Archive for August, 2006

Grandma

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

My grandmother was once a south Vietnamese freedom fighter against the Viet Cong. Here’s a recent picture of her at her home in Idaho, where she now specializes in weed-whacking. Watch out, Commies - here she comes! Happy birthday, Grandma.

What next?!

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

You’re probably wondering how my Mister Diplomat show went last Friday. Well, I can tell you that I was extremely nervous about it, right up until the part when I got to run up on stage. But once I was up there, the bright lights of show biz made me relax. [Actually, the bright lights [...]

Thank God (actually, thank Senators Hilary Clinton and Patty Murray!) for Plan B

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

If you haven’t heard, the FDA approved over-the-counter provision of Plan B (aka Emergency Contraception or “EC”) in US pharmacies for women aged 18 and older. Finally, we caught up (somewhat) to the developing world in the family planning arena!
Here’s what to do, ladies: go out TODAY, and get yourself a few packs to keep [...]

I look danger in the eye and spit in it

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Our trip to DC/Maryland this past weekend was a blast. Clinton took three big finals, and we stayed, conveniently, at the Marriott right there at the University of Maryland just north of DC. He has a whole new enthusiasm for being a college student right now, which is really great. On Saturday morning before his [...]

This weekend

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

Friday night I went to see Mister Diplomat at the DSI Comedy Sports Theater so I could mentally prepare myself for my debut in show biz, which is coming up in just a couple of weeks!
Yesterday’s run was great, and once again I went to the Durham Farmers’ Market afterward - it is such a [...]

Charlie’s smile

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Tiny moustached Vietnamese man

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

Today I had the best pedicure of my life, thanks to a tiny moustached Vietnamese man at a place called, yes, “Hollywood Nails”. Think it’s creepy to have a man give you a pedicure? Yeah, I did too, until today. Turns out he takes his job very seriously and is ultra-professional. If I can help [...]

The joy of running and the Durham Farmers’ Market!

Saturday, August 5th, 2006

This morning was the first official day of the 18-week half marathon training program, attended by an impressive number of serious runners - 40 or 50 of us, I would say! A handful of them are training for a full marathon, the rest of us for the half. I had a great run with six [...]