When someone would go ahead, make big announcements, make affirmations, he would wait for the right moment and jokingly say: “Are you telling me, or asking me?” He was not cruel. He was actually accurate, I later learned. Because there…
If you are my last lesson, I hope it will be the next one that I have waited so patiently all my life. Because you are the last lesson where I take less than I deserve. You are the ultimate…
(Feature Impact) Young children are naturally curious. They constantly ask questions, explore their surroundings and constantly examine how the world works. While that curiosity can leave parents feeling tired or overwhelmed, it’s one of the most important drivers of early…
I grew up in the gun culture of Texas where I was groomed to love and have a healthy relationship with guns. However, a few childhood experiences changed that, and I became gun shy. For the first 12 years of…
A few months ago, I found myself wondering what I had done wrong. It’s not a question I expect to be asking in my seventies. Like many people my age, I sometimes think about retirement, savings and financial security. I…
It started with a man trying to write his own story. In 2009, Tom Matlack, a former venture capitalist who was not a writer by trade, sat down to put an honest account of his own life on paper. He…
Only fools willfully destroy their lives. Bad habits are never intentional. No one stands up and says: “From today, I will ignore people.” “Today seems perfect for self-defense.” “I think I’ll go home defeated.” Bad habits hide in work boots.…
– Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions for any family. While independent houses were once the preferred option, this trend has gradually changed in many parts of Chennai. Today, more families are choosing apartment communities because they…
“Waiting is not just empty hope, it has an inner certainty of reaching the goal.” ~I Ching Waiting has a bad rap in modern western society. It is not surprising that I had to look at an ancient Chinese text…
If you want to understand the geopolitics of the last two centuries, write the history of coal, oil and gas. July 28, 2026 by Enrique Danes Leave a comment If you want to understand the geopolitics of the last two…
