Another Pen Story of Tough Love
Another pen, another story about the tightrope act called parenting.
Malayalam, Work and Life, Parenting
Humor
And what is funny Phaedrus, and what is not funny — need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
Humor, Work and Life, Life and Death
Ridiculous, Annoying and Embarrassing
When our kids turn 13, we turn ridiculous. How do we handle it?
French, Humor, Corporate Life
Speak Your Language
A small anecdote to illustrate why one should stick to one’s language when arguing.
Humor, Life and Death, Philosophy, Physics
Everything and Nothing
If somebody asks you what you are, here is one way to answer.
French, Humor
Belle Piece
What do you do when you find yourself a sort of captive audience next to your big boss for a couple of minutes? Be careful about the comments you make as smalltalk!
Humor, Email Flotsam
A Crazy Language
Here is a piece about the weirdness of the English language that I found on the web some twenty years ago.
A Parker Pen from Singapore
About a fifty-year old Parker pen that held an important lesson for me. A lesson in how to be a good father. What it takes is infinite patience.
A Chess Game
About a couple of chess games, and about why somebody’s loss can be as satisfying as your win.
My First Car and My First Ticket
Of my first car and my first encounter with the American legal system