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Category Archives: The Good

A Swiss Army Knife for those who have no need of a knife

Unsurprisingly, I am again writing from my weekend hideout in Blue Monday, the local coffee-shop inhabited by college students and the few locals doughty (or ignorant) enough to brave the affected intelligentsia crowd telling stories from last night a little bit too loudly.
Unsurprisingly, I am not studying Green’s Theorem nor am I calculating optimal bundles [...]

Soccer On the Pier

Every once in a while, a story in the papers deserve a little more of a highlight: what a cool idea, especially as it appears to be pragmatic as well.
It’s a story about a team of homeless soccer players competing against teams of investment bankers. As they play, the men from 1 Wards Island develop [...]

Headphones: Denon AH-D5000

Although I have not had them for long, I can say that, without a doubt, these are the best headphones, nay, speakers, to direct sound waves towards my eager ears. Elements of songs that I previously had no reason to believe existed are revealed. Every song in my library begs another listen with these cans [...]

Copper Thought

After a period of laxity, I’ve resolved to keep this blog updated at least three times a week. I don’t know if that will be possible, given my already absurdly busy schedule, but I’ve come to realize that it is a sort of necessity.
Writing is, for me, a cathartic action similar to working out, accomplishing [...]

Darjeeling Unlimited

Darjeeling tea: the champagne of teas. A carefully bred hybrid of black teas, Darjeeling tea hails (sensibly) from the Darjeeling region of India, and is recognized as one of the finest varieties of tea in the world.
I’m currently sipping on a cup of piping hot tea, from the first flush (the first harvest of the [...]