Life!
Scattered little posts waiting to become precious memory pearls.
Organize this!
There’s a task in my Outlook that’s been waiting in queue for some time now and calling for certain data to be stored in an organized manner. Well, as much as I hate it, I had no choice but to start tackling it. I like my things to be in order too much to just [...]
In memoriam Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)
Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died Wednesday in Colombo, where he had lived since 1956. He was 90.
The author of almost 100 books, Clarke was an ardent promoter of the idea that humanity’s destiny lay beyond the confines of Earth. [...]
Friendly Rumor, Inc.
Every now and then (and the last time it happened was yesterday), friends or relatives of mine contact me online just to offer their heartfelt congratulations: they heard I had become a father. To which I usually thank them for letting me know
It amuses me the way this kind of benign rumors start [...]
Kenkoku kinen-bi: National Foundation Day
In Japan, February 11 is celebrated as National Foundation Day, Kenkoku kinen-bi (?????).
According to old Japanese mythology, the Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan, ascended to the throne and founded the Imperial line on this day. It was celebrated as kigensetsu (???), “the day of origin”, only until the end of the Second World [...]
Odihneste-te în Pace, Bunico! (Rest in Peace, Grandmother!)
Eram hotărât să o sun astăzi pe bunica mea din România doar pentru a afla, odată ajuns acasă, că am sosit cu câteva ore prea târziu. Azi dimineaţă în jurul orei 9, un preţuit membru al familiei, o femeie puternică şi minunată şi-a tras ultima suflare înainte de a se întoarce să devină din nou [...]
