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Stuffed bell peppers for dinner! Zoom

Stuffed bell peppers for dinner!

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A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning. The city is like poetry: it compresses all life, all races and breeds, into a small island and adds music and the accompaniment of internal engines. The island of Manhattan is without any doubt the greatest human concentration on earth, the poem whose music is comprehensible to millions of permanent residents but whose full meaning will always remain elusive.
Excerpt from “Here is New York” by E.B. White  (via irishboyinlondon) (via smartercities)

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Searching For Me in Red Dead Redemption

givemesomethingtoread:

A modern tale of heartbreak and video games.

Beautiful!

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If booze, today, is the primary requirement for people to socialize and communicate without inhibitions, then we live in a seriously messed up society.

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What matters most to you?

Today reminded me of Crash

I entered office and was holding my typical morning meeting - delegating tasks, discussing progress on projects and so on. The discussion turned into an open argument. I ended up arguing for a neat ten minutes on priorities, nepotism and work-life balance with a good friend/colleague of mine.

For the next five hours, I worked with another friend on a project heading down Murphy’s road. Ramadan meant no food, no water. Just as the starving and the physical stress was getting to me, I got a call from a friend, the one with whom I had argued with in the morning. He had just met with an accident. I rushed to get my car keys and drove 20 minutes to the accident spot. Looking at the mangled remains of the car, the streak of rubber on the road, the huge traffic jam the accident had caused, and the shaken up friend of mine, I knew that he had survived (and come out with almost no injuries) solely because of his good luck/fortune. 

I spent the next two hours with him. 

As the conversation revolved around what he felt during those few seconds of his disastrous crash, I asked him if he felt that he was going to die. He said that he did and that the first thing that came to his mind was his wife.

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A near death experience told my friend what matters most to him. 

A coin flip tells some people what matters most to them.

After a cold shower and some hot Sumatra coffee, I sat down thinking what matters most to me. 

I think I know.

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At any stage, humans can thirst for money, knowledge, or love; sometimes for two, never for three.

- krisnair

Profound. Period.

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Ferrari's team boss Stefano's attempt at humor

  • Press: After today's situation, is it now clear that you have a number one and a number two driver?
  • Stefano: No. No.
  • Press: Why?
  • Stefano: Because otherwise I would have said yes.

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On any one given hand, it might be 99% luck and 1% skill. Over the course of a tournament, it might be 30% skill and 70% luck. Over the course of a month, maybe it’s 30% luck and 70% skill, and over the course of a year maybe it’s 90% skill and 10% luck.
Chris Ferguson, former world Poker champion, talking about Poker, and how it is more a game of skill than chance. Can’t agree more.

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Are we there yet? Yes we are!
via www.economist.com

Are we there yet? Yes we are!

via www.economist.com

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I miss my by-two kaapi

By-Two Kaapi means splitting a cup of coffee into two cups, each having half the amount of coffee.

To me, ordering a ‘By-Two Kaapi’ is a symbol of having an intimate conversation about anything under the sun with someone who you would love spending time with. I remember the times when my dad and myself used to go to a diner, order a by-two kaapi and chat about politics or real-estate; I remember the times when I used to catch up with some old pal of mine, order a by-two kaapi and recollect the old times.

By-Two Kaapi, this weblog of mine is the kind of chatter that I would have with people over a by-two kaapi.

So I wrote, roughly 4 years ago, in my erstwhile blog. Today, going through a few posts, I plunge into nostalgia. Pity, Tumblr won my heart and I had to dump Blogger. Life goes on. The denominator is the same. This is where I talk about stuff you and me would have over a By-Two Kaapi.

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It will work out somehow. It always does. Somehow.
Evan Campbell at his troubleshooting best.

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Personal finance is picking the right car, house, or investment, granted. Those macro transactions have a profound impact on how your financial life looks. But it’s also the magazine subscriptions, bagels, iced coffees, gimmick t-shirts, and extra books. It’s the clutter and calories you acquire from the transactions you forget - so give yourself a swipe-count when you’re high on the horse and stick to the purchases you’ll remember.

Unsolicited Analysis: Personal Finance Tip: Transaction Volume

One of those personal finance methods that I am trying to learn.

 

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Playing with my Nikon D5000 somewhere in Europe Zoom

Playing with my Nikon D5000 somewhere in Europe

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The greatest Australian band in recent years!

The greatest Australian band in recent years!

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I AM NOT NUMBER 2!!
GIVE ME WINGS!!!!
I NEED MY WING BACK!!!
(Insert your own Red Bull brotherly love pun)

I AM NOT NUMBER 2!!

GIVE ME WINGS!!!!

I NEED MY WING BACK!!!

(Insert your own Red Bull brotherly love pun)