Last week i was standing in line at the coffee shop, waiting for the woman in front of me to pay. She signed her credit card slip, slid it across the counter to the cashier, and turned to walk away. The surly young cashier called after her: “Thanks for taking care of us.” Astonished, the … Read more
Master Taisen Deshimaru said: “To think is to choose to observe and comprehend, even if one is disturbed by oneself or others. Ultimately, to think means to understand, to understand primordial matter, the first thing in history.“ Master Ok-Sung An-Baron said: “Between he who has conquered a hundred thousand men in battle and he who … Read more
Maybe it’s my imagination, but I swear that the volume of commercials on TV is louder than the programs. Each time a commercial comes on, I scramble for the remote and turn the volume down. When the program comes back on I have to pump it up again or I can’t hear what is being … Read more
With Halloween fast approaching, I decided to search the Internet for pumpkin carving ideas. I discovered some really spectacular designs, which I’ve shown below. If you click on the individual photos, you will be taken to the website of the photographers who took the shots, which in many cases, contain additional pumpkin caving designs. Either … Read more
So. I feel vindicated. I thought it was me. Or – perish the thought – my age. It is true that I find it virtually impossible to open a child-proof cap these days. Fortunately, I take no medicines. As for the aspirin bottle, which I must access once in a blue moon, well I cheat; … Read more
