Category Archives: General

NYC 2011

Last week I was in New York City for a few days. it went Faaaaaast. Gotta do tourist stuff like going to Times Square. It was Big it was BRRRIGHT       Almost all of my prejudgements about NYC are shattered.   People were super nice. Cops were super friendly. Even their beggars were  [...]

Turk Akbay on NPR’s Talk of Nation

40th Lap around the sun.

I just realized on my 40th birthday that I have never had  dreams past the age 40. That’s odd. I guess when you’re a kid you think 20 is old and 40 is ancient. and surely the age of our parents must play a role.  (My mom was 21 when she had me.  So when [...]

Chancing my blog around.

Decided to change my blog around. Let me know what you think? THanks

I don’t really like Christmas

I think one things my wife hates about me is that fact that I hate Christmas. I have to admit I didn’t grow up celebrating Christmas, so I don’t have the sentimental attachment to it as many of you seem to have. In Turkey we celebrate New Year. ( with population of 99.8% Muslims, fake [...]

American National Anthem

The real difference between liberals and conservatives

I really enjoyed this talk and wanted to share it with you. If you haven’t explored TED yet, you’re missing more than you can imagine right now.

How my beloved Apple lost its way

I was coming back from a remote village in the Bali. My translater Wayan suggested to stop at one of those hole in the wall restaurants with magnificient view of rice paddies. Locals didn’t think much of the rice patties in fact for them it’s just farm land. A few minutes later a bus full [...]

Great truths about life

Great truths about life you knew when you were  little: * No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. * When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair. * If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. * Never ask [...]

Lessons from my dog

  My favorite thing to do is to take my dog Djembe for a hike in the mornings. We’re normally the first ones at the park and pretty much have the trails to ourselves. This allows both of us to enjoy Mother Nature off leash. What I’ve learned during these walks is that my dog [...]