JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Christmas took a back seat this December to other excitement. That’s okay. It’s not a sacred day, and it’s hard to compete with a visit from a favorite uncle, an amazing wedding and a record power outage, the three weekends prior to the holiday. So my reflections this year are simple and short. Speaking of […]

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Here is what I wish I could give you for 2007: good health for you and your computer! I didn’t realize how much I took for granted until 2006. This year I went to the doctor more than I wanted to go. Of course, who wants to go to the doctor? I am fine now […]

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I’ve been tagged, once, twice, now three times (thanks, Nancy, Jory and Betsy!), so I should fulfill my duty with this meme. Responses often seem to be in either the category of hidden talents from childhood or strange trivia. It is as revealing and intriguing to read various disclosures as it is to see how […]

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I wrote a post before Chris and Ponzi’s wedding,; now for a few comments afterwards… The exception to the rule I have spoken and written extensively and publicly on my privacy policy for my children. In most situations Ted and I do not allow pictures of their faces to be posted on the Internet. We […]

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The four bags of trash and recyclables on the kitchen floor, wet empty jars clinking against each other as they settle, testify that I have recently finished the requisite cleaning of the refrigerator, the ritual that follows every lengthy power outage. Thursday night we lost electricity before 11 pm and it didn’t return until after […]

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