Archive for July 20th, 2005
Farewell, James “Scotty” Doohan
The passing of James Doohan – the ex-Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, the chief engineer of the Enterprise of “Star Trek,” of pneumonia and Alzheimer’s.
Posted: July 20th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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Jewel in the Palace
I’ve been watching a lot more TV ever since P- hooked up the full package of Time Warner Cable (thanks, P-). The thing I’ve been hooked on (other than Battlestar Galactica and the reruns of Amazing Race on the Game Channel) is a Korean period series called Jewel in the Palace, a.k.a. Dae Jang Geum [...]
Posted: July 20th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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Found!
Today waiting in my fax at the office…. an announcement from the good ol’ law school that they are looking for an Assistant Admissions Director. Interestingly they were seeking alums looking for the alternative career path. For a brief perverted moment I thought about it, but then quickly cast it aside and continued with the [...]
Posted: July 20th, 2005 under Taipei.
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So Goes the Supreme Court and Other Stuff
Bush Nominates Roberts for Supreme Court. Let’s see what the commentators will say; will be interesting. Not entirely a surprise – a man who’s an Ivy Leaguer. But, surprise – maybe he’s not Right Wing, so much as well, merely conservative (little “c”)? Who’s to say for certain? Pari Chang observes the difficulties of being [...]
Posted: July 20th, 2005 under Brooklyn.
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