16th Knot - The Red String

16th Knot

What is the relationship between the hit television serial House, and God Almighty? Or between technology and being overweight? And why don't nice guys get the girl? I talk about these and more, in this edition. (January 2012)

The Nice Guy in the Middle

The Nice Guy in the Middle

Sometime last year, I stumbled upon an article originally written by Fu-Zu Jen for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal and it was titled: Ode to the Nice Guys [http://www.stwing.upenn.edu/~jenf/writing/rant04.html]. As I read the article, I began to feel a warm and fuzzy feeling

Slim Away

...And here you have it! An exercise-free way to work out your muscles - and proof that not only are people getting fatter, but they must be getting dumber as well. Because if these guys believe that using a stiff material to enforce body shape is a "modern invention", then

Technology Makes Us Stupid & Fat

Technology Makes Us Stupid & Fat

Some time ago, I was brainstorming with a friend to help her decide on a topic for her English paper, and the topic we came up with was the above. She felt it was too antagonistic and so decided to use milder phrasing: "Technology has done more harm than good"

The House of God

The House of God

> Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? * Hebrews 12:7 [http://bible.cc/hebrews/12-7.htm] Another interesting product of New Year's day, was the New Year's House party run by Oxygen. I'm not talking about a

A Fresh Start

January! A fresh start to a new year. Like a new day, it's a new beginning. Another chance to do all those thing you didn't do yesterday... All those things you didn't do last year. You could make new resolutions or devise new plans but if you're anything like me,

Apologies, Apologies

Apologies, Apologies

So I've finally gotten the January edition which I promised in January, out in mid-February! Can you believe it? So allow me to make one last apology. Please forgive me for my tardiness. Truth be told, things are really busy on my end and I'd rather be late than release