Here’s an interesting perspective on social interaction – specifically our (being the general populations’) apparent or fading  inability to communicate i.e. to carry an intimate conversation.
The author writes:

Real conversation requires full presence. It requires listening and empathy.A great conversation opens up spaces in your mind, it helps you mine thoughts even you didn’t know you [...]

On Sunday, August 12, my friends and I are participating in the Sun-Herald City2Surf.
Please support my team as we endeavor to complete the 14km city 2 surf this year in less than 10 hours (hey you try it)!
In all seriousness, we are aiming to raise $2000 AUD for the Cancer Council of NSW so [...]

… make it Suntory time.

(I need to watch this movie again)

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Ohayo gozaimasu!
So it’s a friend’s birthday today. She’s half Japanese so I thought I’d send her a birthday wish in Japanese. Of course my command of the Japanese language is just about as good as my command of Chinese i.e. I have no idea, so I had to turn to my trusty intarweb yet again. [...]

So according to Chinese Astrology I’m an Earth Horse.
EARTH HORSE Horoscope
Feb 7, 1978 to Jan 27, 1979
Horse people have a balance of the best kind of qualities. Have you ever seen a wild horse on the beach, with flying mane and flaring nostrils, every muscle bursting with life and je ne sais quois? Without a [...]