Triscribe

On the Q train, a young Chinese woman faints on the train. Everyone rushes to help her up on to the bench seat. As the train enters Pacific street, she revives and manages to get off the train. She waits again on the R side of the platform with a couple of the other riders [...]

I think I’m caught up on four days’ worth of NY Times and other reading. Maybe! Lots of interesting stuff… According to the latest ABA e-Journal, Philadelphia Howard Bashman’s blog “How Appealling” has been the recent target of parodies. What really impresses me about the article is that his blogging on appellate cases has now [...]

Shook hands with Ismail Merchant yesterday at my college’s alumni dinner near Grand Central. He actually was a MBA student, and was exposed to literature and film by osmosis. I have to be honest, I have never watched any of his films (I’m sure P– will fill me in on them and catch me up). [...]

So, anyway, how’s that Beatles song go? “The Taxman… Ye-ah, the Taxman…” Let’s look forward to the final run of new episodes on various channels: This Wednesday’s “Angel” on the WB channel – sigh… I hate that the WB is going to cancel this show, which has certainly had a pretty good season this season [...]

One hopes that the rain in the NYC area means May flowers, or at least a nice upcoming weekend. Movie recommendation: I saw “Ella Enchanted” on Sunday. It’s a nice, harmless PG film (PG due to some snarky moments), about Ella of Frell, a daughter of an impoverished aristocrat. Ella’s fairy godmother gave her the [...]

‘All or nothing’ gamble succeeds’, BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3618883.stm Thirty-two year old Londoner Ashley Revell sold everything he had, including his apartment, his car and his clothes, went to Las Vegas in a rented tux, and bet it all on red on roulette, and won. I don’t know if he did it for a dramatic Spring [...]

Some interesting bits: – Fascinating NY Times’ article on the joy of Passover, when Orthodox Jews find a way to enjoy the Ringling Brothers’ circus and still be kosher. – An Easter thing: Slate.com’s Explainer explains the meaning of the Peeps and Easter. Cool. So glad those little marshmallow-like chickies are only available once a [...]

Recap from my friend’s niece bowling birthday party in Pasadena. [Typewritten on the back of an AMC bowling party post card:] To: FC & P– 3/29/04 Hi P– & FC: Your Godiva chocolate were delicious. I ate all of them without sharing with anybody. My brother stole one chocolate & the nut got stuck in [...]

I’m off today; my department’s some of the only people who did not have this week off from work. However, I just laid in bed at P–’s house (she had to go to work) so my penance today was to clean up after her sister’s 2 dogs. They are generally indoor dogs, and one of [...]

I’ve been awfully busy the past few days. Have been terribly remiss with postings. Am moving, packing, shipping stuff and running around getting paperwork finished. Flying back to the East Coast Saturday and then back and then onto Taiwan and a new adventure. The whole Iraq thing has been really troubling me …. I just [...]