Monthly Archives: March 2020

Suicide is something you think of all the time. It used to be a chic thing during the teenage years  but turned serious during your 20s but now deeply philosophical. You don’t want to wake up in the morning, but … Continue reading →

“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Though the above line was immortalized by the tear-jerking movie Love Story (and I like the movie very much and the book adapted from it), I think it is dumb and bullshit. … Continue reading →

Thanks for your reminder of exercising care when venturing out of the safety of my home in these trying times of PLAGUE when most humans revert to animalism and tribalism runs rampant. Keep on enlightening those compatriots of ours who … Continue reading →

PHÙNG QUÁN : THÈM ĐƯỢC LÀM NGƯỜI Trần Mạnh HảoSau vụ “Nhân Văn giai phẩm” ( 1955-1957), Phùng Quán ( 1932-1995) bị đuổi khỏi quân đội, đuổi khỏi Hội Nhà Văn, bị kiểm điểm quy tội đại phản động vì dám … Continue reading →

Wissai’s Introduction: Consciousness and Reality and the Human Brain. Source: Quora. Certain things are held/sensed/understood to be true because that’s how we tell ourselves so, based on what we think we know and were taught. Just reflect on why many … Continue reading →

Over time, Occam’s razor has become a shorthand reference to the possibility that the simplest explanation may turn out to be the most correct. Regarding the CORONA-19, those humans having a passing knowledge of Cosmology, Biochemistry, how Life emerged on … Continue reading →

Writing, Women, and Writers Growing up, I never seriously thought of becoming a writer though I did read quite a bit. Then one day she left. And my world as I knew it, collapsed on me. I was bitter. I … Continue reading →

US, China, and Vietnam Mi querido amigo Wayne Cao, I like your thinking though I would couch my reply somewhat differently. It’s high time that America stopped pretending that China is a friend or friendly trade partner while China makes … Continue reading →

Irony of Ironies I used to love ironies, but I now suppose I don’t love them anymore though they are educational. First Laura, then Simone, and then Janie, and now Angie. I don’t know if I should thank her or … Continue reading →

LOVE’S FORGETFULNESS “Why do you keep talking about my past mistakes?” said the husband. “I thought you had forgiven and forgotten.” “I have, indeed, forgiven and forgotten,” said the wife. “But I want to make sure you don’t forget that … Continue reading →