It was heartbreaking and somewhat surreal to read this morning about Laura Ling (Lisa Ling’s sister) and Euna Lee being sentenced to 12 years in labor camps in North Korean.

As a first generation Korean, I have, over the years, felt a considerable amount of confusion about identity. But this sort of news makes me understand better . . . → Read More: Sending Prayers

…that Michelle Kwan actually will matriculate at the Tufts Fletcher school. Though I could so see us meeting up for a green tea latte at Diesel Cafe in . . . → Read More: Trying Not to Get My Hopes Up…

I see a lot of celebrity headlines tick by (via feeds and direct site visiting), but few things elicit a visceral ick factor response for me like news about Nadya Suleman, who recently landed TV and book deals, and anything related to PR-hungry Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, for whom exclusive wedding photos are now available . . . → Read More: The Ick Factor

Amazingly, I don’t think I’ve blogged about Dancing With the Stars since before the season aired, despite being hugely excited about it pre-season, and watching it regularly after some of the early dancers were cast off. And of course it’s fun that my 3 top picks for the season - Gilles Marini, Shawn Johnson, and Melissa . . . → Read More: How Can This End?

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, so I’ve been remiss on commenting about the news that Sasha Cohen has officially declared her comeback. As I wrote following the World Championships Cohen has struggled against her demons in the past, but I am definitely excited about her run for Vancouver. I saw Cohen skate at Stars . . . → Read More: Sasha Cohen On The Comeback

Amidst the humor and camaraderie of the Shredhead Challenge, each day I’m still amazed by how awesome it is to be making change instead of just griping about being out of shape, low on energy, etc. Yesterday I posted at Boston Mamas about negotiating sugar battles with kids, and how the shred has helped me set . . . → Read More: Avoid Lying In A Puddle Of Your Own Sweat While You Get Your Groove On

I’ve been meaning to comment on the recent World Figure Skating Championships in LA but I actually was a little depressed after them. I mean, wait, first I should say that it was awesome that Evan Lysacek won the gold (go, Evan!) and fantastic that the lovely Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto grabbed a medal after . . . → Read More: The Two Coveted Spots