The Great Inflation

When I took my first Econ 50 class as a freshman in college, I struggled greatly. I was scared off because it didn’t make sense to me. The real world didn’t reflect the “laws” that I was taught. A couple of years later I tried again, adding...

Open Letter to Fremont Fire Department

Today was supposed to be a fun day at my son and daughter’s preschool. We had arranged for the Fire Department to come and visit and instead the kids did not have fun. The youngest among them were frustrated and disappointed. As a parent who was there to witness...

Happy Chinese New Year (of the Dragon)

This year, my Chinese New Year did not get off to a very good start. It is tradition to do some serious and thorough cleaning of the house for Chinese New Year, and I did not do a very good job this year of cleaning and washing everything. We had planned to go out to...