I have to celebrate I need to celebrate I get to celebrate Which one causes you the most pleasure? I would eliminate the first two: Have, Need. They imply Obligation, Duty, etc. Ok, so? You are going to do it anyways (Exercise, wash the car, etc.) so you might as well add something for yourself to … Read more
My wife and I rarely agree on anything. (Even after 48 years!) When we agree on something it’s usually because it can withstand our widely disparate points-of-view: You project what you are. I project what I am. They project what they are. We project what we are, first and foremost. Then and only then, what is … Read more
Part One I have a refrigerator, so do you. Mine lasts over 10 years, so does yours. Hmmm, everyone has a refrigerator and they all last over 10 years. How come they still sell them everywhere? Who’s buying them? Part Two Some people think free means no one makes money. Facebook is free YouTube is … Read more
Why not seize every opportunity to take pleasure? When you pass by candies, why not pop one in your mouth? Why not seize every single opportunity? Maybe you believe you would use up that pleasure. We meter our pleasure lest we run out. “If I eat as much candy as I feel like, what will I do … Read more
Saying NO when you mean NO and YES when you mean YES is really tension relieving, you should try it. Then you would feel much more comfortable. This is what happens when you do this: – In 2004 and 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. – New Statesman listed him at # 41 of “50 People … Read more
“This is a movie so poorly written that it must resort to narration and worse (shudder), video blogging, as a way to hold its shambling, rickety narrative together.” 20th Century Fox executives decided to release Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel alongside, calling it a “secret weapon” to cover any unforeseeable losses at the box-office. The movie? … Read more