along with some personal information of the creater, myself, Eric Confer. (Was that third person or a narrators address of myself?)

The creation of this blog is for the purpose of discussion with no boundries (though a few rules). Please don't discuss peoples race or religion directly unless it is statistic based, globally impacting, or something they would discuss on the news, and please no flame wars - for those not familiar with a flame war, it's when people argue without a point or bringing any facts to the table, just to argue, a pissing contest so to speak. I do not mind swearing or cursing as I feel it adds emotion or spice to the conversation at hand, however, like any emotion or spice please use it in moderation.

Lastly, I will let this blog run itself along with a little direction and a few topics here and there. Let's discuss the things you're not allowed to talk about at work or have trouble verbally addressing and need a moment to craft your argument. After all, no lawyer does a day trial, they get a chance to review arguments and prepare answers that lead to questions that they are already prapared to answer.

If you have a topic, send it my way along with a slight description of why you want it posted.

As for me, I like to consider myself a successful man of business (success is desribed in many ways, but to me it's about making things happen that need to happen, connecting the dots. Making others successful is also a big part of the equation).

Married to Angela (you can guess the last name) and have no kids... she's the reason I live and literally the best part of me.

If you only read this far, I am a Student of Life (that's my trademark, BTW). Learning from a school will only take you so far. Learning from experience helps as long as it doesn't cost you more than you can afford. learning from others is invaluable and costs you nothing but time and understanding. Learning from a book is fantastic if you can realize and draw from it. BUT learning from all these avenues is the most valuable. I encoruage each and everyone of you to be a student in life. My favorite question to ask someone through discussion is (and will be our first blog topic)...If you have 100 years to live...what do you do with them? Work a job and wait to die, live and love life but miss things like education and the arts... I try to learn from everything and everyone and value all inputs, though some better than others, all inputs make me better. My motto is to be the best YOU that YOU can be and accept nothing less. At the end of the day it's just you. At the end of your life it's you and the maker. You only get one shot at this thing we call life. What do you do with 100 years?

For all my Milts, you know who you are. I am a PROUD graduate (1999) of thee Milton Hershey School. If you're not sure who or what the Milton Hershey School is please Google it. It is the finest educational institution in the world, barr none (Ivy League Schools included). The man himslef, Mr. Milton hershey (founded the Hershey's Company, maybe you've heard of it) was not only a great candy maker, but a philanthropist for the ages. In 2009, this year, we are celebrating our 100 year anniversary.

I am also a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University (Nittany Lions, GO STATE! 2005) with my first degree in International Business and my second degree in Marketing, both 4 year B of S degrees. Currently, someday, sometime, working on my Masters MBA.

My passions are economics and all things business relation. I love investing and trading, not too bad at it but I could always make more :) Huge fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Vikings, there's a story, but don't ask unles you have time to give away that you will never get back. I also love anything auto sports, love to wrench on cars and make things go faster and hit the twistys harder. I own aq, don't laugh, 1980 240sx (S13) fastback that I have modified with an S14 SR20DET Blacktop motorset with turbo and huge FMIC (front mount intercooler). She's got an issue with her wiring harness and hasn't run for quite some time (no time for me to figure it out and that brings me to another point, I suck at electrical wiring). I also own an Lincoln LS with a V8 which is my beater, rear wheel drive and slightly modified with a few goodies - no rims yet though, that's last on the list...enough about me for now, we can ge tto know each later as thi ball of yarn unravels.

If you don't have a Google account yet, get one so you don't have to make "anon" posts all the time. MAN-UP and post what you feel and don't be scared to get a few replies or even be wrong at times with your name at the bottom. Also, isn't it better to get credit for posting something awesome? Sign up and get some love! As for now, it's on....now go get, get, get it!!!!


A Student of Life (and hopefully a teacher of it to someone),

Eric Confer
(some of my dearest know me as Tree, but you gotta earn those stripes soldier)