Back when we started the Teahouse Kuan Yin, I objected to soup. My partner in the business was a strong believer in the power of … Read More ›
Category: philosophy
I have come to the conclusion that there just is no ethical way to eat shrimp. (Calling them prawns won’t change that either.) Harvested by … Read More ›
We’ve all heard about how the French won’t talk to you if your French is not perfect. Yet French people have always been very patient … Read More ›
I just finished reading a book by Dr. Richard Wiseman called The Luck Factor (2003). He is a psychology professor in Hertfordshire, UK, who studies … Read More ›
We had a tradition at the Teahouse Kuan Yin every Christmas Eve. We closed early at 5pm, and then all the employees would enjoy a … Read More ›
British author Arnold Bennett wrote in 1910: …I have seen an essay, “How to live on eight shillings a week.” But I have never seen … Read More ›
There was a woman who lived across the street from me when I first moved out here to the country. Lois was 25 years older … Read More ›
I got into photography when I was about 16. I bought myself a Konica TC, which was a lightweight SLR. I developed my own B&W … Read More ›
There’s a place I like to walk with my doggie Kebab, on timberland which has been given to the county as a series of connected … Read More ›
“When is this eclipse?” “Tomorrow morning, from about 9:30.” “What a shame. I’m meeting these guys down at the hatchery…we’re going to start the generator. … Read More ›
My husband and I were discussing someone and he used an expression which I thought was very cogent: “He is misdirecting his suffering.” How well … Read More ›
“Rise an hour, an hour and a half, or even two hours earlier; and — if you must — retire earlier when you can. In … Read More ›