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Archives for October 2013

Dolce Far Niente

October 17, 2013 Filed Under: Philosophy

A few days back I shared a poem ‘Leisure’ by W.H. Davies. 

What is life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare. 

Yes, what is life if we can’t stop to ‘be’? Can’t stop to enjoy the present?
How does my average day go? ‘Wake up, don’t get out of my bed, switch on my iPhone, read through RSS, Facebook, Twitter, news aggregators, email & messages then go to work in traffic, work, and at end the day repeat the morning ritual.

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Apple of my eye

October 6, 2013 Filed Under: Personal

Wikipedia defines ‘nerd’ as “A person, typically described as being overly intellectual & obsessive … who may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities..” I see myself as a nerd more in terms of the obessessive interest I have displayed in certain activities. One such activity which has my undivided attention mostly to the chargin of my family and friends is my obsession with Apple.

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