What cities do you want to visit? Many people would like to visit a civilized, well-manicured city like Dubai or perhaps Zurich. Having heard about the former recently from a close friend who visited, and having just peeked inside the latter myself, I would concur. There is nothing closer to a clean, civilized urban agglomeration … Continue reading City of God
Are you a good judge of character? I’m a good judge of character only when I let my gut feeling guide my judging hand. When you meet someone new, the first ten seconds are your only shot at being a good judge of character. Anything past that mark, and you stumble into the make belief … Continue reading The Fast Judge
When are you most happy? I’m not a lone wolf. Never was even at my lowest psychological ebb. I’ve always cherished my own immediate family and friends. My family is my nucleus and my friends are the electrons of my Atom. Actually, I could never find my birth family amazingly appealing. Or at least not … Continue reading Family and friends
There's eight billion of us on this blue planet of ours. Each and every one of us owes his/her existence to a bunch of other folks. The interdependencies are myriad. Cannot be counted. And yet not everyone of us is truly seized of this self-evident truth. One does not exist in a vacuum. One lives … Continue reading The Marketplace of Favours
Loose lips sink ships. Honni soit qui mal y pense. Or maybe they are closer to the truth then they can imagine in their dirty minds. Oh, how I love a pun.
What are your feelings about eating meat? I believe in moderation. Having been all my life an extremist given to hyperbole, I am now refraining from excess. The Greek had it right. Meden agan - Everything in moderation. So, I do consume meat. I like it. I actually sometimes even crave it, even pork, which … Continue reading Meden agan
What’s the trait you value most about yourself? Easy. It's honesty. Or at least I think it used to be honesty. I hope everybody will get my soliloquy. Not the most useful trait one can possess. But it's the one people appreciate the most. This reminds me of an anecdote that reached us courtesy of … Continue reading Honesty
List your top 5 grocery store items. Whenever I go to Costco, I try to get me some fish. Fish is the best white meat there is. Nothing comes even close to fish. I mean, look. You take pork and sure thing it’s greasy, and it’s filling, and it’s great. But at the end of … Continue reading Fish are your friends
What does it mean to be a woman? I do not know. Nor do I pretend that I could ever discover its meaning. If I had to guess, being a woman is whatever a woman wants it to be on any particular day. In 1851, the great Italian composer Verdi wrote Rigoletto. Not his greatest … Continue reading The Meaning of Womanhood
Paper money is only good for hygienic purposes. Fiat money have failed us. Perhaps the time has come to return to silver and gold. Fix your teeth, ladies and gentlemen. You may have to put them to good use soon now.
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