About me
I am a graduate of Grinnell College with a degree in Biological Chemistry. The name of this blog is derived from the name I use in Chinese, 孟柏民 (Mèng Bómín).
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Category Archives: Personal
I have joined the United States Navy
Today, I affirmed the United States oath of enlistment and officially joined the United States Navy. I am currently set to ship out in December, but that could change in the coming days, weeks, or months. I don’t have much … Continue reading
Atheism and agnosticism
In a follow-up to my brief series on the Pew Religious Knowledge Survey, I thought I’d put up a post on my views on atheism and agnosticism as someone who identifies primarily as an atheist when it comes to theological … Continue reading
Trip to China
Despite my blog name, I, embarrassingly enough, have yet to actually visit China. That changes in a week, when I get on an airplane to Seoul and then another to Beijing. I’ll be in China for about a month and … Continue reading
Deference to Religion
This Thanksgiving, I was given a reminder of how differently many people see the world than I do. I spent the Thanksgiving weekend with one of my maternal uncles’ family, who live in Shakopee, which is a suburb located to … Continue reading
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Not an easy past few months for the sane
I have not posted anything here for a while, mainly because I’ve been busy with school and the general intake of information, which has left me little time to spew it back out in a form that has been processed … Continue reading
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My logo
On a whim, I decided to create a logo for myself and this site. 孟柏民 (pinyin: Mèng Bómín) is my Chinese name, the name of this blog, and the name I use as a commenter elsewhere. I haven’t decided exactly … Continue reading
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My first elected position
Since the results from Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location in New Hampshire have come in, I thought I might share my experience from the previous contest. Since I am a student at Grinnell College, I am eligible to vote in … Continue reading
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13 Cockroaches
I’m a little ticked off that Chinese House, where I live, is infested with cockroaches. Since Thursday night, I have caught a total of 13 of them as you can see below: 10 of them came from underneath the couch … Continue reading
SanDisk keeps its edge over the nano with the "Sansa View"
This February, I bought my first mp3 player, a SanDisk Sansa e260, a direct competitor to the iPod nano. When I first started looking for an mp3 player, I thought that a nano was what I was looking for. I … Continue reading
Posted in Mp3 players, Opinions, Personal
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Back at Grinnell!
College is finally here and with registration tomorrow and classes on Monday, I arrived today to set up my things and get my room in order. The weather here is warm with very high humidity, making it hard to go … Continue reading
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Meng Bomin 