Monthly Archives: March 2012

My daily thoughts

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

People don’t like being reminded of their faults. If you want to be unpopular, just point those out to them.

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My thought of the day

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I entitled this category “My daily thoughts” but they can very well be weekly thoughts or monthly or annual…. Here is my thought of the day: “If you are pretending to be what you are not, you are bound to attract … Continue reading →

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Timbuktu by Paul Auster (another book review)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Using omniscient third-person narrative voice but through a point of view of a dog Auster gives us an account of a personal tragedy of a dying vagabond schizophrenic poet Willy G. Christmas and his only friend and confidant Mr Bones, … Continue reading →

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Quote!!!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

I’ve just taken a quizz about literary classics on goodreads and there was a question regarding a quote that I got wrong. “Which Noble Prize Winner (for Literature) Author said: “If there is a book you really want to read … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

I took this picture some years ago with some cheap idiot camera, but what has always fascinated me is how mirror reflections show us more than the actual object. In this particular picture it is hard to say where the … Continue reading →

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Flirting with life

Posted on March 26, 2012 by
Bassano del Grappa

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  Being at home for a few days after having caught one of the several viruses that are going on around here I’ve decided to spend more time on my blog and thought that the best way to recharge my … Continue reading →

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The Sounds of Silence

I just want to hear silence for a change.

 

I was going to upload a video of silence, a song dedicated to silence or a silent song.

So far I haven’t found anything that beats Simon and Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence, but I was looking for some chill out or new age version of silence with some cool, non-tacky video on you tube and I haven’t found what I have been looking for.

If you know of a nice silence song please let me hear your suggestions…

Till then let’s enjoy Richard Clayderman’s cover of the Sounds of Silence.

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 An Ode to Words

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

An Ode to Words My obsession with words started a long time ago when I was still a toddler listening to strange sounds and trying to learn meanings attached to them. Some of the grownups talked in funny voices confusing … Continue reading →

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The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

My reading year started a bit late this year, but March brought me a great surprise in the form of Paul Auster’s Book of Illusions, his best work according to some critics. A novel addresses existential issues and questions of … Continue reading →

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Vargo – Talking one language

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