Animals
Uni V: The way we are talking about morality and the guy who got eaten by the bear
Uni V: The way we are talking about morality and the guy who got eaten by the bear In this post: I discuss some of the things I learned or not in the first lecture of PHIL 181. I think around the box and question the methodology of the course as failing to reflect reality…
Read MoreThe first two mistakes I made when I started to blog
Español The first two mistakes I made when I started to blog In this post: At first it felt just like a hobby but it became almost a job though no one wants to pay me to do it. It doesn’t really matter, this blog has been a lot of fun for me and has…
Read MoreA day like any other
A day like any other Español In this post: How do you live a day in a desert country? A poetic and rather short description of a common day in my life in Qatar, where average summer temperatures can reach between 96 and 116ºF. Dead bees after the sandstorm (macro photography) I was in the…
Read MoreRandom Thoughts and the Amazing Superpowers of Tarsiers
Random Thoughts and the Amazing Superpowers of Tarsiers In this post: Reasons for writing non-political, shallow thoughts about random mayors, and some revelations (?) about economics and the incredible super powers of tarsiers. Because politics can be exhausting but tarsiers are simply awesome! Many times, especially when things are stressful, I want to write just…
Read MoreCorona-Cat
Corona-Cat In this post: Not much, just a photo and a short paragraph but you know how they say that a picture is worth a thousand words. We were still living in Qatar at that time; the gilded cage that got even more gilded and more cagey in the middle of the pandemic. This is…
Read MoreUs vs Cat
Us vs Cat In this post: He is aptly named Maj, his majesty the cat, and he owns his name as much as he owns his new humans and everything else that he wants around the house. I have mentioned before this stray cat that would visit us from times to times and consent to…
Read MorePanthera Leo
Panthera Leo In this post: In the African savannah survival favors the lucky. A new flash fiction long enough to be more than a meme and short enough to fit right in with the limited attention span of modern society. Hoof prints, fresh droppings, trampled grass and a bovine scent; the herd cannot be too…
Read MoreThe 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…
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