Friends, I’ve decided to start a series on this blog called “Science And Me” (SAM in short).
Why?
Category: prose
a painter’s thoughts
His style always intrigued me. One day I ended up sending an email of appreciation. An email conversation ensued. Roger Akesson, a Swedish painter, sharing his thoughts on how he approaches his art.
the story of a hug
In Boston a few years back, I was spending Thanksgiving Break with the a beautiful friend of mine. …
a sweet encounter
The normal thing would be for him to come and go unnoticed, unacknowledged. This time I happened to be around, so I greeted him. …
Thank you for the ability to read
There have been many many times when I have explicitly (though silently) felt very thankful that I know how to read and write.
Browser Market Share
In this article, we see three different approaches to visualizing market share data, using web browser statistics over the last 10+ years. The data is from W3Schools.com based on their log files. Unfortunately, there is no data for the 1990s, the emergence of the Internet. A time very dear, significant and nostalgic for me (as… Continue reading Browser Market Share
What I miss of USA
I miss the ubiquitous “Have a nice day”. I miss blackberries. I miss wearing raspberries like caps on my fingers. … … A beautiful land and people that I am glad I experienced…
What Are Your Needs? Explicit Self Communication
… Whereas if you take time to actually sit down and think about, okay for me, personally—and for my family—what is “enough?” … So I explicitly asked myself in a notebook: “What Are Your Needs?”
Resume Visualization
A company asked me recently to send them my updated resume. I enjoy data visualization. Also, I am now trying to simplify my life towards essentials. So this is what I came up with – Click on the image for the full hyper-linked PDF version. I like it for the following reasons: It is one… Continue reading Resume Visualization
florence nightingale: an inspiration for art
In my last post, I shared with you this painting of mine and said that it took shape by itself as I let my hand move any which ways it felt like. Its a rather unusual shape for a tree, isn’t it? As it took shape, I realized it was a sub-conscious inspiration from Florence… Continue reading florence nightingale: an inspiration for art