Hello folks! I'm back and roaring to go! I've hit an all time low in terms of blog posts this past year. And let's see if I can make up some of that in the tail end of 2010.
Today was an oddly serendipitous return to blogging. I was just bored and searching for something to do, anything to do, really. And I stumbled upon Jason's old blog which I promptly began to read to much amusement and mirth. Talk about blast from the past. Jason hasn't touched it in years. And sadly, neither have I. But it was really interesting to read what he wrote back in the day and having the hindsight of knowing what happened to at least one of his "housemates." What a weird wacky world we do live in!
So Yoming and Dave came to visit us in Philadelphia today. It was lovely. We went to El Vez, a Mexican place down the street. I personally love their corn soup with scallop, but I also figured out today that, that's about all I really like about that restaurant. Too bad, next time they come, we'll try to find a more exciting culinary experience. On a different note, we got into a rather scintillating discussion about how we would personally teach our future children. I became rather emotional, admittedly, on the subject of the need to treat both son and daughter equally. I think Y&D were probably surprised, but this is an issue quite near and dear to my heart. I never feel or believe that I am a hard-core feminist espousing militant indoctrinations of female empowerment. On the other hand, I do truly believe that this world still sells many, if not most, of its women short. And while I get that it's the "reality" of the world, it neither has to be, nor does it have be perpetuated by females themselves.
Yes, as a future physician, I'm well aware of the actual physical differences between males and females. But my stance has never been that women and men are absolutely the same, only that in certain biopsychosocial areas, there ought to be one standard yardstick to abide by. Therefore, I remain firm in my belief that I do not need to nor should I treat my children differently solely based on gender difference. That is ultimately doing a disservice to my future daughter, as well as conveying the message that I condone and implicitly approve the double standard applied to women of our society.
Okay done, I can get off my soapbox now! Anyway, the rest of their visit was whiled away in idle pleasantries. Jason and Dave got into playing Streetfighter on a super natty (read: old) nintendo set. It was only borderline entertaining to watch them go at it, I'll admit, not a huge fan of being a videogame groupie. Still was very happy to see my two favorite people from nyc and happier still they trekked all the way to the City of Brotherly Stinkhole to visit us. That's true friendship, eh folks?
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