Very sick. So tired. Not feeling like doing much other than posting a video of Shazam, a black leopard*, meeting Nikita, a white tiger. If big cats of different colors can get along, why can’t we? Also, The Wildcat Sanctuary is a nonprofit that takes care of big cats (and some small ones) and provides… Continue Reading
I still feel like a wood chipper is attacking my face, so no post today. Here is Shironeko being used as a pillow by his fellow cats. I wish I had a Shironeko pillow, even if it is ambulatory. Continue Reading
This has been a hard winter for me, both emotionally and health-wise. I wouldn’t be surprised if the former is the reason for the latter, either, but be that as it may, I’m full-blown sick. Again. It started with really bad headaches and being exhausted all the time. Then, Saturday night, I felt as if… Continue Reading
Ed. Note: One of my Facebook friends, Saumya, pointed out that since this is a British article, the -160 degrees is probably Celsius, which, as she noted, was around -250 degrees Fahrenheit (-256 to be precise). I had thought of that, but I just hoped it wasn’t true because -160 is bad enough. She took one… Continue Reading
For the entire duration of PBO’s presidency, the Republicans made it their core mission to oppose everything he did. They weren’t even coy about it–they blatantly stated that they wanted to make sure he was a one-term president. That didn’t work out for them very well, did it? The one thing they continually pounded the… Continue Reading
In the past few weeks, I’ve been feeling depressed. I have no idea why as there is no logical reason I should be any more depressed right now than I was, say, a month ago, but depression isn’t logical. I know that having suffered from it for most of my life, but it’s still frustrating… Continue Reading
Today, I read a piece in the NYT by a dying woman, Amy Krouse, Rosenthal, called You May Want to Marry My Husband, and it’s a personal/love letter for/to her husband. It’s a lovely piece, and I think most people will be stirred by it. Those of you who know me well can probably tell… Continue Reading
When I was in my twenties, I had stories in my head all the time. They were clamoring to be heard, and I couldn’t wait to sit down and write. I could write for hours with the words just pouring out of me, and my biggest problem was knowing when to stop. It’s the same… Continue Reading
Asia has many things to offer to the West, starting with the best cuisine in the world, bar none. I may be a tad biased because I’m Taiwanese, and we have dumplings and radish cakes and sticky rice and gua bao (pork belly buns) and my favorite dessert of all time, douhua (soft tofu and… Continue Reading
The Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, said something astounding stupid recently. In talking about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), she praised them for being “pioneers when it comes to school choice”, which is a total perversion of how HBCU came to be. They were created to help black students who weren’t allowed to attend white institutions,… Continue Reading