JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Anti-Viral Kleenex? I saw this at Safeway today and I was surprised. I used to work with viruses in the lab, and I wonder what Kleenex could do that would be considered anti-viral? Perhaps though with the shortage of flu vaccine, I should stock up on this sale item (60 sheets in a box for […]

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Did anyone watch this show on tv Sunday night? I’ll ask Ted to configure our computer so we can watch the presidential candidates debate, or so we can see figure skaters perform their routines. But I couldn’t convince myself that it was worth it to watch ABC’s new series. Before I’ve even seen it, I […]

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When we returned from our trip to Italy years ago, I went to our post office in Cupertino, CA and asked for our mail. The postal worker refused. She looked at me and said: “You don’t look like a Leung.” Instead of being satisfied with my signature on a form, she insisted on seeing picture […]

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Grant the other day described “telling stories” at the University of Chicago Every institution has these stories, and they all work pretty much the same way. They are one of the ways we induct people into the organization. I’m guessing that if we join Microsoft, we would be told little stories about “Bill.” These stories […]

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The other day we received an invitation from Chrysler to join their “neighborhood” by showing up at Six Flags in Illinois to hang out with others who own Chrysler cars. Do I have more in common with someone who owns the same car than I do with someone on my block? Does the car make […]

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