If I had to sum up my experience at the Kyoto in seven words, those words would be: “Pleasantly surprised, and I’m going back, soon.” Indeed. An associate recommended that our lunch group gather there for a change from the usual. I’ve not had Japanese before, but I like Thai and Chinese, so how different […]
Archives for October 2010
Are you tired of getting “robocalls?”
October 28, 2010 by
Image by denmar via Flickr I am. There’s a rumor going around that you can get your number off of autodial lists by pressing pound or by pressing a combination of buttons during the call. Here’s this from Lifehacker: The National Do Not Call Registry doesn’t cover political messages, and you’ve probably noticed that lately. One […]
why socialism? why communism?
October 28, 2010 by
Whittaker Chambers posits, even argues, that the only two reasons that people, especially intellectuals, turn to communism is to solve either the problem of war and the problem of economic crisis. (Witness p. 191) There are, of course, natural tendencies of each individual that might make them more susceptable to choose communism as a solution, […]
Amazon wins one for the 1st Amendment
October 26, 2010 by
For those out there who trust government too much, I present to you a case of government bureaucracy gone too far, as well as the lawsuit that said “no.” A few months back, I took note of a case wherein North Carolina was trying to force Amazon to give up records in order to collect […]
California Pizza Kitchen: use the counter
October 26, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia When it’s 30 minutes to tip-off and you show up at a restaurant right next door to the venue (EnergySolutions, in this case), you better plan on being late to the game. That was our plan. California Pizza Kitchen beat our expectations, though, and we were pleasantly surprised at that. It was […]
The Fall of Scott Rothstein: “Miles Away…Worlds Apart” by Alan Sakowitz
October 25, 2010 by
Miles Away… Worlds Apart by Alan Sakowitz My rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s guys like Scott Rothstein that give attorneys a bad name. And it’s guys like Alan Sakowitz that prove that humanity is, at its heart, good. I recently finished “Miles Away, Worlds Apart” by Alan Sakowitz, an attorney and real estate investor […]
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