What are you curious about? Everything. I’m curious about everything and anything. And while Knowledge is infinite, our lifespans are quite minute. By the time we gather the knowledge gathering apparatus and learn how to use it, a third of our life has come and gone. And given that midlife often times is spent in … Continue reading Curiosity →

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 →

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 →

Daily writing promptTell us one thing you hope people say about you.View all responses The less people speak of you, the happier you will be. Nothing good ever comes from the attention of your peers. If people talk about you and it's all good stuff, people will applaud it at first, but after a while … Continue reading Be Inconspicuous →

What could you do less of? Worry. I should worry less. People should worry less. I’m not saying be happy about it. But definitely we ought to stop sweating all the small stuff. Worry not, my friends, for it will wear you down ahead of your time. Or worry, if you must, but do something … Continue reading On Worrisome Thoughts →