“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; this is knowledge.” Confucius, Analects Her name is Rosemary. She’s half russian and half chinese. Kris says she thinks she’s beautiful … I would like to agree but […]

“Once you have a belief, it influences how you perceive all other relevant information. Once you see a country as hostile, you areliekly to interpret ambiguous actions on their part as signifying their hostility.” Robert Jervis My boss, a couple friends, and I were talking about one of our co-workers this afternoon–I shall refer to […]

< p>”Your face, my thane, is a book where men may read strange matters.” < p>Lady Macbeth to her husband, Shakespeare’s Macbeth < p> A pixie hovering over a placid pond stared at her reflection in the water beneath her; it stared right back. Her eyes widened at the image for it undulated in waves […]

“How to gain, how to keep, how to recover hapiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive for all they do.” William James I’m experimenting with a new logo for my screen name, ??????????. What do you think?

“For news of the heart, ask the face.” Guinean proverb Ocean City in Philadelphia’s Chinatown was the setting for my maternal grandmother’s birthday. I don’t know how old she is–yes, yes, call me a bad grandson, but it’s true! She’s getting up there in her years and has recently recovered from a flu-like condition. We’re not […]

WOWEE! I got to sign up for classes today. I HATE honors people. You want to know why? B/c they took all the classes that I wanted to take! What am I gonna do about it you ask? Why, become an honors student of course. alas no computer ethics or techniques of speaking for me. […]