Radical fundamentalism

What comes to mind when you read the phrase radical fundamentalism? Write it down. My list is Al-Qaeda, 9-11, and Islamist. Reading that list makes it fairly obvious what an impact the 2001 attacks had on my worldview. I have a bias against the Muslim religion; my...

#bikeLK

Over the past two weeks I’ve started biking to work every day, and I have to say its been a welcome improvement to my daily routine. Between a cold shower, cup of coffee, and twenty minute bike ride I’m energized and ready to start teaching by the time I...

Go and Come

Go and come. Its an odd phrase; but it is commonly used in Sri Lankan English, and I’ve really grown to like it. I spent five days between Colombo and Galle last week, traveling around 850km by bus and train. It was a great couple of days. I had the best...

Coloring Book Academy

I studied finance at Fordham. When I started University I was in the College of Business Administration; during my senior year we became the Gabelli School of Business, thanks to a major contribution by Mario Gabelli. During my four years there I had a lot of...