by Socrates
Have you ever felt lonely, struggled to fit in and be normal or been rejected just because you’re different? Have you ever sought to find out who you really are? Have you ever wondered if there are others who feel like you? If you have, then, you will probably like the new X-Men: First Class. The fifth and, in my opinion, best installment of the series, is not a movie about being a comic superhero endowed with amazing powers. It is a movie about being human and facing all the accompanying eternal questions of the human condition. A movie about feeling different and trying to find your place. About striving to fit in, be accepted and normal. (Whatever that may mean?!) About finding out who you really are and embracing it all - the amazing as well as the imperfect [...]
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by Socrates
Greetings friends, As I return to regular posting schedule the first thing I wanted to share with you is that last Friday was my 35th birthday. I’ve been lapsing in a period of denial and some blogger’s burn-out and thus didn’t plan to celebrate the occasion, however, my wife Julie and the family on her side had a little backyard brunch surprise for me right after my late morning bike ride. Few things can cheer one up better than lots of good food consumed in the company of good people, not to mention the presents, but the biggest, most pleasant surprise was the Singularity Weblog logo cake that Julie got custom made for me. I want to thank my family for being so great but also want to thank you for reading Singularity Weblog. I would have preferred to be [...]
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