Monthly Archives: July 2009
Swing and more at CMDE studio in Hackensack
My favorite Bergen County dance studio offers all kinds of fantastic dance classes for teens and adults (my own family’s make up) and is now offering a swing workshop. Looks fun! Swing is a one-time workshop but my boys and … Continue reading
Bush occulted climate change data
Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide Photos from US spy satellites declassified by the Obama White House provide the first graphic images of how the polar ice sheets are retreating in the summer. The effects … Continue reading
Woman jailed for noisy sex – what about husband?
This is a bit odd to me. An English woman’s been fined, and now jailed, for noisy sex which included the bed banging into the wall. I can understand why her neighbors don’t want to hear the lady screaming and … Continue reading
1-9 Restaurant Closed July ’09
On the way to visit our friend Yin Hoong at the crafts show in Point Pleasant Beach where she was exhibiting yesterday, my family drove past the 1-9 Restaurant in Avenel (in the Edison area). Noticing that the parking lot … Continue reading
The new white flight: Facebook
The new way to prove social superiority is in the social media/Web 2.0 environment. Heaven help us. Dana Boyd is a social media researcher at Microsoft Research New England and a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet … Continue reading
The Philly 60
When 60 Black kids from The Creative Steps Day Camp in North Philly got in the pool at The Valley Swim Club in Philadelphia
Shanghai Park (now Hong Fu) review
The kids and I were near Highland Park tonight at dinner time so we headed over to Hong Fu (formerly Shanghai Park) to find out if their food is as good as people say. We were between ping pong sessions … Continue reading