I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world. This quote from an ambiguous ancient source (credited to Socrates but more likely uttered by Diogenis) has quite a wide range of interpretations. To me it means that you are neither bound by nor entitled to your “national heritage”. Some attributes …
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Stuck in my head #2
Alfredo De Angelis – Pavadita (instrumental), 1958 Pavadita means “silly little thing” and its exactly those little things that make everyday life a pleasure! Enjoy..
Spontaneous philosophy, part I
There’s a taste in difference – Yasemin Yazar
A formal dinner at McDonalds, henceforth the “McFormal”
So my girlfriend really likes McDonalds. I try to discourage her from eating there whenever I can so this was the perfect scenario for surprise! I despise Valentine’s day like the next person so I thought it would be hilarious to have a formal dinner at McD’s! (our home town -Cambridge,UK- is all about “formal …
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Must consult this before attending next talk…
Believe me, it took me as much time to get the curves right as it is taking you to understand them 😛
Best. Snowboard. Documentary. Ever.
Today’s todo list: – Have fun! http://onboard.mpora.com/featuredcontent/watch-torstein-horgmo-horgasm-a-love-story-in-full-for-free.html
Probing the unknown…
Through a vocabulary of the known, we try to probe the unknown… – Mestre Chitãozinho on capoeira
SOME people, some people…
It seems to me that knowledge of IT and social skills are mutually exclusive. Don’t fret people,
A “mangas” went out for a stroll
Mangas (Greek: μάγκας [ˈma(ŋ)ɡas]) is the name of a social group in the counterculture of pre-WWI Greece. Mangas was a label for men belonging to the working class, behaving in a particularly arrogant/presumptuous way, and dressing with a very typical vesture composed of a woolen hat, a jacket (they usually wore only one of its …
We are family
Nothing brings more happiness than helping family; no amount of things, money or power. It must be something intrinsic about the human race..