Daily writing promptWhich aspects do you think makes a person unique?View all responses Herodotus once aptly described the old Persians thus: Persians educate their boys to ride well, shoot straight, and speak the truth. Herodotus Later on, the same mantra started being vehiculated about the Getae, a Thracian tribe who lived in the region corresponding … Continue reading Speaking the Truth Above All Else
What's a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? I wish I had come up with this realization on my own. Alas, I read about it in a book. Not even a very good book. Just a book. One of the most important things one can find in life is meaning. Think … Continue reading Life is about Belonging
Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses The best compliment that ever crossed my bows, so to speak, was perhaps meant as a semi, quasi-insult. Not sure I remember who it was that first graced me with this compliment/disguised aspersion on my character. But I can honestly say that there were … Continue reading On Being Relentless
Daily writing promptWhere would you go on a shopping spree?View all responses I am personally partial to shopping at Costco. That is when it comes to shopping at a mom and pop brick and mortar old fashioned shoppe. Irony, eh! As for my online needs that must be quenched in the heat of battle, so … Continue reading Shop until you drop
Daily writing promptYou're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence?View all responses Short answer: I lived. The Romans said it best: vixerunt. This single word expresses everything that counts in the world. It brings meaning to all our lives, now and then, and perhaps for as long as there'll be people. If you live your … Continue reading Vixerunt 2.0
Paradise on my right, Hell on my left and the Angel of Death behind.
What are your biggest challenges? One of the nightmares polluting my resting hours is that of being bed-ridden and unable to move. I guess this is a common theme for most of us. Somewhere the unconscious mind builds a narrative whereby our lack of objective agency in our own fate becomes a subconscious presence or … Continue reading Getting along with people
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? Life is an enigma wrapped in a mystery, itself coiled inside Pandora's Box. We have little agency, real agency in our lives. I mean we all strive for the same things: we mean to survive long enough in order to reproduce and thus attain a … Continue reading We are Flotsam
Daily writing promptWhat skills or lessons have you learned recently?View all responses Some time ago, I had the opportunity to work as an economist on some very interesting files. For two years, I was in charge of gauging the supply and demand of an economic mainstay. During that time, I learned a lot about a … Continue reading On Econometrics
Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? Stage fright is real, folks. I once knew, intimately knew, a young man who was not afraid to try new things. To him, the sky was the limit. Whether good or bad, he wanted to sample life to his fullest. In this, he was not … Continue reading On Stage Fright
