Archive for the 'Personal' Category

Books I Read

July 29th, 2008

I updated my booklist which I link at the top of my blog.  Please let me tell you a little about it.
Generating the Page
Organizing the Books
I use GoodReads to organize my books.  James Currier, proprietor of MedPedia, invests in GoodReads.  It lets me add books quickly and easily, plus I easily export the book list. [...]

Heart Rate

July 24th, 2008

In PE in middle and high school, I always remember taking my pulse and having a very high resting heart rate relative to others.  I forget the exact number, but it might have reached 80 beats per minute or higher.  I always thought I counted incorrectly or double-counted.
I’ve started running and walking almost daily recently.  [...]

YCombinator Application Guide

July 20th, 2008

YCombinator, a kind of mini- venture capital firm, invests tens of thousands of dollars ($$$) into very early seed stage start-up companies run by smart technology hackers.
I applied to YCombinator two times.  The first time, when I applied with my friend Mason for the Summer 2007 round,  I arrogantly presumed that Paul would lavish on [...]

Have a Happy New Year

January 5th, 2008

In high school, there was a friend of mine who would send out this very cheery holiday email every year. I remember I loved to receive this little card from her. I also remember how I love to receive little warm random greetings from strangers. When I got the idea to send [...]

Dave Barry’s 2007 Year in Review

January 1st, 2008

Almost four years ago, I went to a Books and Books in Miami for a book-signing. James McBride was there to talk about his book, The Color of Water. He also brought his band along to play a few songs and promote the band’s new album. James McBride plays incredible jazz. [...]

Las Aguas

December 13th, 2007

In downtown Lima there is a new park. It’s nicknamed, “Las Aguas.” Throughout the park, there are fountains gushing water in unique patterns. Some waters dance to music. Others let you run through them.
Here I am with my aunt and little cousin under a very cool piece. You walk under [...]