Archive for May 2021
The Stuff of Nightmares
Español The Stuff of Nightmares: Shoebill Storks and Dinosaurs In this post: Rumination about crankiness, lack of high-quality sleep, nightmares, dinosaurs, and shoebill storks. Happy beginning of the week and may we all sleep well tonight! What happens when people don’t sleep well? I don’t know about other people but when I don’t get enough…
Read MoreDust of Flying Saucers, Insider’s Secrets Revealed
Español Dust of Flying Saucers, Insider’s Secrets Revealed In this post: A picture and a question. Believing is seeing and the truth is still out there. But why is that so? Because imagination is one of the most powerful and generalized natural phenomena of the world. At least, I propose it so be so. During…
Read MoreEl Palito de Limón (A Tiny Lemon Tree)
El Palito de Limón (A Tiny Lemon Tree) In this post: A tiny story about a relentless survivor. With a little help from an unlikely friend, a small lemon tree embodies the definition of resilience. Sitting in our garden like the survivor of an unknown cataclysm, el palito de limón barely clings to life. Under…
Read MoreNoam Chomsky and the Inevitable end of the World
Noam Chomsky and the inevitable end of the world In this post: Every time I read anything from Noam Chomsky I end up repelled by this guy that I want so much to admire. Not because I disagree with him, but because of the effect that his words have on my psyche. The guy is…
Read MoreMr. Pistachio-Head
Mr. Pistachio-Head In this post: Sometimes I think about silly little things that don’t make much sense. Very often, this silly little things take the form of silly little stories. I don’t know if they mean anything or are good for something, but let’s think of them as my brain cleaning itself, reorganizing itself to…
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