I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas24 Dec 2011

Just like the Christmases of my early childhood years. I dreamt of snow.  Of course, growing up in a tropical island, we didn’t have any of that powdery magic.  Styrofoam, cotton balls and aerosol snow spray made up for the lack of material to co...

He's Got a Thing18 Oct 2011

He’s Hanni El Khatib, a young musician whose song was featured recently in a Nike commercial.  His thing of course is his music, but not only that. He has a background that helps bond his talent and musical persona. An NPR article about him offe...

Inside, Looking Out15 Oct 2011

On the way back from Zuccoti Park[1] this weekend, care to check out two plays currently in preview?  I know art is a luxury for us 99’ers nowadays.  But if you do manage to see either of these, I’m curious about what the odds are that each wou...

Shed Tears Yet?13 Mar 2011

“I’ve had enough of the Japanese earthquake news.  Can we switch to another channel now?”  The thought just left me aghast.  Can I be as stoic?  When was the last time I shed tears over similar devastating news?  Memories of 9/11 gushed in...

The Most Typical Vs. Desired Face in the World4 Mar 2011

Twenty-eight years old, Male, and Chinese.  That’s the profile of the most typical person in the world according to research from the National Geographic Magazine.  Of course, it’s also nice of them to render a composite image of that person’...