Stoic Postcards Eight
The four cardinal virtues: self-control, courage, justice and wisdom Stoic...
Author: Simon
The National Condiment
The National Condiment of Australia is Vegemite. The National Condiment of Costa Rica is Lizano...
How I Travel
On May 1, 2015 we went to Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands and serendipity happened. It was Nurit's birthday, the...
Book Review: The Water Knife
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi The Water Knife is a dystopian novel about a time in the near future when water...
Words Seldom Seen: Cruft
Cruft Noun: Anything that is left over, redundant and getting in the way. It is used particularly for...
Stoic Postcards Seven
"Knowledge, self-knowledge in particular, is freedom." Stoic...
Why We Shouldn’t Travel
If you travel far enough you will see some beautiful scenery (above) and lots of ordinary scenery (below)....
The Socialist Instinct
We all dream of living in a tight knit community, a tribe or band, where we share everything and are “all in it...
Book Review: The Attention Merchants
The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu is an excellent history of advertising from...
Why We Travel
I have been researching why people say they travel. I've read some articles and I've asked a lot of people and it looks...
