What do you want to be when you grow up?

I remember when I was about 4 years old, my favourite pretend play was being a teacher.  I would hold a stick and point on my writing (scribbles) on the “board” and talk and talk most of the afternoon.  My student was my niece Carmina, who was just about a year younger than me.  I [...]

Outliers

I am  reading a book by Malcolm Gladwell.  It is an interesting book about the “outliers”, the best, the brightest, the most successful, and the wealthiest individuals in their generation.  It digs deeper into what made these select few the best in their chosen field.  The author argues that successful people don’t rise from nothing; [...]

Just Sharing a Few of my Favorite Quotes

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
-Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.
“It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but [...]