I was really affected by Josh Harris publicly announcing that he’s leaving the faith. I assume most people reading this know about it already but […]
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Davis School Jazz Band Gets Honors At Musicfest
Random, but I found the old San Jose Mercury News story of when my junior high jazz band won Musicfest. I’m copying it here for […]
Supernova Era
I just read Supernova Era, written by the guy who wrote the Three-Body Problem in 2003, but only recently translated into English. Honestly, it was […]
Attractiveness, Discimination, and Rage
Invisibilia recently had an episode that tackled what to me is a really bold subject: can you control the types of people to whom you […]
My Take On Facebook
I get asked from time to time what I think about what’s going on with Facebook, primarily my response to what seems like an endless […]
The Souls Of Yellow Folk
I just read this collection of essays by Wesley Yang called “The Souls Of Yellow Folk” that’s incredibly thought provoking but so confusingly scattered that […]
Thoughts on Survivor, gender bias
This season of Survivor was absolutely fascinating, primarily because the players have become so knowledgeable (and skilled) at the game. In prior seasons, you always […]
Is Privacy A Christian Value?
I liked this Christianity Today story on privacy a lot. It raises a question I’ve asked myself for a long time – are we sure […]
Christianity Today on the 81% of evangelicals who voted for Trump
The latest Christianity Today has an interesting article that dives deep into the 81% of white evangelical voters who voted for Trump (that for some […]
Watching Forrest Gump in my 40s
Last night I watched Forrest Gump in its entirely for the first time in many years. I’d forgotten how good a movie it is. Rewatching […]