Wanderings: A Moment in History

WOW...I just have to say how proud I am of my country at this moment in time. While I hoped for this, I really wondered if it could happen...a person of color as president of the United States.

Too much to think about but...WOW...

Recent Reads

Paul Fussell: Class-A Guide Through the American Status System (I liked this...and want to read more from this guy)
Gregorio F. Zaide: Rizal: Asia's First Apostle of Nationalism (it's okay, but this guy find NO faults in Rizal which is weird)
F. Sionil Jose: Three Filipino Women (novellas)
Barack Obama: Dreams of My Father
Michael Shapiro (ed?): A Sense of Place (Read it...you'll love it)
Paul Theroux: Sailing Through China
Richard Paul Evans: The Christmas Box
Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Friedman: A Mind of Its Own-A Cultural History of the Penis (Very Humorous)
Friedman: The Immortalists--Lindbergh and Carrel trying to live forever
Pollan: In Defense of Food, An Eater's Manifesto
Pollan: Omnivore's Dilemma--FANTASTIC, albeit the slap in the face about our role in industrialized food
Sullivan: Cross Country--A blog-like book about cross country driving. It may give you the itch to travel.
Gould: Full House (Fantastic Writer of Evolutionary Ideas)
Pieribone & Gruber: A Glow in the Dark--The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence
Josse: Uberpower (Great for those who want to keep up with political history) PLEASE Read.
Zimmer: Parasite Rex (Not for the Faint at Heart)
Zimmer: Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
Nabham: Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes, Cultural Diversity
Douthat: Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class

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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

A Moment in History

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