Some of you know I have been training for the "IRONMAN" triathlon—1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mike run—in Jones Beach this September. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not really good at any of that stuff (i.e. running, biking, and...
Greta Garbo, a popular actress of the 1920s and 1930s, was famous for saying “I want to be alone”*. I can relate. I often think I am most effective, most happy, when I undertake projects and tasks all by myself. I confess to occasionally bristling at the...
“I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” (Rom. 7:15) Anyone who has ever gone on a diet knows the truth of these words. Have you ever been getting ready for bed and then found yourself in the kitchen...
Last week, the Supreme Court brought racial affirmative action programs in higher education to an end. As a second-generation, biracial Korean American--who also happens to be a scholar of race and critical identity theory--I offer some scattered, personal...
Earlier this week, I was out for a run and got a blast from the past courtesy of Apple Music. “Run-Around” by Blues Traveler came through my AirPods. This song was released my junior year of high school and introduced to me by my love interest, or perhaps...