Most wonderful when / they scatter --- / The cherry blossoms. / In this floating world, / does anything endure? (Chireba-koso / Itodo sakura wa / Medetakere / Ukiyo ni nani ka / Hisashikarubeki} --- from Tales of Ise, by Narihira
02 October 2010
Where do good ideas come from?
Steven Johnson's new book lists seven ways new ideas can come from old ones.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
- Voltaire
- Voltaire
Which is better: American Express or Visa/Mastercard?
American Express is better. They have topnotch customer service people, and if you have to dispute a charge, all you need to do is call them - no paperwork to fill out.