Archive for November, 2007

What’s Wrong With Political Debates?

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 Posted in modern life, current events | No Comments »

One of the oldest axioms (or is it axia?) is to avoid discussing politcs or religion. So I go out on a limb here. My grandfather used to say that ... Read more..

Is Shopping an Art or a Science?

Saturday, November 24th, 2007 Posted in modern life, current events, comedy | 1 Comment »

My mother was a great shopper. She excelled at it. Marketing Professors from Columbia and Harvard used to call her for clarification on weighty problems on how to handle a ... Read more..

The True Story of Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in religion, history | 1 Comment »

If you are from the US of A, then you've heard the official story of Thanksgiving a million times. Some pilgrims take a boat across the Atlantic. They get out ... Read more..

‘I’ll Give You A Reason to Cry!!”

Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in childhood | 1 Comment »

Parents. What would move them to say, "I'll give you a reason to cry!" when a kid is already crying? Apparently, he already has a reason. A damn good one, ... Read more..