Archive for June, 2010

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Titanium

Titanium.

The space-age metal. Prized for its strength, its ability to combine with other metals and the many applications it helps to create.

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Globishness

2b?Ntb?=?

Or perhaps:

2b/Nt2b?

  • The contention that "everyone speaks English" is indeed an urban legend. Yet people also claim "no-one speaks Esperanto" which is also untrue. If you have a moment have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2LPVcsL2k0 or http://eurotalk.com/en/store/learn/esperanto Dr Kvasnak teaches English at Florida Atlantic University.
  • oops - typo in last sentence meant to write "radio wave" - maybe I should brush up on my English first!
  • Completely agree with your last point. The power of regional language (dialects in some places), national language and a people's very identity being bound up with specific tongues is almost irrefutable. And are those differences not only the evolution of what nature planned but also at the essence of cultural interest, difference. The road of history is paved with failures ...
Monday, June 14th, 2010

What do you do best?

What do you do best?

Seriously…

Are you great at sports? A killer comic? A fabulous writer? A great friend?

  • Hi david, your thoughts are truly insightful and enjoyable. They inspire me each time i take a read. I think today, more than ever, its hard to focus on one's strengths and be happy with that - as much as we want to. But then, there isnt any real harm in diversifying one's skills and tryin new things if ...
  • Funny thing about evil -- always seems to be running after what it wants and doesnt have -- and never gest for the long term.
  • What do you think of Hitler? Is he known for who he is or what he built on and learned? Life, career, success, and failure shape us. The naked child hides far behind even from the self after a point. We become what we do, our ACTIONS define us. I believe this applies to brands too. Today it can not be ...