Archive for August 26th, 2009
History
With the passing of Walter Cronkite, Don Hewitt, Eunice Kennedy and now the passing of Edward Kennedy – this has been the summer of watching the passing of an era. I feel touched by the airings of the clips of Sen. Kennedy’s speech about the work, hopes and dreams continuing. Based on my readings (and [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2009 under Brooklyn, Washington, D.C..
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It Can’t Be the End of August
I’m in denial that it’s almost the end of summer. This Slate article by Daniel Gross raises a good point: it’s kind of hard to criticize government health insurance if you’re a recipient of government health insurance. Well, no one said that hypocrisy isn’t funny. I’ve really enjoyed watching Nova ScienceNow this summer. It had [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2009 under Beijing, Brooklyn, Hong Kong, Manhattan, Washington, D.C..
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