No, I did not enjoy Dune
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
I have a great-nephew who is an acclaimed filmmaker. I like his film reviews — I like reading them because he offers really nuanced insights
musings
It gives me hope when I see things like this...
Saturday, 5 March 2022
Some wise words on a chat group I visit occasionally.
Let the dogs bark...
Friday, 4 March 2022
This evening’s train of thought, triggered by recent events in that part of the world with hot women, ugly men, and nukes, naturally ended with a bottle of vodka.
Let's take a break from the war and talk sci-fi
Thursday, 3 March 2022
In 1991, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, took to the screens. This would become William Shatner’s final voyage on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise as Captain James T. Kirk.
The premise of the movie is that the Klingon moon Praxis, a key energy production facility, explodes, leading to radioactive contamination which will destroy the ozone layer of the Klingon home world. As a result, the Klingons propose opening a dialogue for peace with their long-term enemies, the International Federation of Planets.
Is this 'systemic racism'?
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
I tend to collect random bits of data which I parse at a later date in my quest to seek enlightenment.
Today’s candidate is a report from the American Heart Association titled 2022 Heart Disease & Stroke Statistical Update Fact Sheet Black Race & Cardiovascular Diseases .
Here are 5 things I learned:
Dreams die in times of war
Sunday, 27 February 2022
Around 2017, One of my closest friends and I planned a road trip. The idea was to fly to Vladivostok on the east coast of Russia...
Functional illiteracy sucks...
Saturday, 26 February 2022
...But I needed to travel to experience that first hand.
The problem with y’all…
Thursday, 24 February 2022
I got gently berated by a reader today: “Kanthan I love your tweets but ...”
Don't wait! Eat that marshmallow!
Monday, 21 February 2022
50 years ago, Stanford University psychology professor Walter Mischel ran an experiment to test the concept of delayed gratification in children...
Have you seen a scaly anteater? Me neither...
Sunday, 20 February 2022
Yesterday was World Pangolin Day and here’s what’s going down with our neighbor, Namibia.