As someone with a reputation for being able to buy anything and everything at rock bottom prices, I am often inundated with requests to join friends in their shopping excursions. With a few rare exceptions, I go shopping solo, to the chagrin of many. I do this not because I am anti-social (I frequently chat […]
Month: March 2014
Public Transportation in NYC: Are Shuttles Necessary?
I was five years old the first time I took New York City’s MTA bus and subway. I still remember thinking how cool it was to look out the window and see the city I live in fly by. I felt grown up, surrounded by businessmen in suits talking rapidly in their cell phones. I […]
Review: NUD NOB
Duality is an illusion; everything contains its opposite. Silence, too, is an illusion, as is wholeness. But to speak of opposites at all is, again, an illusion; there is no real polarity. Rather, there is only mixing, conflict, and confusion … Continue reading →
Cognition- The Sensorimotor Stage
If you have taken an introductory psychology course you probably remember learning about Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development. They are Sensorimotor (birth to 2 yrs), Pre-operational (2 to 7 yrs), Concrete Operational (7 to 11 yrs), and Formal Operational (11 yrs and up). The most critical of these stages relative to language development is the …
So sick =[ (And stay tuned!)
I am… really, really sick. And by “really sick,” I mean “almost delirious and desperately clutching tissues.” Nevertheless, I am going to Gladstone Gallery tomorrow; indeed, my love of art conquers all. Stay tuned – I’ll have that review up … Continue reading →
Facebook Fiasco: The Acquisition of Whatsapp
On both our smartphones and our computers, Facebook dominates our lives. It plays a major role in society, whether we would like to admit it or not (I will admit it. But I am not addicted-I swear!) Thus, it makes sense that anything Facebook does causes a major stir among investors. It bought Instagram nearly […]
2014 NFL Mock Draft
As NFL Free Agency calms down, it is time to start thinking about the NFL Draft. The biggest prospects in football showcased their skills at the NFL Scouting Combine, pro […]
Galveston / Tell Me What to Read
So I promised you a review of Nic Pizzolatto’s Galveston, but I’m afraid there’s not a whole lot to say. It’s good, if you’re game for some southern ne0-noir action. It’s a whiskey soaked ~250 page romp through the deep south; the protagonist, a drunk New Orleans helical named Roy Cady, gets diagnosed with lung […]
Syntax- There is a Method to Our Madness
Toddlers have quite an impressive and expressive vocabulary of 150- 300 words in their lexicon, or personal dictionary. The early word combinations children use at around age 2 are already following predictable word-order patterns. Even though they are only saying a couple words at a time, they will typically be in the subject-verb-object order that …
Last Day of Winter
This season really got to me this time around, and I know I’m not the only one. I haven’t met a soul who hasn’t confessed to a higher-than-average Netflix / HBOGo binge-watching rate in months — thank god for House of Cards, True Detective, and The Wire — and people don’t seem to be interested […]
