JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

“I’ll put it in my collection.” (spoken in regards to my 3-year-old’s unusual feature.) “I’ll have to get the exorcist to take it out.” (said as a joke to my 3-year-old. Do most 3 year olds understand exorcism? And is exorcism a joke?…) This was our first visit with a specialist, someone experienced and respected. […]

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There are a number of reasons why I’m not concerned about encountering Microsoft executives Steve Ballmer or Eric Rudder when I’m in the locker room. But I enoyed reading this post written by someone who lives with those possibilities [via Julie Lerman]. An interesting discussion of work etiquette while working out and “guy code” (I […]

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Sounds like a theology or philosophy debate, eh? It’s a quote from an article Snippy linked from the New York Times The Fat Epidemic: He Says It’s an Illusion . Over the years, Dr. Friedman says, he has watched the scientific data accumulate to show that body weight, in animals and humans, is not under […]

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Take Tyler Cowen’s prescription for caffeine usage with this handy personalized sleepiness chart (via Clive Thompson) and presto – no need to sleep again! Simply administer low dosages of caffeine throughout the day, especially corresponding to the graph’s predictions of somnolence and constant alertness will result… after all, sleep is such nuisance, I wonder why […]

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I was curious. I confess. I don’t think constantly about the tone of my teeth. But I’d noticed those constant commercials on tv during ice skating season, the ones with the women chatting in a catty way about commitment while flashing bright white smiles. Or the women who somehow find cute guys on motorcycles while […]

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