Posted in Blogging, General Thoughts on June 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Holy Batman! I just noticed this blog is now a year old.
Excuse me for patting myself on the back for this minor accomplishment. Among my many shortcomings, perhaps the one that bothers me the most is my habit for starting on something with enthusiasm - various hobbies, PhD programs, whatever - only to drop it [...]
Posted in Education, General Thoughts, tagged Asian Americans on June 11, 2008 | No Comments »
The Times today reports:
The image of Asian-Americans as a homogeneous group of high achievers taking over the campuses of the nation’s most selective colleges came under assault in a report issued Monday.
The report, by New York University, the College Board and a commission of mostly Asian-American educators and community leaders, largely avoids the debates over [...]
Posted in Blogging, General Thoughts, Sociology on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Why does Memorial Day always feel like New Year’s to me? It’s about now that I both want to waste time and attempt to atone for all the things I failed to get done over the past nine months…ah, might as well blog.
So, in any event, over the holiday I finally got a chance to [...]
Posted in General Thoughts, New York City on May 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The news that restaurant Florent is closing on June 29 doesn’t come as a complete surprise; the Meatpacking District has been utterly transformed over the past ten years by the influx of high-end boutiques, restaurants, and fashion stores. But at the same time a part of me feels aghast at the disappearance of this little [...]
Posted in General Thoughts, Uncategorized, tagged Obama, Politics on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m breaking a long-standing ban on political announcements on this blog to let it be known that Union Street has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Press conference, 9am tomorrow. What, no interest? Ok, geez, never mind.
I voted for Obama in the Democratic primary. However, I didn’t mind an [...]
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