Triscribe

In preparation for my year-end message, I’ve finally got this new photo gallery software installed on the Triscribe site. This solves the problem I had last year with a gazillion crazy pictures with no comments (this year, it’s going to be around 3,000). You’re also welcome to upload photos that you may have also. You [...]

On PBS tonight: Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle, with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and tenor Bryn Terfel. There’s something off in hearing opera singers sing “Jingle Bells” (although, Terfel’s pretty good with the rhythm; but Von Stade seems stuck with the operatic training – but she does nicely with her range). Plus, of course, “The [...]

Sandwich board selling Subway sandwiches at Union Square

Last night was the winter solstice, which is apparently some Chinese excuse to freeze and eat a lot of good Chinese food made by P’s mom. P and I get into the house, drop our stuff and immediately make our way back out to go to the fruit stand. (in Cantonese) P’s mom: Where are [...]

People are getting awfully excited that J.K. Rowling is finished with Book 6 of the Harry Potter series. Personally, I have to finish Book 5, and I doubt I’ll get that done this year. But, at least I got through Books 1 to 4, so that’s pretty good, even for me (and I’m not as [...]

Caught the end of Bill Moyers’ on PBS the other night – lovely speech by Moyers honoring his wife/producing partner and noting that he still had other projects to look forward to. Nice article in Newsday, the newpaper he was once a publisher. And, speaking of Asian Americans in the news – Newsweek profiles Andrea [...]

The FC family’s annual pound cake ritual… Over 30 years of making pretty much the same thing 30 or more times. This is the first year my dad was totally sidelined, only giving advice from his bed. However, the cakes are pretty much the same as they have always been. There have been the occasional [...]

In catching up with the media news through late night recordings: Bill Moyers signed off from NOW last week. His feature piece on the vast right wing media conspiracy was really preaching to the choir, for those who would be convinced. The point worth remembering was his extended interview clips with his conservative counterpart, whose [...]

Eh, so let me know if I have to pay up, and how should I do that (cash, check, money order, dinner…): Time magazine names George W. Bush the Person of the Year. That was too easy for Time to do – I mean, the president is the person of the year for every year [...]

“The Apprentice” season closer was bordering on the annoying side. I mean, heaven help us, they have two lawyers in the boardroom with Donald Trump, George and Carolyn, plus Regis polling everyone in the universe who all approve candidate Kelly (aka West Point graduate/ex-Army guy/UCLA J.D./MBA) – except for candidate Jen’s rare bunch of supporters [...]