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Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Posts

• California Drivin’…

  ...is more nightmare than dream in my book these days. I love the Russian word for nightmare: Kashmareh (I think), it's nearly as good as kaboos to describe the state of the California freeways I am now risking my life on daily. Since I whine aplenty Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 10:43 from my treasure | 0 Comments

• Why Suspend Judgment?

  It's often suggested that on tough questions (e.g. any contentious philosophical issue), we should suspend judgment. Maybe I'm being silly here, but I can't help but wonder, 'why?' I'm more drawn to the thought that you should use your best judgment, Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 02:45 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under epistemology

• The Camels, Again

  Remember the camels? They are still around. Only now, they actually roam the streets surrounding where they graze and they some times defy passing cars by posing in the middle of the street. I don’t think this is legal. I know how popular the camels Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 10:57 from Tololy's Box | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, Bizarro

• Numbers

  At first there was one. And then there were two. Next came three. And the cherry on top was number four. Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 10:44 from And Far Away | 0 Comments

• Wordle: Let’s Toy With Words

  Here’s an engaging “word toy” called Wordle. Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 05:49 from Tololy's Box | 0 Comments Filed under T Play Box

• Paolo Coelho's Pencil

  This is a very inspiring short stories that I have just read from paolo Coelho's book of essays and reflections "Like the Flowing River". I would like to share it with you as I am feeling that I am going through the same experience, and feel positive Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 04:15 from Batir Wardam Blog | 0 Comments Filed under Books and Literature

• Crazy for You

  One of my favourite oldies by Madonna Swaying room as the music starts Strangers making the most of the dark Two by two their bodies become one I see you through the smokey air Can't you feel the weight of my stare You're so close but still a world away Read More... Posted 24-07-2008 12:51 from Ali | 0 Comments