Moonballs from Planet Earth

Perceptive readers have noticed that this blog's name has changed from Moon Balls from Planet Earth to Limca Cuts from Planet Earth, and...

Jalaluddin Rumi was wandering the streets of Konya, overcome with grief at the death of a dear friend, when he was captured by the rhythmic ...

I had been in Istanbul for a couple of days, gamely drinking Turkish coffee to keep my clients company. Now, my soul craved the familiar com...

"Life gradually became less a search for meaning than a process of optimization: how to put this sentence the best way in the fewest wo...

The English love their heritage. I am continuously amazed and heartened at how much care is lavished on everything from prehistoric dolmens,...

The Rugby World Cup is on. I am cheering for the All Blacks. India is not playing, so I can swear allegiance to any team in the tournament. ...

"And then a scholar said, Speak of Talking. And he answered, saying... In much of your talking, thinking is half-murdered. For thought ...