ā¦is hid in the heart of love. Wrote Yeats, and went on to describe the pleasurable experience ofā¦worrying, I reckon, about oneās love object, even if he or she really isnāt in any immediate danger, none beyond the mortality we all share: āA pity beyond all telling/Is hid in the heart of love:/The folk that … Continue reading A Pity Beyond All Tellingā¦
Atlantis USA
Eggs Thatās what got me thinking this morning as I prepared my fave breakfast (soft-boiled, with pieces of toast crumbled in..š) As the deep gold yolk spurted up at me, suddenlyā¦ā¦.Iām at a party in a neighborhood in suburban Philadelphia. In aā¦.well, I reckon youād call it a āhousing developmentā, but an old one. A … Continue reading Atlantis USA
āSky Flakesā
āIt is blue butterfly day here in Spring/And with these skyflakes down in flurry on flurry,/There is more unmixed color on the wing/Than flowers will show for days, unless they hurry! But these are flowers that fly, and seem to sing,/And now, from having ridden out desire/They lie closed over in the wind, and cling/Where … Continue reading āSky Flakesā
The April Fools
Those are my neighbors up here on the Plateau who expect Spring in April. This morning weāre waking up to a beautiful fluffy snowfall. It was raining when we took our walk about 11 PM, but changed over during the night, So now Iām looking out upon a ālandscape drawn in pearly monotonesā, as the … Continue reading The April Fools
Friday Night Movie Recommendation: The Thin Red Line
The title is from my favorite poem by some strange coincidence. It starts a bit slowly but will take you on the emotional roller coaster that I have been on both literally and figuratively at least a few times too many. I just watched it for the first time a few days ago because someone … Continue reading Friday Night Movie Recommendation: The Thin Red Line
Peerless
..thatās me No I donāt mean Iām head ānā shoulders above my peers; I mean I donāt HAVE any. Iād say our closest peers are usually our college friends, right? They are of an age, and of a socioeconomic and educational level, with us. Where are these women now? How do they look? Have they … Continue reading Peerless
India-China Startup Ecosystem Comparison ā An Unbiased View
For over a week, there has been a comparison across social media between the startup ecosystems of India and China. Shortly after, during the second āStartup Maha Kumbhā event in Delhi, Indiaās Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal repeated the same points verbatim. Itās unclear whether the meme influenced the minister or vice versa. While comparisons … Continue reading India-China Startup Ecosystem Comparison ā An Unbiased View
Understanding Turmoil in Myanmar and Indiaās Interests in Twelve Maps
On February 1, 2021, Myanmarās military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized control of the country and detained civilian leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. This action severely hindered the democratic progress that had begun in 2011. Tensions had been rising between the military and Suu Kyiās National League for Democracy (NLD), … Continue reading Understanding Turmoil in Myanmar and Indiaās Interests in Twelve Maps
Dear Things
Sitting here in the living room of my beloved childhood home, I count 13 objects just on the mantelpiece alone. I didnāt put all of them there; theyāve been there since I was a kid. I didnāt buy any of them. There they are: 6 bronze figures, a cigarette holder made from a tiger skull, … Continue reading Dear Things
X Automatically Suspends Me Again For Impersonating Myself!
ST UnWoked & UnVaxxed! 
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