The myth about time pieces A few decades ago, there was a watch for every adventurer. If you flew, you needed an aviator type of watch. Even though a smartphone could perform all its functions, it still looked like something that belong to a pilot’s wrist. If you were a…

Or why my version is better When I heard about the subject of Secret Santa, I feel that the company or organization wants to save on the money and time of buying presents. And then blame the victims for any unhappiness. For my readers that never played the game, you…

Learn new things that hurt I used to do bodybuilding. Not because I like looking at my body in the mirror but I found out that the bigger I was, the less likely people will try to pick a fight with me. …

Conversation with a scammer I had a call last night from an unknown number. My service provider helpfully flagged the call as potential fraud. Moreover, almost nobody calls using my phone number. I do get robocalls but that is another thing. Even most scammers use messaging apps to contact me. Don’t be a stranger …

Or why a helpful stranger is better than YouTube lessons I do have a strange hobby. I call it a moment of madness. This is when I deliberately choose to go in a new direction or try a new mode of transport. …

Guilty by association When I was a child, I was given a very wise and important advice. “Never do anything that will make you the headlines in tomorrow’s news.” This advice has aged badly because people today do not read hardcopy newspapers. The e-copy is usually cheaper and easier to…

Literally so no hard feelings A decade ago, a penny pinching manager decided to buy IKEA office furniture and directed me assemble them. The building of the furniture was seen as a management tool to encourage initiative. The only problem was that the filing cabinet had screws so I needed…

Or how did it get such a name Today, I learn that there is a Nothing’s phone. A company called Nothing made a smartphone. I can understand if a company training people how to meditate is called Nothing. Or if it specializes in minimalist design. But a tech company called…

Naval gazing at a sunken warship A modern metal warship was sunk recently. Modern being a relative term since the ship was launched in the late 70s. The interesting fact was that the Russian ship was allegedly carrying a two thousand year old relic. Let that fact sink in (Pun…