Here's something I've observed in my own use of social media websites: most of the time they're so sticky that when I click on an interesting article to read it, I tend to skim through it in order to get back to the social media site where it was posted. Why? My rationale to myself … Continue reading Social media and time spent on websites that produce original content
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A visit to Las Vegas
Situated in the Mojave Desert, its Spanish name means "The Meadows" because of the wild grasses and desert springs originally found there. An oasis in an otherwise dry and unwelcoming place, it became known to Native Americans over 10,000 years ago. It was discovered by the modern world in 1829, when a young Mexican scout … Continue reading A visit to Las Vegas
Excessive bass is the bane of modern music
In much the same way that too much sugar will give you diabetes and too many calories will make you fat, bass-boosted music ends up being a hollow, crappy experience that will make you deaf and piss off your neighbors. And hopefully, it will also bring you lots of fines for noise violations, fines which … Continue reading Excessive bass is the bane of modern music
Enough with aiding society’s trash
I am fed up with all of the aid that the world's various governments give to society's trash. How long have we been doing it? In some form or another, governments have been handing money out to people, with surprisingly little control over who gets it, for almost 100 years now. The way these programs … Continue reading Enough with aiding society’s trash
Țara lui Andrei at Bran Castle
This weekend, Ligia and I participated at an event called "Tabăra lui Andrei", put together by the team at Țara lui Andrei. They organize these wonderful camps for underprivileged children every summer in the village of Bran, in order to provide training, employment opportunities and personal development courses for these children. Each camp lasts about … Continue reading Țara lui Andrei at Bran Castle
Proud To Be Romanian at Cetatea Făgărașului
Ligia and I were in attendance at a wonderful event last night, organized by the good folks from Proud To Be Romanian at Cetatea Făgărașului, a medieval fortress whose construction began in 1310 and continued through various repairs and improvements well into the 1630s. It goes without saying that I love medieval fortresses and castles. … Continue reading Proud To Be Romanian at Cetatea Făgărașului
Dealing with anger
I'd like to help those of you who like me, are dealing with anger issues, and I also want to add a few original pieces of advice to the growing body of self-help articles and techniques for anger management. That is why I made this video. https://youtu.be/PCczwdxNYlI What follows is a close transcript of what … Continue reading Dealing with anger
