Today I could not hear the word “two.” Usually, even if I miss something the first go-round, I can play speech back in my head and figure out what was said after the fact (phonetic context clues – what a concept), but not this time. This time, I heard nothing. That kind of freaked me [...]

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My advice for those of you who want to purchase a screen protector for your iPhone 4: Don’t bother investing in a ZAGG invisibleSHIELD. Here’s why:
1. The thing doesn’t play nicely with wrap-around iPhone 4 cases. Case in point: As I mentioned yesterday, I use a Belkin Shield Micra. The way it wraps around the front [...]

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I haven’t written a review of the iPhone 4 since I got mine the day of release because, guess what? I’ve been too busy playing with it.
I think that, despite the newspaper and TV stories (and blogs) you’ve seen, this is the case for most iPhone 4 users. Very few of my friends have had [...]

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I’m on the cover of the May 31, 2010 issue of TIME Magazine – and I didn’t commit a crime (yay) or win a Nobel Prize (aww) to get there! Here’s an image of the cover as a whole:

Image courtesy TIME Magazine.
And here’s one of a closeup of where I am, with my profile photo [...]

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Everybody else’s Gameday Audio is working on freaking Opening Day EXCEPT the one for the Cubs/Braves game? Seriously?!

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As someone who works in public health, I am thrilled that health care reform has been signed into law. Do I understand it all? No. Do I expect everyone to be happy? No. But there is one thing I do expect, regardless of anyone’s political beliefs:
Respect. Respect for the process. Respect for people. Just plain [...]

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Daniel Dae Kim signs autographs at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival.

Daniel Dae Kim (right) and me (see red arrow) in a scene from the “LOST” episode titled “Ji Yeon.”
Awesome news: “LOST” star Daniel Dae Kim has been cast to play Chin Ho Kelly in the pilot of the “Hawaii Five-O” remake!
Kim plays Jin-Soo Kwon on [...]

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The Cubs have finally made an offseason move I actually care about: According to WGN Radio’s David Kaplan*, they got rid of outfielder Milton Bradley today!
Bradley was hugely toxic to the team this past season, blaming his poor performance on everything from his social isolation in the clubhouse to the racism of the fans (who, [...]

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I’m almost done customizing this new WordPress theme. It took forever for me to find one I liked, and I really ended up choosing this one because I loved how it worked for Rachelle B., especially dimension-wise. Huge props to Rachelle for being such a big help . . . without even knowing she was [...]

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This entry is a few months overdue, but come on: It’s Billy Joel and Elton John, and at my favorite baseball stadium – how could I possibly let it go?

The famous Wrigley Field marquee.
I got tickets for this concert the day they went on sale and was subsequently super excited for months. I even planned our [...]

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