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A-Team and The Karate Kid!  Oh My God – it’s the return of the 1980′s, in a revised kind of way. I got to see The A-Team movie; nothing perfect, but if you liked the old tv series, this was a fun.   Plot made no sense; but what was there was an origins story of [...]

Kudos:  US District Ct., North District of California – the trial court of the federal system – finally has an Asian American federal judge (the first in its 160 year history, according to the NAPABA press release); Judge Lucy Koh has been confirmed.  She will be the only current Korean American federal judge in the [...]

I can’t believe it’s really February already. I’m becoming addicted to the chips from Food Should Taste Good (interesting review of the chips). Hat tip from Angry Asian Man: a cool profile on Grant Imahara from “Mythbusters” on Discovery Channel. Another hat tip from Angry Asian Man (and here too): Yet another one of those [...]

Amy Tan gets braised in San Francisco (rather than roasted). Mark Bittman with a bak choy with shittake and oyster sauce recipe. The video was also a good watch; seems simple. I’m not into mushrooms, but the oyster sauce – well, that’s brown sauce that’s good for something anyway. Fascinating story about Tom Dunn, a [...]

“Even old New York was once New Amsterdam…” — we’re apparently celebrating the 400th anniversary of Hudson on the river, with the Dutch monarchy in town. The NY Times on bento boxes. The president making a speech on telling kids to work hard in school and all that stuff — honestly, it’s either going to [...]

I wish summer didn’t have to end. Catching up on reading: Time Magazine on one man’s attempt to stop the tide of suicides in Japan, not a great trend in the middle of a recession. Hat tip to Angry Asian Man for some great links, namely: John Cho, in style, Angry Asian Man notes. Not [...]

My little web presence will be discontinued this fall, since Yahoo is ending geocities in October. Consider this your last opportunity to check it out! … certainly feel free in giving me ideas on options; I am in deliberation. Watched “(500) Days of Summer” – sweet, sad, funny; I recommend it. Yeah there are odd [...]

Stand on the Soapbox time: I read this Michael Daly column in the (dead tree) Daily News newspaper. He made good points: NYC is not South Dakota, nor should we apologize for having some questions for people who carry concealed weapons (for instance – why is your weapon concealed? Are you up to something other [...]

Hip hop comes to China, via Chinese American expats and general American influence. Could it mean (political) expression? Hmm. Apparently, US Dept. of Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, is having a great time visiting China. Besides the job of reassuring people that the US economy isn’t totally imploding, he gets to use his Mandarin skills. Well, [...]

Stayed at the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf. I wish it had a minifridge, but otherwise it was comfortable and well situated. Valet parking was $38; kind of steep. Will keep it in mind for my next trip. Across the street is a Barnes & Noble – quiet, low traffic, high selection. Trader Joe’s and a Safeway [...]