After a self imposed sabbatical from Live-journal it seems the whole world is laying down their new years resolutions and here I am again. The more we focus on time, the slower it goes but no amount of focus can send you back to the past nor any amount of apathy propel you into a prosperous future. The past in reflection teaches us, today allows ( Read more... )

It's easy to see how small the world is when you think about each star being the centre of it's own planetary system. How can people think that there is no life out there? This one planet circling this one star that even amongst just the stars that we see, makes it impossible to know how many planets are dismissed as possibly sustaining life. Is ( Read more... )

Don't have much else to say.. Except the random tests you get at the airport seem to randomly pick me every time.

I have learnt however that humor is not appropriate. This time when they say "have you ever done one of these random tests before" I will not respond with "yeah, but it's a bit too public to drop my pants... And shouldn't you have gloves ( Read more... )

There are rules for what you can say, what is politically correct and what words can be used by some people but not by others. Add to the complexity the countless professionals in communication with some experts who performed some scientific study that somehow proves that words only count for something like 7% of a message. With what I also ( Read more... )

It's been a while since my last post but at least I can say I survived the madness that is End of Financial Year. It's the time of year in finance that you know is going to kick your ass no matter what plans you put in place to get through it. It doesn't matter that June 30 happens every year and that weekends happen every week; because when June ( Read more... )

And yet again the debate over gay marriage hits the media and again we hear the comments from both sides of the fence. I don't really understand the actual reason behind the need to actually FIGHT it though... No one is saying you can't have an opinion. Support it? Great! Don't support it? - cool, you don't have to waive the gay flag and march ( Read more... )