“Money is like seawater, the more you drink, the thirstier you get.” — Roman Proverb On Friday, March 27 2009, the CEOs of the 13 largest banks in the U.S. visited the White House with their hands extended desperately asking for help. After the freighting events of September 2008, “The U.S. stock market had fallen [...]
Archive for April, 2010
How to Fix Wall Street’s Woes
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Alan Greenspan, Economics, Finance, Foreign Debt, Recession, Simon Johnson, Wall Street, Wall Street Meltdown on April 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Act of Healing
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Doctors, Healing, Human Values, Parents, Patients, Physicians, Sickness, Solidarity, Suffering on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This image has a strong message about human solidarity. A physician is attending a sick young patient lying in bed. Above them is a suffering mother in pain softly reclining her head on her husband’s shoulder. The father is the strong figure of the group and the tallest of the three. He comforts both his [...]
Hippocrates on a Wall
Posted in Photography, tagged Black and White, Hippocrates, Image Editor, Medicine, PhotoFlexer, Photographs, Sculptures, Sepia, Software on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During a recent visit to my wife’s doctor for her regular checkups, I found a pleasing sculpture of Hippocrates on a wall of the hospital. It was softly lighted in yellow and blue. I knew this artwork was there, so I was prepared to take a picture of the Father of Medicine. As I was [...]
Tropical Flowers in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Flora and Fauna, Flowers, Panama, Plants, Tourism, Tropics on April 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As a land bridge between North and South America, Panama is a paradise for exotic flora and fauna followers. In this narrow isthmus, you can find species of plants that are exclusive to this geographical area. “Plant lovers will find an incredible biodiversity in a country smaller than South Carolina, barely 30,000 square miles. Scientists [...]
The Beauty of a Bonsai Tree
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Artwork, Bonsai Trees, Chinese Art, Duran Coffee Shop, El Dorado, Japanese Art, Panama, Retirement on April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
During a recent visit to a coffee shot at El Dorado Mall, I saw a beautiful Bonsai tree. The owner of the place restricted the use of cameras, but after several convincing arguments they allowed me to take three pictures. The woman was very emphatic, “only three pictures…only three.” That’s O.k. I only needed two, [...]
The Golden Years
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Bonsai Tree, Call Centers, Employers, Employment, Family, Lifestyle, Regulations, Retirement, Work on April 25, 2010 | 12 Comments »
The transition from active work to retirement is a blessing in more ways than one. When I was working, I was not me. I was a puppet activated by my employer. They determined the clothes I was going to wear, the kind of food I would eat at the company’s cafeteria, the way I should [...]
Complex Technological Webs
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cables, Cities, Communications, Connectivity, Globalization, Technology, Wires on April 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The hot word amongst nerdy technology pundits is connectivity. Everything has to be connected in order to be accepted by mainstream users. After the communication satellites and the Internet were invented, the whole world became smaller, and as time passes by, it’s becoming smaller and smaller. The word that summarizes this growing trend is globalization. [...]
The Guayacan Tree
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Bloom, Foliage, Guayacán, Nature, Panama, Tabebuia, Trees, Vegetation on April 23, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Since the dawn of time, Panama has been related to nature. For example, Panama was the word used by the natives to say that there was an abundance of butterflies, gathering of fishes or the name of a tree called Panama. The jungles of Bocas del Toro and Darien are still intact. Wildlife, botanical plants [...]
A Wall Street Quote
Posted in Quotes, tagged Bankruptcy, Finance, Investments, Lehman Brothers, Movies, Quotes, Wall Street, Wall Street Meltdown on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is quote attributed to Harvey Miller, Bankruptcy Attorney at Lehman Brothers during the Wall Street meltdown in 2008 while his company was sinking into oblivion. “It will be like the government itself going bankrupt. It would be like the U.S. dollar being rated worthless and asked to start all over again with goats and [...]
The Convergence of Movies and Poetry
Posted in Literature, Movies, tagged Academy Awards, Art, Hollywood, Meryl Streep, Movies, Performance, Poetry, Sophie's Choice on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the finest movies made in modern times is Sophie’s Choice brilliantly performed by Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. Everything about this picture was of the finest quality. It was Hollywood at its best. Sophie’s Choice is a 1982 American drama romance film that tells the story of a Polish immigrant, Sophie, [...]
