I have a really hard time believing that Floyd Landis doped up. And here’s why: An Accusation of Duplicity, a Reputation for Honesty • New York Times • July 30, 2006
Author Archives: Jimmy Lin
Floyd Landis wins!
Woohoo! Another American wins le Tour! In my last posting, I assumed everyone knew what Floyd Landis accomplished last week, but I’ll spell it out here. Tuesday: Landis is in the overall lead for the tour. Wednesday: Landis “cracks” and can barely push himself to finish. He falls from 1st to 11th, more than 8 …
Tour de France
I’ve been watching the Tour de France all month. (Its timing works perfectly with my schedule: wake up, watch the last 30 mins while eating breakfast, then go to work.) Can you believe Floyd Landis? From washed up yesterday to a stunning comeback today. I’m really pulling for him to win — it would propel …
Done uploading photos
I’m finally done uploading all of my photos to Flickr. And I’ve fixed all of the photos in this blog to point to those photos. Whew, I’m beat! If you want to look through them, you could start at the beginning and browse through all 1,565 photos (and counting), but I suggest looking through my …
Cars; Willow Glen
I saw Cars over the weekend with Jon. Cars, of course, is based on a true story: the life, death, and rebirth of Route 66. It was astonishingly accurate in its renditions of roads, road signs, and maps. Pixar definitely had some roadgeeks advising them. In addition, Pixar got the author of one of the …
Giving in to the Flickr juggernaut
I've finally started uploading my photos to Flickr. Since I'm starting from around the time I got my digital camera in 2003, it'll take a few days to make my way up to now. Then I can finally have some photos to go along with my blog.
Civil rights advances for the… French?
Maine elected its first openly French-American congressman, Michael H. Michaud, in 2002. Long-Scorned in Maine, French Has Renaissance • New York Times • June 4, 2006
Fun with English
In English, word order is really important. Consider the following: I don't really like Celine Dion. I really don't like Celine Dion. Personally, I agree with the latter. (Substituting "Michael Bolton" doesn't change this.)
Beijing or Bust
On KCSM, I caught the last half hour of a fascinating documentary called Beijing or Bust. It follows six Chinese-Americans who move to Beijing to live and work, as they discuss their reactions to a rapidly changing China and their dual identities as Chinese and American. (I later found out that the filmmaker, Hao Wu, …
Bank of America customer service phone number
Updated August 5, 2006: I’ve found a new way to reach a BofA customer representative, at least in California: Call 1-800-622-8731, which is listed in the BofA’s Contact Us page. Press 1 for more options, then press *. I’ve removed the old information, since it just seemed to be confusing people.