“Agar firdaus bar roo-e-zameen ast hameen ast-o, hameen ast-o, hameen ast” [If there is a paradise on earth It is this, it is this, it is this.] This quote in Farsi (Persian) is ascribed to the famous Sufi poet and philosopher Hazrat Amir Khusro Delhavi (from Delhi, India circa 1253 – 1325); centuries later, the …
Go back to where you came from
Charles Dickens was prescient, when opening his Tale of Two Cities in 1859 he wrote: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of …
Nada … nothing!
Fans of the Jerry Seinfeld show may recall the episode where George Costanza and Jerry meet with the executives of a TV channel to discuss the concept for a new TV sitcom and persuade them to approve a pilot. The meeting starts off genially and when asked what the show would be about, Jerry Seinfeld …
“Hair” today gone tomorrow
Our son sent us a picture of our grandson, seated for his very first haircut. There he was, staring at a strategically placed raised television screen in front of him, as the “hair technician” went about his business. While the little guy was engrossed in a Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol show, the baby curls …
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