Complex ideas are built upon simple ones.
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Family is where the heart is
Describe a family member. Family seems to be that sort of thing everyone knows what is. Still, people don’t know very well how to define it. A widely accepted definition is that family is where the heart is. Understanding of what it is has differed from culture to culture and from time to time. This…
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Biking around Lake Ontario
What is your favorite form of physical exercise? I just love taking my bike and doing the Great Lakes Waterfront trail! Did you know that you can do it from city to city, covering an extension of 3600 Km? All the way from Cornwall on the East to Gros Cap on the West side of…
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Why pay millions for a free ride?
How much would you pay to go to the moon? Five hundred years ago we were circumnavigating the globe for the first time. Only fifty-five years ago, going to the Moon meant for humanity the crossing of another huge new frontier. And we did cross it (or did we?). “One small step for man, one…
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From Tech Professional to Mystery Author
What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? To begin with, I have a confession to make… I started this blog for several reasons, but mainly because I wanted to launch a career in writing mystery novels. In truth, I wanted to use this platform to develop my skills. I aimed to…
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How Jesus Became God
A fascinating look at the divinity of Jesus from the point of view of his contemporaries This book from professor Bart D. Ehrman, How Jesus Became God, was one of the most eye-opening studies I have read about Jesus and early Christianity. From the very beginning it embarks on a journey analyzing the texts of…
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Book 04: The Long Hitch Home, “a book with a map”
This is a book with a map, and what a map! Jamie Maslin recounts his adventures hitchhiking from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to London, England. He lives in Hobart now, but London is his hometown. Change the expression “go big or go home.” Instead, try “go big and go home” to give it a different meaning.…
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An Afternoon at the Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
Going to the Opera is truly a pleasurable experience. You can enjoy the promise of drama. There is also exceptional music and memorable interpretations. These elements all contribute to a cathartic experience. It is live performance. It might not be a blockbuster movie with special effects and CGI. Nonetheless, it is highly effective in appealing…
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Book 03: Tarot. The Library of Esoterica, “a book you meant to read in 2022”
So, I got this book, Tarot, The Library of Esoterica, for my birthday last year. Although I skimmed through it then, I really wanted to spend quality time with it. I wanted to take my time to read it without rush. History Tarot possesses a rich and extensive tradition. It takes years to understand all…
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Book 02: Pax, “a book about a pet character”
When you start reading Pax, you feel that everything in this story is unusual. It seems out of place, much like the events in our lives. Peter is a twelve-year-old boy, and when he was about seven he saved Pax, a fox, from certain death. But now there is a war coming. Peter’s dad enlists…
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Book 01: Pachinko, “a book about a family”
Wow! What a great start for the 2023 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! I was waiting for some books at the library to become available. I would take them either physically, electronically, or in audio. Then, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee appeared as a lucky loan. I loved, and highly recommend it. This is a family saga…
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Are we in the middle of an Edgar Allan Poe revival?
Edgar Allan Poe (E. A. P.) hardly needs any introduction. He was an extraordinary writer with a great analytical mind, what was reflected both in his prose and poetry. He was the pioneer in several genres, like the Detective Fiction story, and the emerging Science Fiction. Additionally, Cryptography, Philosophy, Mathematics, Psychology, Cosmology, and Physics were…
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2022 books in review
These are the books that I have read in 2022. I didn’t have a blog back then, meaning I couldn’t have written a separate review for each one. But I am trying to rectify it now, writing a few words about them before the year end. Philosophy and Science Philosophy Between the Lines: The Lost…
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