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Lessons Learned 2009-11-8

Time to review the week!

1) Pro:Con::Progress:________

The House passed the health care bill over the weekend and it’s time to review a crucial concept, since good old Nancy Pelosi is acting like it’s weird that the “progressive” agenda hasn’t rolled faster over America. But I might be a bit late, since the liberal political [...]

Quote of the Day 2009-11-9

Chatting with a Mexican friend:

E “I went to EAST LA to get some tacos, to get in touch with my roots. 55 cent tacos baby” P “Did you go in your beater and chains, and show off the tattoo of your first son to the cholos?” E “I couldn’t, I was driving a Scion”

Restaurant Review: Party Sushi

I should review this place because I’ve become a semi-regular customer. It’s a pseudo-Japanese restaurant on Francisco and Shattuck. Ominously, it’s next to an auto mechanic.

Decor: 7

Not bad but nothing special. The decor is an outsider’s perception of Japanese styling, but the restaurant is clean and looks sharp. It’s not authentic or [...]

Quote of the Day 2009-11-2

Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

-Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, The Dark Knight

Lessons Learned 2009-11-1

Let’s go over what I learned this week

1) This studying thing really works

I was skeptical, but it turns out that how you do on practice tests is a pretty good reflection of how you’ll do on the real thing. But you have to think through what you’re doing – if you’re testing concepts, [...]