JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Speaking of people in the news… a college friend of Enoch’s and mine has now become a Congressman. Last year I wrote a few times about Bobby Jindal’s candidacy for governor of Louisiana. He lost in a close election and then decided to run to be a Representative. Not only did he win by a […]

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Enoch Choi was on CBS 5’s news last night, appearing in a piece on Internet shopping. The girls and I had fun today watching the video clip. Elisabeth was excited, sitting in front of my computer and cheering. At first I thought she was saying “E-doc” but then I realized that she can say “Enoch” […]

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For the first time, it seems scientists have been able to demonstrate a connection between emotional stress and physical aging. I quote from the NPR clip I heard this afternoon while pulling into the driveway. Fascinated, I kept the kids in the van for a few minutes until I could hear the end of the […]

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On Saturday I heard This American Life’s program Spies Like Us including one story of a mom who used her baby monitor to hear cell phone conversations of her neighbors. Secrets for the taking from the everyday world of surveillance, to quote phrases from the show’s description. At BloggerCon, I immediately noticed how easy it […]

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The other night I caught a snippet of Burundi Journalist Honored for Ethnic Radio Project an interview on NPR with Alexis Sinduhije who will receive an International Press Freedom Award this week from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Sinduhije is the founder of Radio Publique Africaine, a radio station that has brought together Hutu and […]

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