Archive for December, 2004
A little bit of everything
Getting this in before taking a nap to get to the Hakka conference at York University this morning…. Wednedsay, dim sum with two uncles at Oriental Center, a quick tour through Scarborough Towne Center, the RT back through to the house. Road trip to downtown, went to the Hockey Hall of Fame and touched the [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2004 under Toronto.
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Ponder, ponderous
Day 1 of the conference. The keynote speaker is seriously flailing, mostly because he’s trying to present a 3 part paper in 20 minutes. More updates when P and I awake.
Posted: December 30th, 2004 under En route.
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Wednesday stuff
Tv/law related news: the passing of Jerry Orbach, the former Lenny Briscoe of NBC’s “Law and Order.” An actor whose talents also shone brightly in theater and film, he will be missed. “Jeopardy” relies even more on gimmicks – they’re bringing back former five-day champions (champions under the previous five-day only rule) to be in [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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A buffet of ideas
How is it that we are condemned to repeat the mistakes of the past? This is what disturbs the rapidly aging cadre of Hakka lead by my uncle. They are trying to justify the future of the Hakka identity to the next generation, and they are having a hard time doing it. Why are they? [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2004 under Toronto.
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In toronto
P and I made it ok to Toronto, but barely.. With gold status on AA, we bypassed the line, but then they had a mechanical delay. Right now we’re going to the Mandarin buffet to celebrate my uncle’s 70th birthday.
Posted: December 28th, 2004 under Toronto.
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Landing at Toronto Airport
Posted: December 28th, 2004 under En route.
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Monday After Xmas, or Happy Kwanzaa
I’m taking some vacation time, before heading back to a short work week. Looking forward to this Dick Clarkless New Year’s…? Hmm. Still trying to get holiday cards done. Hopefully shall be done before this Friday. Christmas Eve movie – “Meet the Fockers” – funny movie; Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra Streisand – are [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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Cuenta los meses y los años, los hombres y las vidas
Everone in the P– household except for me is recovering from the flu. Apparently, last year’s flu shot that I received provided some protection. After my half-baked attempts to provide tea for everyone, P-’s mom came over and whipped up dinner, a variety of chinese teas and soups, and steamed the place with vinegar to [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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Christmas Eve 2004
Forgive me for doing this now, but in case I don’t say this on Christmas Day proper… Merry Christmas, Everybody!!! Now, back to your regularly scheduled Christmas practices/specials…
Posted: December 24th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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It’s like I can’t resist blogging, or Eve of Xmas Eve
FC: your photo of the pound cakes look so yummy. I swear that Christmas is cake and pie time like nothing else! (I cannot tell a lie: I’ve been eating nice cakes today…) NY Times’ Ed Levine explains the concept of Mincemeat and mincemeat pies, in “Mincemeat (Whatever It Is) Is Still a Christmas Tradition” [...]
Posted: December 23rd, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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