“The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people.”– Bill Gates, Microsoft Job interviews can be excruciatingly daunting, especially if it is your first time. There is a nagging fear of a billion things that could go wrong, resulting in a loss of an opportunity. Not many candidates who get rejected […]
Jason Chambers posts misinformation on Facebook to defend his opposition to DNA testing in Jamie Snow case
A petition was recently launched asking McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers to allow DNA testing in the Jamie Snow case, in Illinois. The petition, which was launched by Injustice Anywhere on Change.org, has people asking the simple question: “Why not test the DNA?” Jamie Snow was convicted in 2000, of a 1991 “cold case” […]
“Prisoner’s Base” by Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe is Sherlock Holmes translated into 1950s New York: massively overweight, not ascetically lean; luxurious, not thrifty; a gourmet, not a cokehead. His assistant is a belligerent bully rather than a bumbling doctor. But the assistant is still the narrator (like Dr. Watson). His name is Archie Goodwin: a fabulous, complex name (suggesting that […]
Stolen Dreams: An Interview with Vanessa Sollecito
Six years ago, Vanessa Sollecito was not expecting any dramatic changes in her life. As a young Italian woman living independently in Rome, she loved her work as a lieutenant in the carabinieri, Italy’s national military police force. Vanessa had earned the competitive position as an extension of her previous military service, initially as one […]
Pirates Among Us
A Local Nepali group had organized a New Year Party here in New Jersey. Two very well known artists were invited to perform.To my utter dismay, there was a table set-up with hastily written "$10" on a piece of paper next to stack of CDs. The artists were plugging their own pirated CDs, without any qualms. […]
Politics [2008]
I avoid politics on this blog. Politics make me cynical. I’m not exactly apathetic about politics like I sometimes claim to be, but I’m not very interested either — mainly thanks to the candidates and the process, regardless of party affiliation. I despise the political game, its empty rhetoric, its unrealistic promises, the lobbyists and […]