Last Thursday as I was about to enjoy my cocktail shrimps at our school’s holiday party, I received a call from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I was nervous, but I answered the phone and headed back to my office.

The guy from the other end spoke English with heavy Middle Eastern accent. He told me that I missed my 8866 filing deadline. He said that I took out some grants for my schooling at George Mason University School of Art. I could barely understand him so I asked him to repeat. He got mad and started cussing in the background. I asked him to repeat his statement again and he told me to talk to another guy. This guy also has Middle Eastern accent but lighter. I wondered why the FBI has so many foreigners working for them.

While they were explaining, I Googled their phone number: 434-293-9663. It doesn’t look legit to me so I told the guy that I will check with my school and get back to him. As I was about to hang up, a restricted number called in. I switched over and another guy with Middle Eastern accent said that an arrest warrant has been issued and the police is coming for me.

At this point, I knew I was being scammed by the Fake Bureau of Investigation. I called George Mason Police to report the incident.

In her profile of Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy, Rebecca Mead points out that the success behind the charter school network is its continuous implementation of new teaching techniques to help students achieve higher in their education. A fascinating read.

Turned Scalia Law site into progressive web app. It was a great learning experience for my web developer.

Changed the typeface for ON Designs back to Acumin and makes it big . I am done messing around with it for now.

On an unrelated note, 24 Ways has kicked off for the season. Expect useful reads until Christmas.

Rolling Stone puts together “Jay-Z: 50 Greatest Songs.” Quite a trip down to memory lane. Jay is indeed one of the top rappers of all time.

Peter Greene’s advice on writing:

Yes, read about writing. Talk about writing. Read, read, read, read, read, read — and do it like a writer. But at the end of the day, there is only one way to perfect your craft, and that is to write. Write every day. Write about whatever is passing through your head. When Something scratches and bangs and hollers against the inside of your head and demands to be released, release it. Write. Write during your lunch hour. Stay up an extra hour. Get up an hour early. But write.

Kristen Manieri:

Through it, we’ve learned that while scheduled sex lacks spontaneity (truly folks, there’s not a lot of spontaneity anywhere in life when you’re raising two kids), we could intentionally build in novelty by adding in new positions or surprising sexy talk.

On the important of sex in a marriage:

Sex, as I’ve discovered, isn’t just an added perk of pairing up; rather, it’s one of the things that keeps us paired up. Love, honesty, partnership, togetherness, vulnerability, and good conversation are all hallmarks of a good marriage, but without sex, that’s just a friendship.

Can’t agree more.

Jason Newman:

In one particularly graphic example, Jones claims she witnessed Kelly urinating on two women while she and the women were in the middle of a sex act with the singer. “It was just a game for him,” she says. “He just went back and forth [on them] when he was peeing and told [another girlfriend] to clean it up afterwards. That was the worst that I’ve ever seen.”

Damn!

Sau khi đọc bài về Ký ức người Thầy, cô Nguyễn Thị Hường nhắn tin cho tôi:

Đọc bài viết của con cô thấy lòng mình ấm áp một tình thương niềm vui len vào kí ức là niềm an ủi cho những người làm kỉ sư tâm hồn.

Kỉ sư tâm hồn. Nghe hay đấy.

Andree:

Anh đã có người mới, cô ấy tốt hơn.
Không như em đâu, lâu lâu cô ấy không lên cơn.

Andree:

Nhìn em qua lăng kính,
anh chỉ thấy căng và trơn
Để thay cái lens zoom
chi tiết trên người em nó rõ nét hơn
88, 59 và 90 là căng
Đường cong của em
cũng là lý do trên người anh có đường thẳng