A brief neural link to memories of Carl Sagan a few weeks ago led to further forays and research into his work which has since cascaded into multiple streams of research, including viewing the (American) Discovery Channel’s recent series with Stephen Hawkings, all of which reminded me and further informed me that Albert Einstein, as a teenage German-speaking Jew, spent a hell of a lot … Continue reading Das Gedankenexperiment
Well I had a long piece that I wanted to write today but frankly it isn’t going to happen, partly because I’ve got some things I need to handle today and partly because my mind isn’t clear. So below are a few odds and ends that don’t really have anything to do with one another. I’ve realized that 99.9% of my friends and colleagues, the … Continue reading Bits and Bobs
Ahh…. I am home, home at last after one of the best vacations I’ve ever taken in my life. My physical body never left Cluj, in fact I believe I never even made it out of centru except for one trip to Cora (a French superstore). But in my mind I was in a very faraway place. I wrote myself a book here over these … Continue reading Back in the saddle, again
This has been a very good week and I thank all of you who left messages of support – they were warmly appreciated. I’m grateful to be closer to finding my serenity and joy. I didn’t plan it this way but I spent a good part of week in the company of a couple members of Cluj-Napoca’s homeless community. You might remember from an earlier … Continue reading Down and Out in Cluj-Napoca
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