To get excited these days it would seem. We had two very senseless (make that three) events capture headlines this past week. One was of course the production and apparent broadcast of a disturbing (inciteful not insightful) video that enraged the Muslims. Then there was the fallout in the form of violent protest from a minority group that was itching to pull the trigger and this video definitely took them over the edge.
What followed is tragic - more so than the thoughtless act that produced the film. People who were going about their daily routines were faced with certain disruptions of varying degrees - some lost lives.
What for?
Then there was the third event although not literally fatal showed another side of our condition. Obsession with celebrity photos. Three adjectives further drove the frenzy. Naked, Princely and Bosom.
In this day and age where architecturally wonderful images of the mammaries can be had for next to nothing for those that desire it I am appalled at the extremes that some would go to in securing that princely (pun intended) shot.
Simply to irritate the heck out of someone?
Granted there is fallacy in the story from many angles but the growing appetite for invasive (debatable) action in any form - shooting either with cameras or guns is not painting an optimistic frame for those that are watching.
Cool cat the Japanese are Tokyo at dusk My second visit to this land of the rising sun after almost a decade. Back then clearly I was wet behind the ears product manager and likely didn’t pay attention to all (efficient) things Japanese. But today I did and of course continue to be impressed. It is as much the obvious stuff like on time travel that is both clean and comfortable and all that which makes it possible. The impressive landmark and landscapes that these humans have put together despite their cramped (or because of it) surroundings and precarious geological conditions could amaze a novice architect among us. But it’s also the little things that someone had to think about which have a phenomenal impact on day to day lives that make the Japanese stand apart. Below are few random examples- 1. Providing a very fine machined wooden toothpick in every packet of wooden chopsticks. The said chapsticks are simply set on the To Go counter of any food vendor/ convenience store wher...
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