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Monday, April 27, 2026
Restaurants and location – in a different sense
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There is something universal about eating in a restaurant. Wherever you may be, sitting down and having a meal in a restaurant is somehow ...
Monday, April 20, 2026
Not as simple as it seems – the challenge of translating payslips
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Most customers do not - and generally need not - understand the actual work process. Sometimes, this lack of knowledge impacts their price...
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Monday, April 13, 2026
Past and present – some global lessons from early American history
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History classes are wasted on the young. Even if the formal history classes given to youth in each country focus on ideas, not dry facts, ...
Monday, April 6, 2026
The best – in other words
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Most people strive to be their best at something, with some making more effort than others. There was the Kobe Bryant principle: you have ...
Monday, March 30, 2026
The mirage of infallibility – Freelancers and self-forgiveness
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In 1869, the Catholic Church issued an edict that the Pope, whoever holds the office, is infallible, at least on certain matters under cer...
Monday, March 23, 2026
Ageful words
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Apparently, human beings are inherent librarians: they need to classify the people around them, divide and conquer if you will. Clearly,...
Monday, March 16, 2026
Comma thoughts or the second child
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Written language or, more specifically, its rules, is a matter of history and culture. All languages began as oral only. At some point, so...
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