New Beginnings

It’s a new year. That usually means new beginnings. I’m not completely sure that I’m ready for new, that would mean letting go of something old. I’m thinking specifically of my job. I know I’ve worked very hard to prepare for a career change. I know the doctors say I have to make a career [...]

Not on my Block

A new non-profit run low income housing project just opened down the street from our house. I know the organization and have seen other properties that they manage, and those properties are well managed. This one is not. All the telltale signs of problems are here. We’ve had graffiti, theft, and vandalism in our community [...]

Tonality

Protected: It’s a Smelly Green Morning

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Back to Basics

I’ve finally finished repairing my 35mm camera. I had to buy a parts camera to replace the baseplate, I had to buy a battery adapter since the original batteries used to power the light meter are not manufactured anymore, and hopefully I won’t need to scavenge anymore parts from the broken camera.  The baseplate was [...]

Pain

I am sick and tired of being in pain. In the beginning, I thought I was coping well with my injury, but the passing time has proven more difficult than I expected. Maybe it’s because, in the beginning, I saw the pain as temporary. Now that time has passed and the pain has not subsided, [...]

Dear Hyphen

I finally received my latest edition of Hyphen Magazine, an Asian American publication. I usually look forward to reading their articles, catching up on recent Asian Americans stories, struggles, and triumphs. Today, I found myself writing a letter to their article about the inaccuracies reported in one of their main articles. I only bitched about [...]

Vaccinating OWS

Tonight’s nightly news reported that New York City doctors and nurses were providing free flu vaccinations at Occupy Wall Street. I haven’t taken the time yet to confirm who funded the mass vaccination. All I could find with a cursory google search were blog postings discouraging protestors from receiving the free flu vaccinations, which were [...]

Protected: Reconnected?

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Protected: Disconnected

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