It is 2:48 AM on December 24th – the morning of Christmas Eve. To mark the cultural and religious highlight of the entire year across the Western world I thought I should post something about the holiday. My focus is the mythical figure known as Santa Claus in the West, Ded Moroz in the East,…… Continue reading Santa Claus, Ded Moroz, Christianity and the Solstice
Category: Culture
Culture
Playboy in Vietnam!
Today I was invited to the official opening of Playboy in Vietnam! Ok, it isn’t that special because I’d still have to pay. But this still makes me wonder how I got on the mailing list! The e-mail they used isn’t one that is really ‘out there’ so I’m thinking they paid for a database…… Continue reading Playboy in Vietnam!
The difficulty with truth in public – Ferguson
Another very long dry spell with no posts! The reason is simply that I now have two kids instead of one. With one kid you’re still afforded a modicum of free time, yet with two, the concept of 100% individual free time no longer exists. Today I read an article in the New Yorker regarding…… Continue reading The difficulty with truth in public – Ferguson
MBA and Christianity?
21st century capitalism through a 1st century worldview! (MBA and Christianity??) It simply amazes me that with all our progress and all our magnificent universities of learning that have no comparison throughout history, the majority of humanity is still bound by the ancient beliefs from a time when humanity knew very little about anything! …… Continue reading MBA and Christianity?
Columbus Day
Let’s celebrate Columbus Day by walking into someone’s house and telling them we live there now. Kind of like Israeli settlers! https://youtu.be/KNqozQ8uaV8 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/4/if-i-dont-steal-your-home-someone-else-will-jewish-settler-says