Why does less of something cost more?
Spotted on the menu of Figaro Coffee Company: Cappuccino: 105 pesosDecaf: add 15 pesos
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Don’t get married; get even
Since we on the subject of romance, here’s something to convince you that marriage is not a word; it’s a fucking sentence!The 10 Commandments of MarriageCommandment 1 Marriages are made in heaven. But so again, are thunder and lightning. Commandment 2 If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word… Read More »
Overdose of Valentine’s crass commercialism
For Valentine, a pagan priest who lived during the grotesque Roman persecution against Christians, love was more than the mushy stuff we think of today. It was above sentimental feelings or infatuation. It was deeper than sexual attraction or physical desire. It is not based on circumstance, climate, clothes, character or come-ons. It is a… Read More »
Privacy concerns over Google Desktop
In case you’ve downloaded Google Desktop 3 beta, here’s an article at ZDNet about a newly-added feature that may pose “serious privacy implications“. Apparently, the new version allows users to search for files across multiple computers, by storing copies of the user’s documents on Google’s servers. So if the servers are compromised by hackers, there… Read More »
Probably how “Batman Begins” began
I was reading American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis and it suddenly dawned on me that the choice of Christian Bale as Batman in Batman Begins was, to put it in Ellis’ term, “premeditated”. In the chapter titled “Nell’s” (page 206, Vintage Contemporaries, paperback), there is a paragraph that goes: “Daisy! And Patrick, you devil!”… Read More »
Mindboggling thoughts
What happens if you’re sitting by the window of an aircraft in the middle of a flight and you notice that one of the bolts on the wing is coming loose? Do you:(1) freak out?(2) keep your fingers crossed?(3) pretend nothing is wrong?(4) hijack the plane and force it to land?You are working in the… Read More »