storie aa Recently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin, and tan woman appeared in the window of a read: “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?”? A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman pictured on the poster, responded publicly to … Read more
A man was asked to paint a boat. He brought his paint and brushes and began to paint the boat a bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he noticed a small hole in the hull, and quietly repaired it. When he finished painting, he received his money and left. The next day, … Read more
A blonde driving a car became lost in a snowstorm. She didn’t panic however, because she remembered what her dad had once told her. “If you ever get stuck in a snowstorm, just wait for a snow plow to come by and follow it.” Sure enough, pretty soon a snow plow came by, and she … Read more
I am 82 years old, 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and a 3 x 3 room in a nursing home where they left me stranded. I no longer have my house or my beloved things, but I do have someone who fixes my room, makes my food and bed, takes my blood pressure and … Read more
Do engineers really use calculus? We were building a nuclear power station. One part of a nuclear plant is the reactor building (sometimes called “the containment”). In many “western” sites, the containment structure is that big round building (we used to call it the “BRT”. Big Round Thing). Here’s a photo: Anyway, the containment building … Read more
What is the best way to choose life partner? Find someone who can laugh at your silly jokes. Find someone who can bear your pain. Find someone who feels the same way as you do. Find someone who has a few basics in common, loves you back, differs with you some, waits on you when … Read more
Today I was asked if I am any good with phones by an elderly man as he was trying to open a picture message that his granddaughter had sent. After putting Sienna in her pram, I took a look at his phone which was a really old Nokia. As he didn’t have a smart phone … Read more
Is it safe to say that China is at least 30 years ahead of India? Really just 30 years? You have an economy of 4 trillion and China has 19 trillion almost 5 times ahead. You are waiting for a fighter jet engine for a year to make your 4th gen fighter aircraft ready whereas … Read more
Hedy Lamarr is often called “the most beautiful woman in the world.” At 26 years old, she was a big star in Hollywood. But in September 1940, something terrible happened — Nazi submarines sank a cruise ship that was trying to move 90 British schoolchildren to safety in Canada. Sadly, 77 children drowned in the … Read more
The famous Italian diver, Enzo Maiorca, was diving in the sea near Syracuse and talking to his daughter, Rossana, who was on the boat. As he was getting ready to dive, he felt something gently tap his back. When he turned around, he saw it was a dolphin. At first, he thought the dolphin just … Read more