It should be small enough that I won’t acquire new things without asking whether they are necessary, and whether their value exceeds their spatial cost. [And, also, such that it encourages spending time outside.] Besides that, it should be an environment within which one can live healthily.
I looked up what “Black Acid” is because it was mentioned in a Hunter S. Thompson book I was reading (i.e. “Kingdom of Fear”) and it sounded like a thing one should steer clear of if one doesn’t want to regain consciousness pantless in a ditch with no recollection of the last several hours. Well, you can’t avoid something if you don’t know what it is. Because “Knowledge is Power!”
“A-Team,” “Knight Rider,” “Taxi,” “The Jeffersons,” “Three’s Company,” etc. With plenty of reruns of “Gilligan’s Island,” “The Andy Griffith Show,” and “I Love Lucy.”
Deep cuts: “The Master” and “Airwolf”
How would you design the city of the future?
For the robots to rest comfortably over our cold, dead bones.
Apparently, my [first] name is of French / West German origin and means “bear” “hard.” I’m sure it was chosen because it’s a saint’s name — actually several saints, most of whom were French and none – that I’m aware of – was Irish. This is interesting because my ancestral origins are primarily Irish on both sides, though my family name is apparently of Scottish origin. (I was aware some Scottish ancestry was in there, but didn’t know the name came from Scotland.)
The need to break free of the program -- e.g. to be master of fear & anger, not slave to them.
In the order in which they popped into my head: 1.) Caddyshack (1980); 2.) The Matrix (1999); 3.) Hidden Fortress (1958); 4.) Alien (1979); 5.) Casablanca (1942); 6.) Seven (1995); 7.) Kung Fu Hustle (2004); 8.) The Dark Knight (2008); 9.) Inception (2010); 10.) Unforgiven (1992)
First, the infinite variety of ways it allows one to express oneself. Second, the puzzle of dancing letters into sentences. Finally, the thought that the right combination of letters might cause someone to pee himself.
What do you love about where you live?
There’s always something going on in Bangalore — plenty of opportunities to learn. And yet it’s not a hellhole like many mega-cities.
What positive emotion do you feel most often?
Contentment: the most sustainable of feelings.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 