remembering to dot those i’s

April 27, 2007

Well today marks the first day of summer for me. Yeah “classes” are done with and there’s no going back until the next semester. Of course I have finials so the victory of beating the school semester has yet to come.
I’m not saying final exams are a battle, but all students know there’s a element [...]

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The Third Sex

April 25, 2007

This week I’ve been fixated on the study of transgender. For a class of mine, we were to find something unique about gender in Asia and I picked (actually from my dad’s suggestion) the phenomena of Transsexuals in Thailand, better known as Kathoey.
Transsexuality is a deep and complex subject and I do not fault [...]

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Ego over Real Strength under Brute Strength

April 24, 2007

Man desires respect from other men and it is the goal of man to keep his worth for as long as he lives. “Worth” in this respect, if that man is a blue collar working man, means perpetulating the myth that he is as strong as he was at 22. For intellectuals, its means perpetuating [...]

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A Silver bullet or a silver gun?

April 23, 2007

Today the news reel is raving about what congress should do to fix gun laws,The congress is raving to the media that, “there is no silver bullet.”
That that term “silver bullet” is a unique term to America. It refers to the idea that there’s no one solution to the amassing problem, but if we dive [...]

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4.20 y’all

April 20, 2007

Today is April 20th, respectfully Uncle Adolf’s Birthday… really that’s all I’m going to say about that.
The paper got done last night and I’m not totally sure I *want* to turn it in, but I got no choice. So here goes nothing, in the box it goes and then I’ll forget about it. Sometimes you [...]

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Just who is in control?

April 19, 2007

Given the current news cycle it’s apparent that YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL.
that might be a shocker and perhaps you should hear it again YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL. Of course that doesn’t add an ounce to your perception of safety or security, but it’s true. Who is in control just might really not be [...]

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C.RRRRUNCH!

April 18, 2007

Surfers in Malibu dream of endless summers,Hikers in the Rocky Mountains dream of warm, mosquitoes-less, fall days,Students dream of a once week extension on their reports…
er… what was that?
Yeah this is crunch time… The last official week and a half where fingers fly faster across black keyboards then Bruce Lee can throw fists of fury. [...]

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Something to listen for

April 17, 2007

The recent shootings and death of 32 (33 including the gunman) is, with out a doubt, extremely disturbing for anyone who goes to school and perhaps even knows someone who has come from S.Korea or knows a foreigner who is staying here (as the gunman was Identified as a S. Korean).
In order to be extremely [...]

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remember to laugh!

April 16, 2007

I am a human and so are you
What that means is that our lives are never perfect little boxes and nor should they be. I’m talking about the little wrinkles that make life what it is… imperfect.
Like expected deadlines are deadly in that they make the 8 hour sleeping quota a joke for us college [...]

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Slow but steady as she goes!

April 13, 2007

My car is a work horse. It takes me nearly everyday to work & school. It doesn’t complain, whine, or moan. It just does its job, but recently the clutch has been slipping and my car is slowly but surely going to just not move.
Today proved most difficult as I trudged up the hill on [...]

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