Rights and Wrongs |
For many times I've had to listen to bunches of preachers and pastors, mullahs and gurus, priests and owners of The One And Only Eternal Truth trying to save me from my wrongs, pushing me into doing g...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:36:00 PST |
The Wall |
I was barely 20 years and was pretty lost in life when I first watched Alan Parker's "The Wall", that movie he made along with Roger Waters, adapting Pink Floyd's album to the wide screen. The context...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:21:00 PST |
Two Words |
There once was a monastery that was very strict. Following a vow of
silence, no one was allowed to speak at all. But there was one exception to this rule. Every
ten years, the monks were permitted to...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:46:00 PST |
Going with the Flow |
A Taoist story tells of an old man who accidentally fell into the river rapids leading to a high and dangerous waterfall. Onlookers feared for his life. Miraculously, he came out alive and unharmed do...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:52:00 PST |
The Secret of Life |
One sunny day Mullah Nasr Eddin was speaking to a group of villagers,
who had asked him to tell them the secret of a good life and how they
could lead such a life. He stood in the market place in fro...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:02:00 PST |
Fate |
You assume things are going to go well, and they don't - that you call bad luck.You assume things are going to go badly and they don't - that you call good luck.You assume that certain things are goin...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:59:00 PST |
Welcome to 2007 |
Just testing the autopublish MySpace blog plugin from Firefox, if it works it'll be great. And of course, not forgetting to thank you all subscribers and friends and readers for being there. Currently...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:57:00 PST |
Revisiting 2006 briefly |
Well, it started like any other year. As usual in Spain, gagging over the dozen grapes we have on the midnight clock dongs and trying to drink some cava. Soon after it was time to sleep and keep fres...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:07:00 PST |
Timesickness, babysickness |
... and how not remember this
Et nous ferons de chaque jour toute une éternité d'amour...
That's my promise, baby. ...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:27:00 PST |
Results of my Brutally Honest Personality Test |
Almost Perfect- INFP26% Extraversion, 53% Intuition, 46% Thinking, 46% Judging
So, you want to make the world a better place? Too bad it's never gonna happen.
Of all the types, you have to be on...
Posted by Juan, Independent Republic of on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:49:00 PST |
