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2012 in review 8 Jan 2013 | 11:21 pm
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,800 views in 2012. If ev...
Cemeteries are an Afterlife 2 Feb 2011 | 01:24 pm
After writing my last post, I am still wondering what exactly I do believe in regards to death and the afterlife. As I said, I do not believe it is a rational matter, or at least I think that reason ...
I fear a lonely Afterlife 21 Jan 2011 | 11:42 am
My father-in-law Vicente is a very interesting fellow. He is Mexican, and he is rich in culinary anecdotes and a fantastic cook. He had a near-death experience when he underwent heart surgery, and...
Last Days, by Gus Van Sant 22 Dec 2010 | 11:36 am
Still following the career of Michael Pitt, I came across this fantastic film, Last Days. It will not be everybody’s cup pf cake. It is quiet, disturbing in its simplicity. The film is bleak, sad, ...
The Dreamers, a film by Bernardo Bertolucci 17 Dec 2010 | 07:01 am
I have been following the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, and I am really impressed by the fantastic cast of actors, the great script, the intricate and thorough story lines, the magnificent sets and cos...
“The Weight of Water” by Anita Shreve 12 Dec 2010 | 06:24 am
Last summer, at the best garage sale of the season, on the corner of Victoria and 4th Ave, I found this wonderful book. I had never heard of Anita Shreve before, but I loved the title, and the cover ...
The Titanic: Fate and Hybris in action 8 Dec 2010 | 05:14 pm
Last week, the Little Guy and I went to the public library to gather more Spider Man books. LG is suffering from a moderate to extreme obsession with the cute web-head, and I love feeding into it. A...
On Fear, the Supernatural and Fate… 1 Dec 2010 | 01:20 pm
My beautiful mum comes to visit almost every summer, and every time she comes, I feel it is Christmas and birthday all in one! Clothes, shoes, perfumes, and lately, books. This last trip, she brough...
What’s up with the Muses? 17 Nov 2010 | 10:47 am
I was looking at the name of my blog and thinking that I should change it, it sounds a bit pompous and unclear…That got me thinking of why I picked this name, and it was really nice to go through it s...
“A Reliable Wife” by Robert Goolrick. Such things happen… 7 Nov 2010 | 04:46 pm
A brand new friend from my kids’ school lend me this fascinating book that I had never heard anything about. Very well written, with some beautiful poetic descriptions of the landscape, it was a surp...
