It has been twenty two years since I last visited Paris. Unfortunately I didn’t write much about that visit except in this entry from December, 2000. I was a student then wrapping up my six months studying French in Lyon and Besançon. My fellow students are now mothers and fathers with teenage children living the…… Continue reading Trip to Paris
Category: Miscellaneous
Posts that do not fit into any specific category.
My 2021 Reddit Recap
I got my 2021 Reddit Recap and was unsurprised to see that r/cryptocurrency and r/wallstreetbets were on top. It has been an absolutely incredible year in terms of Internet culture and history and I’m ecstatic that I was a part of it. Perhaps a lot of it has to do with the pandemic and everyone…… Continue reading My 2021 Reddit Recap
Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo
Gum Wall Being here, seeing all the cool college bars, student studying, hearing live music makes me reminisce. I want to go back to college. Such a good chapter in my life. This ambiance here in California is a bit different from Ohio State but bars are bars and college students are college students. Good…… Continue reading Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo
Hostess’s Song – Saijō Yaso 西條八十
I am a bar flowerThat blooms by night.Rouged lips,Gauze sleeves,Mad dancingBy neon light,A flower watered by tears. I am a bar flower, A sad flower,By evening a girl.By day a mother.Tear-dampened sleevesConcealing the past.They are heavy as the nightwears on.And not with dew. These are the first two stanzas of the Hostess’s song by Saijō…… Continue reading Hostess’s Song – Saijō Yaso 西條八十
GME, AMC Stockmarket Adventure
(Originally posted on January 29th. Updated on 4.10.21 – Updates after original post) Yesterday, January 28th is one that will go down in history and the history making will continue for a while. In short, the internet just discovered that by banding together common individuals can beat evil Wall Street hedge funds at their own…… Continue reading GME, AMC Stockmarket Adventure
Sledding in Tahoe
SuperBowl Sunday. Lost the bet paid Ð250
Dianne Feinstein Letter
Dear Mateo: Thank you for writing to me regarding the coronavirus pandemic and air travel. I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the opportunity to respond. The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the air travel industry. Across the globe, airports are nearly empty and flights are grounded because of strict international travel limitations…… Continue reading Dianne Feinstein Letter