The picture of the universe above shows us what is typical of such pictures: Little bits of light surrounded by a vast ocean of darkness. This picture tells us a lot more about the universe, about nature and about life in general, than most people will realize. One of the most important things to take [...]

If you’ve been following the news you probably heard about the recent issues Google is having with China. However it is important to get a good perspective on the whole issue. And so far I think this article on The Inquirer has really nailed it: But we should not be surprised as it is starting [...]

So we’ve entered a new year and undoubtedly most people are going to be posting their new year’s resolutions all over the Internet in the next couple of days. I too have been thinking about my life as it has progressed so far, mostly looking at what I’ve been doing wrong and what I’ve been [...]

Back in 2005 I wrote about the “wonderful” Christmas and holiday season. I invite you to go back with me and read that post again by clicking on the following link: Shiny Happy People. Nothing has changed.

Today is my 30th birthday, and the beginning of the new phase in my life. I didn’t plan on these changes myself, but it is a nice coincidence how things fall into place these days. Often people say things like “everything happens for a reason,” “nothing happens before its time,” and “when the student is [...]

Sometimes I wonder what the world would be like if people remained children forever. Would all the issues around the world still exist? Would people still be fighting all the wars? I have a hard time imagining all of that happening if everyone still looked and behaved so cute and innocent like the baby girl [...]

I understand completely if you’re initially very surprised when you see the title of this post. The truth is, in your position, I’d be surprised myself, even though I’ve been known to cover a wide range of topics on my blog. Mostly anything that I feel I should write about. And guess what, it’s time [...]

All relationships are based on expectations. It doesn’t matter what kind of relationship it is, or between whom or what the relationship is. It could be a romantic relationship between two people, a partnership, friendship, between businesses and clients, or for a few technical examples, relationships between two tables in a database, or between two [...]

March 15th 2008 is Z-Day. That’s the day when there will be screenings of the movie Zeitgeist everywhere around the world. I wrote about this movie before. If you haven’t yet seen it, you should take the time to check it out. It’s available for download for free from the movie website. The movie brings [...]

Many people are of the opinion that life is beautiful. Most of them will even take the time to explain to you why they think life is beautiful when you tell them that you have a different opinion about it. They’ll start naming many different things that should be seen as proof that life is [...]