“It all depends on whether you have things, or they have you.” ~ Robert A. Cook

“It all depends on whether you have things, or they have you.” ~ Robert A. Cook
By Mickey Fellows in “Why is God Laughing?” by Deepak Chopra God and the Devil were arguing about the fence that separated Heaven and Hell. “Your side’s falling down,” said God. “Just look at it.” “So what?” said the Devil. “We’re both responsible for keeping our side. Mine is perfect.” The Devil shrugged indifferently. “So [...]
I couldn’t help but think much about Joseph Campbell’s words: For the point about Hell — as of Heaven — is this: when there, you are in your proper place, which, finally, is exactly where you want to be. People really do make their own choices and have their own preferences.
Europe (February) 1889 When I wrote Noli Me Tangere, I asked myself whether bravery was a common thing in the young women of our people. I brought back to my recollection and reviewed those I had known since my childhood, but there were only few who seem to come up to my ideal. There was, [...]
Is there such a thing as mere coincidence? This very lucky year (for the good-hearted) of 2011, please add the last 2 digits of your birth year and your age this year. How does this happen?
I had so many plans, of sweet things to send people, and yet… I end up not giving them. A disheartening of sorts. A very distant feeling takes over me. There’s been an emptiness of sorts that seems to have gone ahead of me, just waiting for me to fall into it. I’ve been meditating [...]
The 50 Best Inventions of 2010 Flying cars! Jet packs! Lasers that zap malaria-carrying mosquitoes! Here are the year’s biggest (and coolest) breakthroughs in science, technology and the arts iPad By Harry McCracken Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 How does Apple keep out-inventing the rest of the tech industry? Often, it’s by reinventing a product [...]
Find out how Elmo will feel if he woke up purple. A Song About Elmo (Adam Sandler as guest!)