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Virtual Religion

on March 20, 2007 · No Comments · in Philosophy, Thailand, Travel

As I looked out across the city of Bangkok this morning I marveled at how its many millions of inhabitants go about their daily business in a peaceful way. Of course one could say that about many cities, but it seems more pronounced in Bangkok because life is not easy for many people here and [...]

Nature’s Changing Course

on August 31, 2006 · No Comments · in Philosophy

Last night I watched an inspiring documentary by British historian Michael Wood entitled, “In Search of Shakespeare.” With his characteristic passion and enthusiasm, Wood transports the viewer to Shakespeare’s world – that of a young man navigating an unlikely destiny through the treacherous waters of Elizabethan England. How delicate fate seems when viewed in episodes. [...]

Wu Wei Sauce

on January 6, 2006 · No Comments · in Philosophy

It’s that time of year when small-talk is taxed with the topic of New Year’s resolutions. During this season, relative strangers feel free to ask whether you have resolved to leave the toilet seat down or to refrain from your pre-occupation with death by asphyxiation. I object to questions about New Year’s resolutions from people [...]

La Philosophie Du Vin

on October 12, 2005 · No Comments · in Food, Philosophy

Although the ability of an affected wine connoisseur to detect that a wine was made from grapes picked by a one-legged man on a Thursday is a stock cliché, the extensive efforts that wineries, such as the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, undertake to produce great wine supports the notion that such subtleties do [...]