Zarr Bin Hobeish relates this story. Two travellers sat together on the way to their destination to have a meal. One had five loaves of bread. The other had three. A third traveller was passing by and at the request of the two joined in the meal. The travellers cut each of the loaf of bread in [...]
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Behlool liked to visit the graveyards. “People here are good friends”, he used to say, “They do not backbite.” Once, he sat in a corner of a graveyard and with a long heavy stick started probing some of the old skulls which lay scattered about. Harun Rashid, the king passed by, and saw him. The [...]
Saturday, January 21, 2006
By Amy Norton Fri Jan 20, 11:19 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are short for their age may perform more poorly on tests of intelligence than their taller peers, a new study suggests. The findings, say researchers, imply that some environmental factors may negatively affect both early childhood height and mental development. What [...]
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Past Eras Were Worse Than Now By MARK JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Terrorist attacks, a war in Iraq and natural disasters aren’t so bad compared to other tough times in America’s past, from the Revolutionary War to the Cold War, history professors say. Asked to compare eight difficult periods of the nation’s history, 46 percent of the 354 [...]
Saturday, December 10, 2005
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag’s side [...]
Sunday, April 17, 2005
The streets are wet The lights have yet To shed their tawdry lustre on the scene My skirt’s too short My tights have run These new heels are killing me . My second pack of cigarettes It’s a slow night but there’s time yet Here comes john from his other life He may be driving to his wife But he’ll slow down take a look I’ve learned [...]
Monday, March 28, 2005
I just read it; and of course, believe in it. In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius (551 BC–479 BC), Chinese philosopher, administrator, and moralist.
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Yahoo was the very first website I ever visited on the internet and ever since it has been my home page, my search engine, my email client, my source for news, shopping, movies, horoscope, chat, file storage space and in fact the first website I ever owned was on Yahoo geocities. I absolutely love this [...]
Friday, February 25, 2005
“I dont care if you burn.” Sarah Bernhardt replies Oscar Wilde’s query.
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
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