I was twenty-six for a moment, and it practically felt like a moment.  2005 traveled at warp speed.  Today, roughly within the 11:00 am hour, I turned 27.  The celebration was extended all weekend long.

It began Friday with my family.  My sister and her husband were going to take us out to eat at Buca Di Beppo.  But we ended up taking the food ( Read more... )

The world is an engine fueled by rewards.  We perform various acts and tasks in hopes of receiving some sort of recompense, whether in the form of money, gifts, or recognition.  Regardless of what form they are in, rewards are generally welcomed.  They are also great motivators.  In professions that are sometimes known as "thankless jobs," a simple ( Read more... )

I sit in my room on this Thanksgiving evening.  In the background, I hear commercials trying to convince me to wake up before dawn to catch the "early bird" sales.  But I'm not convinced.  Sleeping-in is more important than buying a $64.00 DVD player.  I don't have many opportunities for natural wake-up calls, so I take what I can get.  Usually, it ( Read more... )

It has become more apparent to me that voting is very powerful.  There has always been a self-kept thought that our vote really does not count, because it's just one vote.  What difference does one vote make?  That's probably true in most cases - take a look at the 2004 Presidential Election, but it had the opposite effect last Tuesday.  We won by ( Read more... )

Alanis Morrisette wrote a song ten years ago about irony.  But some say that her ironic expressions were, in fact, not ironic.  They were just incidences of bad luck.  Even the dictionary does little to help clarify the definition of irony.  So what is irony exactly?  Alanis thinks it's a black fly in your chardonnay.  Others think that it's a ( Read more... )

I did not go to work on Tuesday. I still had a productive day. It was also an expensive day, but productive ( Read more... )

Someone once said that the only thing you can guarantee on in life is death and taxes.  I think you can also guarantee on the return of friendships that have steadily vanished - sometimes without a trace.  I’m not implying any drama or any “woe is me” stories here.  I’m talking about the friends who have disappeared because of couple-hood.

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Like millions, I am a fan of the TV series, Desperate Housewives.  It's simply the perfect way to top off my Sunday evening.  But I never really noticed why.  Sure, the show is funny and entertaining, but mostly, it tells what might be going on behind closed doors.  It takes place in Suburbia, which is seemingly a painted picture of perfection.  ( Read more... )

The clock tells me it's 2:03 a.m. on an early Tuesday morning.  I'm playing a fickle game with the fan.  Actually, it's not a game.  I just can't decide if it's too cold or too warm.

Life can be described as the "B" word.  And no, I don't mean bitch.  It has been busy, the other "B" word.  Teaching classes has been picking up now.  I currently ( Read more... )