The Meaning of Life
Miguel de Unamuno and the Convective Self
Miguel de Unamuno and the Convective Self In this post: Impressions about a famous essay and where the truth might actually live. Hint: almost everywhere. I first read the essay ¡Adentro! by Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo in college, as part of an elective introductory course in logic. The essay starts with the phrase…
Read MoreKFC and a bottle of Prosecco
Cultural identity and the ways in which we celebrate or not. Life goes fast and life goes slow, confusingly, both at the same time.
Read MoreA vision, an ideal, Turf Management and Science, and a conversation a day after a chemistry exam
Español A vision, an ideal, Turf Management and Science, and a conversation a day after a chemistry exam In this post: This is the third part in the series exploring cool things that I didn’t know one could get a college degree in. In the first part I talked about Koestler Parapsychology Unity in the…
Read MoreWorking on happiness
Working on happiness In this post: I share my views on happiness, as simple as that. Everybody has her own idea of what it is and what it does and how it comes about. I do too. Here you go. People think that happiness is something that comes to you in the form of lucky…
Read MoreEverything you own, owns you
Everything you own, owns you In this post: A little over a year ago I was in Paris with my awesome husband experiencing, not romance as you would expect, but a sense of confusion. The renovation of our apartment had started a little before we had anticipated and we arrived home to find that we…
Read MoreCelebrating five ten
Celebrating Five Ten In this post: Another oldie but goodie from my former blog. RantInElla.com celebrates five and ten! Five months, ten posts of short essays containing stuff that nobody cares about! And we are proud of it. To mark this occasion, RantInElla.com’s Executive Director, Stick Person, and our Creative Team Lead, The-Voices-in-Your-Head discuss the…
Read MoreUncertainty and Change
Uncertainty and Change In this post: A book critique and a collection of seriously impractical advice for the fluffy-minded. A few months ago, I went back to read “Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change” by Pema Chödrön. Such a small book, such a long time to read. I bought this book last year in one…
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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