Emantable

It was probably the most boring Fourth of July for me because I was playing it safe rather than risk exposure to COVID-19. So it was a less productive day than usual with lots of television throughout the day. A cooking show was that was talking about all kinds of delicious Mexican food and it… — read more

The United States is in desperate need of unity at the moment and I’ve been trying to appeal to our sense of patriotism to try and get people wear a mask and social distance on social media. One person tried to derail my careful attempt at avoiding politics and divisive issue by inserting a criticism… — read more

I missed a day or two (I was honest about it), but I am still in shock that I am keeping up with these daily posts. In looking back through the recent posts, I don’t find anything particularly noteworthy and I feel quite proud of that fact. Why? Because I can be a perfectionist and… — read more

In happy news, I read about the good people of Bloomington, Indiana are erecting a monument to Kathryn Janeway, captain of the starship USS Voyager. Bloomington is the site of her future birthplace! On some level it is silly to erect a monument to a fictional character from Star Trek, but the geeky side of… — read more

The COVID-19 news in the U.S. continues to go from bad to worse, so I turned off the television and instead read some of my favorite foreign periodicals. This evening I was reading articles on the South China Morning Post and a lot of the focus is on the passage of the national security law… — read more

I was people watching again and paying special attention to the faces and languages of passersby. Most people in Los Angeles either come from somewhere else or their families did, and I wonder how each of them see my city. What made them come here and leave behind their hometowns? Do they still love the… — read more

I just finished watching the latest season of Atypical–a story about a guy on the spectrum. It’s a comedy with some very heartfelt moments, but I tend to identify with Sam a lot. I don’t of course just blurt out things like he does, but I find myself thinking the things he says out loud.… — read more

In general, I have been reading much more these last few months, but it has all come to a halt these last few weeks because of the exciting but arduous process of buying a home. So today I am happy to report that I have been reading a little further along into the wonderful book… — read more