MLK is actually a pretty significant holiday for me, mainly because I worked for 3 years at the Martin Luther King Research and Education Institute when I was at Stanford. It’s kind of sad for me to not touch civil rights and historical research these days, but, I guess it’s better late than never to [...]
1. Don’t internalize issues as much, both at work and in my personal life.
2. Don’t try and avoid conflicts. Face them head on.
3. Travel to at least two countries I’ve never been to. Also visit Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, and Honolulu for some domestic travel.
4. Get smarter with money – probably open up [...]
As I start this blog post sitting in the Denver Airport waiting for a delayed flight to head back to the Bay Area, I’m immediately struck by the fact that 2009 was a year, that for me, was defined by the places I went. In December alone, I took 20 individual plane rides to visit [...]
It was Halloween this past weekend, which is normally a holiday I’m mildly interested in. I don’t have kids to take trick-or-treating, and well, putting together a costume is a lot more work than I am capable of doing with my limited set of creative-skills.
Luckily, this year, Kolina took charge and created some awesome, home-made [...]
St. Patrick’s Day definitely overshadows my birthday (I’m born March 18th…St. Patrick’s Day is the 17th), but that’s okay, since I’m not big on celebrations anyway. For me, it’s another year, but I wouldn’t lie when I say that hearing Happy Birthday and getting gifts isn’t bad. Who doesn’t like gifts?
I participated with my first [...]