Embrace the Imperfections
11th April 2025 While on a recent holiday, I was staying at an upmarket hotel and while checking out, the young woman at the front desk politely enquired, “How was your stay Sir, Perfect, I hope?” Then, before I could answer, she herself added, “Of course, nothing’s perfect.” Hmmm. “Nothing’s perfect.” What a wise insight. […]
‘The centipede’s dilemma’
21st March 2024 In 1889, the zoologist, Ray Lankester, submitted a poem to the journal Nature. It goes like this: A centipede was happy – quite! Until a toad in fun Said, “Pray, which leg moves after which?” This raised her doubts to such a pitch, She fell exhausted in the ditch Not knowing how […]