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The Perpetual Orgy
A novel by Mario Vargas Llosa , a Peruvian writer and a onetime presidential candidate (he lost to Alberto Fujimori). A story of good boy forever in love with a bad girl. Definitely worth reading. -
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For those who do not know what rail trails are - those are former railroads whose beds and right-of -ways were converted into walking/bicycling trails. It is a great idea as the railroad beds were perfectly graded for bicycling, and often go through areas of great historic interest (like centers of historic New England towns) and great natural ( Read more... ) -
Jose Carreras
Jose Carreras rules! The only one who can compare is Albert Kuvezin of Yat-Kha fame.. -
The End of The Oldest Business
Last year, a Japanese temple-building company Kongo Gumi closed its doors. At over 1400 years old it was the oldest business in the world. It seems that in Japan there are still quite a few "multicentennarian" businesses left though.
As far as I know, the oldest existing US-based company is Zildjian of Quincy, MA, a maker of percussion music ( Read more... ) -
The evolution of cars - a thought...
Lately cars are are becoming more and more reliable and long-lived. They also look more and more gorgeous. However, they become more alike in their looks, and are built in globalized fashion - with components and cars themselves coming from everywhere. For example, such high end car as Audi TT is built in Hungary, of all places ( Read more... ) -
Capitalism and Male Depression
From a newspaper article:
"The principal cause of the ruination of today's men is a culture that teaches them to use money as the currency by which to purchase self-esteem and self-worth. I call it "soulless capitalism."...
Capitalism is a system that recognizes that the most effective engine of economic advancement is one that rewards individual ( Read more... )
