So as many of you have guessed by now, I was not killed in the Chino Hills earthquake of 2008 (neither was anyone else for that matter). In a somewhat ironic twist, my iTunes random shuffle has decided to play a movement from contemporary minimalist composer John Adams, entitled Shaker Loops: A Final Shaking. Yet [...]
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Seriously folks, calm down.
Why can’t local and national news affiliates spend this must time, effort, and energy on the crisis in education in LAUSD, rather than on an earthquake that causes zero deaths, zero injuries, and (aside from a broken water main) zero damage !?!?!
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Yesterday, NFL players reported (or did not report) to training camp, officially beginning the countdown toward the beginning of the season. And just as their summer vacation has ended, mine is quickly coming to a close.
One week from today, I report at 0800 to Johnnie Cochran Middle School, eat the free breakfast, say hi [...]
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Periodically, one of my more politically-minded roommates will spontaneously (and irreverently) shout out this above phrase, especially during the live CNN coverage of any speech by Democratic Presidential nominee Barak Obama. Yet this fall, not only will there be new hope and optimism in the new Federal administration, but there also will be (and in [...]
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On my home from a wedding in Maine this weekend, I stopped by a little college in Massachusetts, simply because I’d never been there before. Although the place was mostly empty, I strolled around the grounds a bit, sampled the architecture, and breathed in the smell of fresh cut grass on a breezy Sunday morning. [...]
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121. One hundred- twenty one. That was my score!
Unfortunately, I was not playing basketball. And no, I was not bowling either. Yes, I was golfing, an activity that I love but have not really had the opportunity to enjoy frequently in my time in Los Angeles (where the most inexpensive greens fees are [...]
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Ironic. It’s absolutely sweltering outside now that it’s mid-July and iTunes decided to be fun and play Celine Dion’s Don’t Save It All For Christmas Day. Now, if you’re like any of my friends who’ve had the opportunity to browse my iPod, you should now be (appropriately) asking the question, “Why on earth do [...]
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Well, I can’t say there’s much at all to write about, but I figured, isn’t that the point of a blog anyway? After all, isn’t this just a way that I get to hear myself talk without actually talking?
Anyway, it’s now almost mid-July and summer is once again in full swing. The summer heat consistently [...]
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Webster’s Dictionary defines Crapware as the category of software programs that come previously installed on your brand new PC, programs which slow your memory, your speed, and are often incredibly difficult to exorcise from your hard drive. I’ve spent the last few years tweaking my ability to get rid of crapware and it’s ugly cousin [...]
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