In my continuing series of 80’s music (re)collection, I’m listing a few more that were stuck in my mind. During my teenage years, I went clubbing quite a bit. When I was a DJ, I played them a lot, too. These songs were popular in Europe, but in North America1 they were obscure – at […]
Today’s the day I turned American. Earlier this afternoon, the ceremony at Pomona, California, marked the day I officially became a US Citizen. It’s a milestone that I’ve been waiting for since I first filed for permanent residence in the year 2000. The event itself was quite an experience. It wasn’t all fun. We paid […]
A friend once asked me, “What is my favorite 80’s music?” That’s not an easy question to answer. I can’t think of one song that represents an entire decade of music. Instead, the music was integrated into the experiences that occurred in the 80’s. There are many examples, and in the next few months or […]
No, this is not a sarcastic post about becoming an “American”. It’s not about me becoming fat and ugly. It’s not about me having a Texan accent. It’s not about me having an IQ of a 1st grader. In fact, it’s about me passing the Civic test this morning during the US Citizenship interview. It’s […]
I always wanted a smartphone. I wanted one device for voice and browsing the web. I’ve had a PDA before, but I couldn’t make voice calls with it. For the longest time, I’m stuck with a dumb cell phone that can only do voice and SMS. Sure, my current LG Env2 can send MMS to […]
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