Epicurus thought that the worlds of commerce and politics “constrained the mind, limiting it to the conventional, acceptable thought”. Leaving those worlds mean that you can begin to think of more general, and arguably more important, matters. Without the pressures of business you can read and research matters that eluded you during your money-making days. …
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This seems a petty matter, but it puzzles me. I do the gardening at our house, as befits a born Brit. In the course of this, despite wearing gardening gloves, I get my hands and nails dirty. In the old days the local pharmacy (US)or chemist (UK) carried nail brushes along with toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap …
Here are BBC headlines on May 16th, available via the BBC app on my i-pad (truly!) “FatTax” row forces New Look price review Single, 30,and time to leave home Meghan’s father may not attend wedding Dealing with a child who won’t sleep Kristen Stewart goes barefoot at Cannes How to dress a royal groom Willow …
A woman wrote to the Washington Post on May 21,2017 complaining about a daughter-in-law who never thanked anyone for gifts, for meals, indeed, for anything. Carolyn Hax, who writes an agony column for the Post, replied in part that her lack of manners hurt the daughter-in-law more than it hurts the giver. “A glaring social …
Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, when three quarters of a million Palestinians were forced to leave their homes. Some 100,000 Palestinians fled to Lebanon and, with their descendants, have been prevented ever since from returning. The residents of the camps are condemned to poverty, marginalisation and ill-health. This community has also endured …
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