Living a cosmopolitan life often entails some compromise, especially when it comes to doing your laundry. Many high rise apartment complexes prohibit washer/dryers due to water pressure requirements, while some apartments are so small there is no room for additional large appliances. Although watching the loads go round and round then spin dirty water away [...]

In the 1990’s, a trend of published books asked the question: “What would ’some iconic named person’ do on any given subject?” The list ranged from real to fictional characters – Jesus, Jackie, Buddah, Buffy, Wonder Woman, Jefferson, Franklin, Murphy Brown, Audrey Hepburn and MacGyver, just to name a few. One could only wonder what [...]

As the law of judgment goes, the individualized interpretation of karma as intrinsically positive or negative only exemplifies the way such law is understood on a personal level, rather than as a potential cosmic principle that defines a structural basis for the foundation of the universe. When an action or a thought results in suffering, [...]

Someone was trying to reach me by phone the other day, “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you for hours”, they said, and although it’s nothing personal, I must admit I have a deep seated dislike for the telephone. Perhaps I am afflicted with Telephonophobia. Is there such a thing? I used to feel [...]

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.” Sharp and clever writing from the newest addition to the super hero collection of films: The Dark Knight. Co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan, this is a disturbing adaptation of The Batman Myth set with pathological realism reminiscent of the [...]